“The funds that we have received from the Greater Columbus Arts Council help us to pay for much basic needs and to maintain the quality of our annual African Village Arts Festival. We appreciate the funds that have been shared with our part of the community.”

Chief Baba Shongo Obadina

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“The true measure of the funding gift to me is not in the grand things I can buy with it but in the intimate, personal ‘pings and pops’ that blossom from within. I now stand a li’l taller and smile a li’l brighter because of that generous award.”

cover: Columbus Dance Theatre dancer Seth Wilson as the Artful Dodger in O. Twist. Photo by Wes Kroninger.

opposite: Dancer Aziza West in front of the new Long Street Cultural Wall with work by Larry Winston Collins and Kojo Kamau. The Greater Columbus Arts Council assisted the Ohio Department of Transportation in the artist selection process.

left: a child explores the new Wonder Room in the Center for Creativity at the Columbus Museum of Art.

middle: detail from the Bruce Munro installation at Franklin Park Conservatory.

bottom: Columbus Art Walks on the MyColumbus app.

Doug Titchenal, artist and Professional Development recipient

A great Columbus: Always thriving artistically, culturally and economically.

The Greater Columbus Arts Council’s (Arts Council) accomplishments in the first

half of the year were significant. Here are a few highlights:

• Increased the funding and number of participants in our largest grant

program for the third year in a row—Operating Support with 28 arts

organizations awarded grants totaling $2.96 million.

• Celebration of the 53rd Columbus Arts Festival with beautiful weather

and record attendance on Friday and Saturday, and a 4.4% increase in

beverage income.

• $100,000 in additional support from the City of Columbus for a new

Community Impact grant program benefiting six Columbus neighborhoods.

• Launch of the Community and Street Performer database to connect

community partners with performers and compensate artists. More than

150 artists are now in the database.

• Completion of the first phase of an arts and cultural sector branding

and marketing campaign in partnership with the Columbus Cultural

Leadership Consortium.

Many thanks to Mayor Michael B. Coleman and his staff along with the Columbus

City Council for their leadership and continued strong support of the Arts

Council and the Columbus arts and cultural community.

We would also like to recognize the support provided to the Columbus arts

community by The Columbus Foundation, Experience Columbus, Columbus

2020, the Columbus Partnership and the many corporations and businesses that

support artists and arts organizations in Central Ohio.

We are very fortunate to have a long and robust tradition of both corporate and

individual giving to the arts in our community. Without this support

complementing public and private sector assistance, Columbus would not be the

great arts and cultural community it is with an even brighter future ahead.

Karen Bell Tom Katzenmeyer

Arts Council Board Chair President

Letter from the President and Board Chair

left: Nationwide Insurance Popcorn Pops Knows Kids - Gotta Love the Symphony! Courtesy of CAPA.

right: MadLab Theatre’s production of The Air Loom by Jim Azelvandre.

Opposite: Detail of Patty Hawkins’ Lingering Image, Japan, from a 2013 exhibition at Ohio Designer Craftsmen.

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Greater Columbus Arts Council

“The Gateway History Mural at Cooke Road is a tribute to the Native Woodland people who inhabited this region prior to the pioneer settlers. The Clintonville Historical Society is very proud of our artist, Danielle Poling, and of this project. Without the help of the Arts Council, this beautiful mural would not have been possible.”

Our purpose is to support artsand advance culture through:

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opposite top: Columbus Film Council series at Brothers Drake.

opposite bottom: Street performers at Pearl Market.

top right: Visitors explore the new Idea Foundry space.

bottom middle: CityMusic’s Gospel Brunch Series.

bottom right: Performers at the Asian Festival.

Mary Rodgers, President

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In March, the Columbus City Council, with support from Mayor

Michael B. Coleman, approved an additional $100,000 to

support a Community Impact grant program benefitting six

targeted Columbus neighborhoods—Franklinton, King Lincoln

district, Linden, Olde Town East, Southside, Weinland Park.

