Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Hosts Inaugural Poetry Showcase Aug. 1 For the first time in its history, the Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition will host a day dedicated to poetry on Aug. 1. The performance schedule includes recitations and readings by 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Champion Anna Kahle and other POL participants, Ohio Poetry Association poets, and Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas. July 24, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Poetry Out Loud, Public Anna Kahle, Dave Lucas, Fine Arts Exhibition, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poetry Association, Ohio State Fair, Poet Laureate, Poetry Out Loud Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Board Approves More Than $14.7M in Arts Grants The Ohio Arts Council board has approved 743 grants totaling $14,733,107 to support Ohio artists, organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming during its initial and major state fiscal year 2020 funding round. July 23, 2019 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public Allen County, Arts Access, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Auglaize County, Board, Brown County, budget, Butler County, Champaign County, Clark County, Clermont County, Clinton County, Columbiana County, Coschocton County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Darke County, Defiance County, Delaware County, Erie County, Fairfield County, Fayette County, Fiscal year 2020, Franklin County, Gallia County, Geauga County, Grants, Greene County, Guernsey County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Highland County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Lake County, Licking County, Logan County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Mahoning County, Marion County, Medina County, Meigs County, Mercer County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Noble County, OAC, Ohio Artists on Tour, Ohio Arts Council, Ottawa County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Portage County, Preble County, Richland County, Ross County, Sandusky County, SASO, Scioto County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Sustainability, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, Trumbull County, Tuscarawas County, Union County, Van Wert County, Vinton County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Wood County Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Announces Late Summer Committee Meetings The Ohio Arts Council Executive Committee will meet August 5 at 10 a.m. at the OAC office. The Poet Laureate Committee will meet August 30 at 1 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 8 a.m. at the OAC office. July 23, 2019 Public board, board meeting, oac board Read More »
Ohio Women Vote: Artist Commemorates Ohio’s Role in Ratifying the 19th Amendment with Stripe for Her Flag Lindsay Dale-Scott, an Ohio illustrator and designer, designed a stripe to be sewn onto an 18-foot-by-26-foot flag commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. Her stripe was added to the flag at a July 21 public performance in Columbus. July 18, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public 19th Amendment, Columbus, Fiber Arts, Franklin County, Graphic Design, Her Flag, Illustration, Lindsay Dale-Scott, Marilyn Artus, Ohio, Sewing, Women's Suffrage Read More »
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship: Sharing Appalachian Fiddle Tunes and the Stories They Carry Ohio Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor Cristina Benedetti attended a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship showcase in Oxford, Ohio, a concert that featured a musical performance by Dale Farmer and his mentors, Warren and Judy Waldron. Hear what this triumphant trio had to say about learning 100 Appalachian fiddle tunes and finding Ohio connections. July 18, 2019 Art, artists, Field Notes, For Artists, For the Public, Public Butler County, Cristina Benedetti, Dale Farmer, fiddle, Grant, Judy Waldron, Oxford, The Mountain Minor, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship, Warren Waldron Read More »
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery Presents Natural Expressions: A Student Curated Exhibition Focused on artwork inspired by and concerned with nature, this exhibition is curated by four high school students with guidance by Erin Shapiro, curator at Springfield Museum of Art. July 11, 2019 Riffe Gallery art, Barry Underwood, Char Norman, columbus, David LaPalombara, Emily Hanako Momohara, Emily Sullivan Smith, Erin Shapiro, exhibition, gallery, Gregory Spaid, Jayden Nanthavong, Jean Koeller, Jolene Powell, Julia Christensen, Kaia Armstrong, Mikayla Anderson, natural expressions, nature, R. Douglas McLarty, riffe, Roscoe Wilson, springfield, Springfield Museum of Art, Sydney Chabot, Taryn McMahon Read More »