Campaign Media Coverage
Wednesday February 15, 2023
Greater Columbus Arts Council and PromoWest Productions Announce Call for Entries for Annual Art Exhibition
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Greater Columbus Arts Council, in collaboration with PromoWest Productions, has announced a call for entries for the annual PromoWest Art Exhibition to feature artists, designers and photographers residing in Franklin County.
Friday July 23, 2021
Confluence Cast featuring Maggie Smith
Confluence Cast
Maggie Smith joins Tim Fulton to on the Confluence Cast podcast to talk about the release of her latest book of poetry, Goldenrod, how she writes, how the publishing industry works, the inspirations for her work, and why she chooses to stay in Columbus.
Tuesday June 15, 2021
Small Joys with Hanif Abdurraqib ft Maggie Smith
WOSU
Maggie joins host Hanif Abdurraqib to discuss how her family stayed close during the pandemic, homemade mac 'n' cheese, jigsaw puzzles, napping in hammocks and inheriting your parents' record collection.
Friday April 02, 2021
Pandemic Home Cooking: There’s a New Chef in Town
Columbus Monthly
After my three-decade reign as Queen of the Cookware, writer Katherine Matthews is learning how to share the spatula.
Wednesday January 27, 2021
'As a Matter" of Black': Documentary Connects Art and Activism in Columbus
Columbus Underground
As a Matter of Black, a new documentary by filmmaker Donte Woods-Spikes, will be screened with other local films at Sundance Film Festival’s first-ever program of constellation theaters, taking place at Gateway Film Center. The film from Woods-Spikes documents the movements taking place inside of Columbus and spotlights artists and
Wednesday January 13, 2021
Lane Bryant Taps April Sunami for T-shirt Design
Columbus Underground
Blessed. Warrior. Loved. Powerful. These are some of the affirmations shown on a screen printed graphic tee shirt, now available at Lane Bryant. The clothing company worked with Columbus artist April Sunami to feature her positive messages of the power of women. Wearing this shirt will “put your love of
Monday October 26, 2020
Maggie Smith talks about motivational book 'Keep Moving'
Today
Author and poet Maggie Smith talks about her book, “Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change,” which is filled with motivational messages she wrote to herself on Twitter while going through a divorce.
Wednesday October 14, 2020
"Keep Moving" offers words of hope for troubled times
Boston Globe
Four years ago, something unusual happened to Maggie Smith: One of her poems went viral. “Good Bones,” published after the 2016 election — and the same week as the mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub — captured the human yearning to see good amid brokenness and ruin. “Life is short
Monday October 12, 2020
Poet Maggie Smith's new book is a mantra on how to "keep moving" in apocalyptic times
Salon
This week, Smith's new essay collection, "KEEP MOVING: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change" — which was appropriately born out of a series of tweets — hit bookstores. The book follows Smith's journey over the last couple years, in which she's had to rebuild her life after a divorce, and
Friday October 09, 2020
For poet Maggie Smith, an ending was the beginning of her new book
NPR
Have you ever had this experience? You were having the most awful, terrible day and a stranger does something kind, and it nearly brings you to tears. Maybe they wave you on instead of honking when you cut them off in traffic. Or maybe you get to the front of
Wednesday August 19, 2020
Maker's Space: The power of hair gives life and meaning to April Sunami's soulful pieces
614 Magazine
For artist April Sunami, the politicization of hair was what brought her to start thinking about incorporating it into her own art.
Monday August 03, 2020
This Street Artist Is Spotlighting Women Leaders in Her Community through Meaningful Murals
Artsy
As an art student in college in the 1990s, Stephanie Rond noticed how advertising always seemed to objectify women. Now an accomplished street artist working in Columbus, Ohio, Rond has dedicated her career to portraying women in a more honest fashion. “I thought it was important to present women as
Thursday July 30, 2020
The healing words of Barbara Fant
Columbus Alive
It’s an understatement to say that this year has had its challenges. A global pandemic has created intertwined health and economic crises, while concurrent Black Lives Matter protests, ignited by George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, have led to an ongoing and long overdue racial reckoning. For
Saturday June 13, 2020
Columbus woman uses her singing to bring community together
10TV
KaTanya Ingram has been singing at demonstrations in Columbus over the last few weeks.
