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EXHIBITIONS / COLLECTIONS: IN 2022, CMA CELEBRATED 144 YEARS OF CREATIVE EXPERIENCES, ENGAGED LEARNING, AND CONNECTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO CENTRAL OHIO. CMA HOUSES MORE THAN 13,000 WORKS OF ART INCLUDING AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLLECTION OF AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MODERNIST WORKS. IN NOVEMBER, THE MUSEUM PREMIERED THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED EXHIBITION THROUGH VINCENT'S EYES: VAN GOGH AND HIS SOURCES. THROUGH VINCENT'S EYES INCLUDED 17 OF VAN GOGH'S SIGNATURE WORKS, ALONG WITH MORE THAN 140 MASTERWORKS BY THE ARTISTS THAT INSPIRED HIM. FOLLOWING ITS COLUMBUS PREMIER, THE SHOW TRAVELED TO THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART. CMA'S ORIGINAL EXHIBITION RAGGIN' ON: AMINAH BRENDA LYNN ROBINSON'S HOUSE AND JOURNALS CLOSED IN OCTOBER 2021, FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED RUN OF NEARLY 11 MONTHS AND SERVING AS THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR 2021 PROGRAMMING. THE MUSEUM ALSO OPENED ITS NEW GEORGE BELLOWS CENTER TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER NEW EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE LEGENDARY AMERICAN ARTIST AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES. HOUSED WITHIN THE MUSEUM, THE BELLOWS CENTER WILL INCLUDE A GALLERY AND STUDY SPACE FOR VISITING SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS AND WILL CONVENE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

PROGRAMS / LEARNING: CMA CONTINUES TO BE AN INNOVATOR IN THE FIELD OF MUSEUMS AND LEARNING, RECEIVING WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION IN BOTH THE MUSEUM AND EDUCATION WORLD. IN 2010, CMA ADOPTED CREATIVITY AS OUR SOCIAL MISSION AND RALLY CALL IN WHICH TO CHAMPION, ENGAGE AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE RECEIVED WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION FOR THIS WORK INCLUDING BEING AWARDED THE NATIONAL MEDAL FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR INSTITUTIONS MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY. CMA SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF EDUCATORS AS THEY RELATE TO BEST PRACTICES IN CREATIVITY AROUND IMAGINATION, CRITICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION. EFFORTS INCLUDE CULTIVATING CREATIVE & CIVIC CAPACITIES PROJECT, A GRANT-FUNDED, MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH TO PRACTICE COLLABORATION WITH PROJECT ZERO AT THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TO BUILD ON AND EXTEND THE TEACHING FOR CREATIVITY INSTITUTE FRAMEWORK, EXAMINE THE ROLE OF CREATIVITY IN DEVELOPING CIVIC CAPACITIES, AND TO ENHANCE AND TRACK THE IMPACT OF THE FRAMEWORK ON TEACHERS. THE PROJECT INCLUDES SOME 40 TEACHERS FROM 15 SCHOOLS ACROSS 8 DISTRICTS INCLUDING COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS.WE CONTINUE THE ART OF EMPATHY, A FREE, MONTHLY PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONTE WOODS-SPIKES AND GUEST CREATIVES. A NEW PROGRAM, THE ART OF REST, IS A QUARTERLY WORKSHOP WITH REPLENISH THE SPA, THAT EXPLORES A VARIETY OF YOGA AND MINDFULNESS PRACTICES TO INTEGRATE ACTIVE REST TO CALM THE BODY AND MIND. CMA ALSO CONTINUES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH COLUMBUS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PRESENT WONDER SCHOOL, A LAB PRESCHOOL THAT IS RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS IMPACT ON EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING. CMA ALSO HAS DEVELOPED SPECIAL TOURS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, TO AID INDIVIDUALS WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND/OR SENSORY SENSITIVITIES, AND FOR VISITORS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: THE MUSEUM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD AND RECONNECT FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF DISRUPTION DUE TO COVID. CMA'S IDEA INITIATIVE (INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESS) INCLUDES PROGRAMMING TO INCREASINGLY BE A PLACE OF BELONGING FOR MORE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. TO CELEBRATE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FOR EXAMPLE, A COMMUNITY OFRENDA WAS CREATED ON-SITE BY LOCAL ARTIST RENEE ZAMORA. VISITORS WERE INVITED TO ADD A MEMENTO, PHOTO, OR WORD TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE SOMEONE SPECIAL FROM THEIR LIVES. ADDITIONAL EVENTS INCLUDED A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON GRIEF AND A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. IN LIVING ITS MISSION, CMA FOCUSES ON SERVING ITS COMMUNITY BY OFFERING MANY INSPIRING PROGRAMS TO WELCOME AND ENGAGE BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES AND INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESS INITIATIVES INCLUDE OUR NEW MUSEUMS FOR ALL COLUMBUS PROGRAM, A CITY-WIDE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES COSI, FRANKLIN PARK CONSERVATORY, NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUMS, OHIO HISTORY CENTER, AND WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS. MUSEUMS FOR ALL IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO VISITING MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL CENTERS, PARTICULARLY FOR CITIZENS WHO REGULARLY EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITIES (PARTICULARLY SNAP BENEFITS). CMA CONTINUES ITS WONDERPASS PROGRAM OFFERING FREE ADMISSION TO ALL COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES / CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND DURING WINTER AND SPRING BREAKS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO OFFER FREE SUNDAYS WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 40% OF ANNUAL ATTENDANCE. CMA INCREASINGLY PROVIDES PRINT MATERIALS, WALL TEXT, AND LABELS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.