Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti
Prologue
Beginning this December and running through May 2025, CMA will launch Prologue, a pop-up series of performances, talks, screenings, and multimedia installations within CMA at The Pizzuti. Organized in partnership with faculty from The Ohio State University, Prologue will offer an exciting roster of artists, musicians, DJs, and other special guests.
Prologue is open during special events and by appointment for tour groups.
Program Description
Prologue looks back to the historical origins of CMA’s satellite location at 632 Park Street.
From 1923 to 2011, the Pizzuti building served as the national headquarters of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America (UCT), a fraternal society and insurance provider for traveling salespeople. Founded in 1888, UCT catered to a subset of retail professionals widely distrusted by consumers, and whose door-to-door solicitations foreshadowed the porosity of private life to commercial interests. Taking the now-defunct company’s history as a starting point, Prologue places UCT-related archival materials and historical artifacts in dialogue with works by modern and contemporary artists, including a selection from the museum’s permanent collection. Installed in the second-floor galleries, these works illuminate the role of artists as persuasion agents and uninvited interlopers, while also exposing the thin boundary between public and private space.
Prologue Launch Party
December 13, 6:30–10:00 PM
Join CMA at The Pizzuti for the launch of Prologue, a new program series engaging the past and future of CMA’s satellite location at 632 Park Street. This launch party offers visitors a sneak peek into The Pizzuti, where a new pop-up installation engages the building’s history as the former headquarters of a fraternal society that catered to traveling salespeople. The evening opens with a conversation at 7:00 PM between CMA curator Daniel Marcus and fraternal archivist Heather K. Calloway.
From 8:00–10:00 PM, come out for Errant Forms X Nesting, a DJ series curated by Love Higher (Reg Zehner) featuring Chris McKee and tonedeft playing back-to-back. Cash bar sponsored by Watershed Distillery.
This event is free with registration. The curator conversation registration includes access to the Errant Forms X Nesting DJ series.
Plan Your Event at The Pizzuti
It all comes down to our mission—to create great experiences with great art for everyone. Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti is an iconic building with culture and creativity embedded in its core. Whenever you host an event at The Pizzuti, your investment supports the Columbus Museum of Art, our mission, and our ability to continue providing one-of-a-kind experiences to our community.
Fill out the inquiry form below, or contact events@cmaohio.org or 614.629.0378.
Location
Columbus Museum of Art at The Pizzuti
632 North Park Street
Columbus, OH 43215
There are many options for parking near CMA at The Pizzuti. The Short North has multiple parking garages as well as metered street parking. Public transportation available via COTA; the #2 bus stops on High & Russell Streets one block away.
