GCAC News & Articles
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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…
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I Am Proud to See GCAC Embrace Community Grantmaking
I Am Proud to See GCAC Embrace Community Grantmaking We recently announced that GCAC is engaging the community in the application review and funding process for two of our grant programs, Artist Projects and Project Support. It is my hope that you will join us in this…
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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…
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The State of Public Art in Greater Columbus Today
We recently published a State of Public Art report for Columbus and Franklin County and I’d like to take a few minutes to talk about it. First, a little context. Last summer we started the process for developing a countywide public art plan. We did this with the support…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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We Heard You: Changes Coming to GCAC Grants and Community Engagement
The Greater Columbus Arts Council has exciting changes coming to how we serve our artists, arts organizations and arts administrators through our funding programs. This summer we did extensive constituent research to learn what artists and arts organizations need from us. Our goal was, and is, to reimagine how we…
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Greater Columbus Arts Council Releases 2024 Grants Program Details and New Website
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) has released the guidelines for its 2024 funding programs. In the coming year, GCAC is renewing most grant, fellowship, residency, award and exchange programs, with some adjustments, while adding new offerings. The changes are in response to feedback collected through a…
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Film Columbus Awards $50,000 at the Second-Annual Pitch Cbus Competition
Awards presented in partnership with Gateway Film Center, Greater Columbus Arts Council and Cinema Columbus Film Festival COLUMBUS, Ohio – Film Columbus, in its ongoing commitment to support and promote the local film industry, held its second annual Pitch CBus competition on Nov. 3, 2023. Filmmaker Sydnee Roberts-Crews…
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Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards $1,155,265 in Inaugural Round of Capital Expense Grants
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) announced today the inaugural recipients of its new Capital Expense grant program. The program is designed to ensure that sustainable arts and cultural organizations are able to construct and maintain capital assets vital to their mission. As 2023 was the first…