Supporting Art. Advancing Culture.
ARTIST PROFILE
VIDEO VIEWS
ColumbusMakesArt.com
INCREASE
in website traffic
aided by Google
AD GRANT PROGRAM
LETTER
FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT
In 2016 the Greater Columbus Arts Council made substantial progress toward building a more sustainable arts sector in Columbus.
An unprecedented year for the bed tax in 2016 resulted in more support to artists and arts organizations than ever before. Twenty-seven Operating Support grants were awarded totaling $3.1 million and 57 grants totaling $561,842 in Project Support.
The Art Makes Columbus/Columbus Makes Art campaign generated nearly 400 online, print and broadcast stories, $9.1 million in publicity and 350 million earned media impressions featuring the arts and artists in Columbus. We held our first annual Columbus Open Studio & Stage October 8-9, a self-guided art tour featuring 26 artist studios, seven stages and seven community partners throughout Columbus, providing more than 1,400 direct engagements with artists in their creative spaces.
We hosted another outstanding Columbus Arts Festival on the downtown riverfront and Columbus’ beautiful Scioto Greenways. We estimated that more than 450,000 people enjoyed fine artists from across the country, and amazing music, dance, theater and local cuisine at the city’s free welcome-to-summer event.
As always we are grateful to the Mayor, Columbus City Council and the Ohio Arts Council for our funding and all the individuals, corporations and community partners who support our work in the arts.
Attendance from 2015, the most recently completed season for arts and sports. Sports attendance of 3,288,739 from publicly available home game attendance for the following teams: Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Clippers, Columbus Crew SC, Ohio Machine and men’s and women’s football, basketball, ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer and women’s field hockey at The Ohio State University. Arts attendance of 5,212,745 compiled from physical attendance at 91 central Ohio arts and cultural organizations as submitted to American’s for the Arts for the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 study to be released in June 2017.
2016 Grants and Awards
79 Organizations Supported*
203 Artist Grants
27
OPERATING SUPPORT
GRANTS
57
PROJECT SUPPORT
GRANTS
174
ARTIST GRANTS
Includes:
Performing Artist Travel,
Professional Development
and Supply Grants.
13
BOOST GRANTS
12
POWER2GIVE
1
COMMUNITY
IMPACT
29
ARTIST EXCHANGE
AND FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowships awarded in
dance, literature, media arts,
playwriting, and visual arts.
ADVOCACY
PROMOTING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
AND SUSTAINABILITY
Maggie Smith’s
poem Good Bones
goes viral.
“It’s impossible to know how many people have read the poem, though one estimate in August put the number at nearly a million. The poem has been interpreted into a dance by a troupe in India, turned into a musical score for the voice and harp and been translated into Spanish, Italian, French, Korean, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Closer to home, Smith says that she has gotten many requests for the work to appear in church bulletins and for her to read it aloud. “It’s my ‘Freebird,’ ” she jokes.”
Excerpt from The Washington Post, Maggie Smith and the poem that captured the mood of a tumultuous year. Maggie Smith is an Art Makes Columbus featured artist.
FIRST ANNUAL COLUMBUS OPEN STUDIO & STAGE
The inaugural Art Makes Columbus/Columbus Makes Art event was a two-day self guided tour of Columbus art studios and major performance venues.
COSS participating artists included (left to right): April Sunami, Roger Williams, Lisa Horkin, Queen Brooks, and Michael McEwan.
Right: Maggie Smith by Meghan Ralston
EXPERTISE
SHARING BEST PRACTICES, INVESTING IN
RESEARCH, LEVERAGING RESOURCES
EDWAARD LIANG
Artistic Director,
BalletMet
“One of the reasons I wanted to be back in Columbus was because I saw opportunity, possibility and a community of people to inspire me.”
PUBLIC FORUM
Columbus College of Art & Design hosted the 2016 Arts Council Public Forum where more than 350 people turned out to hear about the public opinion research about arts funding in central Ohio that was completed in 2016.
