>>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, SUPPORTING ART, ADVANCING CULTURE, AND CONNECTING TO THE COMMUNITY, TO ARTISTS, EVENTS AND CLASSES AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.

>> FROM THESE CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," WE MEET AN ARTIST, WRITER, AND EDUCATOR WHOSE DISTINCT PERSONAL STYLE FLOWS INTO ALL ASPECTS OF HER WORK.

LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS MANY FACETS.

AND WE HEAD BACK INTO THE KITCHEN FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF "KATE'S QUICK BITES."

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."

I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

!KATIE B FUNK!

IS MANY THINGS AND SEEMS TO HAVE AS MUCH ENERGY AS THE MULTIPLE EXCLAMATION POINTS IN HER NAME.

SHE TALKED TO US ABOUT HER MANTRAS, YES, PLURAL, PROCESS, AND SHARED SOME OF HER RECENT WORK.

>> WHEN I WAS LITTLE, MY PARENTS, ESPECIALLY MY DAD, WOULD CALL ME KATIE B, AND THEN IN HIGH SCHOOL I CHOPPED OFF ALL MY HAIR VERY SHORT AND KIND OF SPIKED IT IN THE BACK.

AND MY SISTER WAS, LIKE, YOU LOOK FUNKY.

PRETTY MUCH BY COLLEGE, LIKE, JUNIOR, SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE!KATIE B FUNK!

MERGED INTO WHAT IT IS NOW.

FIRST AND FOREMOST I'M AN ARTIST.

CREATING IS WHAT I LOVE TO DO AND WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO AND I THINK WHAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE.

BUT I AM ALSO VERY MUCH I THINK A STORYTELLER OR, YOU KNOW, TRY TO TELL GOOD STORIES.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE VIEWER COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING AT ONCE, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

MY PROCESS IS VERY BROAD, I WOULD SAY.

I CAN WORK VERY SMALL IN A SKETCHBOOK AND KIND OF WRITE AND DRAW AND THINK, AND THEN I CAN THINK I WANT TO TAKE OVER AN ENTIRE WALL WITH XYZ.

HOW I TREATED THE WORK IN THIS INSTALLATION, I TRIED TO SEE IT AS A COLLAGE, AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN GO WHERE, WHAT MAKES THIS FIT, AND WITH COLLAGE ANYTHING CAN GO ANYWHERE, SO SOMETIMES I CAN GET OVERWHELMING AND SOMETIMES IT CAN JUST BE REALLY, REALLY MAGICAL.

MY PROCESS USUALLY, IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, SITTING DOWN REALLY WORKING AND DEDICATING TIME TO A SPECIFIC WORK, OR IT CAN BE I'M MAKING EGGS AND I THINK WHAT IF I DID A PORTRAIT SERIES OF ME CRYING WHILE EGG IS ON MY FACE?

IT WILL BE THAT RANDOM AND ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU KNOW, JOT THAT IDEA DOWN, COME BACK TO IT LATER, MAKE A NOTE ON MY LAPTOP, MAKE A NOTE IN MY PHONE.

IT'S JUST CONSTANT LITTLE EMBERS THAT I'M HOLDING ON TO.

>> SO IT IS CALLED RED WHITE FREAK WASH, RINSE, REPEAT.

SO IT STARTED FROM ACTUALLY A CO-WORKER GETTING RANDOM AMAZON MISHAP DELIVERIES, AND ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS THE METAL PIECE THAT YOU ATTACH TO YOUR HOUSE TO HANG A FLAG.

SO IT STARTED TO MAKE ME THINK ABOUT FLAGS AND THE IDEA OF THE FLAGS AND WHY DO WE HAVE THEM, WHY DO WE RAISE THEM, WHY DO WE LOWER THEM, WHAT THEY REPRESENT FOR THEIR COUNTRIES, ET CETERA, SO I THOUGHT I COULD REALLY TAKE THAT RICH HISTORY AND KIND OF CONNOTATION WITH IT AND MAKE AN ENTIRE SHOW OF IT IN DIFFERENT PIECES.

I THINK I LET GO OF A LOT OF MY KIND OF PRE-EXISTING GO-TOS WHERE IT WOULD HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THIS, IT HAS TO BE LIKE THIS.

