Lesbians Benefitting the Arts

Lesbians Benefitting the Arts presents

Bonnie Morris - professor, author, speaker, historian


Sunday, April 23 at 3pm
1040 Goodale Blvd
Columbus, OH
a Lesbian Visibility Week event

Join Us! LBA Spring Art Show Closing Reception April 1

The 2nd Annual LBA Spring Art Show is taking place during March – Women’s History Month.
The show is being held at the Stonewall Columbus Community Center Art Gallery, 1160 N High St, Columbus OH.
This year’s featured artists are Sue Arns, Debb Cusick, Angela Finney, Janette Jones-Bell, Euzhan Shabazz, Kathleen Stumbaugh, Sonya Lucas and Vonn New.
There will be a selection of craftswomen and vendors selling their wares at each reception. Light refreshments will be available.
Please join us on Saturday April 1, 4-8pm at the Closing Reception, with musical guest Kelly Vaughn performing at 6pm.

Volunteer sign up

LBA is a volunteer driven not-for-profit and we are building our volunteer data base. If you are interested in volunteering for our programming please fill out this form. We greatly appreciate your time.

Have a wonderful Day

Lesbians Benefitting the Arts

Lesbians Benefitting the Arts (LBA)  is a not-for-profit, 100 % volunteer driven organization.  We are the producers of the Ohio Lesbian Festival which celebrated its 30-year anniversary in 2019.  It is our mission to support and promote lesbians and work to build a global womyn’s community that honors and celebrates ALL Womyn.  We produce events and promote artistic and entrepreneurial endeavors.  We are committed to creating and holding space for womyn to express, empower and explore.  We believe that womyn together are a force that has, does, and will continue to change the world with passion, love and persistence.

2022 Ohio Lesbian Festival

2022 Ohio Lesbian Festival

The Board of Lesbians Benefitting the Arts are saddened to announce that the Ohio Lesbian Festival will not be happening this year. Despite our best efforts to locate a suitable venue and amenities, we acknowledge that it is no longer a realistic expectation that we can produce an event safely and with the level of professionalism that our attendees have come to expect.

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Lesbian Health & Wellness Fair

Lesbian Health & Wellness Fair

Join the Equitas Health Institute, Lesbians Benefitting the Arts (LBA), and Stonewall Columbus for a day of nurturing, healing, and self-care.• Workshops on menopause, family planning, sexual health, and aging.• Healers and experts in shiatsu, reiki, yoga, mindfulness, primary care, and more.• Lunch and entertainment!***Childcare will be provided***For more information, please check out our...

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Celebrating Transformation

Celebrating Transformation

Lesbians Benefitting the Arts (LBA) presents “Celebrating Transformation,” An Art Show Featuring Women Artists Celebrating Black History & Women’s History Months Columbus, OH   LBA is proud to host a diverse group of 15 local women artists for an art show to celebrate Women’s History, Black History and Transformation.  The Art Show will open in the gallery at Stonewall Center on...

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LBA Herstory

The LBA (Lesbians Benefitting the Arts: producers of the Ohio Lesbian Festival) made a conscious choice 30+ years ago to be inclusive, open and welcoming to all women; lesbian, straight, bi and trans. The radical act of naming the organization and the festival “Lesbian” spoke ……

Anti-oppression Statement

Lesbians Benefitting the Arts is committed to the inclusion and honoring of ALL womyn. We seek to establish a culture that fosters respect for each other as a global community. Our desire is to create a lesbian centered world……

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Announcements

2022 Ohio Lesbian Festival

2022 Ohio Lesbian Festival

The Board of Lesbians Benefitting the Arts are saddened to announce that the Ohio Lesbian Festival will not be happening this year. Despite our best efforts to locate a suitable venue and amenities, we acknowledge that it is no longer a realistic expectation that we can produce an event safely and with the level of professionalism that our attendees have come to expect.

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