Ohio Arts Council Secures New Funding for Creative Aging The Ohio Arts Council is one of 36 state arts agencies receiving awards from the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and Aroha Philanthropies. With this funding, each state will conduct creative aging activities tailored to the unique needs of its constituents. Activities will include providing professional development for teaching artists and providing direct programming to older adult audiences. March 8, 2021 For the Public, News Aroha Philanthropies, Creative aging, Funding, NASAA, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Read More »
Gratitude and Appreciation Abound In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins shares her gratitude for the $20 million in CARES Act funds supporting the arts and culture sector and shares what this significant economic relief package means for the future of the arts in Ohio. October 28, 2020 Executive Message CARES Act, Executive Message, funding, Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, OAC Board, Ohio Arts Council, support Read More »
4 Ohio Arts Organizations Receive COVID-19 Relief Grants Totaling $205K Thirty Midwestern arts and culture organizations, including Ohio-based organizations Cleveland Public Theatre, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Karamu House, and Stuart’s Opera House, have received COVID-19 relief grants from Arts Midwest through the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. September 3, 2020 For Organizations, For the Public, News, Organizations, Public Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Arts Midwest, Cleveland Public Theatre, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, funding, grants, Karamu House, Ohio Arts Council, relief fund, Stuart's Opera House, U.S. Regional Arts Resilience Fund 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 »
Investment and Engagement Lead the Way for the Arts in Ohio In this month's Executive Message, Donna S. Collins provides an update on Ohio Arts Council agency funding for FY 2021. July 29, 2020 Executive Message Arts Midwest, budget, Executive Message, Fiscal Year, funding, grants, Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Ohio Arts Council, Regional Arts Resilience Fund 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 »