Community

BalletMet
BalletMet has provided artistic excellence in the field of dance to Central Ohio since 1978. BalletMet annually reaches an audience of nearly 125,000 through performances at home and on tour, Academy classes and activities, and extensive DanceReach educational/outreach programs. BalletMet ranks among the 15 largest dance companies in the nation. BalletMet ranks among the five largest professional dance training centers in the United States and offers a variety of classes to students ages 4 to 84 years old.

CAPA
Founded in 1969, CAPA has achieved international recognition over the past three decades for the diversity of its performing arts and entertainment programming, its dramatic restoration of historic theatres, its excellence in facility management, and its contributions to quality of life and vibrant downtowns. Part of CAPA’s mission is to present and produce artistic programming of the highest quality, to serve and educate diverse audiences, and feature renowned artists of all cultures.

CATCO
CATCO is central Ohio’s only professional resident theatre company.  They produce a season in downtown Columbus, across the street from the Capitol in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts. CATCO produces plays that reflect Central Ohio - who we are, who we want to be, what we think is important. CATCO's repertoire includes the best new plays from the American theatre, American and international classics, new works, and wonderful but largely unknown works from around the world.

Chamber Music Columbus
Chamber Music Columbus is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization presenting the finest chamber music artists and ensembles from around the world. Their unbroken succession of 59 consecutive seasons is a testament to what can be accomplished by a dedicated and talented corps of music lovers. The mission of the Columbus Chamber Music Society is to present chamber music ensembles of high artistic quality, both established groups and new ensembles of promise, to audiences of the greater Columbus area, and to promote the advancement, awareness, and appreciation of a diversity of chamber music among its members and the general public.  WOSU 89.7 regularly broadcasts recorded performances of Chamber Music Columbus concerts.
 
Columbus Bach Ensemble
The Columbus Bach Ensemble is the only musical ensemble in Central Ohio dedicated to performing baroque chamber orchestra music with the presence of a human voice. Led by Christine Shumway Mortine, the Columbus Bach Ensemble has received rave reviews for its performances by audiences and the media.  Columbus Bach Ensemble performances regularly air on WOSU 89.7.

The Columbus Children’s Choir
Each year, the Columbus Children's Choir presents three concert series: A Fall Concert in October, a Holiday Concert in December, and a Spring Gala Benefit Concert in May. In addition to this regular concert series, the CCC presents two special concert events: the Children's Choral Festival of World Music and Children for Children, a benefit concert for Hope Street Kids, a foundation dedicated to pediatric cancer research. Part of the choir’s mission is to ensure that members have the opportunity to gain knowledge and demonstrate literacy in musical concepts and skills.

Columbus Council on World Affairs
The Columbus Council on World Affairs is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on improving international awareness in central Ohio. The council monitors important social, political, and economic trends that impact central Ohioans — on both the local and international stages — and the organization is evolving to serve the community not only as a provider of educational programs, but also as a convener and advisor for parties involved in shaping Columbus’ future as an international city.

Columbus Jazz Orchestra
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) began in 1973 as a vehicle to create performance opportunities for jazz musicians in a big band setting. More than thirty years later, the CJO is considered one of the world's finest jazz orchestras and a model for success, presenting big band jazz and guest artists in a concert setting to thousands each year.  The CJO is led by internationally-known band leader and trumpet virtuoso, Byron Stripling, former lead trumpet for the Count Basie Orchestra.  Since 2005 WOSU 89.7 has presented live broadcasts of CJO performances from the Southern Theatre.

Columbus Metropolitan Club
The Columbus Metropolitan Club (CMC) promotes and provides the opportunity for discussion and debate among various viewpoints and constituencies through regularly scheduled luncheon forums and other meetings. CMC members include men and women from all areas of the community who are involved in a wide range of professional and business activities, including government, law, finance, health care, real estate, development, architecture, service, military, tourism, education, trades, marketing, public relations, sales, and many other walks of life. WOSU TV regularly broadcasts the CMC forums.

Columbus Metropolitan Library
The mission of the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) is "to promote reading and guide learning in the pursuit of information, knowledge, and wisdom."  CML accomplishs this mission through services to the public, including Summer Reading Clubs, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, free access to extensive databases and much, much more.  Consequently, the library is one of the most-used library systems in the country and consistently ranks at the top of its class. The ranking is based on such categories as circulation of materials, customer visits per hour, and number of volumes owned per capita. Last year, customers borrowed more than 16 million items, made 8.2 million visits to the library, and asked 1.2 million reference questions. WOSU is working with the Library on a project revolving around the Somalian community.