The Arts Council launched the Community and Street Performer database in April to connect community partners

with performers and compensate artists. Including matching

funds from five partners—The Capital Crossroads Special

Improvement District’s Pearl Market, The Short North Alliance’s

Gallery Hop, the Gay Street Alliance Moonlight Market, the

Greater Columbus Convention Center and Port Columbus

International Airport. The program budget of $25,000 will help

bring more creative vitality to the streets, events and visitor

venues of Columbus.

In June, for the second year in a row, the City of Columbus

approved an ordinance providing $100,000 to the GreaterColumbus Film Commission to better showcase the unique

qualities and talents that make Columbus an attractive

destination for film producers. The Film Commission works

actively to promote Columbus to film, television and media

productions in order to capitalize on the economic impact that

productions have on state and local communities.

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PROMOTING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

In conjunction with the Columbus Cultural Leadership

Consortium, the Arts Council has completed the first phase of

an arts and cultural sector branding and marketing campaign

that will help increase awareness and ticket sales to all arts

organizations in Central Ohio, large and small. The campaign is

slated to launch in early 2015.

With a wealth of events, venues and other resources,

ColumbusArts.com, the ColumbusArts.com Artist Directory,

and the Arts Classifieds database of area arts classes will be

an important part of the strategy for the new campaign.

The Arts Council’s newsletters, social media outlets and

marketing partnerships continue to serve to amplify

Columbus arts organizations’ and artists’ marketing efforts.

Nearly 40,000 people now follow and like the Arts Council’s

Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts and a variety

of media and community partnerships help expose diverse

audiences to the vibrancy of the arts in Columbus.

BUILDING AUDIENCES AND CONNECTING THEM WITH ARTISTSADVOCACY

top: Street performers in the Short North. Part of the Arts Council and partners’ Street Performer and Community Performer Program. Photo by Bailey Rose Photography.

top right: Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s Life and Times – Episode 1 presented by the Wexner Center for the Arts.

opposite top left: Columbus Children’s Theatre performed The Wizard of Oz at the Lincoln Theatre.

opposite top right: Columbus Arts Festival artist demonstrations. Photo by Greg Bartram.

opposite middle: OhioDance rehearsal.

opposite bottom: VOX Ensemble of the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus. Photo by Matthew Vant.

“Backstage at the Lincoln Theatre, creates a performing space for local artists. The performers and the audiences are in an intimate setting, up close and personal for a unique experience at the Lincoln. Funding from the Arts Council, supports compensations to local artists increasing community support for the wealth and diversity of Columbus artists.”

Suzan Bradford, President

“Due to the Arts Council’s assistance and support, Evolution Theatre Company is able to attract the best local talent as well as secure the production rights to the newest and most popular shows.”

Mark Phillips Schwamberger, Managing Artistic Director

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MadLab Theatre’s A Girl Named Destiny, by Rand Higbee. Left, Jennifer Barlup; right, Andy Batt. Photo by Michelle Batt.

grants totalingFunding

Project Support

to support a variety of cultural programs

25$238,394

artists supported through Project Support grants.

441,469

1,413

audience members engaged

More than

by Project Support grantees

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Awarding 49Supply Grant

$23,062artist grants totaling

Awarding 30Professional Development

$28,118artist grants totaling

Supporting not-for-profi t

arts organizations through

BOOST

$69,67711 grants

totaling

to

Operating Support

arts organizations28

$2,960,250providing

PROVIDING THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THAT KEEPS THE ARTS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITYADVOCACY

All fi gures are compiled from reports in the fi rst and second quarters of 2014.

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Each month the Arts Council produces two e-newsletters—

ColumbusArts.com and Front Row Center, showcasing therdiversity and excitement of the cultural sector in Columbus.

In addition to a different artist profile each month, this year

Front Row Center has covered the contributions to ther

community from one of Columbus’ most important service

organizations—the Mid-Ohio Foodbank, Columbus’ community

of collaborating women artists, our artist’s contributions to the

history of cartoon art and comics, and the business investment

and economic return of the arts in our city.

