This curious sculpture is located in front of the Animal Sciences Building at The Ohio State…read moreUniversity. It features a horse rearing up that appears to be made up of different pieces of metal. Because of the variety of pieces used, it's well worth a walk around the entire sculpture to take in all angles and see how it comes together. Unfortunately, I could not locate a plaque or additional information on artist and story, because I would love to know more about this piece. Regardless, it's a very interesting to look at!

Lucas sullivant sculpture located right off the banks of the Scioto mile in Columbus Ohio…read more While in town for my daughters cheer comp the family and I was checking out public art and came across this sculpture while looking at the nearby Scioto deer monuments. I was not familiar with the name but upon Google found out he was a founder of Columbus Ohio so that's a nice way to honor and tribute a pioneer of the area. Overall it's a rather large and well down piece and it is always fun to discover new public art that teaches you some History.

As a travel writer and avid personal traveller, I enjoy exploring new cities and find myself drawn…read moreto the public art, which is why I'm making the effort to review tha handful of sculptures and public art peices located around Columbus. We don't have much, but what there is, reflects our heritage and history, including a few pieces situated throughout downtown. This particular sculpture is situated in front of COSI. At first glance it might look like a Native American, but it actually depicts Lucas Sullivant (1765-1823), the fouding father of Franklinton, which later became the city of Columbus. You'll find this statue in Genoa Park, along Washington Boulevard south of Broad Street. It shows Sulivant, a colonial surveyor, gazing out over the Scioto River opposite downtown Columbus, where he would eventually establish the capital of Ohio.

Driving up Riverside Drive you may have notice a place just beyond McCoy Road where an old drive up…read morea hill has been overgrown with grass underneath an unreadable sign from the highway. Just north of it behind a stone wall up on the hill is a pile of round rocks. For years I wondered what that was. It is this: the gravesite of Bill Moose. Bill Moose was the last of the original Wyandotte, a Native American tribe that once lived in central Ohio. His family refused to move to the reservation when the US government set one up. He lived to about 100-years old and was a beloved figure in Columbus up to his death in the 1930s. He performed in the Sells Brother circus and became a local celebrity of sorts, selling pictures and trinkets to people. They buried him here, on the banks of the Scioto because the river was an important trail for Native Americans, and he loved spending time in the area. It is he who gives the Beechwold creek and ravine it names for his residence was off Morse where the Ohio School of the Deaf is. The memorial is comprised of large round rocks stack in a pyramid standing about 8 or 9 feet high, Some stones are engraved with pictures of him. Behind is a large box garden celebrating the tribes communion with nature, and Kihue's, his real name, love of it. The hilly meadow around the grave is serene even with the buzz of Riverside traffic. Research digs up the names Wyandotte Hill or Wyandotte Park for this plot, but it is not listed as such on CPR website. I assume it is an add on to Griggs reservoir. It has wooden tables, a bike trail, and lots of grass and trees. It is made of two somewhat steep hills. This would be a decent place to sled, snowboard or ski in the winter. Parking in available off Lane Road.

I attended a lecture at the Greater Columbus Arts Council given by The Fuse Factory's Digital Art…read moreLab. It was hosted by Alison Colman and was incredibly insightful, not to mention FREE! I was impressed to see such a diverse group of people ranging in age from 27 to early 80's- all to hear about how to establish a presence on the web. We were greeted by a complimentary selection of coffee's and the biggest cookies I've ever seen. I had 2 and as I type this, I am craving another. For those of you who don't know much about FF, their purpose is to function as an incubator for innovation, interaction, collaboration, critical thought, diversity, and artistic exploration. They hope to facilitate this by educating the general public through hands-on workshops, classes, demonstrations, training sessions and lectures as well as serve as a conduit between artists experimenting with technology and the community through the hosting of exhibitions, performances, and online information and resources. They also aim to provide support to emerging and established artists by providing access to equipment and technology, residency programs, and professional development initiatives as well as partner with a diverse network of local and national new media and art organizations and businesses. A mouthful. But a great organization to become attached to nonetheless.

The American Issue is a sculpture located on the City Hall plaza in uptown Westerville. The…read moresculpture itself consists of several elements that make it very intriguing to look at on multiple sides: A giant wedge splits a boulder of rock. On each of the two larger sides of the wedge is printed numerous quotes and headlines, with each taking a different perspective on the "American issue" of the title: to adopt Prohibition (18th amendment) or not. There is an unraveling barrel balanced on top of the giant wedge, opposite from the boulder. The work was designed by Matthew Gray Palmer. I was, at first, a bit puzzled as to why there was a large sculpture memorializing Prohibition, but I got the opportunity for a history lesson, as a nearby plaque helped shed light on it: it declares Westerville "the Home of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution." There are other signs (literally) around town that I then began noticing (including one that names Westerville the "Dry Capital of the World"). Apparently, back in the early 1900s, Westerville became the home of multiple groups that fought for America to go dry, including the Anti-Saloon League of America, the American Issue Publishing Co., and the Temperance Education Foundation. I had no idea that Westerville played such a significant role, and I certainly hope I get a chance to use that information in a trivia night at some point! It's also interesting to see all of these historical signs on the topic, while you simultaneously walk by the modern signs indicating the boundaries of the uptown area's DORA.

Ghosts, ghouls, gourds! Oh my! Halloween is the only night of the year that you can show up at…read moresomeone's house in a disguise with a pillow case and not be shot or institutionalized. And if you're a kid, there's nothing like getting candy from a stranger without any emotionally scarring consequences. As an adult without any kids, it's becoming harder every year to acquire treats. This is mainly because of the immense peer pressure to stop tricking or treating. This year I've given in and decided to stay home with my birds, but I will give a preview of some local treats that you can expect to see in the area: Peter on 5th Ave. - great treats but if he asks if you want to come inside and "polish his gourd" or "pull his ghoul", just say "no thanks!" Mr. MacGuffin on Main St. - good treats, but every kid who violates his strict "only take one" policy disappears, Lady Poobs in the alley - awesome treats and is an actual witch that eats hamsters, Vincent on Vine - no treats because he's a magician and does tricks instead, Hafez on High - does not know what Halloween is and is a street meat vendor. As you can see there are plenty of great treats in the area. Have fun this Halloween and remember: never go into a stranger's house unless they have incredible treats and they promise that they know your parents

Public art memorial dedicated to Ohio Holocaust and liberators located on the state house Capitol…read moregrounds in downtown Columbus Ohio. Large unwise golden sculptures with a star in the middle that sticks out while also posting several names involved. Overall a great tribute and remembrance about a historic occurrence in world history.

We were walking around downtown, enjoying a sunny warm-ish spring day when the light twinkling off…read moreof a variety of colored glass caught our attention. When we came closer, we discovered this very neat sculpture out in front of the Department of Education building. It's a tall piece, with three pieces of stainless steel that arc towards the sky. Where they join is a glass globe that consists of a many different colors of glass. The piece is designed by Stephen Canneto, and the description is really uplifting - the artist's website describes it as focusing on educators empowering students in all of their diversity. I really enjoyed this piece - taking a look from different angles and admiring the way the light reflected differently. Lovely piece!