Arts group provides grants to local efforts

The Columbus Museum of Art & Design is making four grants to arts efforts in Columbus and Bloomington. The group announced recently that the grants will focus on short-term visual art and design experiences in the greater community.

The largest grant went to Columbus Area Arts Council with $5,000 for a mural by Lulu Loquidis and Daniel Luis from LAA Office called Learning Patterns that will be installed on the side of the 411 Gallery building.

The Friends of Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives, is receiving $2,250 for the “Cleo Turns 50” exhibit, curated by Tricia Gilson. That work celebrates the completion of the Cleo Rogers Memorial Library.

An Exhibit Columbus installation called Thank U Next by LA-Maz received $2,500 to created a informal meeting space for the duration of the three-month exhibition.

The City of Bloomington received $2,500 for the “Paper Pavilions: 2X2X” exhibition that will activate various sites in Columbus, Bloomington and the greater southern Indiana community. That includes one-month long exhibitions in both Columbus and Bloomington.

CMAD is a volunteer-led granting organization that supports and works with organizations to bring visual art and design projects to the Columbus community.