Posts Tagged ‘artists’

At Work: A look at Sweet Stella Designs’ studio space

Amy Neiwirth is having a great year. She recently moved into a new apartment, which allowed her to bring her jewelry and art studio back into her home, she sold nearly 500 pieces of jewelry in 2011, and she’s gotten lots of publicity− most notably, a mention in The Official Bicentennial Guide...

February 15th, 2012 | At Work | Read More

NRG Gallery opens in Westgate with assistance from ECDI

Columbus native Nicholas Gonzalez wore many hats throughout his long career, from taxi driver, to restaurant manager, and finally retiring as an insurance underwriter. After losing his wife to cancer in 2004, he found himself pursuing a very different passion: painting. His love of creating art soon...

November 23rd, 2011 | ECDI Spotlight | Read More

New Creative, Collaborative Space Forms in Franklinton

A new creative workspace is in the process of coming to the Franklinton neighborhood, located just west of downtown Columbus. 400 West Rich Street is both the name and the address of this 100,000-square-foot warehouse currently being renovated for artist studios, workshops, and manufacturing space. Chris...

February 10th, 2011 | Announcements | Read More

At Work: Columbus Idea Foundry’s New Community Space

If you told Alex Bandar two years ago that the community resource he created −where anyone with a good idea could see it through− would expand into a 10,000-square-foot space, he would never have believed you. Bandar went to school in New York and earned a Bachelor of Science in materials science...

January 17th, 2011 | At Work | Read More

Wild Goose Helps Artists Reach Their Full Potential

Wild Goose Creative was founded by six friends in September 2006 to support, encourage, and promote all forms of art and artists in Columbus. In doing so, the nonprofit organization has also helped local creatives develop their work and become better businesspeople. Located at 2491 Summit St. in Clintonville,...

December 27th, 2010 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

Craftin’ Outlaws Returns This Weekend

Columbus’s longest-running alternative craft fair, Craftin’ Outlaws, kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Gateway Film Center near the Ohio State University campus. The sixth annual event, which wraps at 5 p.m., will feature more than 50 vendors. Attendees can expect a wide variety of “high-quality,...

October 11th, 2010 | Upcoming Events | Read More