Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc
38 N. State St, Westerville, Ohio 43081 .

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Mission Statement

Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc. specializes in community art programs for all ages and encourages the interaction between Artists, Patrons and Businesses.

A bit of history......

Gallery 202 (Otterbein Business Center, DBA as Gallery 202), was established in 1994 as a traditional gallery to encourage artists to create, exhibit and explore. Since it's conception, the Gallery has shifted its' focus to emphasizing community art programs and has obtained a 501.c3 non-profit category for the Partners in Art programs. Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc. was incorporated in October 2003. The objective is to continue with and develop new community art programs that emphasize cooperation between businesses, artists and patrons of all ages, in participating in the making of art, learning about art/artists and supporting art/artists.

Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc. Goals

Goals are to:
1. Provide venues for the interaction between businesses and artists to promote, showcase or develop artistic abilities. The Westerville Area is currently does not have many venues for showcasing artists and their artworks, By working with the schools, libraries, businesses etc., Gallery 202 organizes and promotes interactive business/artist relationships for social and community improvement
2. Provide opportunities for interactive programs between schools and businesses to promote, showcase and develop artistic abilities of children. Funding for the arts in the schools in this area has been severely reduced and many art programs especially at the elementary and middle school levels have been removed from the curriculum. Gallery 202 provides program, consultation, support for school age children within the schools and outside the schools.
3. Provide opportunities to encourage the artistic discovery of the lay persons in return encouraging an understanding and overall support for the community and its artists.
4. Provide opportunities for the preservation of the arts in all aspects in the processes involved in art and the end products (artworks, music scripts, photos etc.)

501.c3 Status

Donations
Federal Tax Letter

Awards
Uptown Design Award - May 2006
Westervile Magazine/Sept/Oct 2006

National Magazine

Uptown gallery is not defined by its space- 12/09
Reflections entries on exhibit at Uptown's Gallery 202- 12/09
A Creative Calling: Gallery director is living her artistic ambitions - 10/09
Uptown farmers market growing - 5/09
Columbus Dispatch - "till you drop" - Girls Night Coming to Westerville - 4/08
This Week Article - Vendors needed for Pink Flamingo Festival - 4/08
Snp - Chair is Art' back for April is Arts Month - 4/08
This Week Article - Short plays to mark Women's Day celebration - 3/2007
This Week Article - Fashion Models are real dolls in exhibit -2/2007
This Week Article -New quilt exhibit mixes art with family history - 2/2007
Westerville Magazine - Web Exclusive - Evening with the Arts - 10/2006
Westerville Magazine - Web Exclusive - Artistically designed mailbox display - 10/2006
This Week Article - Gallery 202 and art center...8/2006
This Week Article - He Said She Said...7/2006
Different mediums find common ground....(Columbus Dispatch Weekender 7/2006)
SNP He Said She Said.. 7/2006
This Week Article - Gallery Silent Auction... 6/2006
This Week Article - Breakfast with the Arts 5/2006
This Week Article - Gallery hopes to turn residents into artists 4/2006
SNP Chair is Art exhibit reaches new heights- 4/2006
This Week Article Exhibit features work by Delaware Arts Academy - 4/2006
SNP Arts Around the Town flavored with student works - 4/2006
This Week Article April is Arts Month in Westerville - 3/2006
This Week Article Quilters' art is focus of new exhibit - 3/2006
Elementary Art On Display (Columbus Dispatch Weekender)- 2/2006
This Week Article Student Art Shown- 1/2006
SNP Kropat, 'partners' tackling another Uptown mural - 8/2005
This Week Article Another mural planned in Uptown - 7/2005
SNP -Artfull Events - 6/2005
This week, Art full Garage Sale - 6 2005
Motherhood Article, Kriss Case- 5/2005
Westerville Magazine (Mural) 5, 2005
This Week Article Co-op Article- 4/2005
Columbus Dispatch- Chair is Art- 4/2005
SNP Mural - 9/2004
This week Mural - 9/2004
Columbus Dispatch - Passages - 8/2004
Dispatch Photo, This Week Newspaper, Mural 6/2004
This Week - Fish - 8/2003
Columbus Dispatch Article, Activist Paints.... - 2003
The Lantern OSU, Gallery displays useful art, 9/2001
Business First, Artistic Touch, 7/2000

Board Members/Volunteers

Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc. is governed by a board consisting of community, business, artists and we rely on volunteers to do many of our programs and for the co-op gallery. Any one who would like to attend an open board meeting or become a board member/volunteer may contact us through email, 614-890-8202 or write to

Gallery 202
PO Box 1545
Westerville, Ohio 43086

Community Involvement - yes, even we volunteer for other fun activities

Westerville Area Chamber Music and Arts Festival float. And Renee Kropat, Executive Director of Gallery 202 Partners in Art, was the Chair for the 2006 Music and Arts Festival.

Team Support- we sponsored a Frisbee Team!
This group of young men are in a Park and Rec Frisbee Team. Why them? Hey they were theatre kids in high school and still best buddies. S.N.I.A.B is the team "name". It stands for Seven nuns in a blender - the name of one of the kids production company.