Business Arts Partnership Awards to Celebrate 25 Years

Join the Greater Columbus Arts Council as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Business Arts Partnership awards luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 at COSI Columbus.

The annual Business Arts Partnership awards honor the corporate community's crucial support of the arts in Columbus by allowing arts organizations to publicly recognize the generous support provided by outstanding corporate partners. Each year, GCAC solicits nominations from the arts community in three categories: Small Business (up to 50 employees); Medium Business (51-500 employees); and Large Business (over 500 employees). The winner in each category receives an original work of art by a local artist.

At the event, GCAC will also present the 2008 Artistic Excellence Award – a $10,000 prize given annually to an arts organization that has demonstrated innovation, risk and artistic excellence in a performance, exhibition or program. This year's winner was Jazz Moves, a unique partnership between BalletMet Columbus and the Jazz Arts Group.

Keep your eye out for a few surprises as we celebrate 25 years of business support for the arts. Invitations and more information about the 2008 Business Arts Partnership program will be available soon.

Photo: Artist Boryana Rusenova (center) poses with representatives from the 2007 Large Business Category winner Chemical Abstracts, nominated by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for its help with the annual Picnic with the Pops series.