I REALLY SORT OF LET THINGS KIND OF EBB AND FLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE AND JUST SORT OF LIKE LEANED INTO THAT EMBARRASSMENT BECAUSE WHY NOT?

LIKE, I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING EVERYONE FEELS BUT EVERYONE TRIES TO PRETEND THEY DON'T PUBLICLY, SO THAT'S SORT OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE, YOU KNOW, CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENS WITH PEOPLE.

SO, THIS WORK IS CALLED GAY STREET BROKE MY HEART.

IT IS BORROWED TEXT EXPLAINING THE SORT OF RELATIONSHIP ENDING BETWEEN MARINA AND HER PARTNER AT THE TIME.

THEY WERE PARTNERS FOR MANY YEARS, RELATIONAL AND ARTISTIC AND DECIDED TO END THINGS AND DOING SO WANTED TO DO A PERFORMANCE PIECE WHERE THEY WENT TO THE GREAT WALL OF CHIN.

ONE STARTED ON ONE END AND ONE STARTED ON THE OTHER AND THEY MET IN THE MIDDLE AND WENT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND NEVER MET AGAIN.

THIS SORT OF METAPHOR I SORT OF BORROWED TO EXPLAIN SORT OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THIS PARTICULAR STREET AND SORT OF WHAT I WITNESSED AND KIND OF BRINGING THAT TO LIFE.

I WOULD SAY IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BUGGING YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN, LIKE I WANT TO PAINT, I WANT TO WRITE, I WANT TO SING, I WANT TO DRAW, THEN YOU NEED TO DO IT.

SOMETHING IS TELLING YOU MAYBE I NEED TO COME UP WITH, LIKE, AN IMPOSTOR SYNDROME LIKE THE AUTHENTIC E SYNDROME OF YOU NEED TO DO IT, YOU WANT TO DO IT.

EVEN IF YOU JUST DEDICATE A FEW MINUTES A DAY OR TAKE AN HOUR A WEEK, YOU KNOW, DO IT WITH FRIENDS, YOU KNOW, THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN YOU GET INVOLVED IN THAT WILL LEAD YOU CLOSER TO WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO DO.

>> TO SEE MORE OF KATIE'S WORK, CHECK HER OUT AT KATIEBFUNK.COM.

>>> MEMBERS OF COLUMBUS PRIDE BANDS RANGE FROM THOSE WHO HAVE TO READ THE MUSIC TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PICKED UP INSTRUMENTS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

THEIR PERFORMANCES ARE JUST AS DIVERSE WITH A CONCERT BAND, MARCHING BAND, PEP BAND, AND HOLIDAY WINDS.

LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BAND.

>> I'M ROBERT DAVIS.

I AM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE COLUMBUS PRIDE BANDS.

WE'RE AN LGBTQ-PLUS ORGANIZATION, BUT OUR MEMBERS ARE ALL COLORS AND STRIPES AND TYPES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS, AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THE GROUP REALLY WONDERFUL.

AND IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WHO MIGHT CONSIDER US OVER MAYBE A SIMILAR COMMUNITY BAND ELSEWHERE IN COLUMBUS.

>> I'M JACOB LOWRY AND I'VE BEEN IN COLUMBUS PRIDE BANDS FOR GOING ON SEVEN YEARS NOW.

IT'S UNLIKE ANY COMMUNITY I'VE EVER HAD BECAUSE WE'VE ALL DEALT WITH DIFFERENT HARD TIMES, THE UPS AND DOWNS.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS, BACKGROUND, AND IT'S JUST, LIKE, IT'S A WHOLE OTHER WORLD OF, LIKE, NETWORKING POTENTIAL, FRIENDSHIPS, FAMILIES.

AND I JUST REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME PUTTING IT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH I THIS BAND.

IT'S REALLY BIG DEAL FOR ME BECAUSE, I MEAN, I GREW UP IN A VERY SMALL TOWN.

I DIDN'T COME OUT UNTIL I WENT AWAY TO COLLEGE.

>> THE ANTI-BULLYING MISSION OF THE COLUMBUS PRIDE BANDS, IT'S ONE OF OUR BIG IDEAS, IF YOU WILL, FOR GROUP.

YOU KNOW, THE GROUP IS OF COURSE A COMMUNITY BAND, BUT BEING AN LGBTQ-PLUS-CENTERED ORGANIZATION, BULLYING HAS BEEN SUCH A STRUGGLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ-PLUS COMMUNITY FOR AGES.

AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS THAT CAME MORE TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE NATIONAL DISCOURSE ON KINDNESS AND LGBTQ SAFETY IN SCHOOLS AND IN GENERAL PUBLIC, THE GROUP REALLY TOOK THAT ON AS SOMETHING THAT WE CARE ABOUT AND WANT TO PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING TO COMBAT BULLYING.

>> THE RIBONS FOR ME ARE AN EXCITING WAY TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

I'M A CO-SECTION LEAD FER THE LOW BRASS, AND GETTING TO GIVE THOSE RIBBONS OUT TO THOSE NEW MEMBERS IS A WAY OF SAYING YOU'RE HERE WITH US, WE'RE FAMILY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU NO MATTER WHAT.

>> HAVING THE LITTLE RIBBONS IS SO NICE BECAUSE IT MAKES IT SUCH A SAFE SPACE.

FRANKLY, I AM A LESBIAN WHO WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GEORGIA BIBLE BELT AND I WAS THE ONLY OUT PERSON AT MY SCHOOL.

AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY ROUGH.

LIKE I DID GET BULLIED QUITE A LOT JUST FOR BEING OUT AND COMFORTABLE WITH MYSELF.

>> MY MOTTO IS UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC AND WE TRY TO DO THAT.

WE UPLIFT OUR OWN COMMUNITY WITHIN THE BAND WITH MUSIC WE PLAY AND BY GETTING TO MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER, WHICH IS SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IN AND OF ITSELF.

WE PERFORM AROUND THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S IN QUEER SPACES OR NOT AROUND COLUMBUS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE COLUMBUS AND CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITY AS A BROAD SPACE AS WELL.

YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF HIGH SCHOOL BAND KIDS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF FANTASTIC MUSIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT COUNTRY, AND MANY OF THEM NEED A WAY AND PLACE TO CONTINUE PLAYING WITHOUT NECESSARILY BEING A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN.

AND I THINK COMMUNITY BANDS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY PROVIDE THAT FOR PEOPLE.

BAND IS INHERENTLY A WELCOMING PLACE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IN ANY BAND ROOM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT.

SO I THINK THE MUSICAL MISSION OF THE GROUP AS AN AVENUE FOR OUR FOLKS TO CONTINUE DOING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THEN ALSO THE CLEAR IDENTITY OF THE GROUP CREATES A DIFFERENT SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHIN THE BAND AS A PART OF THE LGBTQ-PLUS COMMUNITY.

AND COMMUNITY IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED WITH THE BAND, LIKE, I WAS 20, 21.

I HAD JUST MOVED TO COLUMBUS.

I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ANYBODY BESIDES A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.

IT WAS JUST SO NICE BECAUSE I AM NOT THE MOST OUTGOING PERSON.

I'M NOT REALLY GOOD AT MAKING FRIENDS BECAUSE I TEND TO STAY IN MY OWN LITTLE BUBBLE.

SO I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH, LIKE, GETTING -- WITH GETTING OUT THERE.

SO IT WAS KIND OF A BUILT-IN MIDFIELD, LIKE, FAMILY AND FRIEND GROUP OUT OF THE GATE.

>> SO MY FIANCE AND SOON-TO-BE HUSBAND IS ACTUALLY -- SORRY, IS ACTUALLY IN THE BAND AS WELL.

AND WE MET IN 2018 AFTER A CONCERT, AND WE FOUND OUT WE SHARED A LOT OF COMMON INTERESTS, AND LO AND BEHOLD, HERE WE ARE.

>> I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT THIS -- IT IS A BAND, BURR IT EESBUT IT'S SO JUST THAT FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE MANY THE GROUP, AND WE HOPE OUR AUDIENCE SEES THAT BY THE WAY WE PLAY TOGETHER, THE WAY WE SOCIALIZE TOGETHER, AND THE CAMARADERIE THAT WE HAVE.

>> IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED AN INSTRUMENT IN OVER 15 YEARS, WE WON'T JUDGE YOU.

COME JOIN US.

YOU'LL LEARN AND GROW WITH US BECAUSE A LOT OF US ARE IN THAT SAME BOAT, SO -- >> WE'RE JUST A PRETTY FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE.

