Hello, My Name is Art

This special edition of  Hello, My Name is Art  features a recording of the 2026 Commencement Speech at Welsh Hills School, given by Ryan McGuire, co-founder and Creative Director (of Happiness) of the Granville Center for the Arts.

Get ready for a whirlwind tour through our free monthly art club happening at the Granville Center for the Arts! In this lively conversation, Ryan McGuire teams up with the excellent Olivia Boucher (GCA Board Member, our in-house photographer, and super volunteer) to share what each club is all about, how you can join in on the fun, and why these gatherings have become such joyful anchors for comm...

In this episode, we’re honored to sit down with the remarkable Ohio writer and poet Vic Nogay. Vic invites us into her creative journey, exploring the vulnerability, persistence, and courage it takes to become a published author. She opens up about her process, the inspirations behind her new book Naming a Dying Thing , and even reads one of the collection’s most powerful poems — a moment so movin...

A year ago, Columbus watercolor artist Megen Leigh did something most people only dream about—she left her 17-year career at Apple to chase her creative calling full-time. Since then, she’s painted her way through more than 20 art conventions , earned a solo gallery show at the Granville Center for the Arts , completed an artist-in-residence at High Road Gallery in Worthington, and was even named...