ARTICLES
“At the Grammys, classical awards are presented early in the day of the main event. The ceremony is a bit speedier, but still has all the trimmings—the band, the lights, the sealed envelope and the signature line “And the award goes to. . . .” But it’s not televised. Luckily, there is an app for that…”
“The idea is to hit that revitalization sweet spot—attract development, but protect against gentrification. The yearlong planning process is expected to wrap up this summer. Should it meet approval, the result will be zoning and use laws appropriate for—to pull from recent strategy sessions—a walkable, bikeable, sustainable, artistic, lively, diverse, safe, gritty and, of course, cool, funky and affordable creative community with improved transit, good civic infrastructure and respect for area history and traditions…”
Columbus’s Biggest Fan: Just Another Boy Meets City Civic Love Story
“…to play along, think back to those fun, playful years of childhood and ask yourself what book you most treasured. Did you answer The Ohio Almanac? Michael Wilkos did. And as a teenager, what did you do over the summer just for fun? Did you, like Wilkos, draw up a development plan for the city of Columbus and was it also high-density, walkable and connected by transit? Did you run an ad in your high school newspaper declaring: Discover Columbus and Capture the Spirit? Would you ever think of doing such a thing? Of course not, but Wilkos did. “It was so cheesy, so, so cheesy,” says Wilkos…”
From the ed. Upfront: Kendra Hovey’s excellent pitch
A Sinful Collaboration: BalletMet & Shadowbox pair up for 7 Deadly Sins
“Omardian, whose gliding gait and attentive eyes have a way of making elegance approachable, is in Studio C demonstrating four steps backward and then a dramatic dip. The prompt is enough for the six dancers on their first walk through of Wrath. Next in C, comes Sloth. ‘They’re Priding over in A and Lusting in B,’ Omardian announces, grinning when he realizes what he has said…”
Show & Tell for Grown-ups: Scenes from a recent Pecha Kucha
“By night’s end, the record-breaking crowd will hear about architecture, sperm, puppets, cheap laptops, ‘giving a damn,’ childhood dreams, net impact, the exact mileage between Columbus and Albany, and, to round out the evening, unicorns and rainbows…”
Bellows, a Cheap Fez and a Fake Elixir
“Motz, the society’s president, says his favorite Columbus story involves Fidel Castro, shopping, a death threat and a brazen desk clerk with a penchant for salty language. The story unfolds at a Columbus hotel…”
“Squirrels make Columbus great. Texting can improve teen health. Collages make better toasters. These are some of the more surprising ideas shared at TEDxColumbus, a six-hour gathering held at CCAD on a sunny Friday in late October…”
“You may think winter is a good excuse to sit on your butt and shove Twinkies down your gullet. Sorry, not anymore…”
“The Columbus Museum of Art is in its renovation homestretch. On Jan. 1, the Broad Street entrance to the 1931 Italian Renaissance Revival building will reopen to a museum that is certainly recognizable, but with updated facilities, some aesthetic pluses, a few historic nods and a collection that is familiar, yet reimagined…”
Beyond Boundaries: A celebration of digital artist Charles Csuri
“The lineup of speakers gets a bit eclectic. To list them sounds like the setup of a joke: an engineer, a college president, a mayor and a football coach walk into an art gallery…”
True Columbus (Wild Blue Yonder)
“Columbus, Ohio has a little of everything that makes a metropolis hum: a major university, state capitol, a cutting-edge arts center, great food, pro sports and one of the best libraries in the country.”
Sage: Artist Profiles for Living Crafts Magazine
Excerpts from 2010-2012 issues:
Christina Platt: “I love to spoil and surprise,” she says, and being able to do more of this has been an unexpected benefit of entrepreneurship. “We don’t have enough magic in our lives,” she explains, “and I feel blessed that I can sprinkle a little bit around…”
Salley Mavor: ”Salley grew up in the small village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. In her ‘busy hive’ of a house, the ‘technique du jour’ could be found everywhere. ‘Mom had us clear a path so our father could walk through,’ she remembers…“
Polly Stirling: “From the proud young Polly in the Elbridge Courier to the textile designer and Nuno felt pioneer she is today, Polly’s life path may look like a straight line. But her journey, she says, was full of ‘twists and turns’…”
Lorna Miser: “Lorna was born on an Iowa day so snowy that her mom remembers following a snowplow all the way to the hospital…”
Linda Ligon: “Weaving and spinning are often used as metaphors for life, and for good reason says Linda Ligon, author and founding CEO of Interweave Press…”
