Columbus Invitational Arts Competition
The Columbus Invitational Arts Competition is a competitive arts event held annually in Columbus, Ohio, since 2012.[1] The event brings together organizations selected for inclusion due to a combination of "artistic excellence and exceptional community involvement."[2] In its first year the event drew participation from twenty-five local groups representing over three hundred individual artists, across four categories, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Studio Recordings and Literary Arts. Literary Arts was eliminated in the second year[3] and the divisions were further reduced to Performing Arts and Visual Arts for the third year, which was billed as a "regional" competition, and which drew participation from all five states surrounding Ohio (Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and West Virginia). Organizers plan to hold the event at a national level by year six, and an international level by year ten.[4]
Judging[edit]
All divisions are judged by a panel including one (and only one) juror from each participating organization in that division. Each piece, regardless of division or genre, is evaluated independently by each juror according to a scoring rubric on a scale from 1 to 10 in each of three areas, creativity, craft and depth. Scores for each piece are averaged by area, refactored to prevent juror bias and then multiplied to produce a final score between 1 and 1000.[5]
Winners[edit]
2012[edit]
- Visual Arts – Mother Artists at Work, Columbus, Frayed Edges (758)
- Performing Arts – Transit Arts, Columbus, Hip Hop Dance with DJ BHB (746)
- Literary Arts – Paging Columbus, Columbus, Winter Break In (345)
- Studio Recordings – Flotation Walls, We Want Action, Columbus, Worms (331) [6]
2013[edit]
- Performing Arts – Saints Drumline, Columbus (715)
- Visual Arts – Mother Artists at Work, Columbus, Totem (547)
- Studio Recordings – Nick Tolford & Company, WWCD, Columbus, Until I Walk Away (294)
2014[edit]
- Performing Arts – NoExit Performance (Indianapolis), The Red Couch
- Visual Arts – Mother Artists at Work (Columbus), Behind Closed Drawers
References[edit]
- ^ Grossberg, Michael (June 17, 2012). "200 Columbus Invitational: Performance, music and more to be showcased". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021.
- ^ Mayr, Bill (August 22, 2013). "Event gives range of talent an opportunity to perform". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ Lovett, Matthew (August 8, 2013). "Arts preview: Columbus Invitational Arts Competition: Visual Arts Exhibition". Columbus Alive. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Home". invitationalarts.org.
- ^ Yates, Christopher A. (September 16, 2012). "Exhibit - Main Library: Invitational showcases appealing area works". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Show & Tell - Entertainment News: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Invitational Arts Competition and more". The Columbus Dispatch. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017.