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NBC4 FEATURE | 2023
COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND FEATURE | 2023
Art is For Everyone: Rela Makes it Easy
“Folks know they want to support local creatives just like they’re already supporting local restaurants and bars, but they’re finding that we haven’t built a model around accessible art ownership in the same way we do food and other retail.”
GOOD DAY MARKETPLACE SEGMENT | 2022
“A new subscription service…and it’s local! Experience something new on your wall throughout the year.”
GOOD DAY COLUMBUS SEGMENT | 2022
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EXPERIENCE COLUMBUS GIFT GUIDE | 2022
“Give gifts that celebrate diversity, sustainability and local entrepreneurship this season. Shop our favorites from minority-owned businesses and more in Columbus.”
THE METROPRENEUR | 2022
“[These finalists] show the diverse range of forms that social enterprise can take. From creating employment opportunities, to donating profits and building communities for underserved populations, each has a profound impact on Central Ohio (and beyond!).”
SEAChange Signature Cohort Winner | 2022
“Finalists from our Signature Cohorts present their sustainable financial model and measurable social impact to a crowd of supporters, serving as the finale of their experience with the social enterprise accelerator.”
COLUMBUS DISPATCH | 2022
“This could serve as an access point for those who don’t visit galleries or attend open studio events. It’s a way to bring art into our everyday lives.”
COLUMBUS ALIVE | 2022
“The process runs counter to the way artists typically make and sell art. Often, artists create on commission or on speculation. Making work on commission involves finding a willing patron and “executing work that aligns with whatever that commission plan is, and, depending on what that relationship looks like, there's varying degrees of creative autonomy,” Brown said. “Creating on speculation means [artists] are guessing. They're making assumptions about potential future customers, and then going back and making work for those customers. And that mindset of creating for a market, for me, is where art loses its power.”
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