Indie Art Capital = It’s Official

By Coremodels | November 28, 2007 6:19pm | Filed under Art | Comments

So, although I haven’t talked much about what I’ve been doing so far with the IAC Initiative…I can, finally, reveal some of it.

Monday, December 10th, at the 5:00 City Council Meeting…

The Columbus City Council will be adopting a Resolution to officially declare Columbus as the Independent Art Capital of the World. The resolution is sponsored by Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessy, with a lot of hard work from Lelia Cady, her legislative analyst.

I have to tell you, walking the corridors of City Hall today…and seeing multiple cutouts of the IAC logo from the website on doors and bulletin boards, was simply amazing! As I was introduced around, I don’t think anyone needed an explanation as to what we were talking about…they knew, even if they didn’t know the specifics, what the IAC was.

There’s a lot more to come, but this is the first in the line of announcements and the most official of them, so I’m pretty excited!

p.s. Sorry Dan, I couldn’t get the shirts first, but I’ll grab them from you this week still and we can present them at the actual meeting.

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#1
columbus Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
OMG…wha-wha-[color=red:e7e3e8607f]WHAT?
#2
ndekke39 Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
Heck yeah!!!!
#3
daniel Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
WOW.
#4
chaptal Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Congratulations on getting this put into play!
#5
Roland Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
very impressed!!!
Buy you a drink at the next CU hangout.
#6
LauraA Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
awesome! great job core!
#7
Coremodels Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:21 pm

columbus wrote OMG…wha-wha-[color=red:efddf0ee8f]WHAT?

OH! Almost forgot, since you’re the youtube guy ;)
We will get a DVD of the event, the speech, the presentation, the whole shebang.
#8
columbus Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:36 pm

Coremodels wrote

columbus wrote OMG…wha-wha-[color=red:381c715d19]WHAT?

OH! Almost forgot, since you’re the youtube guy ;)

We will get a DVD of the event, the speech, the presentation, the whole shebang.

I’m outed on CU as that YouTube guy? I’m calling my lawyer.
I’ll be on vacation on that Monday (figures!). There’ll be a presentation!? Dang. Several others can easily stick it on YouTube. Press?
#9
Coremodels Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:39 pm

columbus wrote I’m outed on CU as that YouTube guy? I’m calling my lawyer.

I’ll be on vacation on that Monday (figures!). There’ll be a presentation!? Dang. Several others can easily stick it on YouTube. Press?

Yeah, apparently I’ll speak (or whoever…), there can be a few of us up at the actual podium, then Councilwoman O’Shaughnessy will hit some speaking points as well, followed by a reading of the actual resolution, and then presentation of the big formal scroll like thing :)
it is televised, on one of those CSpan type deals, but we’ll get a DVD too.
#10
Coremodels Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
BTW guys, this goes hand in hand with some other really amazing stuff, more tangible things actually benefitting the artists, but I’m just not to the point I can put them out there yet.
#11
artbomb112 Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Thanks Core. I appreciate your efforts. They will do us all good.
#12
enzo Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Core rock on with your bad self. Altruism and just making the world a better place….love to you!
#13
MikeReed Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
A great display of how it’s about each of us doing our awesome part in our own unique way.
Truly inspiring.
That’s the spirit of this whole thing. And I know some of Core’s forthcoming details and they are awesome too.
:D
And each of us can do something equally awesome and fulfill on the promise of what it means to live in and create Columbus as the Indie Art Capital of the World.
#14
kitoba Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 10:51 pm

Coremodels wrote

The Columbus City Council will be adopting a Resolution to officially declare Columbus as the Independent Art Capital of the World. The resolution is sponsored by Mary Ellen O’Shaughnessy, with a lot of hard work from Lelia Cady, her legislative analyst.

Good work Core! Although I still think it should be Independent Arts Capital…
#15
cab124 Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Way to go, Core. Amazing!!
#16
ZHC Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
wow very nice work. A very nice cornerstone to provide some legitimacy to the title. :-)
#17
Walker Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Nice work, Core!
:D
#18
Tor~Johnson Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
hells yeah! :D
#19
CbusIslander Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Look forward to the coming announcements. Good Job!
#20
Walker Says:
November 28th, 2007 at 11:49 pm

Dear IAC,

On Monday December 10 at the 5:00 PM city council meeting, Council member

Maryellen O’Shaughnessy will introduce a resolution declaring Columbus the

Independent Art Capital of the World. Please join us for this historic

moment.

What: Resolution of Columbus City Council declaring Columbus the

Independent Art Capital of the World

When: City Council Meeting Monday December 10, 2007 5:00 PM

Where: City Hall 90 West Broad Street

City Council Chambers 2nd Floor

The resolution will be presented toward the beginning of the meeting and

visitors may park FREE in the city hall surface lot at Gay and Front Streets

at 5:00 PM and after. Bikes and scooters welcome! Walk around to the Front

Street entrance and go to the second floor, city council chambers. There are

plenty of seats and visitors are always welcome.

Council meeting will broadcast live on Columbus cable channel GTC-3 and will

re-broadcast in rotation for at least one week. The meeting begins with

customary formalities followed by resolutions of expression. I’d like a

photo op with the council member(s) and all the IAC people if we can manage

it. We have a photographer and feel free to bring your own camera, this is

serious but it’s also supposed to be fun. City council has a TV, e and radio

newsletter and I plan to include the IAC resolution as an opportunity to

talk about art and its role in civic life.

Maryellen has been busy with arts this year. She was appointed to the board

of the Greater Columbus Arts Council and began to explore artist work/live

space using seed money from council’s sustainable development fund. She

worked with Mayor Coleman to appoint the Columbus Art Commission (see:

Columbus City Codes 3115). Now she has the honor of sponsoring the IAC

resolution.

Maryellen O’Shaughnessy was elected to city council in 1997 and serves as

chair of the development committee and the public service & transportation

committee. She is political & policy advisor at Ohio AFL-CIO and is a

funeral director at her family business, the O’Shaughnessy Funeral Home on

historic East Town Street. She and her son, a senior at Columbus Alternative

HS, and their two dogs live near Goodale Park. Maryellen is an avid runner

and nationally ranked triathlete. She owns a moped but wishes for a Vespa.

Thanks for the opportunity to work together, and please contact me with any

questions. See you Monday!

Lelia Cady, Legislative Analyst to

Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Member

Columbus City Council

City Hall: 645-8509

Cell: 327-3321

lecady@columbus.gov
#21
Ndcent Says:
November 29th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Label me impressed.
#22
daniel Says:
November 29th, 2007 at 9:29 am

Ndcent wrote Label me impressed.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002L0I.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
#23
MikeReed Says:
November 29th, 2007 at 9:31 am
I’m impressed (I did not say surprised) by having such a forward thinking ardent supporter of the arts on City Council. Gives me hope.
Maryellen O’Shaughnessy in case you would like a look. Take time to meet all your city council members while you are there.
#24
Coremodels Says:
November 29th, 2007 at 9:38 am

MikeReed wrote I’m impressed (I did not say surprised) by having such a forward thinking ardent supporter of the arts on City Council. Gives me hope.

Maryellen O’Shaughnessy in case you would like a look. Take time to meet all your city council members while you are there.

Make no mistake too, Lelia is a huge supporter of the arts. She had quietly attended the Junctionview meeting, and has spent time as a collector and even dealer here in town.
It’s fantastic to have that kind of appreciation in those positions!
#25
MikeReed Says:
November 29th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Indeed. I have spoken to Lelia on several occasions about this.
Her contribution was HUGE- not intended as an oversight. :D