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February 19, 2020 - Next week I’m heading to Washington, D.C. for a few days for a — wait for it — dad blogging conference. I learned about it from Aaron Sheldon, photographer and dad behind Small Steps Are Giant Leaps photography blog. I’m hoping to learn...

May 13, 2020 - As Ohio is creeping toward reopening, it makes me happy to see so many virtual events arts experiences going on. While we’re still staying safe and quarantined, I searched ColumbusMakesArt.com/Virtual and came up with a huge list of...

May 20, 2020 - Last week and this week we’ve seen businesses reopening with the necessary changes and precautions. This is true for some arts organizations as well – particularly galleries – but many events are still happening virtually. I searched the...

July 01, 2020 - Welcome to July, folks. I know there’s so much going on, but I encourage you to incorporate the arts into your routines. There are plenty of opportunities for socially distanced and virtual arts, and they provide a way to entertain,...

July 22, 2020 - And we’re another week into July! As we continue through summer and begin anticipating what school will/won’t look like next month, we’re still finding plenty of arts-related adventures on ColumbusMakesArt.com: The inaugural exhibition at...

March 31, 2021 - Happy April, everyone! I hope we’re in for a lovely spring. I looked through the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and can see Columbus arts flourishing. A few highlights of what’s happening this week: Columbus poet Barbara Fant performs...

April 22, 2021 - Well, sigh, COVID numbers are spiking in Franklin County AGAIN, and the new, more contagious, variant is super popular. This all leaves me very interested in virtual arts events this week. Fortunately a quick look at ColumbusMakesArt.com...

May 05, 2021 - If you are from Ohio you have probably heard the old saying “Don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes.” That is certainly bearing out right now. Fortunately the arts in Columbus are consistently delivering and a quick search of...

May 26, 2021 - I know this pandemic is far from over, and that we still need to be cautious, but over the past week I’ve been feeling a bit of hope. I think the summer weather helps, but I’m starting to see signs of life. My wife and I and our oldest are...

June 30, 2021 - We are coming up on Independence Day and for some that means a nice long weekend. But, even if you aren’t looking at an extra day off, it’s good to have a list of arts events to explore, so let’s get started. Per usual I searched the...