- 76% of Franklin County registered voters support public funding for the arts
- 82% believe funding should be county wide
PARTNERSHIP WITH TRG ARTS
The Arts Council is helping to support a mailing list trade service specifically for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. The service enables the 10 participating Columbus cultural organizations to make more informed and targeted decisions for their marketing, development and outreach efforts.
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 research was completed with more than 600 audience intercept surveys gathered and attendance and budget data from 95 organizations in central Ohio. Updated economic impact numbers are expected to be released in June 2017.
Top left: ARTrepreneur Workshop at ARTfluencial/Creative Control Fest; Top right: Columbus Museum of Art; Right: Nina West performs at the Columbus Arts Partnership Awards; Above: Columbus Symphony during Twisted 2, photo by Jennifer Zmuda; Right: Tom Battenberg.
RAYMOND J. HANLEY AWARD
In September, Columbus musician Tom Battenberg was presented with the annual Raymond J. Hanley Award, a cash prize of $12,500 presented to an artist who has made outstanding contributions to the arts in central Ohio. Battenberg was a professor of music at The Ohio State University, has performed with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and in 2016 celebrated 50 years playing for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.
DID YOU KNOW?
Cultural experiences create memories and people connect these memories to the good times in their lives.
Columbus has a broad-range of cultural experiences for all ages.
People believe that
Columbus has a
vibrant and growing
arts scene.
Studies show that students who have access to arts and cultural learning experiences demonstrate improved math and reading skills, perform higher on standardized tests, stay longer in school and graduate at higher rates.
Citizens are proud of our world-class cultural institutions and artists and see that they contribute to Columbus’ reputation nationally and internationally as a great place to live, work and visit.
Residents, visitors and businesses are attracted to a city with fun and diverse offerings in the arts.
Art experiences make memories that last a lifetime and positively impact learning.
COLLABORATION
CONVENING, SHARING COMMUNICATING
AND EMPOWERING, PROVIDING
RESOURCES TO SUSTAIN ART AND ARTISTS
“Thurber House’s
relationship with the
Arts Council feels like a
partnership, very much because
of the tone you set. The entire arts
community benefits from this approach.”
— Laurie Lathan,
Thurber House Executive Director
Katherine Matthews is a featured artist in the
Art Makes Columbus/Columbus Makes Art campaign.
COLUMBUS ARTS
FESTIVAL FIRSTS!
ProMusica and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra teamed up for a joint concert on Friday night on the ABC6 Main Stage. The concert was supported by Safelite AutoGlass.
Shadowbox Live’s Gallery of Echoes accompanied by original visual art, music, dance and spoken words.
Top: ProMusica; Bottom: Shadowbox Live performs Gallery of Echoes; Right: Hands On Art at the Columbus Arts Festival; Far Right: Katherine Matthews by Meghan Ralston
STREET
PERFORMER
PROGRAM
Seven community partnerships provide matching funds to pay artists to perform around Columbus to add vibrancy to the city’s outdoor markets and public spaces. Capital Crossroads’ Pearl Market, Short North Arts District Gallery Hop, North Market, Gay Street Moonlight and Sunlight Markets, Greater Columbus Convention Center, John Glenn International Airport.
Sold-out house of 650 at COSI on October 13 to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Catherine Willis, Alexis Perrone and Patrick Losinksi and three area businesses—Big Lots, Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and DesignGroup. Columbus Makes Art Excellence Awards of $10,000 each were presented to the Columbus Museum of Art for the Margaret M. Walter Wing and Past Productions and the Short North Stage for the August M. Wilson Festival.
Top and Bottom Left: COMO/Dana Cox street performers at Gallery Hop. Center: Street performer at Columbus Arts Partnership Awards. Top right: Barbara Fant performs at Columbus Arts Partnership Awards. Above: Fences from the August M. Wilson Festival. Right: First Anniversary celebration of the Margaret M. Walter Wing at the Columbus Museum of Art.
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHTS
Shanelle Marie
Keo Khim
Searius Addishun
Alexandra Fresch
Lucy Aveni
Elena Osterwalder
Edwaard Liang
Maggie Smith
ARTS FUNDING
COLUMBUS INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS*
Every $1 invested by the city of Columbus was matched by $31.34 in total dollars.