The Grants and Services department has been working with

neighborhood groups and United Way agencies to spread

the word about the new Community Impact grant program.

The first project to be funded by the Greater Columbus Arts

Council’s new Community Impact Grant program is Women

Crafting Change, a project of Global Gallery. Women Crafting

Change is a free program that brings together women of

various immigrant and socioeconomic communities to

collectively work on art projects. The grant program helped

them locate to a space in Franklinton. 

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OPPArt (Opportunities for Artists) provides events that

help individual artists connect with one another. The

series includes professional development workshops,

roundtable discussions, and social events where artists

learn together, further their work and continue to grow as

artists. To date in 2014 there have been 17 OPPArt events

with 215 attendees.

Through its annual Public Forum, the Arts Council

interacts with the community to share knowledge

resources as well as accomplishments, plans, and the

important work the agency is doing on behalf of the

arts. The 2014 public forum was held in February at the

Strongwater event space on the topic of The Arts in our

Community: Roles and Results. Speakers included Kenny

McDonald, CEO of Columbus 2020; Michael Bongiorno,

principal with the Design Group; and Ruby Harper, the

Arts Council’s Grants and Services director.

CONNECTING PEOPLE BY SHARING BEST PRACTICES

PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN AND EMPOWER ART AND ARTISTS

The Arts Council offers a variety of grant programs for individuals

and organizations. Programs include Operating Support, Project

Support, BOOST grants to assist organizations in building their

capacity, Community Impact grants, Professional Development

and Supply grants for individual artists and Individual Artist

Fellowships in four disciplines. The Arts Council’s grants and

services budget for 2014 is $3.9 million which is an increase of 6%

over 2013.*

The Arts Council increased the funding and number of

participants in Operating Support for the third year in a row.

In May, unrestricted Operating Support grants were awarded

to 28 arts organizations totaling $2.96 million. This represented

an increase of 5.7% over Operating Support Grants in 2013

and three additional organizations received support. The Arts

Council’s grants programs are primarily funded through a share

in the City of Columbus’ hotel/motel bed tax.

Late last year, the Arts Council, in partnership with the Arts

& Science Council (ASC), located in Charlotte, N.C. and with

generous support from the City of Columbus through the Arts

Council grants program, Cardinal Health, JPMorgan Chase

Foundation, PNC, Loann Crane, The Columbus Foundation

and the Puffin Foundation for matching grants, launched

power2give.org, a new fundraising platform to support arts

and cultural projects in Greater Columbus. power2give.org offers

a direct way to connect local arts and cultural projects with

individuals and corporations interested in turning specific needs

into realities. Since it’s launch 51 projects have been posted and

a total of $123,780 has been raised.

“The support that the Columbus Film Council receives from the Arts Council through grants, promotional opportunities, and professional education and support make it possible to do what we do.”

EXPERTISEINFORMING NEW AUDIENCES ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE ARTS

top left: Actors from Anarchy by Alex Lacey. Part of MadLab Theatre’s 3rd Annual Young Writers’ Short Play Festival. Photo by Michelle Batt.

top right: The Fuse Factory Frequency Fridays concert series at Wild Goose Creative.

left: Izetta Thomas, poetry performer at Columbus Arts Festival’s Word is Art stage. Photo by Greg Bartram.

opposite top: Columbus Museum of Art’s Wonder Room.

opposite bottom: Annual Pinchflat graphic design exhibition at Wild Goose Creative.

C O L L A B O R A T E

Susan Halpern, Executive Director

*Does not include funds for additional projects like the Arts Council’s cooperative marketing efforts or designated funds such as support for the Greater Columbus Film Commission.