>>> TO LEARN MORE, CHECK THEM OUT AT COLUMBUSPRIDEBANDS.ORG.

>>> NEXT, WE STEP BACK INTO THE KITCHEN AND LEARN ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN BRINGING ARTS AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALMOST FOUR DECADES.

THEIR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR ALL OHIOANS.

HELLO.

WITH ME TODAY FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF "KATE'S QUICK BITES" IS MEGAN FITZE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ART POSSIBLE?

>> IT'S A STATEWIDE SERVICE ORGANIZATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SO WE ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO AND OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

I'M EXCITED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, ON "KATE'S QUICK BITES" WE LEARN ABOUT THE ARTS AND DO A LITTLE COOKING.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE KITCHEN.

I'M NOT SO MUCH A COOK, NOR DO I ENJOY COOKING THAT MUCH, BUT I MAKE A MEAN DEVILED EGG FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AND I ENJOY MAKING GUACAMOLE BECAUSE I LIKE IT TO TASTE A CERTAIN WAY.

NEITHER REQUIRE MUCH COOKING.

>> BUT THEY'RE ESSENTIAL DELICIOUS SNACKS.

GOOD SKILLS.

>> I CAN AGREE.

I DO BAKE WITH MY 4-YEAR-OLD BECAUSE HE GETS TO ENJOY IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO IS MAKE SPECIAL HOLIDAY TREATS WITH EYEBALLS AND FUN THINGS.

>> I LOVE THAT.

WE'RE MAKING SOMETHING FESTIVE AND DELICIOUS FOR THE HOLIDAYS TODAY.

>> AWESOME.

>> THESE ARE GINGER COOKIES.

THEY HAVE MOLASSES, CINNAMON, CLOVE, JING JER.

IT'S A GREAT THING YOU CAN MAKE FOR A PARTY OR HAVE ONE AND NIBBLE AROUND THE FIRE.

>> SUPER.

>> THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED FOR OUR GINGER COOKIES ARE -- THREE-QUARTER OF A CUP UNSALTED BUTTER, ONE CUP GRANULATED SUGAR, ONE EGG, QUARTER CUP MOLASSES, TWO CUPS -- TWO TEASPOONS BAKING SODA, ONE TEASPOON CINNAMON, ONE TEASPOON GROUND CLOECHS, ONE TEASPOON GROUND GINGER, SUGAR FOR ROLLING.

OKAY.

LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR COOKIE DOUGH.

WE'LL START WITH THE DRY INGREDIENTS.

WE'VE GOT OUR OVEN PREHEATED TO 350.

FIRST THING TO DO, PREHEAT YOUR OVEN.

ADD IN OUR SPACES AND BAKING SODA.

SO A TEASPOON OF CINNAMON, A TEASPOON OF GROUND CLOVES, AND THAT TEASPOON OF GINGER.

THOSE WILL BE OUR DELICIOUS FALL SPICES.

THEN TWO TEASPOONS OF BAKING SODA.

LOOK AT THAT.

PERFECT.

OH, MY GOSH.

I'M GOING TO WHISK THIS TOGETHER.

IF OFF SIFTER, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO.

I THINK THIS IS KIND OF AN EASY WAY TO MIX UP YOUR DRY INGREDIENTS AND GET EVERYTHING MIXED INTO THE FLOUR.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH DONE.

WE'VE GOT THAT ALL INCORPORATED INTO THE FLOUR.

WE'LL MOVE TO OUR WET INGREDIENTS.

I USE A STAND MIXER FOR THIS.

YOU CAN USE A HAND MIXER OR MAKE THEM BY HAND.

THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS.

WE HAVE OUR BUTTER AND EGG AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

ALSO IMPORTANT THE GET THOSE INGREDIENTS -- SET THEM OUT ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE BEING READY TO BAKE.

HELPS TO MIX THEM TOGETHER.

I'LL ADD THE BUTTER TO THE BOWL.

SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT IN THERE IN ONE SWOOP.

OUR CUP OF SUGAR.

WE'LL START CREAMING THESE TOGETHER.

PUT THESE IN.

MIX IT.

>> OKAY.

SO ONCE YOUR BUTTER AND SUGAR HAVE MIXED FOR ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES, IT'S LIGHT AND FLUFFY AND BLENDED TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHEN WE ADD THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS.

