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GCAC Grant Helps Cancer Survivors Cope
Study: Creative Sector Generates Billions for Local Economy And the Emmy goes to... Art, Fun and Perfect Weather Attract Big Crowds to Columbus Arts Festival GCAC Presents Awards to Area Artists at Ohio State Fair Exhibition Artists-in-Schools Night 2009 GCAC Public Forum: Building a Case for Supporting the Arts Columbus Arts in the News Looking for Something to do? Visit ColumbusArts.com |
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GCAC Grant Helps Cancer Survivors CopeArt brings people together and allows them to see the world in a different way. And for those affected by illness, art is also a powerful way to deal with their situation. Funding provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Franklin County Neighborhood Arts grant program will help Haven of Hope Cancer Foundation work with cancer patients through art therapy. Haven of Hope will present Healing at the Haven through Art & Music, a series of programs and services to support and assist the central Ohio community affected by a cancer diagnosis. The series will provide an environment where participants can express their feelings, offer mutual support to each other and openly discuss their struggles and successes. Therapists will work with program participants to help them create art and use it to their express feelings and increase awareness.
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Study: Creative Sector Generates Billions for Local Economy
Central Ohio's creative sector generates more than $3 billion a year for the local economy, according to a recent study led by the Columbus College of Art & Design and funded in part by the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Nearly 25,000 people work in the creative sector—defined as the fields of arts, design, performance, media and marketing—in greater Columbus, according to the report, Creative Columbus: a Picture of the Creative Economy in Central Ohio. These figures are just a few of the findings in the report, released in June, which attempts to present measurable statistics on the size, reach and impact of central Ohio's creative economy.
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And the Emmy goes to...WOSU Public Media's monthly television magazine program ArtZine, funded by the Greater Columbus Arts Council! ArtZine, which showcases local artists, arts organizations and cultural activities, received a 2009 Emmy Award for Arts and Entertainment Program from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 45th Annual Midwestern Regional Emmy Awards ceremony held on July 25 in Lexington, Ky. The Ohio Valley Chapter of the NATAS presents Emmy Awards to television professionals in thirteen markets and four states. The chapter's first Emmy Awards were presented in 1964.
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Art, Fun and Perfect Weather Attract Big Crowds to Columbus Arts FestivalMore than 400,000 Columbus residents and visitors discovered the art at the 2009 Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable. Beautiful weather, artwork from around the globe, gourmet fare and lots of great local bands attracted visitors to explore the Festival June 5-7 as it celebrated its second year in downtown's Discovery District. And this year, visitors experienced the Columbus Arts Festival online, too. Through the Festival's Facebook page, currently at over 1,200 fans, and Twitter accounts, visitors shared their thoughts about the event.
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GCAC Presents Awards to Area Artists at Ohio State Fair ExhibitionDid you know that one of the best-attended annual art shows in the state is held at the Ohio State Fair? The Fine Arts Exhibition, a long-running aspect of the Fair, has been held at the Cox Fine Arts Center since 1909. The annual juried exhibition features hundreds of works by Ohio artists and offers $15,000 in awards thanks to funding provided by arts groups, corporations and arts councils, including the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Ohio Arts Council.
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ARTIST PREVIEW NIGHTArtists-in-Schools Night, September 8Want to learn more about what local artists can do for your school or community group? Then join the Greater Columbus Arts Council for the 2009 Artist Preview Night on Tue., Sept. 8 from 4-7 p.m., in a brand new location—the historic Lincoln Theatre, 771 E. Long St 43203. Artist Preview Night allows teachers, event planners and arts patrons to meet the storytellers, theater companies, painters, dancers, musicians and other talented artists on the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artists-in-Schools program roster. The Artists-in-Schools program provides performances, workshops and interactive arts instruction to schools, libraries, and other educational facilities in central Ohio and beyond.
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GCAC PUBLIC FORUM2009 GCAC Public Forum: Building a Case for Supporting the ArtsIn these economic times, how can the arts successfully compete for public support and funding? Successful advocacy efforts at the federal, state and local levels help elected officials understand how a healthy arts community advances their policy goals. Learn how arts advocacy can clearly demonstrate the economic, social and educational benefits of public investment. Join the Greater Columbus Arts Council and a panel of advocacy experts as we discuss strategies and techniques to build public support for the arts at the 2009 GCAC Public Forum.
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COLUMBUS ARTS IN THE NEWS
Local Artists to Be Recognized by South Side Settlement House and Huntington Bank |
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Looking for something to do? Visit ColumbusArts.comThe following are upcoming events listed on ColumbusArts.com, your source for arts and cultural happenings in central Ohio. Visit the newly re-designed ColumbusArts.com for more on these and other area events, or to list your organization's events. |
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