Columbus State Percent for Art allocation deferred after questions about out‑of‑state artist selection
Columbus State's request for roughly $285,009.40 to fund campus artwork and Ohio Arts Council administration was deferred at the agency's request after members questioned why finalists and the selected artist were from out of state.
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Charles Connor, project manager for Columbus State Community College, told the board the Franklin Hall Percent for Art item included $263,000 for artwork and $22,009.40 for the Ohio Arts Council to administer the project; he said the Arts Council’s invitational selection yielded mostly out‑of‑state finalists. When asked whether there was a preference for Ohio artists, Connor said the Arts Council did the invitational and directed the artist selection process.
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