Other Programs, Partnerships, Services
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Ohio
Artists on Tour Directory
For
Artists
Deadline: June 1
What the Program Supports
The Ohio Arts Council strongly believes Ohio arts organizations
should support the artistic endeavors of Ohio artists. This service
is designed to introduce presenters
to the wealth of artists in Ohio who are available for touring.
Individual performing artists and groups that apply and are selected
by the OAC’s Artist Review Panel are listed in the Ohio
Artists on Tour Directory. Artists in the directory do not receive
funds directly from the OAC. Organizational presenting applicants
should refer to the “Sustainability” section for information
about the benefits for presenters who book Ohio artists.
Planning, negotiating and contracting for artists on the Ohio
Artists on Tour Directory are the same as those for any engagement.
Sometimes presenters who are interested in a specific artist determine
that the artist is in the OAC directory. Other times presenters
use the Directory to find new artists. The artist or artist representative
is expected to provide an effective marketing plan to maximize
touring possibilities and should not rely solely on the Ohio Artists
on Tour Directory to promote his or her work.
Who May Apply
Individual artists must be residents of Ohio. Groups must consist
of a majority of Ohio residents.
Documentation of Ohio residency is a required part of the support
materials. An artist must remain an Ohio resident to continue
as a member of the program.
This program is for professional artists and groups that have
a solid history of touring. College and university student organizations
and groups whose members are primarily students are not eligible.
Artists or ensembles do not need to be incorporated as nonprofit
enterprises to apply.
How to Apply
Artists interested in becoming members of the Ohio Artists on Tour Directory apply to the OAC using the application via the
OAC’s Web site, www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/forms.asp.
Applicants are encouraged
to submit a draft of their application to the Office of Organizational
Services and Community Development no later than 30 days prior
to the application deadline so staff will have time to review
it and provide feedback. Contact the Office of Organizational
Services and Community Development before submitting a draft
application.
What the OAC Needs
NOTE: If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the next business day.
- Three sets of required support materials, signature page and race/ethnicity form must be received in the OAC offices within 7 calendar days of the deadline date. If support materials do not reach the OAC within this timeframe, the application will not be accepted.
Support Materials
If any of the required support materials are not available, include an explanation in each packet as to why it is unavailable. Artists must send the required audio-video materials.
The OAC requires:
- Checklist of all included materials.
- Copy of performance contract.
- Sample review of past performances. Less than three years old and no more than three examples.
- Description of residency and/or outreach activities.
- Current press and promotional materials, including but not
limited to:
- photo
- artwork that can be used for flyers, posters and advertising.
- sample press releases and public service announcements
- sample programs
- artist bios
- brochure
- One set of audio or video materials less than two years old. The audio visual screening notes must be included. Screening Notes
Failure to provide the required audio or video materials will result in automatic rejection of your application.
Recordings will be returned if you include a self-addressed mailer with appropriate postage.
- Documentation of Ohio residency. For individual artists or
for a group up to eight performers, each person should supply
one of these forms of documentation:
- photocopy of an Ohio driver’s license or other valid state ID. Do not include your social security number when submitting identification.
- photocopy of a lease, rental agreement or mortgage.
- for groups of eight or more members, either a notarized statement signed by all members verifying Ohio as their primary state of residence or a copy of a Certificate of Incorporation for the group issued by the Ohio Secretary of State.
- For groups of more than eight members, either a notarized
statement signed by all members verifying Ohio as their primary
state of residence or a copy of a Certificate of Incorporation
for the group issued by the Ohio Secretary of State.
What the Panel Considers
Applications are reviewed by the OAC Artist Review Panel, a group of artists and presenters
appointed by the OAC Board. Applicants are reviewed
on the following criteria:
- Artistic quality
- Management and ability to work with presenters
- Quality of promotional materials
Ohio Artists on Tour Fee Support Requests
The Ohio Arts Council believes that the arts and cultural assets are important contributors to the quality of life in a particular place and important economic drivers for a region and the state. Ohio Artists on Tour fee support enables Ohio’s arts organizations to tap into the creative potential of Ohio artists to enrich their programming and the vitality of their communities. To learn more about the many talented touring artists listed in the Ohio Artists on Tour Directory visit www.oac.state.oh.us/search/ArtistsOnTour/.
Eligibility
- Organizations applying for funds to present an artist listed in the directory must be incorporated in Ohio and be located in Ohio. Applicants must intend their program or project to be nonprofit. Refer to the Legal Requirements listed in the Guidelines.
How to Apply - Sustainability and Arts Access Program Applicants
- You are not required to complete an additional application to apply for Ohio Artists on Tour funds, see request process below.
- Outreach activities are not required; however, they are highly encouraged.
- Engagements must be marketed to the general public.
How to Apply - Organizations not applying to Sustainability or Arts Access programs.
