Four Ohio Artists Win Awards in 12th Annual OOVAR Exhibition Presented by the Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Friends of the Library, the exhibition showcased Ohio artists registered in OOVAR, a database of work of more than 1,900 artists from Ohio and all over the world. January 18, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Carnegie Gallery, Charlotte Lees, Cleveland, Clinton County, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Evie Zimmer, Glenna Jennings, Jason Morgan, Montgomery County, My Treasures Are Within, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR, Solon, Wilmington Read More »
37 Ohio Artists Featured in 12th Annual OOVAR Statewide Exhibition Featuring work by 37 Ohio artists, "My Treasures Are Within: 12th Annual OOVAR Juried Exhibition" is on view at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library’s Carnegie Gallery through Jan. 12. November 30, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Albany, Athens County, Canton, Carnegie Gallery, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Clinton County, Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Dublin, Franklin County, Friends of the Library, Glenford, Hamilton County, Juried, Kent, Kirtland, Lake County, Lakewood, Main Library, Marlene VonHandorf Steele, Montgomery County, My Treasures are Within, Newburgh Heights, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR, Peninsula, Perry County, Portage County, Reynoldsburg, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Stark County, Strongsville, Summit County, Westerville, Wilmington, Yellow Springs Read More »
Stories Speak Through Art at Final Spotlight Exhibition on Display at Ohio Governor’s Residence October – December 2018 Featuring the work of nine Ohio artists chosen by Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich with the assistance of the Ohio Arts Council, the exhibition serves to recognize the talented African-American artists living and working throughout the state and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. October 31, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public, Spotlight Anna Arnold, Antoinette Savage, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Clifford Darrett, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, David Buttram, Dayton, Elijah Pierce, Exhibition, Featured Artists, First Lady, Franklin County, Governor's Residence, Hamilton County, Harlem Renaissance, Karen W. Kasich, Kelly Phelps, Kyle Phelps, Lisa McLymont, Montgomery County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Omar Shaheed, Pepper Kojo, Spotlight Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Sierra Leone, Community Development & Participation Award Winner Writer Sierra Leone is the president and artistic director of OFP Theatre Company, co-founded with her husband Robert Owens, Sr. For more than a decade, Ohio has benefitted from Sierra's vision of creative urban arts as a powerful artistic medium to bring communities together across racial, cultural, ideological, and economic divides. August 23, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Community Development and Participation, Dayton, Governor's Awards, I am moon power, Montgomery County, OAC, OFP Theatre Company, Ohio Arts Council, Poetic Medley Show, Poetry, Sierra Leone, The Signature Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Irma Lazarus Award Winner The world-renowned Dayton Contemporary Dance Company is the oldest modern dance company in Ohio and one of few American dance companies of international reputation located outside a major U.S. metropolitan area August 23, 2018 Art, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Organizations, Public dance, Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, DCDC, Governor's Awards for the Arts, Irma Lazarus Award, Montgomery County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Channel Read More »
Two Ohio Dance Companies Selected for DanceMotion USA International Tours The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the Columbus-based Bebe Miller Company were among three companies chosen to participate in a cultural diplomacy program presented by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. April 17, 2018 artists, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Organizations, Public BAM, Bebe Miller Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Colombia, Columbus, DanceMotion USA, Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, DCDC, Department of State, Franklin County, Kazakhstan, Montgomery County, Ohio, Peru, Russia Read More »