Community Funding
The mission of the GCAC/City of Columbus Grants Program is to maximize funding for Columbus arts organizations and artists through the responsible administration of a grants program, to increase funds available for that program and to provide technical assistance aimed at increasing the level of artistic and management skills among the GCAC constituency.
Grants to Individuals in 2006
The Individual Artists Fellowship Program
Established in 1986, the Individual Artists Fellowship program recognizes outstanding artists in Franklin County by awarding $5,000 fellowships in varied artistic disciplines. Awards are offered in visual arts each year and in creative writing every two years. Categories for other years have included playwriting, music composition, choreography/movement arts and film/video. GCAC fellowships are intended to assist local artists in any manner they choose to support the creation of new works and/or the advancement of their careers. By recognizing their work, GCAC endeavors to help keep the Columbus area a vital place in which artists can live and work. The Columbus program is one of the few local fellowship programs in the country.
In 2006, GCAC awarded four fellowships in visual arts. The fellowship recipients, chosen from 126 applicants, were Abdi Roble (photography), Tim Rietenbach (2D Visual), Philip Brou (2D Visual) and Steven Thurston (3D Visual). One of the fellowships was made possible through the generosity of Annie's Fund – a foundation created in honor of surgeon, artist and arts patron Anne Miller. The panel recommended Tim Rietenbach for the Annie's Fund award.
Additionally, CATCO held a competition for playwrights in the fall in conjunction with its Shorts Festival. Marianne Timmons, Scott Tobin and Jim Vess received designation for fellowships of $5,000 each. The biennial Shorts Festival, held in the Riffe Center for the Arts, featured the work of the fellowship recipients and other nationally known playwrights chosen by competition.
For the second time, BalletMet Columbus held a unique process for fellowships in choreography during its 2005-2006 season. The Columbus Choreography Project offered ten emerging choreographers the opportunity to create new dance works with outstanding assistance by BalletMet Columbus' Artistic Director Gerard Charles, technical assistance and rehearsal and performance space. A final juried competition and public presentation was held at the BalletMet studios to select three artists – Adam Hundt, Jennifer Own and Randolph Warel – who each received $2,000.
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