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Last week, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) issued $10,000 in funding to 13 local community organizations during their first round of Neighborhood Arts funding for 2011. These grants provide funds for community-based arts projects and is designed to support… [Read More]
If you weren’t aware that the City of Columbus is turning 200 years old in 2012, then you’re either a brand new resident or you’ve been living under a rock. But what exactly is being planned for our bicentennial celebration… [Read More]
Yesterday, the Greater Columbus Arts Council relaunched ColumbusArts.com, on online directory for the local arts community. The site allows local artists and arts organizations to create profiles and online portfolios to share their work. It also allows arts patrons to… [Read More]
As Labor Day approaches and communities prepare to honor the social and economic achievements of American workers, the Coordinating Committee of the Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival, which is responsible for the planning and execution of the Festival, is preparing to honor… [Read More]
Have you ever been going about your normal business one day and suddenly had the urge to research short stories adapted to film? Lucky for us, Stephanie Harrison took that whim and ran with it. Harrison, a Columbus native and… [Read More]
Even in the best economies, making a full-time living as an artist can be daunting. Where, then, can an artist turn for assistance? Fortunately there is a growing community of groups that share ideas, cooperative learning environments and spaces. According… [Read More]
Imagine the following scenario: You are a person in a wheelchair. Rolling over gravel and cracks in the sidewalk you make your way to the bus stop. You come to the corner of a busy downtown intersection and wait for… [Read More]
With Independence Day around the corner, there is no better time for central Ohioans to visit to the “People’s House” and be reminded about our great democracy. Restored to its 1861 appearance, the Ohio Statehouse has functioned as the center… [Read More]
(The names in this story have been changed to protect the innocent) Martha walks into the sanctuary, realizing this is the first time she’s been in a church in the three years since her divorce. She walks towards the ushers… [Read More]
Volunteers are the power behind the Columbus Arts Festival. Literally. And the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) couldn’t do the Festival without them. More than 200 volunteers working nearly 300 shifts are the people who make the Columbus Arts Festival… [Read More]
Earlier today, the Greater Columbus Arts Council issued a press release announcing the addition of four new Board of Trustee members as well as the stepping down of current president Bryan Knicely. Knicely has served in the role for for… [Read More]
Press Release from GCAC: GCAC Annouces Winners of Individual Community Arts Partnership Awards Philanthropist Anne Melvin, educator Judy Shafer and artist and Junctionview Studios member Mike Reed will receive awards for their support of the arts at the Greater Columbus… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Somali photographer given fellowship By Michael Grossberg Photographer Abdi Roble has been awarded the first Raymond J. Hanley Fellowship, a $10,000 prize in memory of the former Greater Columbus Arts Council president. Roble is an acclaimed photographer… [Read More]
The Columbus Arts Festival is looking for a few new food vendors for their 48th annual event taking place on June 5, 6, and 7 this year. The festival will once again be held near CCAD in the Discovery District… [Read More]
The Dispatch wrote Developers kick out tenants of Downtown’s Trautman Building Saturday, August 16, 2008 BY MARK FERENCHIK The Columbus Downtown Development Corp. is charged with revitalizing Downtown. So Nancy Menefee wonders why it’s torpedoing her jewelry business. The… [Read More]
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