For over 17 years the Columbus Historic Foundation has hosted the Decorative Arts & Preservation Forum, and the Antiques Show and Sale boasts a 37 year tradition. The Forum is commited to the tradition of defining a community within the context of its region and illustrates the synthesis of instruction, experiential observation, personal experience, and discussion that yields a true sense of the relationship of past, present and future.

Sponsors of the Forum
The Columbus Historic Foundation
The Imes Family
The City of Columbus
Billups-Garth Foundation
Appalachian Regional Commission
Columbus-Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Yellowbook USA
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State University
Mississippi University for Women
University of Mississippi
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Dr. James DelPrince
Dr. and Mrs. Jack White
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Leike
Columbus Garden Club Council