COLLABORATION

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THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS

FOSTERING LINES OF COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE ARTS

ACTING AS A CONVENER OF IDEAS, OF PEOPLE AND THE ARTS

The Arts Council’s various community

and media partnerships, publications,

and social media efforts all come

together to work continuously to

promote artists and arts organizations

in Columbus. Partnerships which leverage

added-value for the Arts Council include

Sinclair Broadcast Group, CD102.5,

Columbus Underground, Columbus

Young Professionals, Columbus Arts

Marketing Association, as well as the five

Community and Street Performer partners.

“Funding from the Arts Council helps Columbus Children’s Theatre touch the lives of over 110,000 children and their families through our Children’s Theatre Series, Professional Touring Company, with over 275 performances in schools all over Ohio, and the CCT Academy.”

opposite bottom: The Arts Council’s 2014 Public Forum.

opposite top: Arts Council President Tom Katzenmeyer presents at the 2013 Community Arts Partnership Awards.

top: Circle of Life from The Lion King presented by CAPA Broadway Series. Courtesy of CAPA.

right: CAPA Broadway Series, Once. Courtesy of CAPA.

B E A U T I F Y • S T I M U L A T E • D E V E L O P

The Arts Council continues to seek out partnerships with

various community entities to ensure the continued vibrancy

of the arts in Columbus and to help increase access to

cultural opportunities in non-traditional audiences.

Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium (CCLC): In a

ground-breaking effort to build engagement and ticket

sales, the Arts Council entered into a partnership to

create an arts and cultural sector branding and marketing

campaign for organizations of all sizes in Columbus.

Using representatives from several CCLC and community

organizations, a core team of representatives coordinated

the first phase of the campaign, which has resulted in a bold

creative strategy for the future of the arts and culture in

Columbus. Phase Two is underway with an expected launch

for the campaign in early 2015.

Columbus Health Department: 2014 marked the sixth year

of the ArtWalks program partnership highlighting public art

in 16 Columbus neighborhoods. Planning and promotion of

a new cell phone bike tour program is underway with funds

provided this year.

Artist Fellowship Award partnerships : The Arts Council

partners with CATCO is theatre, Columbus Museum of

Art (CMA), Columbus Dance Theatre, the Columbus Film

Council, the Ohio State Fair, Thurber House and VSA Ohio

to present fellowships each year. This year’s Visual Arts

Fellowship exhibition at the CMA, featuring 2013 VAF

recipients and 2014 Artist Exchange Participants opened

June 26 to critical acclaim. The exhibition is on view until

September 28.

WOSU: Broad & High is the new format for the former

ArtZine, the critically acclaimed and award winning

Columbus-based production. This expanded partnership

between WOSU and the Arts Council enables a half-hour

cultural news program, which features an educational and

entertaining inside look at culture in our city and beyond.

The expansion of the program resulted in 98 new original

local segments produced since October, 12 of which were

distributed nationally to PBS stations in cities such as San

Diego, Philadelphia, Miami and Milwaukee. The first season

will wrap with its 40th episode at the end of August.Toni Johnson, Director of Development & Marketing

The Community Arts Partnership Awards program

annually recognizes outstanding contributions to the arts

by Columbus businesses and individuals. The 2014 event

will take place October 16 at COSI.

Since 1995, the Dresden Residency—a program of the Arts

Council and the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education,

Research and the Fine Arts —offers two Columbus artists

a residency in Dresden, Germany, lasting two to three

months. In addition, the Arts Council hosts two Dresden

artists each year. The program provides all the artists with

a period of time in another country to concentrate on

research and production in a way that significantly benefits

their creative process.

The 2014 participants from Dresden, Germany are Cindy

Schmiedichen, a mixed media installation artist in residence

in Columbus from May 2 through July 28, and Johannes

Makolies, a mixed media installation artist in residence

September through November. Makolies will have an

exhibition at Clayspace Gallery 831 November 7–24.   

The Columbus artists who have been selected are Laura

Alexander and Kaveri Raina.

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“What a wonderful job you and your committee do! The crowds are amazing and the volunteers are the best in the country! You guys run your show with panache and style!”

