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CMA Photo Hunt Challenge 2

CMA Photo Hunt Challenge 2

It was an absolute delight to see the creative variety of the more than 200 entries for the first Columbus Museum of Art Photo Hunt assignment. We challenged people to capture something that reflects the phrase “sign of the times.” Read More…

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CMA Photo Hunt Gallery

CMA Photo Hunt Gallery

Originally inspired by our critically acclaimed The Radical Camera show and the Photo League, our CMA Photo Hunt assignments are an opportunity to flex your creative muscle. Along the way, Catherine Evans, our William and Sarah Ross Soter Curator of Read More…

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12 for 12: Abdi Roble

12 for 12: Abdi Roble

In the next of our 12 for 12 series in celebration of the Columbus Bicentennial, we feature Columbus photographer Abdi Roble. Abdi Roble was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1964 and immigrated to the United States in 1989, first to Read More…

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Join the Hunt: CMA Photo Hunts

Join the Hunt: CMA Photo Hunts

Become a modern-day Photo Leaguer by participating in Columbus Museum of Art Photo Hunts. Every few weeks through early September and the run of our critically acclaimed The Radical Camera, we’ll be sending you out with new photo assignments, and Read More…

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Become a Docent at Columbus Museum of Art

Become a Docent at Columbus Museum of Art

Do you love learning, have a passion for art, and like talking and sharing with others?  The Columbus Museum of Art is recruiting a new docent class for the 2012-2013 year.  Docents are volunteer gallery teachers who guide visitors in Read More…

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Adventure Out: Art Super Heroes

Adventure Out: Art Super Heroes

Adventure Out Celebration May 5, 2012, 10 AM – 5 PM What happens when art educators and a museum’s permanent collection intersect with preschoolers? Join us as we celebrate our Adventure Out program, an in-depth art program for preschoolers at Read More…

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12 for 12: Christopher Ries

12 for 12: Christopher Ries

In the next of our 12 for 12 series in celebration of the Columbus Bicentennial, we feature native Columbus glass artist Christopher Ries. While bow fishing as a child in Little Darby Creek, glass artist Christopher Ries was fascinated by Read More…

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The Radical Camera Opens in Columbus

The Radical Camera Opens in Columbus

Find out more about our major exhibition, The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936 – 1951, which opens this Thursday April 19, 2012 in Columbus. We co-organized the exhibition with The Jewish Museum, where it premiered this fall to Read More…

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A Day in the Life of Graphic Novelist Paul Hornschemeier

A Day in the Life of Graphic Novelist Paul Hornschemeier

Paul Hornschemeier from thisartist on Vimeo.   Join us this Thursday April 5, 2012 for an interview with Paul Hornschemeier, Ohio State University alumnus and author of graphic novels including Mother, Come Home and the New York Times bestselling Life Read More…

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The Art Madness Title Goes To:

The Art Madness Title Goes To:

Thanks to everyone who participated in Art Madness, our version of March Madness for Art Lovers. To put together our bracket we selected some of our most beloved pieces from our permanent collection. Each day we posted a new match Read More…

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