What messages should public art in Columbus convey, and who gets to decide whose art becomes public art? Listen to this CMC forum featuring a panel of art leaders as we discuss the release of the new State of Public Art Report by the Greater Columbus Arts Council with a passionate conversation on the role, message, and future of public art in Columbus.

This CMC forum features Todd Ambrosia, DNP, MSN, MBA, FNP-BC, FNAP, President, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Karen Rose, Ph.D., RN, FGSA, FAAN, Dean, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Susan Beaudry, Vice President, Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, and Chynna Smith, D.O., Family Medicine Resident, OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, with host Greg Moody, Director of Professional Development, The John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University.

Join CMC and City Beautiful creator, producer, and narrator Dave Amos and Manuel Santana Palacios, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, The Knowlton School of Architecture, The Ohio State University, as we explore the factors that shape the cities we call home, with host, Belkis Schoenhals, Principal Planner, The City of Columbus.

This CMC forum features Shannon Isom, President & CEO, Community Shelter Board, Sheli Mathias, Director, The Open Shelter, Bob Weiler, Chairman of the Board, The Robert Weiler Company, and Letha Pugh, Co-Founder, Bake Me Happy, with host Ann Bischoff, Executive Director, Star House.

What’s in store for Central Ohio’s economy in 2024? Find out in this CMC forum featuring Bill LaFayette, Ph.D., Owner, Regionomics, Ben Ayers, Senior Economist, Nationwide Insurance, and Joyce Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Economics, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University, with host Mark Williams, Business Reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.

This CMC forum features Bhakti Bania, CEO, BBCO Design, Chris Hermann, Principal, MKSK, Thomas Slack, Administrator, Capital Programs, Ohio Department of Transportation, Benjamin Perryman, Endangered Properties Fund Director, Columbus Landmarks Foundation, and Chris Hune, Immediate Past President, German Village Society, with host, Mark Ferenchik, Columbus neighborhoods/urban issues reporter, The Columbus Dispatch.

This CMC forum features Donna James, Board Chair, Victoria’s Secret & Co., and Managing Director, Lardon & Associates LLC, and Lydia Smith, Chief Diversity Officer, Victoria’s Secret & Co., with host Kimberly Minor, CEO, Bumbershoot, LLC.

In this CMC forum, we unpack the nationwide implications of single-family zoning and zoom in on Columbus for an exploration of how exclusive zoning in Central Ohio is shutting thousands out from the benefits of home ownership.

For Lung Cancer Awareness and National Smoking Cessation Month, CMC welcomes two Ohio-based global leaders in lung cancer research to unpack the causes, examine groundbreaking detection strategies for – and new targeted treatments of – America’s number one cancer killer.

With a diverse panel of experts, this CMC forum features an analysis of the 2023 election results, a look at what the future might hold after Ohio’s voters have spoken, and a health check of American democracy.