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June 16, 2021 - We are coming up on the longest day of the year, summer solstice, which is good because a search of the events calendar at ColumbusMakesArt.com showed me that there are a ton of arts events to squeeze into this weekend. Here are 12...

August 25, 2021 - I need a little art therapy this week. Life happens and sometimes the best thing I can do is engage in the arts to get my heart right. So, naturally I headed to ColumbusMakesArt.com to see what’s going on, and per usual, I was not...

October 13, 2021 - Here we are at mid-October already, which means we’re only a couple weeks out before the end of the Columbus Makes Art Passport. If you’ve assembled enough stickers, start turning them in for prizes at columbusmakesart.com/passport/prizes....

October 20, 2021 - Hello autumn, I was starting to worry you got lost. This the most wonderful time of the year. Chill nights, outdoor fires that you can smell on the air, leaves exploding into brilliant colors, hot drinks, knitted hats—I love it ALL. So...

February 09, 2022 - I’ve got cabin fever. Good news: there is SO MUCH on the calendar at ColumbusMakesArt.com—everything from Fincher films at Gateway Film Center to Golden Girl puppets at Lincoln Theatre. Bad news: all these choices make it hard to curate a...

February 23, 2022 - I’m in a bleh kind of mood. My go-to in a moment like this is to reach for sugar and alcohol, but I am trying to develop healthier habits, so today I reached for the events calendar at ColumbusMakesArt. Sure a little sugar binge will feel...

May 31, 2023 - Time flies when you’re on deadline. As my colleagues and I gear up for the Columbus Arts Festival June 9-11, May has just flown by. June is already heating up (literally and figuratively)—here’s my short list of fun activities for the...

June 14, 2023 - Look, I’m not going to lie. I am TIRED. The Columbus Arts Festival was amazing, but it’s some long hours on old bones. But, one look at the events calendar on ColumbusMakesArt.com to see what’s going on this weekend and I remember that...

June 21, 2023 - It’s shaping up to be another busy week in the Columbus arts! I scanned the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and here are some of the highlights I discovered. There’s so much to keep track of! Wednesday, June 21 We’re attending...

July 05, 2023 - This type of week, with a holiday weirdly placed in the center, always throws off my sense of time. Is it Tuesday? Monday? Friday? Regardless, the week moves forward, and I’m gearing up for the weekend. I searched the calendars on...