Columbus Arts Council

The Columbus Arts Council was organized in 1965 and incorporated in 1971 with a mission to "present, promote and support the arts and arts education. Our primary service is in Columbus and Lowndes County but our programs draw people from all over Northeast Mississippi and Northwest Alabama.

Since 1997, our home has been the Rosenzweig Arts Center (RAC) in the heart of downtown Columbus. The RAC features a sales and exhibit gallery, classroom space, theater space and meeting rooms. Services include re-granting to local art organizations as well as promotion and ticketing services for other local art groups. Our programs include the Young People's Artist Series, Concert and Artist Series, free monthly gallery shows, performances in the Omnova Theater, Art Underground classes and our Summer Art Camp.

Our major sources of funding are grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission, The Mississippi Humanities Council, Weyerheauser, City of Columbus, Lowndes County and the Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau. However, we would not be able to exist without local corporate sponsorships and private individuals through the purchase of memberships, event tickets, class tuition, building rentals and gallery sales. Any time you pay for a ticket, give a donation, or become a member that money goes towards more programming and support of arts and arts education. We are a non-profit organization that is here in our community to promote the arts.

The team of staff at the CAC includes a full-time executive director and executive assistant, a part-time Young People's Artist Series director, a part-time programming coordinator and a part-time office assistant.