Navigation: 3 mega menus (Events, Eat & Drink, Explore) with 2/3 link pane + 1/3 editorial spotlight panel. 2 simple dropdowns (Parking & Safety, About) with icon + label + description per row. Donate CTA styled as distinct button. Per SNA_Navigation_Strategy_OSA: mega menus trigger on hover (200ms open / 300ms close delay in production); editorial panels are CMS-managed single post references with fallback defaults; Explore groups subpages by section (Art & Culture, Shopping, Experiences, Stay); Shopping nav shows only Fashion, Gifts, and All Shopping (analytics-informed — other categories accessible via landing page); Events editorial panel uses NAVY background; Eat & Drink and Explore editorial panels use white background. Mobile: all menus convert to accordion drawers, editorial panels omitted.
Full-bleed mural / sculpture / park scene — SNA photography
Art in Every Direction
The Short North's most iconic art isn't behind glass. Murals wrap entire buildings. Sculptures anchor plazas. Green spaces frame it all — from Goodale's century-old canopy to the glow of the Arches over Poplar Park. Step outside. There's always something to find.
§1 — Immersive Hero. Full-bleed image or looping video. Headline sets the merged identity: art + outdoor space as one proposition. No hard CTA — let the page breathe. SNA-owned photography preferred: imagery showing art and outdoor space in the same frame. Headline recommendation: "Art in Every Direction."
Explore the District
Public Art & Places Map
Filter by type and tap any pin to learn more about what you'll find on the ground.
ArtPlaces
Interactive map — Mapbox or Google Maps embed Pins plotted from georeferenced art inventory + static park locations
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§2 — Interactive Public Art & Places Map. Core feature of the page. Map view is default; Grid view provides a card-based alternative. Filters are grouped by type (Art / Places). Each pin opens a detail card: artist, description, year, location, nearby businesses. Places show name, features, nearby art, events. On mobile: filters collapse to horizontal scroll; map ≥ 60vh. Data note: Georeferenced art inventory is a separate dataset from District 360 — confirm with SNA whether an inventory exists or needs to be built.
Public Spaces
Parks & Plazas
The green spaces and gathering points that give the district its character.
[ Goodale Park — SNA photo ]
Goodale Park
Columbus's oldest park, the Short North's backyard.
Donated to the city in 1851 by Dr. Lincoln Goodale. 40 acres bordering Victorian Village, a short walk from High Street. Home to some of Columbus's most-loved summer festivals.
A plaza, a stage, and a light show — one of the district's most distinctive spots.
An official City of Columbus Park, housed in a bricked urban courtyard. Formerly East Poplar Avenue — repurposed in 2003 as part of the award-winning Short North Cap. During Gallery Hop, performers set up here and the Arches light show glows overhead.
Short North Arches Performance space Urban courtyard
A neighborhood treasure, just around the corner from the district's energy.
Officially the Carl Proto Memorial Park, one block east of High Street in the historic Italian Village neighborhood. Dedicated to Carl Proto, an Italian-American Columbus native, with gardens maintained by the Italian Village Park Committee.
§3 — Public Spaces: Parks & Plazas. Three equal-weight cards — warm and editorial, not a city directory. Each: strong photo, park name, tagline, 2–3 line description, feature icons, and links. Poplar Park cross-links to Events (Gallery Hop). Copy should be shorter and more evocative than the legacy site — create curiosity, don't replace a visit.
Spotlight
[ Full-bleed photograph of featured artwork ]
Featured Installation
Reflected Horizons
by Maya Hernandez
2025 · Mixed media mural · N. High Street & 1st Avenue
A three-story mural that refracts the district's skyline through layers of prismatic color. Commissioned through SNA's annual public art program, the work explores the tension between permanence and change — reflecting the neighborhood's evolving identity back at the people who walk through it every day.
§4 — Featured Installations: Rotating Spotlight. Keeps the page fresh. Visually distinct from Parks section (dark background, editorial layout). Rotation cadence: monthly ideal, quarterly minimum. Content per feature: photo, artist name + context, title/year/location, editorial framing, link to detail page. Governance: SNA Communications owns this section. Confirm capacity for quarterly rotation — if not, define a fallback with 2–3 permanently featured works.
The Program
Short North Public Art Program
How the district's outdoor gallery gets made.
The Short North Alliance actively commissions, funds, and stewards public art across the district — partnering with the City of Columbus, local arts organizations, and individual artists to bring new work to public spaces every year. The program is rooted in the belief that great neighborhoods deserve great art, and that art should be accessible to everyone who walks through.
40+Public Art Works
15Years of Programming
25+Commissioned Artists
3Public Parks
§5 — Public Art Program Overview. Builds credibility and ownability. Answers "Who makes this happen?" Brief editorial copy + 3–4 proof-point callouts. Tone: credible and proud, not bureaucratic. If hard numbers aren't available at launch, use qualitative anchors instead. This is what separates shortnorth.org from a generic city guide.
Participate
Get Involved
Want to see your work in the district? Interested in sponsoring a commission? The Short North's public art program is community-driven — here's how to be part of it.
Propose a Project
Artists and collectives can submit proposals for new public art installations in the district.
§6 — Get Involved CTA. Present but not loud. Three-item row: propose a project, open calls, sponsorship. Small and clear — should not compete visually with the Featured Installation or Parks sections above. Reserve prominent button styling for highest-priority action only. Links update quarterly as open calls go live or close.
PRE-FOOTER — Global component displayed on every page. Combines newsletter signup + social links into a persistent strip above the footer.
Footer consolidates full sitemap. Social links in pre-footer above. Links connect to wireframes where available; # = placeholder for pages not yet wireframed.