Cliff Lounsbury, Artist

COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL

opposite top left: Festival Emerging Artist winner, Meghan Howard, creating her work.

opposite top right: View of 2014 Columbus Arts Festival. Photo by Greg Bartram.

opposite bottom: Bridge Construction performs at the 2014 Columbus Arts Festival. Photo by Greg Bartram.

“Your show ran like a well oiled machine from start to finish so from an exhibitors point of view, it’s a joy to participate!”

Donna Wilson, Artist

“I thought it was just a fluke that the 2013 show was such a great one. You and your team proved to me that I was wrong. The crowds were huge and they all wanted to buy my work—I have to go home now and load up again so that I have enough to sell at the next show.” 

Elaine Laurent, Artist

Each year in June, the Arts Council is proud

to bring the Columbus Arts Festival to

the city, a three-day welcome to summer

celebration that pairs the finest artists with

entertainment, performances and hands-

on activities for kids and families. The Arts

Festival celebrated its 53rd year, once

again in its long-time home on the beautiful

Scioto Mile and Bicentennial Park. More

than 425,000 people turned out to enjoy

nearly 300 local, national and international

artists, continuous entertainment on three

stages, lots of great local food and a host

of demonstrations and activities connecting

people with their creative side.

The Festival is privately supported, and it

would not be possible without the support

of sponsors like American Electric Power,

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical

Center and a host of other local and

national businesses and media sponsors. In

addition, the Festival’s 63 person volunteer

Coordinating Committee works year round

to make sure the Festival comes off without

a hitch. More than 300 additional on-site

volunteers help make each artists’ and

patrons’ experience at the Festival unique

and wonderful.

E D U C A T E • R E F L E C T • T H R I V E

top left: Piada Italian Street Painting at the 2014 Columbus Arts Festival. Photo by Greg Bartram.

top middle: Columbus Youth Ballet performs on the Dance Stage. Photo by Greg Bartram.

top right: TRANSIT ARTS Performance Group performs on the Dance Stage. Photo by Greg Bartram.

middle: The Art of Film tent. Photo by Greg Bartram.

bottom: Viewing art at the Columbus Arts Festival. Photo by Greg Bartram.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS:• Record Breaking Friday 

and Saturday Audiences

• Celebrated the Art of Filmfor the first time

• New dedicated Dance Stage

• New Italian Street Painting chalk competition withcash prizes for artists

• Canstruction design exhibitiongenerated more than 50,000 cans of food for the Mid-OhioFoodbank

• More than 1000 artists and performers were showcased

• First annual Artist Health and Wellness Fair, organized in partnership with the Grantsand Services department

“As a graphic designer by profession, I tend to judge shows by the ancillary items - badges, booth signs, etc. I remember from my first Columbus show in 2011 how professional and well-designed the “brand” is for your festival. It truly makes the exhibitors feel that they are a part of something special—and attendance sure bears that out.”

Dick Close, Artist

“I wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed the Columbus Arts Festival! We had not been there since ’06 and boy we were pleased with all that you have done to make the show so much better! We had an awesome show!” 