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Peggy Kriha Dye is a Diva for All
Columbus Monthly
The Opera Columbus leader is making the most snooty of art forms more inviting, more inclusive, more relevant and a lot more fun.
Friday April 10, 2020
Voting Now Open for PromoWest and Columbus Makes Art Exhibition
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) and PromoWest Productions are proud to announce the 10 finalists for the 2020 exhibition on A&R Music Bar.
Tuesday February 11, 2020
Artist David Butler remains a storyteller at heart
Columbus Alive
For new exhibit ‘Black Est.,’ which opens at Streetlight Guild on Thursday, the painter learned that he can’t change the way his brain is wired.
Friday October 18, 2019
Visual Artist Laura Alexander talks about choosing Cbus as her home base and the art world at large
Confluence Cast
When artist Laura Alexander came back to Columbus after graduate school, she thought she’d stick around for a couple months. That was 10 years ago. Laura sat down with Tim Fulton to talk about why Columbus is the place she makes her work, her background, and we go behind the
Friday October 18, 2019
Laura Alexander on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
When artist Laura Alexander came back to Columbus after graduate school, she thought she’d stick around for a couple months. That was ten years ago. Laura sat down to talk about why Columbus is the place she makes her work, her background, and we go behind the curtain on the
Wednesday September 11, 2019
Greater Columbus Arts Council Creates City- and State-Wide Public Art Database
Greater Columbus Arts Council
In an ongoing effort to increase awareness of the diverse mix of public art in Ohio, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) has added a searchable database of public art on ColumbusMakesArt.com.
Friday August 09, 2019
Interview with artist/educator Charlotte Belland on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Honing any craft takes practice. That’s the philosophy of educator, illustrator, and animator Charlotte Belland. In this week’s episode, she discusses her background, her role at the Columbus College of Art & Design, how Columbus gives to its artists, and the importance of forming habits and showing up.
Thursday July 25, 2019
Pianist and Organist Bobby Floyd to Receive 2019 Raymond J. Hanley Award
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Pianist and organist Bobby Floyd has been selected as the 11th recipient of the Raymond J. Hanley Award.
Monday June 24, 2019
Interview with storyteller Donte Woods-Spikes on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Who should we have at the table when trying to address the challenges and opportunities in Columbus? Storyteller and filmmaker Donte Woods-Spikes talks about that, being a young black man in Columbus, and how he tries to show the importance of being present with family and friends in his work.
Tuesday June 04, 2019
Artist Spotlight: KaTanya Ingram
Short North Arts District
Picture this: it’s a Gallery Hop Saturday evening, and you’re strolling along High Street, stopping in your favorite shops and galleries to check out their latest. As you near the southern end of the District, a familiar song reaches your ears, sung by a powerful, soulful voice. You reach Victorian
Monday April 01, 2019
Sustaining Spring
Prizm Magazine
Celeste Malvar-Stewart's eco friendly designs were featured in a photo spread in the April 2019 issue of Prizm magazine.
Thursday March 28, 2019
Nina West on Good Day Marketplace
Good Day Marketplace
Andrew Levitt talks about the birth of Nina West, RuPaul's Drag Race and giving back on Good Day Marketplace.
Wednesday March 27, 2019
Best Artist: Adam Hernandez
Columbus Alive
Columbus Alive names painter Adam Hernandez Best Artist of 2019.
Wednesday March 27, 2019
Voice of Columbus: Maggie Smith
Columbus Alive
Columbus Alive names poet Maggie Smith the Voice of Columbus for 2019.
Wednesday March 27, 2019
Best Musician: Mark Lomax
Columbus Alive
Columbus Alive names drummer Mark Lomax best musician of 2019 in its annual Best of Columbus issue.
Thursday February 28, 2019
Nina West shares her journey to RuPaul's Drag Race
Columbus Alive
Columbus drag queen Nina West’s theater background at Denison University has aided her throughout 35 main stage productions in her 18-year career, including a recent role as Ursula in “The Little Mermaid.”
Thursday February 28, 2019
Interview: Nina West's big debut on the small screen
Columbus Underground
After entertaining Columbus audiences for nearly two decades, Nina West is mere hours from being an international phenomenon.
