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HEADLINES For this year's contest, writers are asked to compose advice column parodies similar to those that James Thurber wrote in his story, "The Pet Department," which is collected in the best-selling, The Thurber Carnival. At the June 11 picnic, Katharine Moore, Executive Director of the German Village Society, and part-time director of the Jefferson Center of Learning and the Arts, will read excerpts from ThurberŐs story, then the contest winners will read their entries. To enter the contest, writers should follow these rules:
Entries must be postmarked by 4 p.m. Monday, May 19. Please call 614-464-1032 or visit www.thurberhouse.org with any questions. "The Pet Department" can be found in The Thurber Carnival, which is available at the Thurber House bookstore and at local libraries. Columbus Named a Top 10 City for the Arts by American Style MagazineColumbus, Ohio — Columbus is a top 10 destination for the arts, according to a ranking in the June issue of American Style magazine, a respected national arts magazine. This year, Columbus ranks number 10 in the top 25 of cities with a population of 500,000 or higher, putting it above cities like Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and Las Vegas. This is the third year that Columbus has made the annual list of top big cities for the arts, which is determined by a popular vote of American Style readers. "Columbus' national reputation as an arts city continues to grow," said GCAC President Bryan W. Knicely. "I applaud the fantastic work of the arts and cultural community, which continues to elevate Columbus in the minds of both residents and visitors." Other big cities in the top 10 are: New York, Chicago, Washington, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Albuquerque, N.M., Philadelphia and Baltimore. About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, GCAC funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. GCAC thanks the City of Columbus, Franklin County and the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support. Columbus Will Install Wayfinding Kiosks and SignsColumbus, Ohio — Because downtown Columbus is more spread out than most, it can be difficult for visitors, whether from the suburbs or out of town, to know what attractions are nearby and how to get to them. After three years of research and planning for a comprehensive wayfinding system, the Capital Crossroads SID will install pedestrian sign kiosks and wayfinding street signs for drivers, which, combined with the new downtown visitor's center operated by Experience Columbus, should really help visitors find their way around.... Read the full article from Downtown Matters. (pdf) Columbus, Ohio — Applications to volunteer at the 2008 Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable, June 6, 7 & 8 in downtown's Discovery District are now available.
The Greater Columbus Arts Council seeks volunteers to assist with a variety of duties for this year's Festival. Applications are being accepted for the following volunteer positions:
To apply, go to www.gcac.org/fest or call the volunteer hotline at 614-221-8072. Each shift involves a four-hour commitment. Each volunteer receives an event T-shirt and is registered for a raffle prize. "Volunteering is a great way to contribute to your community, have fun and meet new people," said Katie Lucas, Festival Director. Recognized as one of the top arts festivals in the country, the Columbus Arts Festival is a juried show, with more than 1,200 artists competing for approximately 270 booth spaces. Continuous entertainment, interactive art activities and a variety of local restaurants are also featured. The Columbus Arts Festival is one of city's largest and most successful events, attracting approximately 400,000 attendees. About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, GCAC funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. GCAC thanks the City of Columbus, Franklin County and the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support. The Columbus Arts Festival thanks the following sponsors: Time Warner Cable, American Electric Power, NBC 4, Salon Schools Group and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Columbus Arts Festival Jury Panel to Select Visual Artists for 2008Columbus, Ohio — On February 9-10, a jury panel for the Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable will review 1,200 applications from artists from across the country to determine the approximately 240 who will be invited to participate in this year's event. The jury selection will take place at the City of Upper Arlington Municipal Building, 3600 Tremont Rd. from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 9 and from 8:30 a.n. to 2 p.m. on Sun., Feb. 10. The jury process is open to the public. To attend all or part of the jury, please RSVP to Katie Lucas, Festival Director, at 614-221-8531 or klucas@gcac.org. Each year, artists who wish to be considered for the Festival apply through ZAPPlication, an online application tool, by submitting four digital images of their work and one image of their booth display. A jury panel, selected by the Festival Director, conducts a blind jury process, where jurors review the artists' images and technical statements without knowing the artists' names or hometown. The top 240 scores, allowing for a balanced show across mediums, are invited to participate in the Festival. The jurors for the 2008 Columbus Arts Festival are:
The jury will be conducted by category of art in the following order:
About the Greater Columbus Arts Council: Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, GCAC funds exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community. GCAC thanks the City of Columbus, Franklin County and the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support. The Columbus Arts Festival thanks the following sponsors: Time Warner Cable, American Electric Power, NBC 4, Salon Schools Group and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Columbus Arts Festival to move to the Discovery District in 2008Columbus, Ohio — The Greater Columbus Arts Council's Columbus Arts Festival will move from its current home along the downtown riverfront to the Discovery District, just east of the river, from 2008-2011. The 2007 Columbus Arts Festival presented by Chase, June 7-10, will remain along the downtown riverfront and will showcase 270 talented artists from across the country, an array of central Ohio's hottest musical acts and gourmet food from area restaurants. But from 2008-2011, the Festival will move to the Discovery District, home to arts organizations such as the Columbus Museum of Art, Thurber House, the Topiary Garden and Kelton House, along with Columbus State Community College and the Columbus College of Art and Design. The 2008 Festival will take place June 6-8. The move, a result of construction projects along the riverfront, is an exciting one for GCAC. "The Discovery District is home to wonderful arts organizations, universities and corporate partners, which makes it a natural fit for the Columbus Arts Festival," said Katie Lucas, Festival Director. "We're proud to call the Discovery District our future home." Begun in 1962 as the Downtown Festival of the Arts on the Ohio Statehouse lawn, the Columbus Arts Festival has been providing the central Ohio community with the best visual arts, music, poetry and food for 46 years. Each year, between 250,000 and 500,000 residents and visitors attend the Festival. The Discovery District will be the third home to the Festival, which relocated to the downtown riverfront in 1983. For more information on the Columbus Arts Festival, call (614) 224-2606 or visit the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Web site at www.GCAC.org. The Greater Columbus Arts Council, a nonprofit organization, encourages and supports cultural development in the Columbus area. GCAC provides technical services to artists and arts organizations, acts as the community's voice on arts advocacy issues and serves as the official agency for City of Columbus grants for the arts. GCAC administers the Columbus Arts Festival, the Business Arts Partnership program and the Community Arts Education Program, which includes Artists-in-Schools and Children of the Future, a public safety project targeted to youth ages 5-14. GCAC thanks the City of Columbus, Franklin County and the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support. Additionally, we thank our Columbus Arts Festival sponsors - Chase, Time Warner Cable and NBC 4. Thurber House and the Greater Columbus Arts Council announce 2007 Columbus Literary Awards winnersColumbus, Ohio — Thurber House and the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Columbus Literary Awards: Ann Brimacombe Elliot (nonfiction), Paul Von Hippel (fiction), and Matthew Ladd (poetry). The Columbus Literary Awards recognize the most outstanding literary works produced by Franklin County writers in the genres of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Each winner will receive $5,000 to encourage the creation of new work or the advancement of his or her writing career. The Columbus Literary Awards is an ongoing program of GCAC, a not-for-profit organization that encourages and supports cultural development in the Columbus area. Thurber House assumed responsibility for administering the awards in 1997. Paul Von Hippel has worked as a church organist, a university researcher, and a bank fraud analyst. His research on education and obesity has been covered in the New York Times, Fox News, and Readers Digest. He lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and two "amiable mutts". Ann Brimacombe Elliot spent fifteen years in medical research, then started writing and editing medical literature. She has won several regional awards for her nonfiction including the 1998 Columbus Literary Award. She is the author of Charming the Bones, a biography of restoration artist, Margaret Colbert. Originally from Britain, Ann and her geologist husband have lived in Columbus since 1967. They have three children and four grandsons. Matthew Ladd holds an MPhil. in Theology from the University of Cambridge and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Florida. His poems and essays have appeared in such journals as the Paris Review, the Threepenny Review, the Virginia Quarterly and Prairie Schooner. Matthew was born in Culver City, California and raised in west Texas.
The 2007 winners were chosen anonymously by three nationally known judges: Erin McGraw, Luke Feck and Daniel Anderson. McGraw, who judged the fiction category, is the critically acclaimed author of four books of fiction, most recently The Good Life. Feck, the nonfiction judge, has been editor of The Cincinnati Enquirer and The Columbus Dispatch and recently completed A Century of Firsts a centennial history of American Electric Power. Anderson, who judged the poetry category, is the author of the award-winning poetry collections, Drunk in Sunlight and January Rain and editor of The Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov, a New York Times Notable Book. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Thurber House opened its doors in 1984 as a non-profit literary center and museum located in the former home of author, and New Yorker cartoonist, James Thurber. Our mission is to celebrate the written word for the education and entertainment of the broadest possible audience, and to continue the legacy of James Thurber. Thurber House is proud to be in a city and a state that provides generous support to the arts. Thurber House: a place where laughter, learning and literature meet. |
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