Two of Columbus major summer events have fallen to the pandemic.
The 2021 Columbus Arts Festival and the Jazz & Ribs Fest have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Greater Columbus Arts Council made its announcement Thursday, that the annual Arts Festival won t be happening in June because of the continued increases in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and slowed vaccine distribution. We must put the health and safety of our patrons, artists, performers, vendors and sponsors first, GCAC President Tom Katzenmeyer said in a news release.
Katzenmeyer said there are no plans for a virtual festival as there was for last year s event.
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Mitchell Rose joined as part of our weekly Art Makes Columbus segment with the Greater Columbus Arts Council to talk about his work in Dance Film and an upcoming virtual festival at the Wexner Center.
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Ohio Citizens for the Arts motto, “Make Art. Not COVID” is a powerful message of hope. COVID has been a devastating blow to Columbus’ thriving creative center. Our panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities the changing landscape has presented the arts community.
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Carol A. McGuire Legacy Forum Celebrating Arts and Culture features Angela Meleca, Executive Director, Ohio Citizens for the Arts; Marshall Shorts, Creative-N-Chief, Artfluential, Co-Founder, Creative Control Fest; and Janet Chen, CEO, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, with host Tom Katzenmyer, President and CEO, Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Columbus gets $500,000 to help residents seal criminal records
The Columbus City Council is often on the side of giving government grants to private organizations. Monday, it was on the receiving end of a $500,000 private grant to help residents work through the process of sealing criminal records.
The grant from the Alliance for the American Dream, a competitive grant program founded by Schmidt Futures, will be used to fund Opportunity Port, an online portal that will provide applicants with access to legal expertise to guide them through the process of sealing certain records.
There are potentially hundreds of thousands of people just in Franklin County who potentially could qualify to have court cases sealed, a process that we know is cumbersome to many in our community, said Councilman Rob Dorans.