Tonight, viewers around the world will watch her inaugural appearance on the 11th season of the award-winning VH1 reality series RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Wednesday February 27, 2019
Nina West Wants to Be America's Next Drag Superstar
WCMH
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- The race is on for Columbus drag queen Nina West. Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race starts Thursday and Nina will be battling to be America's next drag superstar. But just being on the show is already a dream come true for Andrew Levitt, the man behind
Wednesday February 06, 2019
Central Ohio musician heading to Grammys Red Carpet
10TV
Pianist Bobby Floyd, a staple of the Columbus music scene for decades, is on his way to Los Angeles to do something he has never done before, attend the Grammys.
Tuesday December 18, 2018
Interview with muralist Adam Hernandez on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Being a working artist isn’t easy. Thankfully, there are plenty of folks in Columbus to show you the way. Muralist Adam Hernandez talks about how he found his way here, the importance of mentors, and being a “real” person in business.
Saturday December 15, 2018
Eric Gnezda from Songs at the Center on Good Day Columbus
Fox 28
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — Eric Gnezda, host of Songs at the Center, joined GDC as part of the Art Makes Columbus series. Gnezda is the host of Songs at the Center, a show on public television that showcases singers and songwriters to a live audience. He talked more about the
Friday November 30, 2018
Barbara Fant on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Slam brought poetry out of academia in the early 1990s. Since then it has grown and become an outlet for performers around the globe. Local poet and performance artist Barbara Fant sat down to talk about the finer workings of the medium and her evolution in it. We also focused
Thursday October 25, 2018
I, Too, Sing America at Columbus Museum of Art
Fox28
Nanette Maciejunes talks about the new exhibition celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaisssance.
Saturday October 13, 2018
T.Wong performs with Aaron White on Good Day Columbus
Good Day Columbus
T.Wong and Aaron White performed on Good Day Columbus
Sunday September 30, 2018
African-American artist Queen Brooks renowned for use of vibrant colors, textures
The Columbus Dispatch
As a young adult walking down Washington Avenue in East Columbus, Queen Brooks would stare into the window of an art gallery owned by photographer Kojo Kamau. “I kept looking in the window and about the third time, Kojo invited me in,” Brooks said. “I told him I didn’t have
Wednesday September 26, 2018
Good Day Columbus ft Columbus Open Studio & Stage
FOX28
Artist Bryan Moss and GCAC VP Jami Goldstein talk about the upcoming 2018 Columbus Open Studio & Stage.
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Stephanie Rond on Confluence Cast
Columbus Underground
How do artists work, both alone and together? I sat down with organizer and artist Stephanie Rond to preview this weekend’s Columbus Open Studio and Stage and learn how she herded cats to get here.
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Good Day Columbus ft Wexner Center for the Arts Fallen Fruit Project
FOX28
Shelly Casto from The Wexner Center for the Arts talked about the Fallen Fruitproject.
Monday September 24, 2018
Good Day Columbus ft Shadowbox Live & the Palace Theater
FOX28
Brandon Anderson from Shadowbox Live and Rich Corsi from CAPA/the Palace Theatre, talking about their respective performance venues and what to expect if you take a tour via the upcoming Columbus Open Studio & Stage event.
Saturday September 22, 2018
Good Day Columbus ft mixed-media artist April Sunami
FOX28
Columbus, OH — Continuing our Art Makes Columbus series, we meet April Sunami. She uses mixed media to create her art, and has used items such as bullets and wreckage from car accidents in her art.
Thursday September 20, 2018
Arts feature: Catching up with artist Stephanie Rond
Columbus Alive
Stephanie Rond has been planting. That’s the short version. That Rond’s art elevates the discussion in the streets, in galleries and online is pretty much a foregone conclusion. She’s always had something to say, and said it first with her art, allowing people to come around to the notion that
Wednesday September 19, 2018
Rapper Dominique Larue battles death and depression on the road to making her career-best album
Columbus Alive
In the past, when Dominique Larue felt depression creeping up, she would allow it to take hold, occasionally spending days at a time in bed until the storm clouds passed. But after living through a deep depression that culminated in multiple suicide attempts and an extended, self-imposed July 2017 hospital
Wednesday September 05, 2018
Dominique Larue on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
How can women break in to male-dominated fields? In the case of hip-hop artist and rapper Domenique Larue, they just do it. We sat down to discuss how she got started, how she creates her work, the music business, and dealing with depression and anxiety. Enjoy the interview and a
Saturday August 18, 2018
Jeff Smith on Good Day Columbus
Good Day Columbus
Jeff Smith talked about his latest Bone book.
