Governor DeWine Announces Three Appointments to OAC Board Governor Mike DeWine has announced three appointments to the Ohio Arts Council board, including the reappointment of two board members, Tina Husted of Upper Arlington and Tom Johnson of Somerset, and the appointment of Beth Waldren of Galena. All three board members will serve terms expiring July 1, 2025. September 2, 2020 News Appointment, Beth Waldren, board, Governor Mike DeWine, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Tina Husted, Tom Johnson Read More »
The Storms of Summer The pandemic, racial inequality, social unrest, and challenges to our economy have come together as a perfect storm. In this executive message, Donna Collins shares how she's been weathering the storm and provides a few highlights to brighten your day despite the serious challenges faced amid this stormy summer. August 28, 2020 Executive Message coronavirus, COVID-19, grantmaking, Ohio Arts Beacon, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, Paper Routes, Riffe Gallery, summer, Women to Watch Read More »
Athens Musician, Composer, and Professor Paschal Yao Younge Awarded 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, a master artist specializing in African Traditional Musical Arts, has been awarded the 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Performing Arts from the Ohio Arts Council. August 12, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public African Traditional Musical Arts, Athens, Athens County, dance, Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, drum, music, Ohio, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, percusssion, Performing Arts, research Read More »
Paper Routes Celebrates Women Artists in Ohio "Walking through the Riffe Gallery’s newest exhibition, Paper Routes: Women to Watch 2020 - Ohio, I’m reminded (and forgive the pun) of the expression, 'you can’t see the forest for the trees.' I’ll admit I have been paper-blind, but these artists have gifted me with new eyes." In this blog post, OAC Riffe Gallery Marketing and Exhibitions Fellow Aimee Wissman reflects on the current exhibition. August 6, 2020 Art, Public, Riffe Gallery ¡Katie B Funk!, Adrienne Slane, Alice Pixley Young, Breanne Trammel, Carmen Romine, Charlotte McGraw, Emily Moores, Kristine Elizabeth Donnelly, Natalie Lanese, NMWA, Ohio Advisory Group, Paper Routes, Sa'dia Rehman, Sarah Kabot, Susan Li O'Connor, Sydney Joslin-Knapp, Women to Watch Read More »
OAC's Riffe Gallery Presents Paper Routes: Women to Watch 2020 - Ohio Paper Routes: Women to Watch 2020 – Ohio is presented at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery in collaboration with the Ohio Advisory Group of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The exhibition was curated by Matt Distel, Emily Liebert, and Stephanie Rond. August 6, 2020 Art, For the Public, News, Riffe Gallery Emily Liebert, exhibition, Matt Distel, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Ohio, paper, Paper Routes, Riffe Gallery, Stephanie Rond, virtual, Women to Watch 2020 Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Board Approves More Than $12.5M in Arts Grants The Ohio Arts Council board approved $12,500,446 in grants to support Ohio artists, arts and cultural organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming when it met virtually on July 22 for its summer board meeting. August 4, 2020 Art, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Invest, News, Organizations, Public Artist programs, Arts Access, arts learning, Arts Midwest, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, coronavirus, COVID-19, funding, FY 2021, grants, individual artists, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio artists, Ohio Arts Council, Operating support, Project support, SASO, Sustainability, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Read More »