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Harmony Project is art. Creativity fosters a shared space where people can embrace their differences and build social harmony.

Harmony Project helps inspire the Columbus community to disrupt dissonance, embrace difference and build social harmony through people, art, and community that make an impact. PEOPLE
Harmony Project is people--different faiths, different ethnicities, different backgrounds, different abilities, and different beliefs—practicing the powerful idea that the dissonance between us can be disrupted when people work together. Art is the catalyst for change—combating disinformation, shattering stereotypes, expanding cultural knowledge, and creating empathy for one another. COMMUNITY
Harmony Project is community, inspiring individuals to meet their own biases head-on. Neighbors and neighborhoods are engaged in service to forge a path toward a richer and more inclusive community. It takes more than one voice to live in harmony. DISRUPTING DISSONANCE
EMBRACING DIFFERENCE
BUILDING SOCIAL HARMONY
This is how Harmony fulfills its mission of building a more inclusive society. Breaking down social barriers, bridging community divides, and empowering the voices of the people through the arts and through volunteer service to the community.

We’re excited to welcome five new members to Harmony Project’s Board of Directors! Each brings experience, energy and a ...
10/09/2026

We’re excited to welcome five new members to Harmony Project’s Board of Directors! Each brings experience, energy and a personal commitment to the communities we serve.

Elizabeth Bean Smith is Founder and Partner at Wardrobe Therapy, whose partnership with Harmony has helped grow ENCORE.

Jeff Patrasso is a Principal Client Partner at Dayforce, a Harmony singer since 2018, and someone who has seen the impact of our Prison Arts work firsthand.

Jackie Ford is a retired partner at Vorys with decades of legal experience and community board service.

Cathy Kauffman is President of Stolz Mead Global and brings more than 30 years of marketing, business leadership and nonprofit partnership experience.

Jim Weiler is Chief Sustainability Officer at The Robert Weiler Co., with a commitment to education, sustainable development and community service.

Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth, Jeff, Jackie, Cathy and Jim. We’re glad they’re part of Harmony’s next chapter!

From Columbus, Ohio, to Sydney, Australia, Harmony’s Prison Arts program is making its mark around the world!Somebody to...
10/08/2026

From Columbus, Ohio, to Sydney, Australia, Harmony’s Prison Arts program is making its mark around the world!

Somebody to Lean On, a documentary created by Gabrielle Burton and Five Sisters Productions, shares the powerful stories, music, and experiences of participants in Harmony’s Prison Arts program at Pickaway Correctional Institution.

The film has just won Best Documentary at the 2026 Sweeping Plains Film Festival in Sydney, Australia! It has also been selected for film festivals in Charlotte, Buffalo, Bushwick, Newport Beach, and San Quentin.

Congratulations to Gabrielle Burton and the entire Five Sisters Productions team for bringing these stories to the screen. And most importantly, our gratitude goes to the incarcerated men who shared their voices, their experiences, and their humanity with audiences far beyond the prison walls.

These are stories worth telling. These are voices worth hearing. And we're thrilled the world is listening.

Special thanks to the Greater Columbus Arts Council, Art Makes Columbus, Ohio Arts Council, The Performing Arts Innovation Fund of The Columbus Foundation, PNC Bank, and Ohio Humanities for helping make this work possible.

This weekend, friends, family and community members came together through music, laughter and the kind of connection Dav...
10/07/2026

This weekend, friends, family and community members came together through music, laughter and the kind of connection David Miesse valued so deeply.

Created in memory of David, a longtime Harmony member, Miesse Fest continues his legacy by bringing people together and giving back. For nine years, this gathering has brought the community together in David’s memory while supporting Harmony Project and helping create more opportunities for people across our community to experience the connection that happens through the arts.

We’re grateful to the Miesse family, the volunteers and everyone who spent part of their weekend with us. Thank you for continuing to celebrate David and keep his memory at the heart of this tradition.

What a day!Ability Arts had the chance to visit Open Door Columbus’ new Mirolo Sensory Park, and we made the most of it....
10/06/2026

What a day!

Ability Arts had the chance to visit Open Door Columbus’ new Mirolo Sensory Park, and we made the most of it.

We sang. We danced. We picnicked. We played basketball. We explored.

With beautiful weather, a great turnout, and plenty of room to move, play, make music, and have fun together, it was exactly the kind of day we love in Ability Arts.

A huge thank-you to Open Door Columbus for creating this remarkable resource for our community. We’re grateful to have a place like Mirolo Sensory Park where people can gather, explore, play and experience the outdoors in so many different ways.

We can’t wait to come back.

Learn more about Mirolo Sensory Park: Mirolo Sensory Park at Open Door Columbus

Harmony Session registration is NOW OPEN!SAME SONG. SAME QUESTIONS.DIFFERENT LIVES. DIFFERENT ANSWERS.HARMONY SESSIONS i...
10/05/2026

Harmony Session registration is NOW OPEN!

