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Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards First Cycle Project Support and February Artists in the Community Grants

in Press Releases March 27, 2018 3 min read

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Twenty-two grants totaling $239,938 were approved by the Greater Columbus Arts Council board of trustees for 2018 Project Support: Cycle 1 grants. Additionally, the board approved 100 Artists in the Community grants totaling $81,170.

Project Support: Project Support grants provide funding for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, events and programs. The Arts Council awarded $239,938 in Project Support grants to the following organizations and projects:

Organization Project Title Grant Amount
Asian Festival Corp. The 2018 Asian Festival – Asia Today! $22,500
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2018 CXC Festival $25,000
Chamber Brews Chamber Brews Season 3 $4,000
Columbus and Central Ohio Children’s Chorus and Foundation Columbus Children’s Choir Concert Season $21,250
Columbus GospelFest/FunFest 34th Columbus GospelFest-Columbus Disabilities Fest $8,085
Columbus Jewish Arts Center Columbus Jewish Arts & Music Concert Series $3,300
Columbus Songwriters Association CSA Songwriter Showcases $14,212
DACA Time Dreamers of Columbus $2,250
Evolution Theatre Inc. Evolution Theatre Company 2018 Season $18,750
Gateway Film Foundation The Gallery @ GFC // Ohio Grown Film $6,125
Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Bring Back The Magic – A Birthday Celebration for Thurston the Magician $805
Kingdom Works Kingdom Night of Laughs $3,000
MadLab MadLab 2018-2019 Season $14,926
The National Hemophilia Foundation Wellness Through Artistry $1,688
Ohioana Library Association 2018 Ohioana Book Festival $22,320
Red Herring Productions Pushing the Envelope; Edgy, Evocative, Epic $15,438
Summer Jam West Summer Jam West – Hilltop Rising $11,421
Thiossane Institute Thiossane Institute Annual Concert: The Legend of the Kente Cloth $3,500
Vaud-Villities Productions, Inc. Vaud-Villities Productions – 2018 Season Series $22,500
VIVO Music Festival VIVO Music Festival $8,710
VSA Ohio ACT: dis/ability conference + festival $6,908
Westerville Symphony 100th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s “L’Histoire du Soldat” $3,250

TOTAL: $239,938

This slate of awardees represents seven artistic disciplines and includes three first-time applicants. Through the Project Support program, support is provided to a variety of diverse art experiences for our community, including festivals such as Asian Festival (May 2018), Summer Jam West in the Hilltop neighborhood (July 14) and Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Sept. 27-30). Red Herring Productions, MadLab, Evolution Theatre and Vaud-Villities Productions will each produce a full season of theatrical programming in the coming year. Funding also supports the Thiossane Institute’s creation and presentation of a full-scale production of an African folklore told through music and dance (May 17-19).

There are two remaining deadlines for Project Support grants in 2018: May 1 and September 1.

ARTISTS IN THE COMMUNITY:
Support for artists is provided through Resource grants and Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Professional Development & Research grants. These grant programs give artists in the community the opportunity to enhance their skills and create new art that helps drive the vibrancy of the arts in Columbus and Franklin County.

Applications are accepted monthly and are funded on a first-come, first-served basis, until program funds are exhausted. All programs are open and accepting applications for the Apr. 2 deadline.

Resource grant:

Artist Name Award Amount
Leni Anderson $493
Andre Barrett $484
Ginny Baughman $500
Nolita  Berger $499
Laura Bidwa $500
Christopher Burk $499
Gabrielle Burton $500
Mark Bush $500
Joshua Carey $459
Alice Carpenter $479
Tiffany Christopher $422
Amanda Cook $500
Denzill Cooper $500
Kyle Dineen $500
Jennifer Dunlap $500
Alexandra Fresch $500
Jason Allen Glenn $496
Michael Guinane $500
Cody Heichel $500
Marlon DeQawn Henson $500
Adam Hernandez $500
Jesse Jackson III $495
Mark Jacques $500
Rebecca Jadway $500
Bethany James $483
Justin Johnston $485
Milan Karcic $473
Emma Kindall $495
Rose Klockner $500
Jules Knowlton $490
Christine Kwon $500
Brenda Lloyd $500
Gretel Lloyd-Tisdall $500
Mark Lunn, Jr $500
Ashley Martin $500
Kelli Martin $498
Lynda McClanahan $500
Randall Minnehan $497
Liz Morrison $492
Michael Vincent Nobel $500
Correy Parks $500
Lauren Pond $500
Sharone Putter $500
Emily Rooney $500
Kevin Seals $495
Aaron Sheldon $500
Briseus Smith $460
Lalese Stamps $500
David Stephens $500
Nick Stull $498
Rachel Tayse $491
Barbara Vogel $497
Melissa Vogley Woods $496
Eve Warnock $499
Quatric Williams $500

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Professional Development & Research grant:

 Artist Name  Award Amount
Christine Abbott $1,250
Brooke Albrecht $1,000
Laura Alexander $1,250
Stephanie Bridges $1,250
Mark Bush $1,250
Megan Bushway $1,250
Gabrielle Burton $1,014
Jess Cavender $1,250
Sukanya Chand $1,250
Tiffany Christopher $1,250
Mah Leah Cochran $1,220
Jennifer Dunlap $1,250
Candace Feck $1,250
Kate Gorman $1,250
Jessica Naples Grilli $1,250
Dana Harper $808
Eve Hermann $1,250
Adam Hernandez $1,250
Howard Ingram $922
Rose Klockner $1,250
Ellen Knolls $1,000
Jules Knowlton $1,237
Christine Kwon $1,250
George Leach $1,200
Elizabeth Martin $1,209
Rachel Maynard $1,250
Aaron Minnick $1,250
Peter Morgan $1,000
Troy Petty $1,250
Michael Polk $1,136
Nate Ricciuto $1,250
Evelyn Rivera $1,157
Jacob Reed $1,250
Sadia Rehman $1,250
Stephanie Rond $1,250
Daniel Schreiber $1,250
Aaron Sheldon $1,200
Quianna Simpson $1,200
Nancy Smeltzer $1,200
David Stephens $1,250
Erik Sternberger $1,250
Lawrence Tuber $1,250
Ann Woods $1,250
Melissa Vogley Woods $1,242
Brooke Zamudio $1,250

For more information about individual artist funding and programs including guidelines and upcoming deadlines, visit www.gcac.org or contact Alison Barret, Grants & Services Director, abarret@gcac.org.

About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, the Arts Council funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provides programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. The Arts Council thanks the city of Columbus and the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support. www.gcac.org

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CONTACT: Jami Goldstein
(614) 221-8492
jgoldstein@gcac.org