In-kind contributions and permanently restricted revenues have been removed.
GROWTH IN COMMUNITY FUNDING
77.39% Growth in Community Funding since 2010!
SUPPORTED A WORKFORCE OF
5,169 Jobs
2,825 Artists
AND ENGAGED A COMMUNITY OF
7,495 Volunteers
508,556 Schoolchildren
YEAR
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
EXPENSES
% Increase
from prior year
13.6%
11.6%
18.7%
4.9%
10.0%
11.2%
4.4%
4.4 MILLION ARTS EXPERIENCES
Data provided by arts and cultural organizations in their 2015 Final Reports and on the DataArts platform.
(2015 is the most recently completed fiscal year. Figure includes physical and virtual attendance.)
Columbus, OH received the highest numerical score among 8 cities in the Midwest in the J.D. Power 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Study, based on 26,124 total responses, measuring the experiences and perceptions of travelers who visited a top 50 U.S. destination, surveyed February-July 2016. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.
Daytime shot at Red, White, and Boom at COSI, photo Courtesy Kevin Michael Seymour Photography.
ORGANIZATION GRANTS
2016 Project Support
Artfluential
Arts Initiative
Asian Festival Corp
Available Light Theatre
Camille Catherine, Inc.
Capriccio Vocal Ensemble
CATCO
Columbus Civic Theater
Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus Dance Theatre
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus Ohio Discovery Ensemble
Columbus Songwriters Assoc./Cols Music Fdtn
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services
Evolution Theatre
First Night Columbus
for/word company
Friends of the Cultural Arts Center
Gallery Players
Global Gallery
Gotham/Bebe Miller Dance, Inc
Green Lawn Abbey Preservation Assn
Hollie Klem
Imagine Productions of Columbus
Independents’ Day, Inc
Jefferson Academy of Music
MadLab
Ohio Art League
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Performance Academy/NPAC
Ohioana Library Association
OhioDance
Opera Project Columbus
Paisha Thomas Art
Pizzuti Collection
Post Comedy Theatre
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Red Herring Productions
Scott Spears/Framelines
Scott Woods/The Kate Schulte Foundation
Short North Alliance
SID Public Association
Six String Concert, Inc
Small Steps Are Giant Leaps
SRO Theatre Company
State of the Art Productions
Stella Kessie Asare/Talking Drum
Summer Jam Westgate
The Columbus Experiment
The Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab
The Kate Schulte Foundation
Thomas Wells/Mivos Quartet
Vivo Chamber Music Festival
VSA Ohio
Wild Goose Creative, Inc
Xclaim Dance
ARTprepreneur Workshop Series (Year 2)
“The Plough and the Stars” by Abbey Theatre
Twenty-two years of Asian Festival 2016
The Columbus Voices Workshop
Creative Strings Workshop 2016
Karl Jenkins’ Requiem
Henry Ford & Son
2016 Season
CCAD Public Programs 2016
China Preview
IFLA 2016 World Library Congress Opening Session
Made in Ohio 2016
Songwriter Showcases 2016
2016 Season
New American Festival 2016
First Night Columbus 2016
Patience Worth
Poetic Voices to Address Social Concerns
Second half of 68th Season
Community Outreach Programs 2016
The Making Room
Drawing on the Past
Another Year, Another Christmas
2016-2017 Season
Ninth Annual Independents’ Day Festival
Jefferson’s Signature Series ’16-’17 Season
2016-2017 Season
Come Along With Me
Forced to Migrate by the Thunder Mountain King
South Pacific
2016 Ohioana Book Festival
2017 OhioDance Festival and Conference
2016-2017 Season
Cover Me 2016
2016 Exhibitions
Post from the Road Series & Public Event
“Naked Classics”
2016 Season: Sustain, Deepen, and Build
Framelines Season 3
Holler: 30 Days of Columbus Black Art
Public Art Project: The Messenger Wall
Transforming Pearl Alley into a Public Space
2016-2017 season
