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.
To review and score the grants, the Grants & Community Engagement department hosted two Community Review Days on May 30 and 31. Prior to the Community Review Days, reviewers were assigned four to five applications to read and score from home. Reviewers then came together with their respective groups to discuss and evaluate their scores in-person.
The 2024 Project Support program received several first-time applications from organizations including Young African Vision, Worthington Chamber Orchestra and Milo Arts District. Returning applicants include the OhioDance Festival, We Amplify Voices, Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) and Hilltop Arts Collective, amongst others.
“We are thrilled to announce another stellar lineup of Project Support grantees,” said Khaila Carr, grants and community engagement coordinator at GCAC. “This selection promises a wide range of arts and cultural experiences, each bringing a unique perspective to members of the arts community.”
The award recipients are listed below:
| Organization | Project Title | Amount |
| A Tribe For Jazz | Columbus International Jazz Series | $6,400 |
| Aethereal Jest Arts Council | 2024/2025 Season | $10,200 |
| Art Possible Ohio | ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus FY25 | $12,600 |
| Capital Pride Band of Columbus | 2024 Heart of it All – Conference | $2,900 |
| Cartoon Crossroads Columbus | Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) 2024 | $23,800 |
| Central Ohio Bengali Cultural Association | Columbus Milieu 2024 | $15,000 |
| Central Ohio Hot Jazz Society | Central Ohio Hot Jazz Music Series | $10,500 |
| Chamber Music Columbus | Chamber Music Columbus Season 77 | $22,500 |
| Clintonville Community Choir | Clintonville Community Choir 2024 Season | $11,800 |
| Columbus African Festival | Columbus African Festival 2024 | $8,400 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Beeler Gallery | $9,400 |
| Columbus Dance Alliance | Grassroots: Supporting Columbus Dance from the Ground Up | $12,200 |
| Columbus Folk Music Society | Americana/Folk Concert Series | $6,200 |
| Columbus GospelFest – Fun-Fest | Columbus GospelFest and Fun Fest | $12,500 |
| Columbus Printed Arts Center | CPAC 2024-2025 Arts Programming | $9,400 |
| Columbus Rings | Columbus Rings Community Concert Series, 2024-25 | $2,600 |
| Converging Arts Columbus | Considering Matthew Shepard | $13,400 |
| Education Foundation for Freedom | 2024 Columbus Women&Girls’Fest | $15,300 |
| Elevate Northland | Northland Unity Festival | $7,200 |
| eMBer Women’s Theatre | 2024-2025 Season | $11,600 |
| Evolution Theatre Inc. dba Evolution Theatre Company | 2024 Theatre Season | $17,500 |
| Evolve Productions, Inc | “Festival of Movement – Unwrapped” & “The Gift” | $5,600 |
| Federation of Asian Indian Association of Central Ohio | India Festival | $10,000 |
| Global Gallery | Friday Night Street Fair: Uplifting Local Musicians | $3,400 |
| Harmony Project Productions | Harmony Signature Concert Series | $17,500 |
| Healing Broken Circles Inc | The BackWall: Art Uncuffed | $8,100 |
| Hixon Dance | Hixon Dance 18th Season | $19,700 |
| Imagine Productions of Columbus, Inc. | Imagine Productions 2024-2025 Season | $18,600 |
| JoyBinge | Shakedown Circus Greatest Hits | $9,900 |
| KBK Foundation | Culture: Black Fine Art Expo | $13,700 |
| Kingdom Image Arts | Live Performance Series | $15,600 |
| Latino Arts for Humanity | Day of the dead Columbus Festival/TIERRA Y VIDA Festival | $11,000 |
| Livingston Ave Business Association | 27th Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival | $15,000 |
| Maroon Arts Group | 2024 Season of Activities | $20,000 |
| Milo Arts District | Milo Arts District Monthly MADurday programming | $9,800 |
| Movement Afoot | Movement Afoot 10-year Anniversary: Retrospective and Looking Forward | $13,500 |
| National Audubon Society | Art at Audubon | $11,700 |
| Ohio Art League | Ohio Art League Gateway to the Arts Gallery Exhibition Season 2024-25 | $3,900 |
| Ohio Feminist Art Museum | Ohio Feminist Art & Music Festival | $4,900 |
| Ohioana Library Association | 2025 Ohioana Book Festival | $22,500 |
| OhioDance | 2025 OhioDance Festival | $22,000 |
| Olde Towne East Jazz Festival | Olde Towne East Jazz Festival Community Event | $15,900 |
| OTE Arts (Olde Towne East Arts) | Olde Towne East Art Walk (OTE Art Walk) | $14,600 |
| Oyo Dance Company | Oyo Dance Company Season 2024-2025 | $14,600 |
| Saint Mary Catholic Church | Music at St. Mary Concert Series | $7,100 |
| Short North Alliance | 2024 Summer Spray Live Painting and Exhibition Series | $13,800 |
| Short North Foundation | Goodale Park Music Series | $5,300 |
| Somali Cultural Festival | Somali Cultural Festival | $4,500 |
| Southeast, Inc. | Fresh A.I.R. Gallery Exhibitions | $15,600 |
| Spotlight Columbus | South Asian Theater Festival 2024 | $14,200 |
| Summer Jam West | 2024 Summer Jam West | $17,000 |
| Sunday at Central | 2024/25 Season | $12,700 |
| The Magpie Consort | 2024-2025 season | $8,500 |
| Tipping Point Theatre Company | Tipping Point CBus 2024-2025 Season | $9,500 |
| Trinity Theatre Company | Trinity Theatre 2025 season | $5,200 |
| Two Scoops National Performace Art Co. | Support for 2024-25 Two Scoops Programming | $8,900 |
| Urban Cultural Arts Foundation | The Fall in Love Fest Volume 1 | $9,000 |
| Vaud-Villities Productions, Inc. | Vaud-Villities 2024-2025 Show Season | $7,500 |
| VIVO Music Festival | VIVO Music Festival Season 10 | $20,600 |
| We Amplify Voices | Voices of Injustice | $13,000 |
| Whirlwind Dance Corp | Jamboree Choreography Festival | $6,200 |
| Worthington Chamber Orchestra | In Nature’s Realm | $20,000 |
| Xclaim | Seventeen | $15,800 |
| Young African Vision | African Cultures and Arts International Festival | $4,900 |
TOTAL: $762,200
For more information on community funding, including guidelines and upcoming deadlines, go to gcac.org or contact the Grants & Community Engagement team at grants@gcac.org or (614) 224-2606.
Mission of the Greater Columbus Arts Council: To support and advance the arts and cultural fabric of Columbus. www.gcac.org
The Greater Columbus Arts Council receives major financial support from the City of Columbus, Franklin County Commissioners, the Ohio Arts Council and The Ohio State University.
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CONTACT: Jami Goldstein
(614) 221-8492
jgoldstein@gcac.org
