Mission
ROY G BIV GALLERY CHAMPIONS EMERGING ARTISTS BY PRESENTING THOUGHT- PROVOKING EXHIBITIONS THAT INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE ARTISTS' WORK AND ENHANCE THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL OHIO BY FOCUSING ON ARTISTIC MERIT ALONE. EXHIBITIONS ARE CREATED FROM A JURIED PROCESS THAT BEGINS WITH AN ANNUAL CALL FOR ENTRY. A RESOURCE FOR EMERGING ARTISTS IN COLUMBUS SINCE 1989, ROY IS KNOWN FOR SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE CONTEMPORARY ART BY ARTISTS, BOTH LOCAL AND GLOBAL. AS A NONPROFIT ART GALLERY, ROY IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITIES AND ARTS GROUPS, HOSTING OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS GALLERY SPACE AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ARTS INSTITUTIONS ON EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING.