With a Little Help from Our Friends … Ohio Arts Organizations Have A New Funding Opportunity In this Executive Message, learn about the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative that will award grants of $30,000 – $75,000 to small and mid-sized arts organizations in the Midwest, prioritizing arts organizations that are led by and serving people from rural communities, and/or led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people. Nominations are due July 8, 2020. June 29, 2020 Executive Message Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Arts Midwest, COVID-19, Ohio Arts Council, Regional Arts Resilience Fund, United States Regional Arts Organizations Read More »
Governor DeWine Names Kari Gunter-Seymour Ohio Poet Laureate Governor Mike DeWine has named Kari Gunter-Seymour of Albany, Ohio, the state’s poet laureate. Gunter-Seymour, whose term began June 10, 2020, succeeds the state’s second poet laureate, Dave Lucas. A third-generation Athens Countian, Gunter-Seymour was named poet laureate for Athens, Ohio, in 2018-2020, and the Ohio Poet of the Year in 2020. She is the founder/executive director of the Women of Appalachia Project and a recently retired instructor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. June 11, 2020 For the Public, News, Public Albany, Athens County, Dave Lucas, Governor Mike DeWine, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio, Ohio University, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Women of Appalachia Project Read More »
No Place Like Home: A Thank You to Ohio's Arts Leaders In this month's Executive Message, Donna S. Collins reflects on the strength of Ohio's artists, arts and cultural leaders, and teaching artists. As the state begins to reopen, collaboration will allow us to overcome complex challenges because the arts in Ohio are better when we work together. May 27, 2020 Executive Message C. Joybell C., Christopher Purdy, collaboration, COVID-19, Dorothy Gale, Executive Message, In this together, Reopening, yellow brick road Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Announcement to FY 2020 Grantees The Ohio Arts Council announces news relative to FY 2020 grant amounts due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. May 6, 2020 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public Budget, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FY 2020, Grants, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
Your Ohio Arts Council at Work: We're Looking Out for You The Ohio Arts Council team has been working to make access to grant funds stress-free, hosting panel meetings virtually, and planning for the future. In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins discusses agency priorities and the current work being done to support grantees during the COVID-19 crisis. April 29, 2020 Executive Message CARES Act, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donna Collins, Final Reports, Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Payroll Protection Program, Unemployment Insurance Read More »
National Endowment for the Arts Announces CARES Act Arts Grants for Recent NEA Grantees The National Endowment for the Arts announced guidelines to distribute funding it received through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to nonprofit arts organizations through direct NEA grants. April 8, 2020 For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News Arts organizations, CARES Act, Funding, Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Nonprofits Read More »