Priscilla Frank at The Huffington Post tells the story of painter Reuben Kenyatta, who participated in the Prison Creative Arts Project. He says that “When you talk about art with some people, I often hear ‘I can’t draw a straight line. Do know this: art is not about straight lines, it’s about expression. Remember, it’s always better to build, than destroy. Art offers that opportunity.”
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
I mentioned last week that I have the Community Arts Partnership Awards on my mind, and I still do. This week I’ve been thinking about our Columbus Makes Art Excellence awards. These awards are an opportunity to acknowledge arts organizations who not only develop excellent programming (as so…
By Nick Dekker Wait, when did it get to be February already?! If time flies when you’re having fun, Columbus must have been having a blast in January. And if the calendar on ColumbusMakesArt.com is any indication, February is going to whiz by, too. First, a couple concerts! This…
By Lacey Luce Last week or so I was one unholy mess of a girl and as a result I missed a lot of great exhibition openings. So, I hope you’ll forgive me if this week’s blog is skewed to the visual arts, but I have a lot of catching…