Friday July 27, 2018
April Sunami on Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Art and artists don’t evolve in a vacuum. That’s certainly true for Columbus-based mixed media artist April Sunami. We sat down to discuss her work, how she translates the identities of women of color in her work, working with and without support of those around you, her influences, the importance
Saturday July 21, 2018
Ladies of Longford Take the Stage (VIDEO)
Good Day Columbus
Hilda Doyle with her daughter Stephanie (half of the Ladies of Longford) were on Good Day Columbus sharing their story, music and upcoming performances
Tuesday July 03, 2018
New Wexner Center Artist-in-Residence Mark Lomax finds rhythm behind kit and in life
Columbus Alive
The musician preps for the release of his years-in-the making, 12-disc ’400: An Afrikan Epic’ Mark Lomax is sitting at a table in a King-Lincoln eatery, not surprisingly drumming his hands on the table. It’s a complex, polyrhythmic pattern (although perhaps not for Lomax, a lifelong drummer), playing four beats
Saturday June 16, 2018
Philip Hickman talks about Actors' Theatre Columbus' upcoming season
Good Day Columbus
Actor, director and artistic director of Actors' Theatre Columbus discusses the company's new summer season.
Tuesday May 15, 2018
RJD2 on Confluence Cast
Columbus Underground
Once they find success, how do artists choose the right commercial and creative collaborations? I sat down with Ramble Jon Krohn, better known as RJD2, to talk about his journey from 8 year-old classic rock fan to hip hop DJ and producer, his many collaborative projects over the years, how
Monday May 14, 2018
Bryan Moss on Good Day Columbus
Fox28
Bryan Moss stops by the studio to talk about The Black Panther: 50+ Years of Black Superheroes on view at the King Arts Complex.
Monday March 12, 2018
National Plant a Flower Day with Amanda Bettin
Fox28
Amanda Bettin with the Franklin Park Conservatory talked with Andrew Buck Michael about the perfect time to start planting flowers.
Thursday March 08, 2018
Locals: Scott Woods’ New Black Eastside Songbook
Columbus Alive
Poet and ‘Holler’ curator enlists Counterfeit Madison, Paisha Thomas, Mark Lomax and others to perform a live mixtape
Thursday March 08, 2018
Kelli Martin provides alternative platform for Columbus designers
Columbus Alive
About a decade ago, Columbus native Kelli Martin traveled to Chicago with a garbage bag of her clothing designs to try out for season five of the “Project Runway” TV series. To her surprise, she was asked to be on the show, but she had to dye her hair and
Friday February 02, 2018
Lincoln Theatre’s ‘Backstage’ series places audience members in intimate setting for shows
Columbus Dispatch
With just minutes to showtime, the lights were down in the Lincoln Theatre auditorium with nary a soul seated for what was to be a sold-out event. The stage, though, was another story. A fleet of folding chairs — about 100 in all — lined the back of the stage
Thursday October 05, 2017
Studios, Performance Venues to Welcome Publish for Tours, Conversation
The Columbus Dispatch
The paintings hanging on the walls of Columbus galleries might be aesthetically pleasing or visually engaging, but they reveal little about the stories behind the art. What about the time the artist put into creating the piece? Or the meaning he or she meant to convey? Columbus artists think that
Wednesday October 04, 2017
Art Makes Columbus with Adam Hernandez
CD102.5
Adam dropped by as part of our Art Makes Columbus series to chat up his latest show, his participation in this weekend's Open Studio and Stage and his efforts to raise money for Puerto Rico.
Tuesday October 03, 2017
Cam Around Town: Columbus Open Studio & Stage
Good Day Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Good Day Columbus feature reporter Cameron Fontana featured the second annual Columbus Open Studio & Stage which allow people to look into the creative process at popular venues around town.
Friday September 29, 2017
Columbus Brothers Open Art Studio After Fathers Alzheimers Diagnosis
ABC6
COLUMBUS (WSYX/WTTE) — Jerry was traveling the world, creating prosthesis for people in war-torn regions.