SAME SONG. SAME QUESTIONS.

DIFFERENT LIVES. DIFFERENT ANSWERS.

HARMONY SESSIONS is a new way to experience live music, conversation, and storytelling.

Harmony Sessions is a new kind of shared music experience—three distinct evenings, each built around a different song, theme, and set of questions.

Hosted by Ann Fisher and Harmony Creative Director David Brown, each 75-minute Session explores how the same song and the same questions resonate across very different lives—from incarcerated women and men to immigrant and refugee students, adults with disabilities, and ultimately, a studio audience at Harmony Center.

Harmony Center

Mondays, November 2, 9 and 16

6:30–7:45 p.m.

Come for one night or all three. No two evenings will be the same.

Registration is free, but spots are limited, so grab yours soon!

Register here: https://harmonyproject.com/harmony-sessions-fall-2026/

Harmony’s growth is a story of people and partners who believe in what this community can become. The Columbus Foundatio...
10/01/2026

Harmony’s growth is a story of people and partners who believe in what this community can become. The Columbus Foundation has been an important part of that story.

We were glad to welcome the Foundation’s Community Research and Grants Management team to Harmony Center for their department meeting, a tour and a conversation about our work and what’s ahead.

Over the years, the Foundation’s support has helped Harmony grow beyond the stage, creating more opportunities for people across Central Ohio to experience the arts, serve their neighbors and build relationships with one another.

Thank you to the entire team for spending time with us and for your continued belief in Harmony. We’re grateful for your role in how far we’ve come and what comes next.

A day of music, football and community, all in memory of David Miesse.David was a Harmony singer and supporter, and for ...
09/30/2026

A day of music, football and community, all in memory of David Miesse.

David was a Harmony singer and supporter, and for the past nine years, Meisse Fest has brought friends and neighbors together to celebrate his legacy while supporting Harmony Project.

This year, the tradition continues with the Ohio State game, live music from Zoo Trippin’, local food, a fireside jam session and more. Proceeds benefit Harmony, helping make the work happening across our programs and community possible.

Harmony volunteers will be there, too, continuing a tradition of showing up in honor of David and the Miesse family’s generosity.

We’re grateful for nine years of music, service and community, and for the people who continue to carry David’s legacy forward.

Miesse Fest returns to Bexley on Saturday, October 3. Learn more and get tickets at miessefest.com.

Today, Harmony Center became one very big table.Nearly 200 students from Harmony’s Student Arts program sat alongside co...
09/29/2026

Today, Harmony Center became one very big table.

Nearly 200 students from Harmony’s Student Arts program sat alongside community members for The Big Table—sharing a meal and talking about something that belongs entirely to them: their dreams for the future.

Our students come from across the world, bringing different languages, cultures, experiences and perspectives into the same room. Today, we asked them to imagine what comes next, and gave the rest of us the opportunity to listen.

Their answers were ambitious, thoughtful, funny, hopeful and entirely their own. Here are a few:

- “To become a lawyer and fight for the innocent.”
- “To live in a world where there is peace.”
- "To finish high school, learn more English and improve my language.”
- “To travel and see many cultures.”

This is what can happen when young people know their voices matter, and when a community makes space to hear them.

Thank you to The Columbus Foundation and The Big Table for creating a day centered on conversation, curiosity and connection, and to Columbus City Schools, Global Academy and Columbus International High School for helping make today possible.

Clothing. Shoes. Toys. Household goods. All free. All for our neighbors.Community Closet returns tomorrow with clothing ...
09/29/2026

Clothing. Shoes. Toys. Household goods. All free. All for our neighbors.

Community Closet returns tomorrow with clothing and household essentials ready to find their next home.

There’s no cost and no documentation required. Just come to the Franklin County Harmony Center and take what you need. Shopping bags provided.

Wednesday, September 30
5–7 p.m.
Franklin County Harmony Center
4411 Tamarack Blvd.

Harmony friends, we’d love to share an invitation with you.On Wednesday, October 14, Columbus will celebrate the dedicat...
09/25/2026

Harmony friends, we’d love to share an invitation with you.

On Wednesday, October 14, Columbus will celebrate the dedication and unveiling of the Ohio Women’s Monument, the first monument on the Statehouse grounds dedicated to women. It honors the women who fought for the right to vote and those who continue to advance equality in Ohio.

We’re grateful to the Ohio Arts Council and the many people and partners who have helped bring this historic project to life.

We hope you’ll be part of this moment. The event begins at the Ohio Theatre and continues at the Ohio Statehouse. It’s free to attend, but registration is required.

See the flyer for details, and register here: https://bit.ly/4rsXB23

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4411 Tamarack Boulevard
Columbus, OH
43229

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm

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