Small Steps Are Giant Leaps
2016-2017 season
2016-2017 season
The Talking Drums Project
Summer Jam & The Fantastic Food Garden
The Columbus Experiment 2016
Frequency Fridays 2016-2017
2016 Hot Times Kate Schulte Tribute
Mivos Quartet – Columbus Componsers
Vivo Music Festival 2016
Two Days of Culutural Accessibility
Annual Programming Suite
Fanciful Danciful – Season 9
$4,734
$22,500
$25,500
$13,325
$9,750
$1,980
$15,000
$19,125
$25,500
$12,597
$22,500
$1,300
$4,400
$3,825
$17,000
$22,500
$7,746
$1,140
$5,625
$14,174
$3,750
$1,125
$4,613
$6,500
$10,200
$7,849
$19,077
$1,947
$12,065
$13,688
$26,600
$14,345
$22,500
$532
$28,500
$6,975
$23,489
$12,600
$2,100
$5,200
$5,216
$4,875
$6,650
$5,090
$6,662
$2,700
$99
$6,675
$375
$2,363
$3,388
$1,724
$6,386
6,938
$10,441
$13,065
2016 BOOST
Fuse Factory Electronic and Digital Arts Lab
Glass Axis
Independents’ Day
Jazz Arts Group
Momentum
Ohio Art League
OhioDance
Red, White and Boom!
Striving to Achieve Real Success
Thurber House
TL United Music for Hope
VSA Ohio
Adding administrative support
Security equipment purchase
Technology and sound upgrades
Jazz Academy touring equipment
Equipment, website upgrade and professional development
Staff development and Board governance retreat
Create virtual dance collection program
Website upgrade
Conference
Strategic plan implementation
Performance equipment and recording workshop
Accessing the future
$10,000
$2,917
$3,000
$3,000
$10,000
$4,300
$9,239
$10,000
$5,000
$5,000
$3,057
$9,461
2016 ARTrip
COSI
ProMusica
Glass Axis
Wexner Center for the Arts
COSI
$875
$390
$491
$2,000
$1,750
2016 Community Impact
power2give
INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANTS
2016 Individual Artist Fellowship Program
Derek Brown
Erika Dennis
Tylon Fuller
Daniel Goins
Shelbi Harris
Janeen Holmes
Sufiy James
Jesse Leonard
Jariatu Mansaray
LaTonya McGaughy
Sheri Janiece Neale
Mushandi Pillow
Cheryl Simmons
Darchelle Williams
Quatric Williams
Cynthia Wingo
Attila Bongar
Christian Broomhall
Sofie Ann Clemmensen
Jaime Kotrba
Aminata Mane
Jim Azelvandre
Susan Cavanaugh
Paige Fruechtnicht
Dani Leventhal
Melissa Vogley Woods
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Music
Dance
Dance
Dance
Dance
Dance
Playwright
Visual Art
Visual Art
Visual Art
Visual Art
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
2016 Professional Development Grants
Carolyn Baginski
Ben Beckett
Larissa Boiwka
Caudelice Brazelton
Christopher Burk
Marco Castro
Sukaya Chand
Harold Chichester
Rebecca Cooper
Ian Davis
Jacci Delaney
Kenneth Eaddy
Madeleine Etter
Jennifer Gard
Forrest Gard
Mark Gunderson
John Hardin-Leeth
Tara Helfer
Anne Holman
Gabe Kenney
Hollie Klem
Stacy Leeman
Aubrey Liston
Heidi Madsen
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$865
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$765
$400
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Mathew Marrash
Amber Mason
Patrick McGregor II
Peter Morgan
Kris Morris
Kevin Oakden
Ellice Park
Hild Peersen
Troy Petty
Sommer Renaldo
Claudia Retter
Nate Ricciuto
Paul Ricketts
Alex Schrock
Chris Shaw
Aaron Sheldon
Alexa Sison
Sonda Staley
Erik Sterberger
Jayne Struble
Jen Townsend
Hans Utter
Brittany Vacca
Zac Weinberg
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$375
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$995
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$950
$965
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
2016 Artist Exchange
Janis Wunderlich
$3,800
2016 Supply Grants
Ammon Anderson
Eva Ball
Ginny Baughman
Alejandro Bellizzi
Jennifer Bender
Erin Bessler
Laura Bidwa
Utpola Borah
Nick Boso
Caudelice Brazelton
Christopher Burk
Hakim Callwood
John Carins
Alice Carpenter
John Chakeres
Tiffany Christopher
Amanda Cook
Rebecca Cooper
Nick D’Andrea
Andrea Emmerich
Donna Estep
