This project will engage with two artists to exhibit their artwork for a 4–6 month period during an exhibition of BCHS’ art collection. BCHS will acquire a piece of each artists’ work for their permanent collection. The success of this grant is threefold: It allows visitors to view historic art at the museum – some dating back to the early 1900s – while discovering local artists from our county, and preserving art in the BCHS collection for many years to come.
GLASS BREAKFAST – COLUMBUS ARTIST INTERVIEWS by IAN CARSTENS
This project involves video interviews of four local Columbus, Indiana-area artists, to be exhibited in an online gallery space alongside their selected work at glassbreakfast.com, with the short films also being submitted to the local YES film festival. Grant funds will cover the cost of production, post-production, and submission fees of these four artist interviews. Through a conversational style, these interviews will serve as archival testaments to the diversity and uniqueness of the lived experiences of artists in Columbus.