Timeline
1909
Columbus Art Students League Founded by graduates
of the Columbus Art School (June 3)
1910
First Annual Exhibition, featuring the work of 43
members at the Columbus Carnegie Library
1911
Solo exhibitions of members Alice Schille and George
Bellows at the Columbus Carnegie Library
1914
Filed Articles of Incorporation (Jan. 14)
1916
First “Thumb Box” Exhibition
1918
Name changed to Columbus Art League (CAL)
1919
First Club Room established at 108 1/2 South High
Street, Columbus
1920
League meetings and major exhibitions held at the
new Gallery of Fine Arts (Columbus Museum of Art)
1920
Annual Juried Exhibitions held at the Gallery of
Fine Arts/Columbus Museum of Art (through 1986)
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1942
Emerson Burkhart is CAL President
1948
First Awards given by the League for Distinguished
Service to the Arts
1956
Columbus Art School (CCAD) Dean Joseph Canzani
is CAL President
1960
50th Anniversary Retrospective Show of over 100
works at the Gallery of Fine Arts
1979
First Publication of the Journal Ohio Art
1987
League occupies exhibition space at the First
Avenue Office Center, Harrison West, Columbus
1996
First office and gallery established at 765 Summit
Street, Columbus
1996
CAL holds major (Juried) exhibition at Columbus
Museum of Art after ten-year hiatus
1998 CAL becomes Ohio Art League (OAL)
1999 Gallery and office moved to present
location, 954 North High Street, Columbus’
Short North
2000
Membership reaches the 600 mark
2002
Hired Ellen Grevey as first full time Executive
Director
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