Madeleine Etter
Shawn Everette
Michael Fields
Danielle Forbes
Paige Fruechtnicht
Jennifer Hansen Gard
Forrest Sincoff Gard
John Gibson
Bev Goldie
Nathan Gorgen
John W. Hardin-Leeth
Dana Harper Lynn
Cody Heichel
Tara Helfer
Adam Hernandez
Jacob Holler
Tom Hubbard
Rebecca Jadway
Tala Kanai
Kim Keffer
Ellen Knolls
Caroline Koebel
Benjamin Lamb
Denise Lancaster
Stacy Leeman
Amy Leibrand
Ryan Little James
Jesse Luketic
Joanna Manousis
Fredrick Marsh
Amber Mason
Kellie McDermott
$500
$500
$496
$234
$500
$324
$244
$250
$500
$500
$433
$490
$353
$500
$500
$310
$450
$440
$500
$500
$469
$480
$500
$300
$500
$400
$500
$500
$400
$500
$500
$500
$490
$492
$500
$450
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$382
$500
$500
$500
$500
$495
$500
$300
$500
$500
$500
$500
Maija Miettinen-Harris
Marquitta Minniefield
Wesley Mitchell
Tyisha Nedd
Tatum Neff
Ardine Nelson
Denise Neyland
Mike Olenick
Bryan Ott
Tona Pearson
Jasimine Pennywell
Tomiqua Perry
Nathan Photos
Danielle Poling
Michael Polk
Greg Ponchak
Sharone Putter
Seth Radley
Jill Raymundo
Claudia Retter
Nate Ricciuto
Carlos Roa
Judith Rush
Nikos Fydor Rutkowski
Victoria Sankey
Aaron Sheldon
Lisa Shepherd
Alexa Sison
Joshua Smith
Uko Smith
Miranda Stansbury
Erik Sternberger
Luke Stettner
Lexie Stoia
Nicolette Swift
Matthew Swift
Stephen Takacs
Christopher Tennant
Joseph M. Thompson
Theresa Touma
Aina Turiaga
Mackenzie Turner
Hans Utter
Zach Van Horn
Barbara Vogel
Melissa Vogley Woods
Zac Weinberg
Emily Westenhouser
Maria Wheeler
Marshaie Williams
Carmen Winant
Mackenzie Worrall
$500
$300
$500
$500
$470
$500
$500
$500
$500
$490
$499
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$281
$500
$500
$300
$500
$492
$460
$500
$500
$490
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$450
$300
The Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Memorial Fund For Research and Development
Forrest Gard
Joey Hendrickson
Mackenzie Turner
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Performing Artist Travel Grants
Harold Chichester
Joey Hendrickson
Hollie Klem
Susan Schwarz
Gabrielle Stefura
Rachel Wiley
$1,500
$1,288
$1,318
$1,500
$1,500
$1,039
Film Finishing Funds
Jennifer Gard
Joey Hendrickson
Eric Homan
Michael Polk
Quatric Williams
$2,500
$1,500
$2,500
$2,500
$2,193
FINANCIALS
ALLOCATION OF CITY OF COLUMBUS FUNDS BY CATEGORY
TOTAL CITY FUND REVENUES (CLICK TO EXPAND EACH SECTION)
Community Funding – Temporarily Restricted
Film Columbus – Temporarily Restricted
Columbus Keepsake – Temporarily Restricted
General and Administrative – Unrestricted
TOTAL CITY FUND REVENUES
$4,833,038
$95,000
—
$1,611,013
$6,539,051
$4,646,987
$83,820
$10,000
$1,548,996
$6,289,803
TOTAL CITY FUNDS ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY FUNDING EXPENSES
Operating Support Grants/Training
Project Grants Awarded
Technical Assistance
Individual Artists Fellowships/Grants
Community Impact Grants
Community Arts Programs
Promotion City of Columbus
International Program
Artistic Excellence
Matching Funds Allocated to power2give
TOTAL CITY FUNDS ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY FUNDING EXPENSES
$3,129,383
$561,842
$75,973
$228,205
$22,400
$20,000
$613,579
$32,358
$20,000
$2,615
$4,706,355
$2,877,258
$486,737
$102,795
$247,443
$84,400
—
$679,691
$26,557
$20,000
$10,000
$4,534,881
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) OF TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CITY FUNDS
Surplus/(Deficit) of Temporarily Restricted City Funds
$221,683
$205,926
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES | Years ended December 31
REVENUE
City of Columbus Contract
Ohio Arts Council
Contributions
Columbus Arts Festival
Columbus Makes Art Sponsorships
Other Grant Income
power2give
Community Arts Partnership
Public Art Contracts
Fiscal Sponsor
