Community Arts Partnership Awards
2011 Artistic Excellence Nominees
The Greater Columbus Arts Council’s Community Arts Partnership Award program, now in its 28th year, recognizes the community’s crucial contributions to the arts including financial support, non-cash contributions, volunteer involvement and board participation. Strong partnerships between businesses, community members and the arts stimulate economic growth, promote the city’s revitalization, encourage tourism and enhance Columbus’ cultural image and give life to the city.
The event will honor winners in six categories at a luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 20 at COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St.
As part of the program GCAC also presents the Artistic Excellence Award. The annual award is given to an organization that demonstrates innovation, risk and artistic excellence in a performance, exhibition or program. The winner, selected by the GCAC Board of Trustees, just prior to the program, receives $10,000.
The Artistic Excellence finalists for 2011 are:
Available Light Theatre, Skyscrapers of the Midwest
BalletMet Columbus and Shadowbox Live, 7 Deadly Sins
CATCO-Phoenix, PNC On Stage
Wexner Center for the Arts, Mark Bradford
