Dublin Arts Council

ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, CULTIVATE CREATIVITY AND FOSTER LIFE-LONG LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS.

SUNDAYS AT SCIOTO - THE 37TH ANNUAL EIGHT-WEEK SERIES OF FREE SUMMER CONCERTS WAS POSTPONED IN 2020 DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. THE SERIES HISTORICALLY OFFERS A VARIETY OF POPULAR MUSIC ON CONSECUTIVE SUNDAY EVENINGS AT NEARBY SCIOTO PARK. THE CONCERTS DRAW A DIVERSE CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 7,500 PATRONS THROUGHOUT THE SERIES, RANGING FROM YOUNG FAMILIES TO SENIORS. ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS BOOKED TO APPEAR IN 2020 EXTENDED THEIR CONTRACTS TO PERFORM WHEN THE SERIES RETURNED IN 2021.

ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - BY CREATING A COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART FOR DUBLIN, THE DUBLIN ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM'S LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DUBLIN RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY AS A DESTINATION FOR TOURISTS WHILE ENHANCING ECONOMIC VITALITY AND VIABILITY FOR BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO WORK IN DUBLIN. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL-SCALE PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ARTWORKS, WHICH ARE ACQUIRED THROUGH A VARIETY OF MODELS IN WHICH DAC IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED, INCLUDING MAJOR GIFTING, COMMITTEE-DIRECTED PROJECTS, CALLS FOR ENTRIES OR INVITATIONAL COMMISSIONS, ON-LOAN PROGRAMS WITH AN ACQUISITION COMPONENT AND INTERACTIVE PROJECTS. ADDITIONAL MODELS INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY'S INDOOR COLLECTION AND PROJECTS WHICH DEFINE A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, DAC DEEPENED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RIVERBOXESTM, A GEOCACHING- INSPIRED PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, AND INSTITUTED A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN CREATIVE, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED PURSUITS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDED CURBSIDE CONCERTS, A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET-BY-STREET ARTS FESTIVAL AND A KINDNESS ROCK GARDEN, AMONG OTHERS.

VISUAL ARTS SERIES - DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL BRINGS A VARIETY OF ARTWORK FROM LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS TO THE DAC'S GALLERY, PROVIDING SALES AND EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS THAT BRING ABOUT A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF VISUAL ART. A NEW EXHIBITION OPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY FOUR TO EIGHT WEEKS. DURING 2020 COVID RESTRICTIONS, THE GALLERY REMAINED CLOSED FROM MARCH THROUGH JUNE, REOPENING BY APPOINTMENT WITH LIMITED CAPACITY IN JULY. TO ACCOMMODATE DESIRE FOR ACCESS TO THE GALLERY, DIGITAL CONTENT WAS INTENTIONALLY INCREASED, WITH VIRTUAL GALLERY TOURS AND ARTISTS' TALKS POSTED ON YOUTUBE AND THE DAC WEBSITE. LIMITED CAPACITY PROTOCOLS CONTINUED FOR GALLERY VISITS AND DIGITAL CONTENT IN 2021.

COMMUNITY ARTS & SPECIAL PROJECTS - THE COUNCIL PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR A VARIETY OF OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH PRIMARY FOCUS IN DUBLIN, SUCH AS DUBLIN AREA ART LEAGUE, DUBLIN COMMUNITY BAND, AND THE DUBLIN SINGERS. DAC ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OHIO (JASCO), VISIT DUBLIN OHIO, AND THE DUBLIN BRANCH OF THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY, TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS. DURING COVID, INTENSIFIED COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS WERE DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE WITH ARTS SUPPLIES AND CREATIVE OUTLETS DURING A PERIOD SPENT PRIMARILY AT HOME. EXPENSES: 146,108. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 15,145. REVENUE 0 COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION - THE COUNCIL OFFERS A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, RANGING FROM DRAWING AND PAINTING TO POTTERY AND PHOTOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS ACTING AND FILMMAKING. CLASSES CATER TO ALL AGE RANGES. A SERIES OF WEEK-LONG ARTCAMPS FOR CHILDREN ARE OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER. DUE TO INITIAL AND CONTINUING COVID RESTRICTIONS, SUMMER ARTCAMPS WERE CANCELED IN 2020 AND 2021. IN RESPONSE TO A NEED FOR CREATIVE EXPLORATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, DAC INSTALLED SIX ARTBOXES, VESSELS AKIN TO LITTLE LIBRARIES, IN HIGHLY-TRAFFICKED AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY, TO DISTRIBUTE ART SUPPLIES AND GRAB-AND-GO ARTS ACTIVITIES. ALSO, IN RESPONSE TO LIMITED IN-PERSON CONNECTIONS, DAC CREATED AN ART & WELLNESS INSPIRED ACTIVITY, "CONNECT," WITH NEW ARTWORKS IN 16 DUBLIN PARKS AND AN INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE BOOKLET TO PROMOTE MINDFULNESS. A ROBUST COLLECTION OF DO-AT-HOME AND ONLINE ARTS ACTIVITIES WAS PUBLISHED ON THE DAC WEBSITE ON A BE CREATIVE PAGE. "ART IS NOT CANCELLED" SERVED AS THE BRAND FOR THE COLLECTION OF ACTIVITIES. EXPENSES 82,894. INCLUDING GRANTS OF 0. REVENUE 4,370.