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Wunderblender Eins Recap

On August 2nd, 28 artists and techies gathered together at the Jury Room restaurant Downtown for the first Wunderblender. Participants were arranged in rotating inside/outside circles and talked in pairs for 4 minutes before moving on to the next conversation. Sound familiar? This is Wonderland's version of speed dating. But instead of chatting about long…

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Monthly Update: August

The search for a new home is proving to be an exciting endeavor for Wonderland! Over the past several weeks we've compiled a sizable list of potential facilities and properties that will both accommodate the Wonderland vision and enhance the surrounding community. We'll be posting news more frequently in the coming days, to keep everyone…

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Facility Update: Finding a Home

In our continuing efforts to create a physical home for Wonderland Columbus, to better fulfill its mission to offer Columbus new cultural, educational and collaborative opportunities, board and staff are currently investigating a variety of locations around Columbus. Initial plans to locate the project within the former Wonder Bread factory in the Short North ultimately…

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Monthly Update

July 14, 2011 Festival season means you’ll be seeing a lot more of Wonderland out and around the city. After working the independent artist’s carnival at GCAC’s 50th annual Arts Fest, we donned our tie-dye for ComFest during the last weekend June. . Even Mayor Coleman came out to visit us!  In case you missed…

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Monthly update

  May 27, 2011   This is the back of Justin Hines. It turns out that Justin, a web designer at Fahlgren, is one of many who are shy about having their pictures taken, as we found while gathering photos for this newly redesigned website. Since Justin generously volunteered to take the lead on the…

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Wonderland Presents: Float

On a chilly February evening, Wonderland supporters gathered at the Franklin Park Conservatory to share their dreams for the future of Wonderland and the Creative Community of Columbus. Attendees attached their wishes to helium balloons, each glowing from a tiny LED light inside, and tethered them on the terrace. By the end of the evening hundreds…

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Wonderland Press

Wonderland is making news in Columbus. Check out some of our stories. Columbus Dispatch: Creative Co-Op Makes Bid for Bakery Bakery Now Wonderland for Art & Music Old Bakery Inspires Rising Hopes Wonder Bread factory no longer future home of Wonderland Plans for artists' center at former bread factory crumble Columbus Alive: Next Stop, Wonderland…

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February Update

Right before Christmas, Wonderland received an extraordinary gift: $50,000 in non-discretionary funding from The Columbus Foundation. It's the project's first major cash donation and a remarkable show of support from the foundation, given the gift's size and flexibility of use. Before year's end, the Wonderland project was also named Best Urban Development of 2010 by…

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