- Applicants will be required to complete a Special Organization Application through the Online Grants Application (OLGA). www.culturegrants-oh.org.
- Applicants must contact the Office of Grants Administration and Constituent Services to request access to the application.
- At least one outreach activity is required to receive funding.
- Examples of outreach activities: master class, lecture/demonstration, school performance or workshop.
- Engagements must be marketed to the general public.
- Support material list
- Signature page
- One-paragraph biographies of key administrative staff
- List of board members and their professional affiliations
- Maximum of five pieces, no more than two yeard old, from the list below:
- annual report
- audience survey
- invitation
- newsletter
- press clippings
- press release
- program
- season brochure
Request Process – All Applicants
- All requests are on a first-come, first-served basis.
- A Contract Summary Page is required for each request.
- Connect to the following link www.oac.state.oh.us/Programs/OhioArtistsOnTour/Booking.asp to access the electronic Contract Summary Page.
- Multiple requests may be submitted per the following funding guidelines:
- Presenters may request one third of an artist/ensemble’s fee including travel, lodging and outreach activities.
- Maximum request is $10,000 per contract.
- Maximum grant award is $15,000 per organization.
- A fully executed contract for each request must be submitted to the Ohio Arts Council. Each contract should include dates of engagement, contracted fee, number of performances and outreach activities if applicable. Each contract must be signed and dated by the presenter and artist or artist management.
- If a grant award is made a final report will be required prior to receiving the funds.
| Timeline - All engagements must take place between July 1 and June 30 |
| Contract Summary Page is available | March 1 |
| First day to review Contract Summary Pages | April 1 |
| Last day to submit Contract Summary Pages | May 1 by 5 p.m.
unless funds have been depleted |
| Last day to submit Special Organization Application | May 1 by 5 p.m. |
| Last day to submit Special Organization Support Materials and Signature Page | May 8 by 5 p.m. |
| Final date to submit fully-executed contracts | May 15 by 5 p.m. |
| Grant award announcement | Mid- to late July |
| Grant agreement mailed | Mid-August |
For additional information contact your regional Program Coordinator
Appalachian
Artist Directory
The Ohio Appalachian Artist Directory is an online searchable listing
of artists that live and work in or near Ohio’s Appalachian
region. The directory is managed by the Ohio Arts Council and is
free and open to the public for browsing and searching. The purpose
of the directory is to increase access to and communication among
Ohio’s many Appalachian artists and arts organizations, and
to help strengthen the role the arts play in the communities of
Appalachian Ohio. The Ohio Appalachian Artist Directory makes searching
for artists and craftspersons easier and faster than it has ever
been before. The directory is available online at www.oac.state.oh.us/search/AppalachianArts/.
For more information, contact the OAC Office of Organizational Services.
ArtsinOhio.com
ArtsinOhio.com is the comprehensive
online cultural calendar of events maintained and managed by the
OAC in collaboration with the Convention & Visitors
Bureau of Greater Cleveland, Experience Columbus and the Greater
Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau. With this free, easy
to use online guide, Ohio residents and visitors can search for
events by city, date, organization, special accessibility, price,
special discounts and more.
More than 1,400 organizations and 1,800 venues list their information
in ArtsinOhio.com, and more than 2,500 unique events are available
at any time. Because of the wide variety of arts and cultural organizations
listing information on this database, users obtain access to many
diverse events throughout the state. Participating organizations
are museums, symphonies, concert series, festivals, libraries, historical
societies, zoos and many other organizations with cultural programming.
Visit www.OhioEventFinder.com
to register your organization.
Directory
of Ohio Creative Writers
The OAC Directory of Ohio Creative Writers
lists approximately 500 authors of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction,
drama and literary or art criticism who live or work in Ohio. This
nonjuried listing of one-page résumés supplied by
creative writers is updated each year. The directory can be accessed
through our Web site at http://www.oac.state.oh.us/search/writers/SearchWriters.asp
The directory serves:
- Writers who wish to network and learn more about literary activities
in the state.
- Authors who wish to promote their books.
- Presenters looking for writers.
- Libraries—reference, community service and acquisitions
departments.
There are no eligibility requirements for inclusion in the directory.
To request a questionnaire or for additional information, please contact
the OAC Office of Individual Creativity.
Festivals
and Competitions Directory
The Ohio Festivals and Competitions Directory contains detailed information
about arts and crafts festivals and competitions throughout each
year, including dates, activities, number of spaces available
for artists to display work, fees and contact information. It
is organized by date and location and includes alphabetical indexes
of festivals by name, city, region and sponsor. Events are classified
as juried, nonjuried, invitational or juried invitational, according
to information supplied by the promoters. The OAC
publishes this directory and distributes it in partnership with
the Ohio Arts and Crafts Guild and Ohio Designer Craftsmen. The
directory is available online at www.oac.state.oh.us/search/OACFestival/SearchFestivals.asp.