John was taking care of their father, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
The Fitzpatrick brothers both needed an escape: sculpting.
Wednesday August 02, 2017
People to Watch: Barbara Fant
Columbus Alive
After twists and turns, poet returns to slam competitions with a better mindset
Wednesday July 26, 2017
Composer Mark Lomax II On Confluence Cast
Confluence Cast
Music is many things to many people but Mark Lomax would argue that it’s not enough. The Columbus-based composer and drummer has some ideas for how we should hear music, incorporate it in to our lives, and why artists will define the future of Columbus.
Shownotes:
Wednesday June 14, 2017
This Comic Artist Believes 'This Is The Moment' For Black Arts Community
Forbes
Last month, The Hutchins Center at Harvard University unveiled their provocative art and design show entitled Elektrik Revival: Remixing The Black Speculative South. Sponsored by The Hiphop Archive and Research Institute, a Harvard-based institute dedicated to the vision of hiphop, Elektrik Revival is an immersive collection of contemporary works set
Wednesday June 14, 2017
Things We Love: Picks from Philip Hickman of Actors’ Theatre
Columbus Alive
Actors’ Theatre Artistic Director loves the South Side, Schiller Park and more
Sunday June 11, 2017
Viola mishap apart, North Shore Chamber Fest ends in style with Mozart
Chicago Classical Review
The 2017 installment of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival (NSCMF) came to a close Saturday night with a mostly Mozart program at Northbrook’s Village Presbyterian Church. For this year’s finale the NSCMF featured an orchestra for the first time, hosting the Columbus-based ProMusica Chamber Orchestra under its music director
Thursday June 01, 2017
Karl Pedersen & Celia Peters talk Columbus arts & Arts Fest
Good Day Marketplace
Classical musician Karl Pedersen and Columbus filmmaker Celia Peters talk about the arts scene in Columbus and their involvement in the Columbus Arts Festival.
Monday April 24, 2017
From Old Towne East To "Mercy Street," Corset Artist Makes A Stitch In Time
WOSU Public Media
Working out of a master bedroom-turned-studio in her old Victorian home in Olde Towne East, Boiwka's business Wilde Hunt Corsetry hears from people in countries like Dubai and Russia, stay-at-home moms, and television producers.
Friday April 21, 2017
Poems of Resistance: A Primer
The New York Times
Protest poetry has deep roots in the United States. Poets have used their verses to oppose slavery, the Vietnam War, segregation and racial oppression, the Iraq war, and more recently, discrimination and police violence against African-Americans. So it’s not entirely surprising that there’s been a resurgence of political poetry in
Sunday April 16, 2017
Billboard project features paintings of 5 central Ohio artists
The Columbus Dispatch
Paintings by five central Ohio artists are giving new meaning to the term “street art” in Columbus: The sanctioned works fill some of the unrented billboards throughout the city. The high-profile exposure is part of an inaugural public gallery called ArtPop Columbus, which takes its name from a North Carolina-based
Thursday April 13, 2017
T.Wong Talks About His Sophomore Album, The Upside Down
Good Day Marketplace
Cameron Fontana sat down with T.Wong at Vuaghn Music Studios to discuss T.Wong's sophomore album The Upside Down.
Monday April 10, 2017
ArtPop Billboards Have Started Appearing Around the City
Columbus Underground
Columbus has started to have billboards covered in art popping up around the city. A collaboration between outdoor billboard company Lamar and the Greater Columbus Arts Council under their Art Makes Columbus/Columbus Makes Art campaign has resulted in the work of five local artists being showcased on the large scale
Thursday April 06, 2017
Poetry with Barbara Fant & TRANSIT ARTS
Good Day Marketplace
Columbus poet Barbara Fant works with students in the TRANSIT ARTS program to help them develop their poetry.
Thursday March 30, 2017
Staff Pick: Scott Woods wraps 'Holler'
Columbus Alive
"Holler" is coming to an end, but its spirit doesn't need to, nor should it. Scott Woods, with support from the Greater Columbus Arts Council, booked at least a show a day throughout March, highlighting black artists through arts events and performances in spoken word, music, dance and visual arts
Wednesday March 22, 2017
Arts feature: Lisa McLymont’s ‘Universe Tribe’
Columbus Alive
Implicit in the title "Universe Tribe" is both commonality and distinction. Not just a name for an exhibition, it's what Lisa McLymont calls her "ongoing body of work."
