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Local Resources

Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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.

Places to visit in Columbus

Columbus Musuem of Art. source

Videos

Indra installation video (7/2012)

Below you will find some links to relevant digital content regarding public art and artists. Some of the links are available to stream immediately, while others are suggested titles that may be available through OhioLINK, or our interlibrary loan service.

Vault by David Barr
A progression of sculptures installed by David Barr, located at Columbus State Community College. Narrated by Tom Robbins, Architecture Professor at Columbus State.
Art 21 Films
Over the past decade, Art21 has established itself as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary art and artists through its Peabody Award-winning biennial television series, Art in the Twenty-First Century. The nonprofit organization has used the power of digital media to introduce millions of people of all ages to contemporary art and artists and has created a new paradigm for teaching and learning about the creative process. -pbs.org
Trans-voices
Produced by the American Center, Paris, with the Whitney Museum of American Art and Public Art Fund. French and Americans artists in 14 spots, 60 seconds each, try to communicate messages about the social, political, economic and ecological shifts that mark the close of the 20th century
Public
This issue presents nine time-based works positioned within civic space, around the world that are accessible to all. From ephemeral to monumental, these works engage diverse audiences and expand the notion of public art in a broader social context. The collection includes direct response to traditional statuary, works which relate technology to human experience and the natural world, exploration led by chance, community involvement, and works which reveal personal and cultural divides within public memory and architectural history. Public art has the power to heighten awareness, question assumptions, transform a landscape, express community values, and provoke controversy. -Publisher's web site
Modern art, practices & debates. Smithson and Serra : beyond modernism?
Robert Smithson and Richard Serra both believed that sculpture should have a dialogue with its environment. This program explores the challenging dialectic of the site-specific sculpture of Smithson and Serra through examples of their work. In an interview, Serra discusses the aspects of time and context in relation to his art as well as the influence of Smithson. -Films for the Humanities & Sciences

What is Percent for Art?

Ohio’s Percent for Art legislation provides funds for the acquisition, commissioning and installation of works of art for new or renovated public buildings with appropriations of more than $4 million.

Since the legislation went into effect on July 1, 1990, more than 100 projects have been completed. The completed projects have brought public art into many areas of the state. Major cities as well as small communities have benefited from the program.
(source: The Ohio Arts Council)

Relevant Websites

National Endowment for the Arts
Museum of Outdoor Arts
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Founded in 1981 by John W. Madden, Jr. and daughter Cynthia Madden Leitner, the Museum of Outdoor Arts is a synthesis of fine art, architecture and landscape design integrated into the community and business environment. It is fully accessible to the public, exemplifying the belief that "art is a part of everyday life."

The Museum's concept of environmental synthesis won the American Institute of Architecture Award, and in 1982 the concept of art in everyday life further developed by establishing the Museum of Outdoor Arts as a nonprofit organization.