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Greater Columbus Arts Council Awards Final Cycle of Support for Professional Artists Grants of 2022

in Press Releases November 28, 2022 4 min read

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) recently approved the following grants: 206 Support for Professional Artists totaling $249,491.

Support for Professional Artists

Support for Professional Artists grants are intended to assist individual artists and groups of artists creating together on a permanent basis in making new art, growing artistic skills and marketing to a broader audience.

Band/Ensemble Applications

Band/Ensemble Name Grant Amount
Best Foot Back $2,000
Big Fat Head $2,000
Columbus Musicians Harp Duo $2,000
Dave Buker and the Historians $1,965
Devin Henry Music $1,800
Flicker // Fade $1,950
Hello Luna $2,000
Honey and Blue $2,000
Jack Ballengee Morris (The Morris Brothers) $2,000
Mary Lynn $1,919
Matter of Planets $1,998
October Ember $2,000
Poison Door $2,000
Sean Carney Band $2,000
Straw & the Scarecrow $1,933
Summit Ridge $2,000
The OG Players $2,000
True Sparrow $2,000
Wednesday Wine $2,000

TOTAL: $37,565

 

Individual Applications

 

Applicant   Grant Amount
Conia Almon $1,200  
Richard Armstrong $1,168  
Marcia Armstrong-Burrows $1,200  
John Auker $1,200  
Talle Bamazi $1,200  
Miriam Baranov $1,200  
Mary Barczak $1,200  
Julia Barrett $1,200  
Alison Bartlett $1,200  
Alfred Battle $1,200  
Elizabeth Beattie $1,200  
Dillon Beck $1,200  
Steven Benjamin $1,200  
Kwame Berry $880  
Michelle Blackstone $1,200  
Joel Blaeser $1,059  
Michelle Boerio $1,193  
LaShae Boyd $1,200  
Richard Brown $1,200  
Cynthia Bryden $1,200  
Jonathan Burger $1,200  
Patricia Burke $1,046  
Gabrielle Burton $1,200  
Mark Bush $1,200  
Cynthia Butler Rasche $1,187  
Malik Carrington $1,200  
Jamie Ceasar $1,000  
Sukanya Chand $1,200  
Joseph Charlton $1,200  
Sabrina Colón $1,200  
Tracy Conway $1,200  
Casey Cooper $1,200  
Brittany Cosgrove $1,151  
Don Coulter $1,200  
Ian Cross $1,200  
Janine Crum $1,000  
Austin Crumrine $1,200  
Neha Dadhich $1,200  
Jeran Darden $1,200  
Karin Davidson $1,200  
Brett Davis $1,000  
Twyana Davis $1,200  
Juan Daza $1,200  
Thad DeVassie $1,000  
Jennifer Dienno $1,200  
Kaitlin Dilts $1,160  
Noah Dixon $1,099  
Matthew Dixon $1,200  
Christopher Duda $1,000  
Darius Dunn $1,200  
Priscilla Dwomoh $1,200  
Timothy Dysart $1,200  
Davis Evanoff $62  
Christine Fashion $1,200  
Katheryn Fisher $325  
Gerald Fitzpatrick $1,200  
Waldina Franklin $1,200  
Staci Friedman $914  
Katerina Armeria Fuller $1,200  
Suzanne Gallagher $1,167  
Kellie Gedert $1,191  
Dan Gerdeman $1,200  
Scott Gorsuch $1,200  
Vinchessica Gray $1,200  
Yahfa Guerra $1,200  
Michael Guinane $1,200  
Janelle Hallett $1,200  
James Hammonds $1,200  
Chere Hampton $1,000  
Joseph Hansen IV $1,200  
James Harker $1,199  
Susanna Harris $1,200  
Bryant Harvey $1,200  
Shilo Hawkins $1,200  
James Hendrickson $1,200  
Erika Hess $1,200  
David. Highben $1,200  
Trista Hill $1,200  
Joseph Hinkle $1,200  
Barbara Houf $1,174  
George Ryan Hudson $600  
Ciara Ijames $1,200  
Daizha Johnson $1,200  
Lance Johnson $1,000  
Markise Johnson $1,200  
Matthew Jones $1,000  
Amery Kessler $1,200  
Simran Khaira $1,200  
Kamal Kimball $1,200  
Nicholas Kurth $1,200  
Kenia Lamarr $1,200  
Tydon Landrum $935  
Robert Lech $1,126  
George Lee $700  
Kyle Lemstrom $1,200  
Megs LeVesseur $1,200  
Weston Little $1,200  
Cory Mahoney $1,200  
Mathew Marrash $1,200  
Colin Martinez-Watkins $1,200  
Julia Matejcek $1,200  
Riccie Mayer-Middleton $1,161  
Nyama McCarthy-Brown $1,200  
Hannah McCasland $1,200  
Duncan McKennie $350  
Matthew Meindl $350  
Michael Mercil $1,200  
Patrick Miller $1,100  
Johari Mitchell $1,200  
Micah Mitchell $1,200  
Heather Moore $1,200  
Anne Morrison $1,200  
Jennifer Murray $1,200  
Kaleem Musa $1,200  
Andrea Myers $1,200  
Behzad Namazi $1,200  
Cadine Navarro $1,200  
Matthew Neill $1,200  
Nicholas Nocera $1,200  
Ademola Ogunyemi $1,200  
Marcus Onuba $1,200  
Jeffrey Ostrowski $1,200  
Aries Owens $1,200  
Dominique Owens $1,200  
Alexander Paat $1,150  
Amanda Page $1,200  
Hannah Parker $1,200  
Angela Perley $1,200  
Zachary Persico-Jones $1,200  
Dawn Petrill $1,056  
Lynne Prilerman $1,200  
Kyla Rafert $1,200  
Michael Recupero $1,200  
Jessica Reed $1,200  
Sheilah Restack $1,200  
Mark Rhodes $1,200  
Richardson Roberts $1,200  
Susan Rossiter $1,056  
Sara Ruiz $1,160  
Anne Russell $1,200  
Nikos Rutkowski $1,200  
Rikki Santer $1,095  
Benedict Scheuer $1,200  
Wib Schneider $1,200  
Ethan Schwendeman $1,200  
Jamel Sessley $1,200  
Andy Shaw $1,200  
Cheyenne Shigley $152  
Nathan Smith $1,200  
Johnae Spain $1,200  
Lauren Spavelko $600  
Anne Spurgeon $1,200  
Melinda Staley $1,200  
Jada Stapleton $1,200  
Judith Steele $1,108  
Lexie Stoia $1,060  
Christopher Taylor $1,200  
Fariha Tayyab $1,000  
Ira Tecson $1,200  
Christopher Tennant $1,146  
Randall Thomas $1,200  
Zoe Thompson $125  
Kaitlyn Troth $881  
Karma Tsering $970  
Sue VanWassenhove $800  
Margarita Vilshanetskaya $1,200  
Camille Vogley-Howes $1,200  
Sara Wagenmaker $1,200  
Lorii Wallace $1,200  
Rachel Wallis $800  
Sahara Walton $1,200  
Mary Ward $1,200  
Nicholas Warndorf $1,007  
Pamela Watson $1,200  
William Watson $1,200  
Kristina Weaver $650  
Kimberly Webb $1,200  
Akeylah Wellington $1,200  
Channing Wheaton $1,200  
Allison Whisman $1,200  
Denzel Williams $1,200  
Jamal Williams $1,200  
Ty Williams $1,200  
Christopher Wilson $1,000  
Molly Winters Kryszan $1,000  
Rowan Winterwood $1,100  
Chantal Wnuk $1,200  
Andi Wolfe $1,200  
Leah Wong $1,200  
Ann Woods $1,200  
Jasmine Wooten $1,200  
Colleen Wuertz $1,000  
Norah Zuniga Shaw $1,200  
   

TOTAL: $211,926

This concludes the final cycle for the Support for Professional Artists: Individuals and Band/Ensemble grant of 2022. In total, the program distributed $785,651 in funds for the year.

In 2023 the Support for Professional Artists program will be known as the Funds for Artists (FFA) program. The first deadline of 2023 will be Feb. 1.

For more information about individual artist funding and programs, including guidelines and upcoming deadlines, visit gcac.org or contact Dayvon Nichols, Grants & Services Associate, dnichols@gcac.org.

Artists interested in learning about our programs are encouraged to sign-up for GCAC’s OppArt newsletter mailing list. This newsletter is shared with artists twice a month and includes information on grant opportunities, art-specific career opportunities in Columbus, as well as support for artists outside of GCAC. To opt-in, please visit gcac.org/workshops-and-resources/opportunities-for-artists/.

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 and the Ohio Arts Council.

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