THE NEXT THING WE NEED TO BIND EVERYTHING TOGETHER IS OUR EGG.

I'LL PUT THE MIXER ON AND YOU CAN SLIDE THE EGG IN.

>> OKAY.

>> OKAY.

NOW IT COMES TO THE FUN PART, ADDING THE MOLASSES.

I HAVE A LITTLE TRICK I LIKE TO USE ANYTIME I'M USING AN INGREDIENT THAT'S STICKY, MOLASSES OR PEANUT BUTTER.

I LIKE TO SPRAY THE MEASURING CUP WITH A STICKY SPRAY AND WHATEVER YOUR STICKY INGREDIENT IS COMES OUT SMOOTHER.

>> OH.

>> THAT'S A LITTLE TIP I LIKE TO USE.

SPRAY THIS A LITTLE.

GIVE IT A LITTLE SPRAY.

I'LL POUR THIS INTO THE CUP, AND YOU CAN ADD THE MOLASSES INTO THE MIX AND THAT WILL GET US READY TO ADD OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.

>> I THINK I CAN HANDLE THAT.

>> RIGHT?

EASY STUFF.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TURN THIS ON AND YOU CAN POUR IT IN.

>> OKAY.

>> SMELLS GOOD.

>> IT DOES.

SMELLS LIKE FALL.

PERFECT.

THAT'S GREAT.

MOST OF IT CAME OUT BECAUSE OF THE LITTLE SPRAY TRICK.

SO AS THIS IS MIXING I LIKE TO STOP THE MIX AND GIVE IT A LITTLE SCRAPE WITH YOUR SCRAPER TO KIND OF LOOSEN UP THE BITS AT THE BOTTOM, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GETTING MIXED IN, BEFORE WE ADD OUR DRY INGREDIENTS.

>> THIS IS THE POINT I START PUTTING A TON IN.

>> INSTEAD OF EATING THE DOUGH.

GIVE IT ONE LAST LITTLE ZHUZH.

SET THAT ASIDE.

IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SLOWLY SCOOP IT IN, I'LL TURN ON THE MIXER AND WE'LL LET IT COME TOGETHER.

>> SURE.

>> THE REST WE CAN DUMP.

YEAH.

YAY.

WE'LL MIX IT UP.

GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OFF BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY MUCH MIXED, AND THEN WE CAN MIX THE REST BY HAND.

IT SMELLS YUMMY.

>> IT DOES.

ALREADY SMELLS GOOD.

>> LIKE THE HOLIDAYS.

THE MOLASSES, THE GINGER, THE CLOVES, AND THIS DOUGH NOT THE BEST FOR THE IMPATIENT COOKIE LOVER BECAUSE THE DOUGH NEEDS TO CHILL FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.

>> OKAY.

>> ONCE YOU MIX IT UP, POP IT IN THE FRIDGE AND GET READY TO BAKE.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> SO, MEGAN, WHILE WE WAIT FOR DOUG TO CHILL, TELL US ABOUT THE REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL.

I HAVE A CO-WORKER WHO LOOKS FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR.

>> IT'S A FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO NORMALIZING DISABILITY IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, AND WHILE A LOT OF THE FILMS DO FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, A NARRATIVE OR DOCUMENTARY FILM, WE SCREEN SOME THAT ARE WRITTEN OR DIRECTED OR PRODUCED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

>> AMAZING INITIATIVE.

AND THE FILMS ARE SO GOOD.

YOU ALSO DO A STATEWIDE ART EXHIBIT EVERY YEAR.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S OUR ANNUAL EXHIBITION THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE STATE, FEATURING ART WORK BY ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES.

WE HAVE AN OPENER EVERY YEAR AT USUALLY A GALLERY OR MUSEUM.

AFTER THAT, WE SPLIT THE SHOW INTO TWO INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND KIND OF SHOP IT AROUND THE STATE.

IT'S MORE EXPOSURE FOR THE ARTISTS.

IT'S EXCITING TO SEE ARTWORK BY INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ON GALLERY AND MUSEUM WALLS.

>> GREAT WAY TO UPLIFT THE ARTISTS.

>> YEAH.

>> AMAZING.

SEE IF OUR DOUGH IS READY TO TURN INTO COOKIES.

