Juan Carrera is more than just an artist. He’s a curator of events and exhibitions, a gallery manager, a community organizer, a supporter of all things local and creative, and a proud father. Typically when we ask the artists featured… [Read More]
“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.” Scratch that. This Saturday, the Franklinton Development Association invites everyone to Go West (West Broad Street, that is) and grow up with the city. Go West is Franklinton’s annual art… [Read More]
Local artist Dina Sherman will be displaying a new body of experimental and challenging work tonight, for one night only at the It Looks Like It’s Open Gallery in Clintonville. The show asks answers to such questions as “what it… [Read More]
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]
Starting in April, you’ll be able to find the work of local artists on display at the Columbus Museum of Art in the 2011 Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts exhibition. The exhibiting artists include Mary Jo Bole, Jill Gallenstein,… [Read More]
Over the past year, we’ve shined the Local Artist Spotlight on painters, illustrators, screen printers and other types of visual artists, and in 2011, we’re looking to branch out a bit. Brianne Skolnekovich is a prime example of a local… [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]
Will Ruocco may not be a household name within the Columbus arts community, but he is a shining example of success when it comes to creating a career around art and design. Much of his work is done for clients… [Read More]
The first official “hat trick” for our annual “Best of” awards goes to Joey Monsoon, who has now been elected as the Best Local Artist by Columbus Underground voters for three years in a row. One of Joey’s biggest solo… [Read More]
Dear Port Columbus International Airport, I have two words for your paltry “Nothing tips like a cow!” T-shirts: Independents’ Day. Nothing is more exciting, or cliché shattering, than uniting local independent businesses, restaurants, artists, actors, crafters, dancers, musicians, and street… [Read More]
When Todd Popp was looking for a home about fourteen years ago, he had been looking for an older home in an established neighborhood in the 100k-120k range. That search originally had him looking around Westgate for the cute, older… [Read More]
This week’s featured artist on Columbus Underground is Samantha Bennett. Samantha studied fine arts at the Columbus College of Art & Design and then moved away from Columbus for the past 12 years. She has recently returned to find both… [Read More]
Be prepared to be taken into a world of mythical creatures, ancient princesses, heroes, and monsters. Local fantasy artist Steve Prescott just released Aggregate: The Art of Steve Prescott, a collection of his conceptual artwork and illustrations from his personal… [Read More]
Columbus Underground readers represent a community that supports the local arts, and the results of our reader’s poll for best local artist proves that. We’ve compiled a great Top 10 list of independent art makers, and for the second year… [Read More]
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