Randy and Jackie Kuntz, Artist

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COLLABORATION

Operating SupportActors Theatre $22,000

Ballet Metropolitan, Inc. $250,000

CAPA $250,000

CATCO is Theatre $126,500

Chamber Music Columbus $23,500

CityMusic, Inc. $19,000

Columbus Children’s Theatre $90,000

Columbus Dance Theatre $50,750

Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus $36,500

Columbus Landmarks Foundation $22,000

Columbus Museum of Art $250,000

Columbus Symphony Orchestra $250,000

COSI $250,000

Franklin Park Conservatory $250,000

Friends of Early Music $15,750

Glass Axis $15,000

Jazz Arts Group $176,500

King Arts Complex $145,000

MadLab Theatre $14,750

Ohio Art League $16,000

Ohio Designer Craftsmen $92,750

Opera Columbus $115,000

ProMusica $117,750

ROY G BIV Gallery $6,000

Short North Stage $20,000

Thurber House $80,500

Wexner Center for the Arts $250,000

Wild Goose Creative $5,000

Project SupportSupply Grant Award

Recipients Amount

Anna Laurie Allred $472

Michael Ambron $500

Ginny Baughman $470

Jennifer Bender $500

Samantha Bennett $500

Larissa Boiwka $425

Elena Bonny $500

Joshua Botts $450

Cudelice Brazelton $475

Stephanie Bridges $475

Adam Brouillette $475

Richard Brown $475

Christopher Burk $450

Felipe Castelblanco $500

Don Coulter $475

Clint Davidson $475

Marya DeBlasi $475

Jenny Fine $500

Jason Glenn $475

David Goodwin $500

Lea Gray $475

Nanette Hodge $475

Lisa Horkin $475

Pepper Johnson $500

Kim Keff er $432

Denise Lancaster $470

Alicia Little $500

Terri Maloney-Houston $500

Charla Mayhew $500

Megan Mosholder $470

Ken Nurenberg $339

Ellice Park $475

Paige Phillips $500

Allison Pierce $500

Jack Ramunni $490

Nikos Fyodor Rutkowski $475

Edward Seymore $475

Krista Sison $475

Philip Spangler $500

Chanika Svetvilas $450

Nicolette Swift $475

Matthew Swift $500

Stephen Takacs $500

Debra Tucker $379

Mathew Vandeneynden $450

Helen Wills $399

Melissa Woods $466

Matt Yoho $450

Joan Zeller $400

Artist in the Community Grants

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Recipient Award Amount

Alkebulan $17,875

Asian Festival Corporation $27,000

Camille Catherine, Inc. $2,250

Clintonville Historical Society $875

Columbus Civic Theater $22,325

Columbus College of $32,500Art & Design

Columbus Film Council $4,125

Community Development $2,609.75for All People

Diverse Media Zone, Inc. $1,375

Ethiopian Tewahedo $3,750Social Services

Evolution Theatre Company $2,925

First Night Columbus $19,500

Global Gallery $12,495

Harmony Project Productions $14,105

Jeff erson Academy of Music $6,937.50

Locality $12,089.55

Lower Lights Theatre Project $942.76

Neighborhood Design Center $750

Ohioana Library Association $19,975

Pizzuti Collection $18,525

POST Comedy Theatre $4,875

Sunday at Central $2,200

The Center for Architecture $894.38and Design

Urban Cultural Arts Foundation $4,245

Xclaim $3,250

Artist Exchange Recipients Stipend

Laura Alexander $3,800

Kaveri Raina $3,050

Professional Development AwardGrant Recipients Amount

Taryn Barton $1,000

Elena Bonny $1,000

Virginia Cipolla $1,000

Marya DeBlasi $970

Paige Fruechtnicht $1,000

Nicole Gibbs $1,000

Keely Glenn $1,000

Lisa Horkin $1,000

Christian Howes $975

Nicholas Kelly $975

Shahid Khan $1,000

Frank Kozarich $745

Joanna Manousis $1,000

Shawn McBride $536

Megan Mosholder $922

Kelly Nye $1,000

Mike Olenick $1,000

Ellen Petruzzella $1,000

Allison Pierce $1,000

Greg Ponchak $1,000

Suzanne Pusecker $1,000

Claudia Retter $1,000

Carlos Roa $975

Melinda Kay Rosenberg $1,000

Mariana Smith $1,000

Chanika Svetvilas $390

Stephen Takacs $1,000

Steve Thomas $1,000

Luis Uzcatequi $780

Janna Wheeler $850

Performing Artist Award Travel Grant Recipients Amount

Sara Castro $1,500

Marco Castro $1,500

Joseph Dunson $1,170

Christian Howes $1,500

Scott Steelman $1,500

Morgan Treni $1,074

Award Fellowship Program* Amount

Michael Holdren $150

Wendi Olszewski $50

Stephanie Spencer $50

Shawnda Osswald $50

Larry Frank $200

Charlotte McGraw $200