SO, THROUGH THE MAGIC OF TELEVISION, OUR DOUGH HAS BEEN CHILLED TWO HOURS AND WE'RE READY TO SCHOOL AND MAKE OUR COOKIES.

YOU CAN JUST USE A TABLESPOON, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SCOOP IT OUT.

I HAVE ONE OF THESE HANDY DANDY COOKIE SCOOPERS SO IT MAKES UNIFORM DOUGH BALLS.

WE'LL ROLL THEM INTO THIS SUGAR.

IT'S SUGAR IN THE RAW WITH THAT CARAMEL COLOR AND THE BIG, COARSE CRYSTALS.

YOU COULD ROLL THE COOKIE DOUGH IN GRANULATED SUGAR OR ANY KIND OF SUGAR YOU WANT.

THIS JUST GIVES IT THAT CRUNCH AND THE LARGE CRYSTAL SORT OF LOOK ON THE GINGER COOKIES WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED.

NOW WE GET TO SCOOPING AND ROLLING.

I'M GOING TO GET A NICE SCOOP AND PLOP IT INTO MY HAND.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THE SAME.

JUST KIND OF GET THE ROLLING.

I LIKE TO GIVE UT A LITTLE ROLL IN MY HAND JUST TO GET THE DOUGH KIND OF TACKY AND PLOP IT IN TO THE SUGAR AND TURN IT AROUND TILL IT'S ALL THE WAY COATED WITH ALL THAT GOOD CRUNCHY SUGARY GOODNESS.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO PLACE THEM ABOUT TWO INCHES APART ON OUR PAN SO PROBABLY ABOUT SIX OF THESE.

>> OKAY.

>> WE'LL JUST KEEP ROLLING.

>> THESE LOOK GREAT.

JUST THAT ONE LAST COATING OF SUGAR.

AND THEN WE'LL POP THESE INTO OUR 350-DEGREE OVEN FOR ABOUT 11 TO 12 MINUTES.

SO, HERE WE GO.

OKAY.

WHILE THE COOKIES ARE IN THE OVEN, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION'S WORK WITH ART MUSEUMS.

>> SURE.

WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED CULTURAL ACCESS WHERE WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH CULTURAL ORGANIZATION AROUND OHIO TO HELP THEM MAKE THEIR SPACES, THEY PROGRAMS, AND THEIR POLICIES MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

>> AMAZING.

AS A MOM I OBVIOUSLY GET A LOT OF KID ART THAT GETS SENT HOME WITH ME.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR K THROUGH 12 ART PROGRAMS.

>> SURE.

ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS CALLED ADAPTATION INTEGRATION AND THE ARTS.

IT'S PROGRAM WE SEND TEACHING ARTISTS INTO PRE-K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH KIDS WITH DISABILITIES OR INTEGRATE A CLASSROOM WITH WIZARDS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES.

THE TEACHING ARTIST WORKS WITH A CURRICULUM BASED ON THE SCHOOLS TO INTEGRATE ARTS MORE INTO THE CLASSROOM.

>> WOW.

A GREAT WAY TO KIND OF FIND THE KIDS WHERE THEY ARE.

>> EXACTLY.

SO MANY BENEFITS OUT THERE, SO MUCH HISTORY AND RESEARCH THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH THEY BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM.

>> AMAZING.

WHAT A GREAT PROGRAM.

OUR COOKIES ARE OUT OF THE OVEN, THEY'VE COOLED A LITTLE BIT, THEY LOOK SO CUTE.

>> THEY DO.

>> REAL SIMPLE.

REAL FESTIVE.

THEY SMELL AMAAMAZING, SMELL LIKE THE HOLIDAYS.

I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR HELPING ME MAKE THESE TODAY.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD EAT ONE.

>> LET'S DO IT.

THE CRUNCH.

THAT SUGAR, SOFT IN THE MIDDLE.

CAN'T GO WRONG.

THANKS, MEGAN.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION, VISIT ARTPOSSIBLEOHIO.ORG.

>>> WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW.

FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.ORG AS WELL AS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

FOR ALL OF US AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, SUPPORTING ART, ADVANCING CULTURE, AND CONNECTING TO THE COMMUNITY, TO ARTISTS, EVENTS AND CLASSES AT COLUMBUSMAKESART.COM.