Blog

February 20, 2019 - We’re entering late February already. How is that possible? I feel like we just started the new year. But here we are, working through the winter and looking forward to spring (not to rush ahead too much!). My family and I are looking to...

March 20, 2019 - Before interning for the Greater Columbus Arts Council, I tended to scour social media for plans over the weekend. Since then I’ve started checking out what ColumbusMakesArt.com has to offer, and right away a few things caught my eye:...

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...

April 17, 2019 - These days my wife and I are busy figuring out the summer schedule for our family, particularly summer camps for our kiddos. There are camps through Columbus Recreation & Parks, camps through Metro Parks, camps through Boy Scouts, etc....

June 26, 2019 - Man, summer goes quick. It feels like we’re just getting started and BOOM: it’s the end of June already. Don’t tell my kids, but school starts in less than two months… But time flies when you’re having fun, right? Already this summer, my...

August 07, 2019 - Last weekend I embarked on something called the i75 Yarn Crawl, which is a four-state, self-guided tour of yarn shops and fiber studios. I drove up to Michigan (windows down, music up) and was financially irresponsible (knitters will...

August 21, 2019 - And just like that, our kids are a week into school! And just like that, we’re already looking forward to another weekend of adventures. As usual, I’m searching the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and discovering plenty of things to do....

August 26, 2020 - The arts have a dichotomous role in my life. On one hand they can and often do provide a moment of escape from reality. On the other hand, they root me in reality. Whether through stories that don’t always get told or imagery that reflects...

May 12, 2021 - Once again, as I sit down to write this post and search for arts events this weekend, I’m heartened by how much is happening. I’ll highlight several things below, but you’ll need to dig through ColumbusMakesArt.com to really see it all....

July 07, 2021 - I can’t believe we’re into July already! Where is the summer going? It feels like it’s going fast, but we’ve got a lot of summer ahead of us still, and plenty of activities to fill the time. I searched the calendar on ColumbusMakesArt.com...