First Place High School $500
Second Place High School $250
Second Place High School $250
Jamiah Geiger, “Poindexter”
Eastmoor Academy, Grade 12
Second Place High School $250
Second Place High School $250
Second Place High School $250
Emeralda Cabrera, “Untitled”
Eastmoor Academy, Grade 12
Third Place High School $175
Second Place High School $250
Third Place High School $175
Tailyn Glenn, “James Poindexter”
Fort Hayes, Grade 11
Around The Corner From Home
Around The Corner From Home
Third Place High School $175
Isabella Robinson, "School"
Fort Hayes, Grade 12
Community Street Scene
Around The Corner From Home
Community Street Scene
Gita Sapkota, ”The Vibrant Reflection of Poindexter,” Columbus Alternative, Grade 10
Renaissance Now & Then
Around The Corner From Home
Community Street Scene
Silas Reliford, “Enjoy The Show”,
Fort Hayes, Grade 11
Village Businesses & Churches
Village Businesses & Churches
Village Businesses & Churches
Preston Davis, “Community Church”,
Eastmoor Acedamy, Grade 12
Historic Moments
Village Businesses & Churches
Village Businesses & Churches
James Breneman “The Vangaurd: The Show”, Columbus Alternative, Grade 12
First Place K-8 $300
Second Place K-8 $150
Second Place K-8 $150
Hope Haines-Sanneh, Braxten Manning, Ani Vigilante- Slone The three people who changed the world”, Huy Elementary, Grade 4
Second Place K-8 $150
Second Place K-8 $150
Second Place K-8 $150
Lyric Hubbard, “Chickenfeet Women”, Africentric, Grade 3
Third Place K-8 $75
Second Place K-8 $150
Third Place K-8 $75
Zahra Munye, “Life In The Village”,
Blended ED, Grade 5
Life In The Village
Memories From My Mentors
Third Place K-8 $75
Kimiko Smith, We All Stand,
Champion Middle, Grade 6
The Games We Played
Memories From My Mentors
Memories From My Mentors
Liam Dassing, “The Tigers”
Blended ED, Grade 3
Memories From My Mentors
Memories From My Mentors
Memories From My Mentors
Camryn Supman , Lacey Haefele,
“Autumn Paradise”
Winterset, Grade 4
Stories From The Blackberry Patch
Stories From The Blackberry Patch
Stories From The Blackberry Patch
Chyauna Jackson, “Untitled” Columbus City Prep School Girls, Grade 7
Blackberry Patch Characters
Stories From The Blackberry Patch
Stories From The Blackberry Patch
Tumaini Kito, Darnell Moore,
“The Vegetable Man”, Africentric Grade 4
Poindexter Village: Windows Of Stories
Youth Art Challenge
The James Preston Poindexter Foundation and Ohio History Connection invited Columbus City Schools students to participate in an art project, Poindexter Village: Windows of Stories. Winning students artwork will soon cover the windows of the two remaining building for the first African American Museum.
2021 - 2022 School Year
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
We invite Elementary and Middle school students of Columbus City Schools to explore the culture and rich history of our neighborhood through discovering traditions of the early 1900’s and/or by celebrating the works of native Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson who gives a descriptive look into the history and life of our community.
9th - 12th Grade
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
We encourage High school of Columbus City Schools to discover historic black businesses of Long Street or traditional celebrations of the Near East Side. Through art, have them honor the past by learning about village heroes and moments that paved the way toward this neighborhoods rich history and culture.