COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees today approved the following grants for 2020: 22 grants totaling $225,616 for Project Support: Cycle 2 and six Big Ideas grants totaling $19,500.
Project Support: Project Support grants provide funding for a broad range of arts and cultural projects, events and programs. The Arts Council awarded $225,616 in Project Support grants to the following organizations and projects.
This round of Project Support grants provides funds to a variety of diverse art experiences for our community, including film and television projects produced by local filmmakers Derek Talib and Gabrielle Burton, as well as three festivals going virtual in 2020: Columbus Black International Film Festival, South Asian Theatre Festival and 934 Festival. Several returning grantees have proposed full theater, dance or music seasons: Columbus Civic Theater, Hixon Dance and Six String Concerts. New grantees include All People Arts serving the South Side of Columbus and Ohio Prison Arts Connection, who will present multiple visual arts exhibitions.
| Organization/Artist | Project Title | Grant Amount |
| 934 Gallery | 934 Gallery Monthly Programming and Festival | $7,125 |
| All People Arts | All People Arts Community Programming | $8,400 |
| Art Possible Ohio | Digi-abilities | $9,800 |
| Columbus Black International Film Festival | Columbus Black International Film Festival | $4,500 |
| Columbus Civic Theater | 2020-2021 Season | $20,650 |
| Columbus Songwriters Association | CSA Showcase and Live Stream | $7,400 |
| David Harewood | Voices In The Sky Theatre Project Presents An Inaugural Season | $3,750 |
| Derek Talib | St. Gabriel Series | $6,000 |
| Education Foundation for Freedom | 2020 Columbus Women & Girls’ Fest | $6,375 |
| Friends of Early Music, Inc. | Early Music 41st Season | $18,900 |
| Gabrielle Burton | “Not OK Boomer: An Arts Event to Combat Ageism and Stereotyped Depictions” | $5,250 |
| Hixon Dance | Hixon Dance 13th Season | $6,750 |
| Kingdom Works | KIA Supports Virtual Programming | $4,200 |
| Maroon Arts Group | MPACC Suite 2020-2021 | $24,948 |
| National Veterans Memorial and Museum Operating Corporation | Exploring Veteran Experiences through Limited Engagement Arts Exhibits | $25,500 |
| Ohio Prison Arts Connection | Ohio Prison Arts Connection Exhibition Season | $5,093 |
| Opera Project Columbus | Festival of Puccini | $21,000 |
| ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists, Inc. | 2021 Roy G BIV Gallery Exhibitions | $17,500 |
| Six String Concert, Inc. | 2020-2021 Season | $5,600 |
| Spotlight Columbus, Inc. | South Asian Theatre Festival 2020 | $6,375 |
| Sunday at Central | Sunday @ Central Season Support | $4,500 |
| The Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab | Frequency Fridays 2020-2021 Season | $6,000 |
TOTAL: $225,616
There is one remaining deadline for Project Support grants in 2020: Sept. 15.
Big Ideas: The new Big Ideas grants are intended to uplift artist ideas and projects that bring all art forms out into the community. The Arts Council approved six Big Ideas grants totaling $19,500.
Recipients include Katie Hofacker, whose Senior Art Boxes are delivered weekly to local senior living facilities; each box includes a curated art project for residents to complete. Jameel Paulin’s Congo Square is an audio-visual album created in virtual reality; Paulin plans to expand the work with more contributors and make it more accessible to the African American community.
| Artist | Project Name | Grant Amount |
| James Brittan | Pop Up Concert Series | $3,000 |
| Katie Hofacker | Senior Art Boxes | $3,500 |
| Scot Kaplan | Tempting Fete | $3,500 |
| Beryl Miller | Solo/Duo Dancing Project | $3,500 |
| Jameel Paulin | Congo Square: Afrofuturism as a Space of Confrontation | $3,500 |
| Heather Reese | The Great Pause | $2,500 |
TOTAL: $19,500
There is one remaining deadline for the Big Ideas grants in 2020: Oct. 5.
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.
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
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