Boost Grants

Community Impact

Recipient Award Amount

Actors’ Theatre of Columbus $4,999

Alkebulan $5,000

Chamber Music Columbus $10,000

Columbus Arts Endowment $200

Columbus Children’s Theatre $10,000

Momentum $9,985

Ohio Art League $10,000

OhioDance $9,993

Phoenix Rising $1,000Printmaking Cooperative

Pizzuti Collection $7,500

Wild Goose Creative $1,000

Recipient Award Amount

Global Gallery $8,700

Total: $23,062 Total Awards: 49

Total: $28,118 Total Awards: 30

Total: $69,677 Total Grants: 11

Total: $8,700 Total Grants: 1

Total: $2,960,250 Total Grants: 28

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Total: $6,850 Total Awards: 2

Total: $8,244Total Awards: 6

Total: $700 Total Awards: 6

Total: $238,393.94 Total Awards: 25

“A teen that has been attending the Columbus Museum of Art’s (CMA) Teen Open Studio, part of SURGE Columbus, had an interest in graphic design. He learned how to use a Wacom drawing tablet as well as Photoshop, and worked with a CMA mentor to design a logo for his first freelance commission as a young designer. He’s attending the School for Advertising Arts in the fall and had this to say about CMA: “If I didn’t have this museum, I don’t know where I would be, like what my career would be. I know I would still have art, but not a career!”

*An additional $47,600 has beenallocated to organizational partnersfor 20 additional fellowships betweennow and the end of the year.

Arts Council StaffTom Katzenmeyer, President

Inal Elbeyli, Festival Coordinator

Jami Goldstein, Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Events

Kayla Green, Director of Administration & Finance

Kez Hall, Festival Coordinator

Ruby Harper, Grants & Services Director

R. Scott Huntley, Festival Director

Sue Jones, Executive Assistant

Sean Kessler, Grants Coordinator

Deanna Poelsma, Programs & Services Coordinator

Jennifer Sadler, Marketing, Communications & Events Manager

Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees Karen Bell (Chair), Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University

David Clifton (Vice Chair), Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Huntington National Bank

Cheryle Russo (Treasurer), Executive Vice President, PNC Bank

Lori Barreras (Secretary)

Christie Angel, Deputy Chief of Staff/ Director of External Affairs & Services, City of Columbus

Randall Arndt, Partner, Ice Miller LLP

Michael Bongiorno, Principal/Lead Designer, DesignGroup

Stacie Boord, Executive Director of Community Relations, Shadowbox Live

Denvy Bowman, President, Capital University

Nicole Farrell, Associate Strategy Director, Ologie

Bill Faust, Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Ologie

David Feinberg, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, AEP

Nicholas Hill, Professor of Art, Otterbein College

Charles Hillman, President & CEO, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

Pamela Hykes O’Grady, Assistant Director of Utilities, City of Columbus

Kari Kauffman, Director of Tourism, Experience Columbus

Brett Kaufman, Founder and CEO, Kaufman Development

Charlotte Norman, Associate Provost Emeritus, Columbus College of Art & Design

Angela Pace, Director of Community Affairs, WBNS-TV

Eileen Paley, Council Member, Columbus City Council

Manju Sankarappa, Executive Director, Ohio Asian American Health Coalition

Clarence Simmons, President & CEO, Simco Construction LLC

Thomas Szykowny, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Todd Tuney, Executive Director, City Year Columbus

Priscilla Tyson, Council Member, Columbus City Council

Ronald Cook, Jr. (Legal Counsel), Partner, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur

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“The funding we receive from the Arts Council is significant to Jazz Arts Group’s on-going operations. This allows us not only to reach the jazz audiences in Columbus; but, provide educational programming with the Columbus Public Schools and operate our Jazz Academy in the King Lincoln District.”

Press Southworth III, Executive Director