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January 17, 2017 - "Art isn’t something that you choose to do, it’s something you must do. Growing up in Lima, Ohio, I often felt alone in my passion, but knew it was the only thing that I had. Like every cliché artist tale, I’m well rehearsed in the story...

April 03, 2019 - As I sit down to write this, my weather app is telling me that Saturday, April 6, will have a high of 69 degrees and only 10% chance of rain. If that holds we might actually have spring people. Spring in Ohio must not be ignored so...

July 31, 2019 - This past Sunday my family and I made our annual trek to the Ohio State Fair. As usual, it’s an overwhelming and delightful cacophony of sights, sounds and smells: crowds of people, music, fried food, farm animals. We always make a point...

September 11, 2019 - I’m always amazed at how many different things happen around Columbus every weekend. Just when I feel like we’ve had a big weekend – BAM! – the next weekend comes along complete with festivals and concerts and new exhibitions. I searched...

September 25, 2019 - This week marks the official start of fall, so now I can unleash all things pumpkin-tasting and campfire-smelling and sweatshirt-wearing and hot-coffee-drinking and colorful-leaf-falling, right? Right?! With the new season and the new week...

December 04, 2019 - Wow. We’ve barely caught our breath from last week, but because of the funky calendar this year, December starts the weekend of Thanksgiving. So it suddenly seems like EVERYTHING is happening at once. I hope you enjoyed your Turkey Day,...

December 18, 2019 - After this coming weekend, many of the holidays officially kick off, so however you celebrate you’ll be in the thick of the festivities. My family and I have already crammed in a lot of holiday fun. This past weekend we visited a...

April 08, 2020 - Hey, everyone! I know we’re in the thick of it right now, but I’m taking comfort in the arts and all the new offerings we’re seeing virtually. We’re continuing to update the calendars at ColumbusMakesArt.com/Virtual with more and more...

May 27, 2020 - Every week as I dig through the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com, I’m so pleased seeing more and more events popping up. Arts organizations and artists are finding ways to share the arts virtually and safely. This week I found student...

June 17, 2020 - Here we are, halfway through June already. Fortunately, it’s been a beautiful season so far. While we’re still hearing of closures and cancellations of arts events, we’re also seeing organizations rally and offer more exhibitions,...