In-Kind
Other
TOTAL REVENUE
$6,393,260
$145,815
$38,000
$884,651
$250,000
—
—
$105,600
—
—
—
$4,560
$7,821,886
$6,539,051
$156,778
$109,868
$965,808
$229,025
$46,956
v13,159
$109,750
$45,000
$275
$39,000
$19,540
$8,274,210
$6,289,803
$130,317
$42,431
$834,171
$200,000
$4,895
$4,196
$101,530
—
$16,471
$64,680
$27,151
$7,715,645
EXPENDITURE
Community Funding: Grants & Services
Community Funding: Designated Projects
Total Community Funding
Program: Community Arts Programs
Program: Columbus Arts Festival
Program: power2give
Program: Fiscal Sponsor
Total Program Funding
Total Community Funding & Programs
Advocacy
Administrative Salaries
Payroll Taxes and Employee Benefits
Office and Equipment Rental
Community Arts Partnership/Special Events
Depreciation and Amortization
Office Expenses, IT Contract & Insurance
Accounting & Legal
Advertising/Public Information
Memberships, Publications, and Misc.
Utilities
Meetings, Travel, Local Expenses
Total General and Administrative
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
$4,311,520
$898,343
$5,209,863
$108,400
$884,651
—
—
$993,051
$6,202,914
—
$884,537
$266,423
$112,762
$94,300
$63,838
$78,089
$28,900
$27,700
$24,932
$13,641
$23,850
$1,618,972
$7,821,886
—
—
$4,035,155
$935,452
$4,970,607
$139,078
$913,581
$26,058
$6,135
$1,084,852
$6,055,459
$90,450
$804,172
$222,264
$109,040
$89,697
$53,985
$67,194
$26,753
$23,478
$37,772
$9,344
$17,318
$1,551,467
$7,606,926
$16,614
$683,898
$3,808,525
$963,999
$4,772,524
$51,505
$894,794
$26,929
$15,037
$988,265
$5,760,789
—
$810,956
$217,087
$106,533
$97,591
$36,531
$56,519
$25,853
$29,754
$32,993
$9,158
$18,673
$1,441,648
$7,202,437
$(28,745)
$484,463
NET ASSETS
BEGINNING NET ASSETS
ENDING NET ASSETS
$3,218,993
$3,218,993
$2,535,095
$3,218,993
$2,050,632
$2,535,095
CLICK TO EXPAND THE COMPLETE LIST OF GCAC CULTURAL PARTNERS
SUPPORTERS AT $10,000 AND ABOVE
American Electric Power
Cardinal Health
Chobani
The Columbus Foundation
Huntington National Bank
Kroger
L Brands Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Arts Council
Owners.com (EventNet USA)
PNC
Safelite AutoGlass
Superior Beverage Group
The Ohio State University
Toyota
Whole World Events
OTHER SUPPORTERS
ABLE Roofing LLC
Allegiant Air
Annie’s Fund
BalletMet
Beck Foundation
Big Lots
Brandt-Roberts Galleries
Buckeye Concessions
CampOhio.net
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts
Court Appointed Special Advocates
CASTO
CD102.5
Columbus 2020
Columbus Arts Marketing Association
Columbus Children’s Theatre
Columbus City Schools
Columbus Clippers
Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus Crew
Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium
Columbus Downtown Development Corporation
Columbus Metropolitan Club
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Corna Kokosing Construction Company
COTA
CoverMyMeds
Crabbe, Brown & James, LLP
Crane Group
DesignGroup
Dublin Arts Council
Easton Community Foundation
Equitas Health
Experience Columbus
First Commonwealth Bank
First Night Columbus
Franklin County Convention
Facilities
Franklin Park Conservatory
Fulcrum Creatives
G & J Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
Gateway Film Center
Graeter’s Ice Cream
Grange Insurance
Griffin Communications
Gutter Helmet Systems
Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio
Hammond Harkins Galleries
Harmony Project
Hinson LTD
Hollywood Casino
Ice Miller LLP
James Hardie Building Products
Jazz Arts Group
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Nationwide
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education
Ohio Bath Solutions
Ologie
Orange Barrel Media
Origo Branding
OSA Technology Partners
PAST Productions Columbus
Pizzuti Collection
Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
Puffin Foundation West, Ltd.