For McLymont, it's about unity and togetherness without ignoring diversity and uniqueness.
Wednesday March 22, 2017
Dominique Larue Talks About New Album, Music Biz
CD102.5
Columbus rapper Dominique Larue stopped by CD102.5's radio morning show to talk about her new EP, Help Me I'm Poor, upcoming shows, and working the music biz.
Thursday March 16, 2017
Voting Now Open for PromoWest and Columbus Makes Art Exhibition
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) and PromoWest Productions are proud to announce the 10 finalists for the 2017 exhibition on A&R Music Bar
Thursday March 09, 2017
Interview with Poet Scott Woods on Holler: 31 Days of Columbus Black Art (VIDEO)
Good Day Marketplace
Poet Scott Woods talks with Good Day Marketplace about Holler: 31 Days of Columbus Black Art, his extraordinary series of events highlighting African-American artists in Columbus every day for the month of March.
Sunday March 05, 2017
Documentary explores drag scene in city of the US heartland
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Filmmaker Gabrielle Burton says she didn’t plan for her documentary about the drag scene in Ohio’s capital city to achieve wider distribution at a time of political and cultural division. But becoming comfortable with complex subjects is something everyone needs at the moment, Burton says. “Kings, Queens
Saturday March 04, 2017
Ohio’s Drag And Trans Performers Dazzle In New Documentary
Huffington Post
An acclaimed new documentary is putting the drag kings, drag queens and transgender performers of Columbus, Ohio in the national spotlight. The Huffington Post got an advance look at “Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens,” which opened in select theaters March 3, with an exclusive clip that can be viewed above. In
Friday March 03, 2017
'Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens': Film Review
Hollywood Reporter
Gabrielle Burton's colorful doc finds a surprising variety of gender-bending personalities in Columbus, Ohio.
Wednesday February 22, 2017
Poet Scott Woods brings a full month of events to assorted venues around the city
Columbus Alive
What is Columbus culture?
Sure, the city's making everybody's "cool places to go/be for this or that reason" list, which is great, but, again, what is Columbus culture?
Scott Woods is giving us 31 days to begin to see if we can find the answer.
Sunday February 12, 2017
African-Americans nourish Columbus arts community
Columbus Dispatch
If asked about role models or inspirations, many African-American artists in the Columbus area might quickly mention mixed-media specialist Aminah Robinson or photographer Kojo Kamau — or both. As two of the most prolific and recognizable artists the city has produced in recent times, they helped put visual arts in
Friday February 03, 2017
Inspire Your Heart with Art
Good Day Columbus
Poet Barbara Fant stopped by Good Day Columbus to talk about Inspire your heart with art day.
Friday December 23, 2016
Maggie Smith and the poem that captured the mood of a tumultuous year
The Washington Post
Last summer, Maggie Smith — no, not that one — sat in a Starbucks in Bexley, Ohio, and wrote a poem. “Life is short, though I keep this from my children,” it began. Smith had no idea that she was setting down the first lines of a work that would
Sunday December 18, 2016
CBS Sunday Morning: The Harmony Project
CBS Sunday Morning
There’s harmony in the air this time of year -- what better reason to introduce you to the man behind the Harmony Project? Jane Pauley reports:
Sunday October 23, 2016
The Confluence Cast: Amy Lay
Confluence Cast
Columbus is home to the nation’s largest resident theater company, Shadowbox Live. Meta-performer Amy Lay sits down to talk about her craft, the importance of play, and why she chose Columbus.