COSI
COSI Columbus has been considered one of the most respected science centers in the nation since 1964. Well known for creating programs and experiences that make science fun while empowering and engaging visitors through hands-on discovery, COSI has more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout the discovery-based and themed exhibition areas, including Gadgets, Life, little kidspace, Ocean, Space, Progress and outdoor Big Science Park, an Extreme Screen Theater, a restaurant, and a retail shop. The exhibition areas provide experiences for all age levels to creatively combine science facts and learning through play. WOSU opened a new digital media center at COSI in the fall of 2006.

Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), a not-for-profit organization, encourages and supports cultural development in the Greater Columbus area. In this capacity, GCAC provides technical services to artists and arts organizations, acts as the community's voice on arts advocacy issues, and serves as the official agency for the City of Columbus grants for the arts. GCAC administers the Columbus Arts Festival, the Business Arts Partnership program, and the Community Arts Education program, which consists of Artists-in-Schools and Children of the Future, a public safety project targeted to youth ages 5-14. Together with GCAC, WOSU TV produces ArtZine, a monthly arts and culture newsmagazine featuring highlights of some of the best artists and groups in the Columbus area.
 
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council was created in 1965 to "foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage." This is accomplished by the Council in two primary methods: First, through the various grant funding programs that the Council operates to provide support to artists and to make arts activities available to a broad segment of Ohio's public. And second, by providing services that help to enhance the growth of the arts. The OAC is committed to the economic, educational, and cultural development of the state. The Council believes the arts should be shared by the people of Ohio. The arts arise from public, individual, and organizational efforts; the OAC supports and encourages these efforts. 

Opera Columbus
Opera Columbus is dedicated to educating, enlightening, and entertaining people of all ages and backgrounds through the live music theatre experience, and by employing a diverse and far-flung supply of creative talent, ideas, and artistic energies. Opera Columbus has worked hard developing its education and outreach programs, which has grown to perform more than 500 educational events each year, annually reaching more than 200,000 students throughout Central Ohio. WOSU has broadcast live and recorded Opera Columbus productions.

The Ohio State University
The partnerships with the university are many.  While we have worked with many colleges through the years (Department of Physics, Department of Engineering, Department of Dance, and Department of Theatre to name just four), three outstanding partnerships are with University Relations, Technology Services (OIT), and the School of Music. 

University Relations. WOSU partners with University Relations’ New Media Group on the development of wosu.org. New Media assists us in three primary ways: Web design, Web consultation, and Web technology consultation. In addition, WOSU reports to Curt Steiner, Vice President of University Relations.

Technology Services (OIT). OIT provides the technology services required by WOSU for web services. We stream both video and audio with the assistance of OIT. We provide podcasting with their help, and OIT staff serve as consultants to WOSU web staff when necessary.

OSU School of Music. Music has been a part of Ohio State history since the 1870s when the first music group, the Men's Glee Club, was formed. Not long after the turn of the twentieth century, university students could enroll in a variety of general music courses. In 1921 the Department of Music was created and by 1927 students could choose a music curriculum designed for music teacher preparation. Initially housed in the College of Education, the department became a School of Music in 1945 and continued to expand the scope of its degree programs. Today the school offers baccalaureate degrees in performance, music education, jazz studies, theory and composition, music history, and liberal arts.  Several School of Music performances are recorded for broadcast on WOSU 89.7.

ProMusica
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1978, performs the best of works composed for small orchestras and is committed to the promotion and presentation of contemporary American repertoire and the development of new music. ProMusica presents guest artists from around the world, including emerging young talents, and features talented soloists from within the orchestra's own outstanding roster. ProMusica is active in commissioning new works and has presented more than 80 premieres. WOSU 89.7 has produced a series featuring ProMusica concert performances.

Rotary Club of Columbus
The Rotary motto is Service Above Self, and the object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. The four avenues of service are community, international, vocational, and club service. The main objective of Rotary is service – in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians accomplish service projects to help meet important community and international needs. The Rotary Club of Columbus has a special focus on developing the potential of youth. While serving together, Rotarians enjoy fellowship and enrich their personal and professional lives. WOSU Public Media formed a partnership with the Rotary Club in 2006 to be co-presenters of the annual Service Above Self awards.

Thurber House
The Thurber House is a literary center for readers and writers, and is located in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting quality literary programming; increasing the awareness of literature as a significant art form; promoting excellence in writing; providing support for literary artists; and commemorating Thurber's literary and artistic achievements.

Wexner Center for the Arts
The Wexner Center for the Arts is The Ohio State University's multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art. Through exhibitions, screenings, performances, artist residencies, and educational programs, the Wexner Center acts as a forum where established and emerging artists can test ideas and where diverse audiences can participate in cultural experiences that enhance understanding of the art of our time.