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Cultural center in Columbus, Ohio
"Ohio State Arsenal" redirects here. For the federal arsenal in Columbus, see
Fort Hayes
.
The
Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center
is a combination art gallery and teaching space, primarily for visual artists and crafters, in downtown
Columbus, Ohio
. It is a 38,500 square-foot space at 139 West Main Street, and is part of the city's
Scioto Mile
tourist district.
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Features of the space include a
ceramics
lab in the basement, with
painting
and
weaving
labs on upper floors. It offers community oriented arts classes at a variety of levels, and is also utilized as an events space.
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History
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The site of the center was originally a state
penitentiary
, in 1814. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1861 as it exists today by prisoner labor as the Ohio State Arsenal. This brick
Italianate
arsenal
building housed weapons and horses during the
American Civil War
. Historical artifacts on site include an eagle-and-shield from the battleship
USS Ohio
and a bell from the missile cruiser the
USS Columbus
. A proposed
flag of Ohio
briefly flew over the arsenal.
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The arsenal building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
on July 18, 1974. The Cultural Arts Center is also featured on many of Columbus's historical tours.
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Access to the building was acquired by the city from the state through a 99-year lease at a cost of $1/year. It was transformed into an arts center starting in 1976, with the help of a $1.4 million grant from the
US Department of Commerce
, with the official opening on June 11, 1978.
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The arts center was formerly housed in the old
Engine House No. 12
, from 1952 to 1978.
The building was named for
Priscilla Tyson
, the longest-serving female councilmember on the
Columbus City Council
, in 2023.
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References
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"Cultural Arts Center | Downtown Columbus Arts Space"
.
www.sciotomile.com
.
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a
b
Gilson, Nancy Gilson (June 3, 2018).
"Cultural Arts Center marks 40th year of community-building"
.
The Columbus Dispatch
.
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permanent dead link
]
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"Columbus Cultural Arts Center | Columbus Makes Art"
.
ColumbusMakesArt.com
.
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"Cultural Arts Center"
.
www.experiencecolumbus.com
.
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"premier Visual Arts facility"
.
www.culturalartscenteronline.org
.
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Hodge, Orlando John (April 19, 1904).
Speech by State Regent O. J. Hodge
(Speech). Thirteenth Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
. Washington, D.C. – via Google Books.
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"Columbus Architectural Scavenger Hunt"
. letsroam.com
. Retrieved
January 14,
2020
.
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"Visit Columbus Tours=2020-01-14"
. August 15, 2016.
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"Cultural Arts Center"
. Archived from
the original
on March 31, 2017
. Retrieved
March 15,
2019
.
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Bush, Bill (October 7, 2022).
"Columbus renames Downtown arts center after Priscilla R. Tyson, former City Council member"
.
The Columbus Dispatch
. Retrieved
February 11,
2023
.
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