Sunday October 16, 2016
‘Bone’ cartoonist aims to help create the South by Southwest of comics
The Washington Post
IF IT’S GOOD enough for movies or music, then why not for comics? The idea of a film festival taking over a town for a few days doesn’t sound so novel in North America, but the notion of non-superhero cartoons and sequential storytelling swarming a metropolis for several days can
Friday June 17, 2016
Poet Maggie Smith on Watching Her Poem Go Viral in the Wake of the Orlando Shooting
Slate
Poet Maggie Smith, author of 2005’s Lamp of the Body, 2015’s The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and of the forthcoming collection Weep Up, has been on the country’s mind and social media feeds since her gorgeous poem “Good Bones” caught fire, spreading across the Internet after the Orlando
Friday June 17, 2016
Poem about struggle 'to love this world as it is' goes viral
The Guardian
Poet Maggie Smith’s Good Bones has been shared thousands of times since its launch on Wednesday
Wednesday June 01, 2016
Columbus Makes Art Featuring GrooveU
FOX 28
GrooveU will be sponsoring the GrooveU Stage at the Columbus Arts Festival. Students will be booking the talent, managing the stage and working the sound and lighting.
Saturday April 23, 2016
Ohio Dance Festival on Good Day Columbus
FOX 28
Marlene Leber with the Ohio Dance Festival talks to the morning show team about the Festival and teaches them a chair dance from Will Rogers Follies.
Friday April 15, 2016
Columbus Makes Art featuring the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra
FOX 28
Good Day Marketplace visits the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra at the Lincoln Theatre.
Wednesday April 06, 2016
Good Day Marketplace: Amy Lay of Shadowbox Live
FOX 28
Good Day Marketplace visits with metaperformer Amy Lay of Shadowbox Live.
Friday April 01, 2016
Honky Tonk Woman: Angela Perley
Columbus Monthly
A new album and role as one of the city’s arts ambassadors keeps the alt-country rocker hopping.
Thursday March 31, 2016
Why I Came Back
614 Columbus
These days, there’s much brighter lights in our little big city. Long-gone are the days of Columbus hemorrhaging creative talent, as the magic of Midwest hospitality and low cost of living has now merged with a vibrant entrepreneurial scene to create a renewed cultural hub drawing its former residents back
Wednesday March 30, 2016
Artist Profile: Devon Palmer
WOSU
Woodturner Devon Palmer demonstrates his craft for us inside his studio at the Columbus Idea Foundry in Franklinton.
Friday March 25, 2016
Byron Stripling's tribute to St. Louis jazz great Clark Terry: ‘His aura radiated with the feeling and sound of jazz'
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis was home to the late, great jazz musician Clark Terry, who died in last year at the age of 94. Contemporary trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling was one of the many jazz musicians, from Miles Davis to Quincy Jones, who was influenced by Terry. Stripling, who spent part of
Monday March 21, 2016
Columbus' art scene is a surprising discovery
The Chicago Tribune
The striking work of art grabs a guest's attention moments after reaching the hotel lobby. It's a somewhat abstract illustration of the city's downtown, awash in vivid hues of seemingly every color imaginable — or at least every color in the crayon box.
Wednesday March 09, 2016
COSI's Ty Owen shows off the planetarium on Good Day Marketplace
FOX 28
Good Day Columbus' Cameron Fontana visits COSI's Ty Owen, creator of their planetarium shows.
Wednesday March 02, 2016
BalletMet's Edwaard Liang on Good Day Marketplace
FOX 28
BalletMet Executive Director Edwaard Liang discuses their latest production, "Inspired," at the Ohio Theatre.
Tuesday March 01, 2016
Living in Harmony: How David Brown is bringing about change through song
Columbus Monthly
At the center of the Harmony Project, a citywide initiative that combines music-making and volunteer service, is David Brown. He has a few staffers (only one is full time) and many volunteers and partners who keep the programs going, but Brown’s creativity, vision, talent and sheer force of will are
Thursday February 18, 2016
David Butler and Lyn Logan-Grimes on Celebrating Black History Month
FOX 28
David Butler and Lyn Logan-Grimes visit Good Day Columbus to talk about exhibitions opening during Black History Month.
Thursday January 21, 2016
Schwarzenegger pumped on Columbus for movie making
The Columbus Dispatch
The movie 478 with Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently shot in Columbus, the city and Schwarzenegger hope this paves the way for more film work to happen in the captial city.
Sunday January 17, 2016
Corset maker from Columbus figures in TV series 'Mercy Street'
The Columbus Dispatch
TV viewers can glimpse one of Larissa Boiwka’s corsets on a Southern belle-turned-nurse in the premiere of Mercy Street, a new PBS miniseries set during the Civil War.
Monday January 11, 2016
Stories come alive in six words
NBC4
Larry Smith is asking for life stories at the Columbus Museum of Art. But there’s a catch—you have to tell it in six words.
