Author: Nick Dekker

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards $762,200 in Project Support: Events, Festivals, Series

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council board of trustees approved $762,200 in Project Support grants at a recent board meeting. Grants were awarded to 64 nonprofit organizations. Project Support grants provide funding to Franklin County nonprofits for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, events and programs.

Greater Columbus Arts Council Approves $12,766,038 in Operating Support and General Support Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) board of trustees approved a total of $12,766,038 through its two largest grant programs for 2024. GCAC awarded 15 General Support grants totaling $665,584 and 22 Operating Support grants totaling $12,100,454. These grants are made possible through funds that GCAC receives…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards Six Filmmakers $25,000 Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has awarded six filmmakers $25,000 each in grants for their Franklin County-based film projects, as part of its previously announced Artist Projects community-reviewed grants. Since Film Columbus officially became part of GCAC in 2020, the visibility and support of filmmakers…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces $562,005 in Inaugural Artist Projects Community-Reviewed Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) announced today the recipients of its new Artist Projects grant. This is the first grant in which applications were reviewed and scored by community members. In total, 49 artists – 43 artists working in dance, fashion, literary arts, music, theater and…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards $247,522 in Funds for Artists Grants From February to April 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The board of trustees of the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) approved 497 Funds for Artists grants totaling $247,522 from Feb. 1 through April 30, 2024. Funds for Artists grants are awarded on a rolling basis throughout the year; artists have through October to apply for awards.

Warith Taha Awarded 2024 Aminah Robinson Residency

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), is pleased to announce that Warith Taha has been awarded the 2024 Aminah Robinson Residency. Designed to honor Columbus artist Aminah Robinson, the residency is nationally focused and provides an African American…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards 15 Mural Assistance Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has awarded 15 grants for the first round of its Mural Assistance program in 2024. Each of the grantees will receive $5,000 for their projects. Mural Assistance grants are designed to provide partial funding for the creation of exterior murals where…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Introduces New Grant and Community-Based Grant Review Process

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is introducing a new grant program for individuals, Artist Projects, and a new grant review process that allows the public to participate in the funding process. About Artist Projects Starting March 1, Artist Projects applications are available to artists in one…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Unveils Comprehensive State of Public Art Report

Six Months of In-Depth Research Reveals Insights into Public Art in Greater Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is pleased to announce the release of the State of Public Art report, a culmination of six months of extensive research and community engagement centered around…

Greater Columbus Arts Council Announces 26 Artists for 2024 GCAC Navigator Program

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is thrilled to announce the second year of the GCAC Navigator program, an initiative that will help GCAC engage more deeply with our diverse community. Started in 2023, the GCAC Navigator program hires a group of Columbus-based artists each year to…

Art of Bangladesh Opens Feb. 2 in GCAC’s Loann Crane Gallery

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) opens Art of Bangladesh, curated by Dina Zaman, in GCAC’s Loann Crane Gallery on Friday, Feb. 2. The opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at the gallery, located at 182 E. Long St. Art of Bangladesh will…

Ariel Peguero Joins Greater Columbus Arts Council as New Grants & Community Engagement Associate

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) is excited to welcome Ariel Peguero as an associate for the Grants & Community Engagement department. Ariel Peguero (he/him) is a Dominican-American artist who holds a BFA in advertising and graphic design from Columbus College of Art & Design, with a…