Rea & Associates, Inc.
Robert Weiler Company
ShadeTree Cool Living
Southeast Healthcare Services
Stewart & Bernice Malquist Foundation
Svedka
SWACO
thinkCSC
Thurber House
True Panda
Turner Construction Company
Urban Arts Space
Vector Marketing Corporation (Cutco)
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Weston Foundation
Wild Goose Creative
Window Pro Holdings
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Arshot Investment Corporation
City Scene Magazine
Columbus Department of
Recreation & Parks
Columbus Radio Group
COSI
Costume Specialists
Dispatch Media Group
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
Oakland Nursery
Ohio Magazine
Pelotonia
PromoWest
RBX Media
RSVP
Sheraton Columbus
Vital Companies
WCBE 90.5
WOSU Public Media
ZenGenius
INDIVIDUALS
Nicholas Akins
Frederick Aldom
Laura Alexander
Giles Allen
Marty Anderson
Christie Angel
Randy Arndt and Jeff Baker
Herb Asher
Anna Aumiller
Lori Barreras and Alex Fischer
George Barrett
Eric Barth
Milt and Julia Baughman
Karen Bell and Ben Maiden
Michael Bongiorno
Jenn Bonito
Stacie Boord
Lisa Borelli
Denvy Bowman
Barbara and David Brandt
Mary Brock
Jim Burnes
Sharon Cameron
David Carr
Bobby Carrington
Don Casto III
Merry Clark
David and Joan Clifton
Janelle Coleman
Blake Compton
Shelagh Conley
Jack Conner
Ron and Janice Cook
Laura Corey
Mark Corna
Jameson Crane
Tanny Crane
Loann Crane
Paige Crane
Shannon and Rob Crane
Chris Culley
Jerry and Jill Dannemiller
Terri Davidson
Mary Duffey and Tony Logan
Jeff Edwards
Bill Faust
David Feinberg
Howard Feingold
Steven Fields
Christopher Filby
Brent Foley
Scott Foltz
Christina Gambino
John and Lucy Gambino
Judy Garel
DeeDee Glimcher
Mike and Joy Gonsiorowski
Mary Gray
Mary Jo Green
Ann Hailey and Patrick Duggan
Cynthia Haire
Marilyn Harris
Chris Hayler
Sue Hazelton
Dave and Nappy Hetzler
Dale and Gloria Heydlauff
Joshua and Brandy Hill
Nicholas Hill
Charles Hillman
Elisabeth Hire
Mary Jo Hudson and Lynn Wallich
Elenita Irwin
Pamela Iverson
Stephen Ives
Joe Jadick
Alan Jazak
Brian Kallaher
Andrew Katz
Tom and Mary Katzenmeyer
Kari Kauffman
John Kennedy
Marlana Keynes
Java and Mark Kitrick
Lulani Kossoff
Doug and Monica Kridler
Tom Krouse
Christine Kullberg
Kimberly LaPlace
David Lambert
Catherine Lang-Cline
Wayne Lawson
Stacy Leeman
Dustin Leggans
Deborah Liebel
Christy Liimatta
Yung-Chen and Katherine Lu
Randy Malloy
John Margeson
David Maslekoff
Peggy Mativi
Don Miller
Shannon Morgan
Mary Nelson
Char Norman
Pam O’Grady and Family
Doris Moore
Angela Pace
Eileen Paley
Betsy Pandora
Paul Pardi
Jacqueline Pasternack
Karen and Paul Patterson
Phil Pennino
Kimber Perfect
John Persichette
Kelly Persichette
Jennifer Peterson
Floradelle Pfahl
Michael Pirwitz
Ron and Ann Pizzuti
Alan Portnoy
Dianne Radigan
Mary Raudabaugh
Eric Rausch
Mark Real
Carol Reece
