Seeing Alice Schille's Watercolors in a New Light The Columbus Museum of Art's exhibition, In a New Light: Alice Schille and the American Watercolor Movement, showcases the Columbus native’s work from her very beginning through her final years on the occasion of her 150th birthday. In honor of Schille's outstanding contributions to Ohio art, we take a look back through the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery archives to see how these watercolors change the way we view the world around us. August 20, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public, Riffe Gallery Alice Schille, Columbus Museum of Art, In a New Light, Ohio Arts Council, Riffe Gallery, Watercolor Read More »
Putting Creativity to Work: Ohio Attendees Reflect on the 2019 SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge What do you get when you bring 81 artists, educators, and arts administrators together for an intense six-day professional development boot camp? A group of Ohioans flew to South Carolina through an Ohio Arts Council funding opportunity to find out. August 16, 2019 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Public April Deacon, Dennis TenWolde, Holly Ittel, Jeff Ryder, Jordan Knepper, Ohio Arts Council, Professional Development, SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge, South Carolina, Thomas Sigel, University of South Carolina, Yvonne Thomas Read More »
Hicksville Artist Wins People’s Choice Award at Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Gina Wolfrum, a Hicksville-based decorative artist and muralist, received the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition for her Brazilian amethyst-adorned painting, "Amethyst Awakening." August 6, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Amethyst Awakening, Defiance County, Gemstones, Gina Wolfrum, Hicksville, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Painting, People's Choice Award Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 12 Forget the Pulitzers. Forget the MacArthur “Genius” grant, The New Yorker, and all the other laurels too. In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas discusses the oral tradition of poetry and how the greatest honor for a poet—and for a poem—is to be known by heart, memorized and recited. August 2, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Recitation Read More »
Celebrate the Arts With Me From an historic budget allocation to awarding millions of dollars in grants to artists, educators, and organizations, Ohio Arts Council Executive Director Donna S. Collins highlights all the reasons to celebrate the arts in this month's Executive Message. July 31, 2019 Executive Message Big Read, Donna S. Collins, Executive Message, Fine Arts Exhibition, Governor Mike DeWine, Mahoning County, Massillon, Massillon Museum, National Endowment for the Arts, Natural Expressions, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair, Public Library of Youngstown, Riffe Gallery, Senate President Larry Obhof, Speaker Larry Householder, Stark County, Youngstown Read More »
15 Ohio Artists Win Awards at 2019 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition The 2019 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition features work by 249 artists hailing from 34 Ohio counties. Each year, hundreds of amateur and professional artists from all around Ohio come together at the exhibition, which officially opened with an awards reception on July 23. Meet the artists who were selected for 15 Ohio Arts Council awards. July 26, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public A Natural Perspective, Anne Dorrian Lenzotti, Awards, Camille Laret, Catherine Bell Smith, Cuyahoga County, Dana Boggs, Danica Barreau, David Bowers, Delaware County, Fine Arts, Forge Garrabrant, Franklin County, Gallia County, Joel Yeager, Jose Luis Quinones, Julie Woodrow, Kristi Kloss, Licking County, Lily Elison, Lisa Vottero, Madison County, Muskingum County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair, Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Quintin Gleim, Tracy Greenwalt, Union County Read More »