For more information contact the OAC Public Information Office.
Ohio
Heritage Fellowships
Deadline: July
15
Each year, the OAC awards up to three $1,500 Ohio
Heritage Fellowships to individuals whose work in the folk arts
has a significant impact on the people and communities of the
state. The folk and traditional arts grow out of particular cultures
and are recognized as the artistic expressions of ethnic, linguistic,
occupational or regional groups.
Awards are given
in up to three categories: Performing Arts, Material Culture
(folk art, folk crafts, folk architecture) and Community
Leadership. Nominees must be Ohio residents. Awards are
announced in the fall. The nomination form is available online at www.oac.state.oh.us/search/OhioHeritageFellowships/SearchFellowshipNominations.asp.
Ohio
River Border Initiative
The Ohio River Border Initiative (ORBI) is a joint project of
the West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the OAC
to support the arts community in the Ohio River valley. ORBI’s
programs are open to artists, arts groups and community arts programs
in all Ohio and West Virginia counties that touch the Ohio River.
These counties are Wayne, Cabell, Mason, Jackson, Wood, Pleasants,
Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke and Hancock in West Virginia,
and Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, Athens, Washington, Monroe, Belmont,
Jefferson and Columbiana in Ohio.
Since 1994, ORBI has offered an annual
grant program to fund projects that encourage active collaborations
among artists, communities and/or organizations on both
sides of the Ohio River. ORBI also offers grants of up to
$500 for individual artists through its Artist Fast Track
program.
Fast Track grants are intended to support immediate, short-term
projects that have a positive impact upon the career development
of artists by helping them:
(1) increase access to audiences and venues,
(2) develop new skills and insights,
(3) investigate new artistic ideas and approaches.
Deadline for the Artist Fast Track is 60 days before the funds
are needed.
Through the ORBI Mural Team, ORBI also offers technical
assistance from an experienced and skilled group of Ohio mural
artists and community activists to help local communities plan
for and carry out mural projects in their communities. There is
no deadline for this program.
The deadline for the annual grant program is February 1 and the
maximum grant award is $3,000 to any one group or artist. Grants
are awarded for projects that actively involve artists, audiences
and communities on both sides of the Ohio River. For more information
about ORBI, visit www.orbi.org.
Online
Visual Artists Registry
The Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry is a joint project of
the Ohio Percent for Art Program, administered by the OAC, and the Humanities, Fine Arts
and Recreation Division of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. The registry displays works
of more than 500 artists from Ohio and around the country, representing
all kinds of visual art. It is a web-based, nonjuried registry
that is accessible from your home, office or local library. Ohio
Percent for Art Advisory Selection committees use the registry
as an artist resource as do collectors, designers, architects,
curators, journalists, juries, gallery owners and others interested
in visual arts. The registry is available online at www.ohioonlinearts.org.
For more information, contact the OAC Office of Individual Creativity.
Percent
for Art Program
Ohio’s Percent for Art legislation, in effect since July
1, 1990, provides funds for the acquisition, commissioning and
installation of works of art for new or renovated public buildings
that receive state appropriations of more than $4 million per
biennium. For these projects, the law stipulates that one percent
of the total state appropriation be allocated for the acquisition,
commissioning and installation of art work. A searchable database
of completed projects is available at www.oac.state.oh.us/search/Percent/SearchPercent.asp
For more information, contact the OAC Office of Individual Creativity.
Riffe
Gallery
The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery showcases the work
of Ohio’s artists and curators, exhibitions produced by
the OAC’s International program and the collections
of the region’s museums and galleries. The Riffe Gallery’s
education program seeks to increase public appreciation and
understanding of those exhibitions. Exhibition proposals from
arts organizations may be mailed to Director, Riffe Gallery,
77 South High St, Columbus, OH 43215. The gallery does not accept
exhibition proposals from individual artists.
The gallery is located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government
and the Arts, across from the Statehouse on High Street in downtown
Columbus.
The Riffe Gallery hosts educational events in conjunction with
each exhibition. Riffe Gallery Family Days offer free, hands-on
arts activities for children and their adult chaperones. Special
presentations offer informative and engaging educational opportunities
for adults. Complimentary exhibition tours are provided Tuesday
through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and may be scheduled by calling
614/728-2239. The gallery is open Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday,
noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
For information, call 614/644-9624 or visit www.riffegallery.org.
This section of "Guidelines" is available as a PDF for you to download and
print out if you prefer to read it offline. You must also read Legal
Requirements if you plan to apply for OAC funding. A PDF of the
complete version of the "Guidelines" is available in the Introduction.
PDF of Other Programs (33K)
PDF of Legal Requirements (67K)
Right Click the file and choose Save Target As: to download the file.
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