04 / Events & Partnerships

Spaces that matter.

A case study in events and partnerships that leave a lasting mark.

Gravity Artist Residency open call alongside mural and street life in the Franklinton Arts District

Featured Activation

The Gravity Artist Residency

A year-long initiative providing four local artists with rent-free housing inside Gravity. The residency produced murals, open studios and ongoing engagement that fostered genuine neighborhood acceptance and deepened Gravity's relationship with the Franklinton arts community.

Opera Columbus performers singing from balconies at Gravity while OBLSK projection-mapped visuals onto flowing material, with hundreds of attendees seated on the lawn at night

03 / Signature Programming

Opera Columbus × OBLSK for Franklinton Fridays.

A Franklinton Fridays arts programming event staged at Gravity, with Opera Columbus performing from the balconies while local artists OBLSK projection-mapped visuals onto flowing material below.

Over 500 attendees came to this complimentary community-wide event.

Gravity Mural Fest festival map: open streets layout with stages, international artists, vendors and activations across the Gravity campus

04 / Open Streets Festival

Gravity Mural Fest.

An open streets festival produced as the public celebration of Gravity Phase II's opening, spanning creative direction, artist curation, vendor coordination, site planning, and day-of execution across the full campus footprint.

The festival drew nearly 2,000 attendees and positioned Gravity as a destination for ambitious, community-rooted cultural programming in Franklinton.

Hard Hat site tour with brokers and partners walking the development

Hard Hat Tour

Walking the Site, Together.

A guided in-progress walk-through for prospective tenants, brokers and capital partners: pairing the construction story with the leasing narrative. These tours consistently outperform every digital touchpoint in the funnel.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Fairfield STEM School Groundbreaking

A community-wide groundbreaking marking the start of construction on the Fairfield STEM school: bringing together students, district leaders, civic partners and the project team. Programmed for press visibility and a memorable shared moment on site.

Fairfield STEM school groundbreaking ceremony with students, leaders and partners holding shovels

Philanthropy

Annual Franklinton Litter Cleanup.

An annual litter cleanup organized in collaboration with Besa, Kaufman Development, and the Franklinton Board of Trade, mobilizing volunteers across the neighborhood for a day of hands-on community care.

Volunteers in safety vests gathered for the annual Franklinton litter cleanup with Besa, Kaufman Development and the Franklinton Board of Trade