Dublin Arts Council History
The council began in 1983 as an ad-hoc committee to bring the Columbus Symphony Orchestra to the dedication of Scioto Park. The success of this activity encouraged the committee to form Dublin Arts Council.

DAC administers the internationally recognized Dublin Art in Public Places program, curates an on-site year-round Visual Arts Series in the only gallery of its kind in Dublin, hosts classes and workshops for all ages, hosts summer ARTcamps for kids, and further supports the community through annual Community Arts Grants to Dublin-based arts organizations. Dublin Arts Council has presented the popular annual summer DAC Sundays at Scioto concert series each year since the organization's founding in 1983.

Dublin Arts Council Funding
DAC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supported in part by an annual endowment from the City of Dublin’s hotel/motel tax and the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund Dublin Arts Council and its programs with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. DAC is further supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, fundraising events, membership, classes, gift shop sales and in-kind contributions. 

It is only through the invaluable participation of our contributors that we are able to strengthen our community through the arts. Every dollar received is vitally important to us and enables us to better serve our mission.

Click here to see a partial list of DAC sponsors.