Ohio Poetry Out Loud Turns 15, Celebrates New Partnerships Registration is now open for 2019-20 Ohio Poetry Out Loud (POL). Now in its 15th year, POL connects high school students to some of the best poetry ever written from a diverse array of poets from around the world and gives them a chance to represent their states on the national stage. October 11, 2019 Arts Ed, For Educators, For the Public, Poetry Out Loud, Public Arts Learning, National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Registration Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Seeks Artist Programs/Percent for Art Coordinator The Ohio Arts Council is hiring an artist programs/Percent for Art coordinator. October 9, 2019 For the Public, News, Public Artist Programs, Coordinator, Fine Arts Specialist, Hiring, Job, Job Opportunity, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Percent for Art Read More »
Get to Know Jessica Rosenblatt, OAPN’s New Executive Director As a booking agent for an independent record label, a PR/marketing coordinator, and now as executive director of the Ohio Arts Professionals Network (OAPN), Jessica Rosenblatt is passionate about performing arts in Ohio. In this Q&A, she sat down to talk about what’s in store for OAPN’s future and why having a well-connected network is a necessity. October 4, 2019 For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Public Cain Park, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Diana Chittester, Fighting Chance Records, Jessica Rosenblatt, OAPN, Ohio Arts Professionals Network, SASO Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Announces Fall Committee, Board Meetings The Ohio Arts Council board will meet on Wednesday, October 16 at 11 a.m. and its committees will meet on October 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (if needed) and November 4 at 10 a.m. October 4, 2019 Public board, OAC Board, public meeting Read More »
Learning, Listening, and Leading: A Few Takeaways from the NASAA Leadership Institute In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins shares a few takeaways from the 2019 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Leadership Institute and discusses how they connect to the arts in Ohio. September 26, 2019 Executive Message Creative Aging, Dan Katona, Donna S. Collins, Executive Message, Grantmaking, Leadership Institute, NASAA, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Natural Expressions, Neal Zimmers, Ohio Arts Council, Rhode Island, Riffe Gallery Read More »
Athens Organization Selected to Host Rural Design Workshop Led by National Endowment for the Arts An organization in Athens, Ohio, has been selected to host a multi-day design workshop focusing on rural design and creative placemaking. Part of the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program, a national initiative that aims to support rural communities through hands-on training and other events, the workshop in Athens will focus on the efforts to preserve and reimagine the use of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a century-old church founded in 1872 that is the last standing building in the city that was built by free-born and formerly enslaved black artisans. September 26, 2019 For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Athens, Athens County, Cherri L. Hendricks, Citizens' Institute on Rural Design, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio University, Sam Dodd Read More »