Greater Columbus Arts Council awards more than $8 million through two largest grant programs

Cameron Teague Robinson, The Columbus Dispatch
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COSI received a grant of $668,250.
COSI received a grant of $668,250.

The Greater Columbus Arts Council board of trustees awarded 37 grants, totaling $8,578,211, through its two largest grant programs.

The arts council awarded 15 general grants totaling $667,783 and 22 operating support grants of $7,910,428. Those grants came through funds the arts council receives from the city of Columbus through the hotel/motel bed tax and the arts and culture ticket fee, and from Franklin County.

“These historic grant amounts are emblematic of what Columbus can do when we all work together,” Tom Katzenmeyer, president and CEO of the Arts Council, said in a statement. “I cannot overstate the importance of the steadfast funding from the city and the county. I also want to celebrate the perseverance of our arts organizations and the commitment of Columbus donors and audiences through the past two extremely challenging years.”

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The recipients

Operating support is directed to the keystone arts-and-culture organizations with an annual budget over $500,000. Operating support organizations are required to apply the arts and culture ticket fee on admissions.

Award amounts are determined based on a formula of application scores and revenue averages. In alphabetical order:

• BalletMet: $580,578

• Columbus Association for the Performing Arts: $654,750

• CATCO: $215,214

• Columbus Children's Theatre: $206,155

• Columbus Museum of Art: $654,760

• Columbus Symphony Orchestra: $597,711

• COSI: $668,250

• Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: $564,000

• Gateway Film Center: $381,017

• Glass Axis: $103,121

• Jazz Arts Group: $260,696

• Kings Art Complex: $210,299

• Lincoln Theatre Association: $119,256

• National Veterans Memorial and Museum: $166,667

• Ohio Designer Craftsmen: $171,181

• Ohio History Connection/Ohio Historical Society: $440,000

• Opera Columbus: $253,058

• ProMusica: $333,216

• Shadowbox Live: $470,526

• Short North Stage: $186,433

• Thurber House: $127,550

• Wexner Center for Arts: $546,000

General support is a new program that provides unrestricted financial support and capacity-building resources for small and mid-sized organizations with annual budgets under $500,000.

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Those organizations produce or present full seasons of performances, exhibitions and arts events, and had previously received project support.

Recipients:

• 934 Inc: $17,155

• Actors Theatre: $50,884

• All People Arts: $16,270

• Available Light Theatre: $25,511

• Capriccio Vocal Ensemble: $22,412

• Columbus Children's Choir: $77,838

• Columbus Dance Theatre: $50,620

• Columbus Gay Men's Chorus: $77,308

• Columbus Landmarks Foundation: $75,816

• Friends of Early Music: $76,120

• Maroon Arts Group: $52,789

• Opera Project Columbus: $49,750

• ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists: $28,439

• Six String Concerts: $13,527

• Wild Goose Creative: $33,344

For more information on community funding, including guidelines and upcoming deadlines visit www.gcac.org or call 614-224-2606.

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Cameron Teague Robinson CTeagueRob@gannett.com; Twitter: @cj_teague; 

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Greater Columbus Arts Council awards $8.5 million to grant programs