Archives for "GCAC Presents"

GCAC Presents: Ménage à Jazz

GCAC Presents: Ménage à Jazz

0 Terence Womble / February 9, 2012 10:00 am

Just in time for the Bicentennial, a threesome of the city’s leading arts organizations – BalletMet, the Jazz Arts Group and WOSU Public Media – have come together for a unique collaborative event to celebrate the city’s past, present and… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Celebrating Columbus’ Bicentennial Through Art

GCAC Presents: Celebrating Columbus’ Bicentennial Through Art

1 Kaitlin Armocida / January 26, 2012 10:00 am

Roy Lichtenstein, Stanley Twardowicz, George Bellows. You’ve certainly heard of them, but did you know that they lived and worked in Columbus? Indeed, they did, and as part of the celebration of the city’s bicentennial this year, the Ohio Arts… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: A Concert and Conversation with Classical Music Power Trio David Finckel, Wu Han and David Shifrin

GCAC Presents: A Concert and Conversation with Classical Music Power Trio David Finckel, Wu Han and David Shifrin

0 Jennifer Hambrick / January 12, 2012 10:00 am

Many classical musicians can accomplish a lot with only 10 fingers. But somehow the 30 fingers of globe- and cybertrotting cellist David Finckel, pianist Wu Han and clarinetist David Shifrin accomplish far more than three times what most other classical… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Spend the Night with First Night

GCAC Presents: Spend the Night with First Night

0 Amanda Leeman / December 29, 2011 10:00 am

On Saturday, December 31 join us and 15,000 of your closest friends for the largest New Year’s Eve celebration in Columbus. First Night Columbus offers families the opportunity to celebrate the New Year together. From adventures with Dora and Diego,… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Columbus Has Much to Celebrate

GCAC Presents: Columbus Has Much to Celebrate

0 Julie Roth / December 15, 2011 10:00 am

Two hundred years ago, Columbus did not exist. Originally an area of dense forest and hunting grounds, the city was breathed into life by a group of legislators who envisioned the capital as a thriving, centrally-located hub for politics, business,… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

GCAC Presents: Supporting Local All Year at the North Market

0 Mary Martineau / December 1, 2011 10:00 am

You’ve seen the entreaties on Facebook and Google+ to shop local this holiday season with the great graphics and trendy tag lines. At the North Market we broadcast the benefits of supporting small local merchants, farmers, artisans and musicians 365… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Back in Business – Tree Lighting Returns to Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival

GCAC Presents: Back in Business – Tree Lighting Returns to Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival

0 Michael Ginnetti / November 17, 2011 8:00 am

After a short absence, the tradition of lighting up a holiday tree on Capitol Square will make its triumphant return to the Ohio Statehouse this holiday season. In fact, the 2011 Ohio Statehouse Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival will include… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Caravaggio. The Man. The Mystery. The Masterpiece.

GCAC Presents: Caravaggio. The Man. The Mystery. The Masterpiece.

0 Nancy Colvin / November 10, 2011 10:00 am

Some paintings find their power in the stories they tell, others in the stories that are told about them. Caravaggio’s Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), on view exclusively at the Columbus Museum of Art, does both. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: The OSU/Royal Shakespeare Company Partnership

GCAC Presents: The OSU/Royal Shakespeare Company Partnership

0 Chelsea Phillips / November 3, 2011 10:00 am

The 2010-11 school year marked the second year of Ohio State’s partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company which culminated in mid-July with a production of the RSC’s Romeo and Juliet on the Scarlet and Gray Stage in the Park Avenue… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: CSO Adds Southern Theatre

GCAC Presents: CSO Adds Southern Theatre

1 Rolanda Copley / October 7, 2011 3:00 pm

For the first time in the Columbus Symphony’s 60-year history, four subscription programs from its regular 12-program Masterworks season will be performed at the Southern Theatre. String Summit is the first of the four Southern Masterworks programs and will be… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: “Don’t Listen To This!”

GCAC Presents: “Don’t Listen To This!”

0 Scott Vezdos / September 22, 2011 8:00 am

Music censorship didn’t begin in the ‘80s with Tipper Gore and the PMRC. For more than sixty years, music lyrics have been banned repeatedly no matter the greatness of their singers. Dean Martin’s hit song “Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma’am”… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Young Authors Take Center Stage at Thurber House This Fall

GCAC Presents: Young Authors Take Center Stage at Thurber House This Fall

0 Heather Whaling / September 8, 2011 3:40 pm

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Thurber House—home of humorist, author and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber—is a non-profit literary center and museum and a unique national treasure. Thurber House programs include the Thurber Prize for Humor, the… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: True Collaborations Build Sustainable Community

GCAC Presents: True Collaborations Build Sustainable Community

2 Eva Ball / August 25, 2011 9:00 am

When it comes to time to talk about running an arts organization, the current buzzwords are ‘partnerships’ and ‘collaborations.’  With the economy as it is how else can we survive without working together and building community? Here at Glass Axis,… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: The Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program

GCAC Presents: The Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program

0 Susan Halpern / August 18, 2011 11:50 am

For the first time since 1988 the Greater Columbus Arts Council is presenting the GCAC Individual Media Artist Fellowship Program. GCAC and the Columbus Film Council (CFC) encourage and support the work of film and video artists in the Columbus… [Read More]

GCAC Presents: Columbus to Get Jersey-fied

GCAC Presents: Columbus to Get Jersey-fied

3 Rolanda Copley / August 11, 2011 8:00 am

Think JERSEY BOYS is just your typical jukebox musical? Think again. Winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the 2010 Helpmann… [Read More]