Written by Brad Barnes with The Dew Abides Najee Dorsey has enjoyed a successful career as a mixed media artist whose works are deeply rooted in African-American Southern culture. Recently, his art entered a new period, one that incorporates found materials into clay sculpture. Though Najee began sculpting in the early 1990s, assemblage became his focal point in December 2015, and he has...
Written by Brenda Stevens & published in Columbus Arts Magazine My first encounter with Betsy Eby’s captivating encaustic paintings was at the Columbus Museum in 2013. I just stood there, mesmerized; I’d never seen anything like them. So, I’m very happy to have the opportunity to meet her and talk to her about her work and her life. Betsy, I know you spend part of your life each...
The free event is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center.
Originally featured in Southern Views Magazine By: Roberto Caligaris | Photo by: John A. Marchetti, St. Francis A seasoned hospital administrator with 30 years of experience, Koontz most recently worked as a healthcare consultant for a variety of community health systems, national hospital corporations and international clients. Koontz holds both a master’s degree in business administration and a...
Jill Chancey Philips originally featured in Southern Views Magazine By: Stephanie Reeves As a child, Jill Chancey Philips began painting, ever since then art has been the main staple of her life. From sharing her talents with students as an art teacher to currently starting up her new business Knack and Jill, Jill shares her inspirations, her new ventures in the art world and her advice to those...
RiverCity Foundry Launches StartUp Accelerator Supporting Entrepreneurship & Economic Development Across the River Valley Region. RiverCity Foundry announces the July 8th launch of their 2016 Summer StartUp Accelerator. The launch is a follow-on to the inaugural Columbus Georgia Startup Weekend, a partnership between ColumbusMakesIT and Troy University, that took place in April 2016 at...
This Sunday, 6.26.16 2-6 p.m., the inaugural Barks and Blues Festival will take place at Paws Humane! This is a free event and an incredible chance to connect with your animal rescue community & Paws Humane. Paws would love the chance to show you around their facility, so you are familiar with all the services offered. The family friendly festival will include: National Blues Recording Artist...
Written by Courtney Hudson If you have spent any time Uptown in Columbus, you know exactly where Iron Bank Coffee Company is located. Right on the corner of 11th and Broadway stands a beautiful, white-columned building with high arching windows, just like a picture in a history book, and really, you just might see it in one! This unique coffee house looks just like an old-timey bank because it...
Written by Alia Teetshorn I’m not sure if all our readers know that Chancellor’s Men’s Store has been open in the same location since 1873. It is truly a Columbus institution, if there ever was one! ECL got to talk to Roger Stinson Jr., whose family has owned the store for close to ten years, and discussed what it is like to work in the family business as father and son with his dad...
Chattahoochee Valley Parent2Parent, LLC, a newly formed community organization, is hosting its first major event on June 18, 2016. The 1st Men’s Empowerment Breakfast will be held at the East Columbus Family Life Center at 7:00AM. “The purpose of the breakfast is two-fold”, says organizer and President of the organization Randalette L. Williams. “First we would like to recognize and...