August 22, 2025

The interior of Columbia Art League, showing a recent art exhibit.

Columbia Art League: Anchoring Our Art Scene for 50 Years

A legacy is the long-lasting impact of events that occurred in the past. As Columbia’s oldest, continuous arts nonprofit, the Columbia Art League (CAL) certainly has left its legacy in our community. Formed in 1959 as a grassroots movement by amateur artists who began meeting in each other’s homes to discuss their artwork, the organization […]

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The Missouri Symphony performs at the historic Missouri Theatre.

Setting the Stage: Columbia’s Art and Culture Dynamo, Trent Rash

As COMO Magazine launches The Scene, a new e-newsletter and magazine department, bringing that initiative to life called for someone with boundless energy and unwaivering passion for Columbia’s art and culture scene. That someone is Trent Rash. Trent assumed the position of executive director of The Missouri Symphony (MOSY) in August 2019. In that position,

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