The Marketing & Communications department encourages the practice and appreciation of the arts in Columbus through marketing and communications initiatives; promotes GCAC programs, events and services; develops external and internal communications materials; manages media relations and Web site development; and facilitates dynamic partnerships between the business and arts communities in greater Columbus.

Business Arts Partnership Awards

Three local businesses received a 2007 Business Arts Partnership Award for their exemplary support of the arts as part of our annual meeting at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on April 17. Columbus City Council President Michael C. Mentel announced this year’s winners at the event, presented by National City with additional support from Time Warner Cable and NBC 4. Chemical Abstracts Service, nominated by the Columbus Symphony, received the award in the large business category. Ologie, nominated by Thurber House and the Jazz Arts Group, received the award in the medium business category. Shively Photography, nominated by BalletMet Columbus, received the award in the small business category. Franklin County Commission President Mary Jo Kilroy and Mike Gonsiorowski, President and CEO of National City Bank’s Central Region, also spoke at this year’s event, along with keynote speaker Rebecca Ryan, founder of Next Generation Consulting.

The Business Arts Partnership Awards, given annually, recognize the business community’s support of the arts and its impact on greater Columbus’ arts and culture. Nineteen businesses were nominated by local arts organizations for the 2007 Business Arts Partnership Awards. Each business chosen for a Business Arts Partnership award received an original work of art by a local artist. Shively Photography received Linda Langhorst’s Nest Builders. Ologie received four works by Laura Bidwa - To Shine, Some People Say, I See it Coming and In This World. Chemical Abstracts Service received Boryana Rusenova’s 35 Leaves a Minute.