2016 Interim Report to the Community As the primary funder, advocate and convener of the arts in Columbus, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (Arts Council) is committed to growing the creative economy in Columbus to benefi t tourism, neighborhood revitalization and business development. Through signifi cant community partnerships and collaborations, the Arts Council has helped realize tangible results with minimal public investment.
With money from the Columbus bed tax, the Greater Columbus Arts Council invests in the cultural infrastructure of Columbus. The following are grant totals through June 30.
ColumbusMakesArt.com 77 ORGANIZATIONAL GRANTS GIVEN #artmakescbus FOR NEARLY $3.6 MILLION 27 Operating Support | $3.1 million SUPPORTING ARTS. ADVANCING CULTURE. 36 Project Support | $402,401 14 BOOST | $78,974
ARTIST SUPPORT – 175 GRANTS FOR $126,238
Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Aminah Brenda Lynn Performing Artist Travel Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, Robinson Memorial Grants: 7 grants | $9,645 a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep from my children. The world is at least Fund for Research fi fty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative Professional Development JANUARY – JUNE, 2016 estimate, though I keep this from my children. and Development:
Excerpt from “Good Bones” Grants: 50 grants | $48,235 Originally published in Waxwing 4 grants | $4,000
EARNED MEDIA Learn more about Maggie’s story and other Columbus artists and events. Film Finishing Funds: Supply Grants: 108 grants | $50,665 205 6 grants | $13,693 PRINT, ONLINE, BROADCAST STORIES WITH A REACH OF “This week I got a message from a perfect stranger, 190 million a woman named Akhila Ramnarayan, co-founder AND A PUBLICITY VALUE OF of an arts organization in Chennai, India, called the Sahrdaya Arts Foundation. She reached out to tell $1.3 million me that she had shared my poem “Good Bones” with a group of dancers who practice full-time Learn more about Janet’s story and PAID MEDIA IMPRESSIONS other Columbus artists and events. a classical dance form called Bharatanatyam. 19.5 million In that class they worked on translations of the Nonprofi t arts poem into their respective native languages–Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi. Then, on Friday, FACEBOOK REACH 462,000 attendance in veteran theater and fi lm actor Kalairani did a small Columbus Blue Jackets + performance based on a Tamil translation of “Good I AM Columbus is Columbus Clippers VIDEO VIEWS 55,175 BRYAN Bones”. I can hardly believe this poem has traveled + MOSS. so far and been part of something like this. I thought Columbus Crew SC + SPONSORS IN 2016 HAVE PROVIDED PAINTING you might want to know. Also, the fi rst printing of the Ohio Machine + IS MY ART. “Good Bones” broadside sold out, so it’s going into The Ohio State University $225,000 CASH AND another printing. I’m in awe.” Learn more about that of sports! (men and women’s sports: $443,000 IN-KIND Bryan Moss and - Maggie Smith, poet, football, basketball, other Columbus ice hockey and lacrosse.) MEDIA ADDED-VALUE artists and events. Art Makes Columbus campaign artist Columbus Arts Festival voted one of the Top 25 Arts Festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine.
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450,000 PEOPLE | 300+ ARTISTS | 7 STAGES | FEATURING 1,100+ PERFORMERS (ESTIMATED) Photo: Larry Hamill Larry Photo:
BROADCAST STORIES 109 “I just really love this show. The people of Columbus are NEILSON AUDIENCE OF art savvy and interested in the arts, the setting is lovely. I have 3.9 million formed some great relations with patrons and the police, 56 who come back year, after year. ONLINE AND PRINT STORIES It feels like family.” FOR POTENTIAL REACH OF 15 million - Arts Festival exhibiting artist from 2016 survey TOTAL PUBLICITY VALUE OF $572,621 Joe Maiorana Photos: “I would like to thank you “As an artist I have a lot of Between May 1 – June 12, 2016: for choosing to partner with feelings to share this is done WEB SITE PAGE VIEWS Shadowbox Live, not only because through my painting which they have treated all the artists like was brought to life on stage 259,511 royalty, and performed on point because of you guys at GCAC every single performance, but also and Shadowbox Live. Great FACEBOOK PAGE REACH for showcasing our works in a truly team you are. I have made a 1.2 million transformative light. I have formed new collector and artist friend friendships and a stronger sense which is great for my growth of community, which is something as an artist and as individual, TWITTER IMPRESSIONS 141,000 I will value forever.” all thanks to GCAC.” - Rachel Schutt, - Said oladejo-lawal, Gallery of Echoes visual artist Gallery of Echoes visual artist SEE THE MUSIC. HEAR THE ART.