Michael Reese
Eva Rhode
Susannah Sagan
Liz Samuelson
Manju Sankarappa
Jeff and Jody Scheiman
Ken & Sandy Schnacke
David Schooler
Hope Sharett
Kathleen Shaughency
Bill Shimp
Clarence Simmons
Himbert Sinopoli
Cherie Skilton
Brent Sobczak
Anna Stephenson and
Mary Ann Short
Kelly Stevelt
Mark Stewart
Michael Stinziano and family
Lisa Strobel
Tom Szykowny
Lori Takacs
David and Maureen Teed
Richard Terapak
Deborah Thompson
Lonni Thompson
Leah Tsamous and John Haight
Todd Tuney
Warren Tyler
Priscilla Tyson
Madelyn Underwood
Donald Van Atta
Kathleen Vasko
Craig Wales
Jack Weaver
Robert Weiler
Art and Kristin Weston
Chuck and Bernice White
Bob and Carol Wilhelm
Nickey Winkelman
Linda Woggon
Denny and Carmen Wojtanowski
William Wymard
Susan Yost
Alfaye Youngblood
Greg Zunkiewicz
ARTS COUNCIL BOARD AND STAFF
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Arts Council 2016-2017 Board of Trustees
OFFICERS
David Clifton (Chair)
Huntington National Bank
Karen Bell (Immediate Past Chair)
The Ohio State University
Thomas Szykowny (Chair-Elect)
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Lori Barreras (Vice Chair)
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Randall Arndt (Treasurer)
Ice Miller LLP
Michael Bongiorno (Secretary)
DesignGroup
MEMBERS
Stacie Boord
Shadowbox Live
Barbara Brandt
Barbara Brandt, Inc.
Shannon Crane
Community Volunteer
David Feinberg
American Electric Power
Michael Gonsiorowski
PNC
David Hetzler
DLZ, Inc.
Charles Hillman
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Pamela Hykes O’Grady
City of Columbus
Kari Kauffman
Experience Columbus
Christine Kullberg
Cardinal Health
Catherine Lang-Cline
Portfolio Creative
Columbus College of Art & Design
Angela Pace
WBNS-TV
Eileen Paley
Franklin County Municipal Court
Kimber Perfect
City of Columbus
Tanisha Robinson
Print Syndicate
Manju Sankarappa
Asian Festival
Clarence Simmons
SIMCO Construction LLC
Michael Stinziano
Columbus City Council
Todd Tuney
YMCA of Central Ohio
Priscilla Tyson
Columbus City Council
Ronald Cook Jr. (Legal Counsel)
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur
Meet the Arts Council Staff
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Tom Katzenmeyer
President and CEO
Sue Jones
Executive Assistant
Kayla Green
Director of Finance & Administration
Emily Toney
Development Director
Trina Jackson
Administrative Assistant
GRANTS & SERVICES
Alison Barret
Grants & Services Director
Keya Crenshaw
Grants Coordinator, Artists
MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS
Jami Goldstein
Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Events
Lacey Luce
Marketing, Communications & Events Strategist
COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL
Sean Kessler
Columbus Arts Festival Manager
Kez Hall
Festival & Special Events Coordinator