Tuesday January 05, 2016
Fashion Capitals Of The U.S.: Columbus, Ohio Emerges As Major Fashion Hub
Fashion Times
When thinking of fashionable cities in the U.S., Columbus, Ohio, probably doesn't come to mind — but it should. According to Emsi — a company that uses labor market data to help educational institutions, workforce planners and regional developers build a better workforce and improve the economic conditions in their
Thursday October 01, 2015
Q&A: Nannette Maciejunes on Columbus Museum of Art’s expansion.
Columbus CEO
The executive director of the Columbus Museum of Art discusses the museum’s expansion, champions of local art and more.
Wednesday September 16, 2015
In the Studio with Woodturner Devon Palmer
Columbus Monthly
This Columbus-based craftsman is on a mission to elevate the art of woodturning.
Friday September 11, 2015
Arts, cultural attractions matter in great cities - Columbus included
Columbus Business First
Arts, cultural attractions matter in great cities - Columbus included
Monday August 31, 2015
Short on Words. Long on Worth.
(614) Magazine
Larry Smith’s micro mission to bring out the story in every Columbusonian
Sunday August 09, 2015
Byron Stripling commentary: Columbus’ arts scene is as great as any in the world
The Columbus Dispatch
I made my first trip to Columbus about a dozen years ago. I didn’t know what to expect but feared it would not be fun. I fancied myself a sophisticated New Yorker, and I had been trained to doubt anything beyond the island of Manhattan.
Friday August 07, 2015
Columbus Launches Historic Collaborative Arts Campaign
10TV
New campaign shares stories behind dozens of local painters, dancers and musicians so that people can connect and engage with our city's artistic talent.
Thursday July 30, 2015
The Top Ten Cities for Creatives
The Huffington Post
A thriving creative class is a key feature of nearly every successful modern city. A vibrant culture is not only valuable in its own right, it also often serves to attract and inspire talented workers in non-creative fields, creating a rising tide that benefits the entire city.
Monday June 15, 2015
Angela Perley Wants to Take the Music Scene to the Next Level
Columbus Underground
Angela Perley falls into the defined category of “Young Professional Millennial Boomeranger”. That means that she’s someone who grew up in Central Ohio (Hilliard to be specific), left the area (went to Ohio University in Athens) and then returned for Columbus for work. But her work certainly isn’t what you’d
Monday June 15, 2015
David Butler Encourages Long-Term Arts Literacy
Columbus Underground
David Butler wants to help Columbus residents become more educated and knowledgeable when it comes to the arts.
Monday June 15, 2015
Edwaard Liang Puts Local Arts on Global Stage
Columbus Underground
Edwaard Liang is a well travelled local artist. He was born in Taiwan, grew up in Northern California, and moved to New York at age thirteen. He spent many years dancing in performances on Broadway as well as choreographing performances for other ballet companies. He’s been in Columbus for two
Monday June 15, 2015
Eric Barker Sets the Stage for Local Theater
Columbus Underground
When you go out to see local theater, your attention is centered upon the actors and performers. But the performance wouldn’t have soul without many other efforts from behind-the-scenes creatives that work on lighting, music, set design, costumes, makeup and all of the other technical aspects of the show. Eric
Saturday June 13, 2015
Katherine Matthews Brings Literary Arts into The Spotlight
Columbus Underground
Katherine Matthews says that she knew she wanted to become a writer all the way back in second grade. While not everyone would consider that choice as a viable career path in Columbus, Matthews says that she’s not only been able to achieve that goal, she’s been able to thrive
Thursday June 11, 2015
Ty Owen Puts Creativity to Work
Columbus Underground
Columbus native Ty Owen has been fascinated by sound since a very early age. “I’ve been playing music since I was a kid, and I still find myself obsessing over a specific two seconds of a song, or tuning in to a way something is mixed,” he says. “I get
Wednesday June 10, 2015
Amy Lay Turns Performance Art into a Career
Columbus Underground
If you’ve been to a Shadowbox Live show, then you definitely recognize Amy Lay as a key performer in the ensemble. As a singer, dancer and sketch comedian, she’s been a part of the cast for 13 years now, working as a full time performance artist right here in Columbus
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