#TraditionsTuesday: Appalachian Festival It’s #TraditionsTuesday, and today we highlight the Story Stage of the 52nd Annual Appalachian Festival at Coney Island in Cincinnati. Storyteller Omopé Carter Daboiku spoke about her history with the festival and the importance of storytelling in our contemporary world. May 9, 2023 For the Public, Spotlight Appalachian Festival at Coney Island, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Omopé Carter Daboiku, Southwest Ohio, Story Stage Read More »
Power of Possibility and Education Inspired New Mural at Cincinnati State A new mural at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College was inspired by the transformational power and promise of education. One of the Ohio’s most recent Percent for Art projects, the mural was a collaboration between Cincinnati State and ArtWorks—a Cincinnati nonprofit dedicated to creating public art and professional opportunities for artists of all ages. It was designed by artist Derek Toebbe. March 29, 2023 For the Public, Spotlight ArtWorks, Cincinnati, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Derek Toebbe, Hamilton County, Percent for Art Read More »
Announcing the 2023 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Eight winners have been selected to receive Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio this year. January 24, 2023 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News Ann Hamilton, Arts Administration, Arts Education, Arts Patron, Ashland, Ashland County, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Community Development and Participation, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Douglas Marrah, Franklin County, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, Granville, Hamilton County, Individual Artist, Irma Lazarus, Kathy Wade, Licking County, Louella Reese, Michael London, Montgomery County, Tricia Kaman, Walnut Street Gallery, Wayne County, Wood County, Wooster Read More »
6 Ohio High School Students to Compete for 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion Title Six Ohio high school students will compete for the title of 2022 Ohio Poetry Out Loud state champion on March 4, 2022. For the second year in a row, the competition will also be broadcast publicly via livestream March 1, 2022 Educators, For Educators, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud, Public Amaira Cochran, Cameron Goehring, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights University Heights High School, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Hocking County, Logan, Logan High School, Lucas County, Madeline Arizona Hamm, Maylin Dominguez, Montgomery County, Mount Healthy High School, Ohio Arts Council, Pius Edzie, Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Samira Sisson, St. Francis DeSales High School, State Finals, Toledo, WOSU Read More »
12 Ohio Arts Organizations Receive American Rescue Plan Grants from The National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded 12 grants totaling $1,450,000 to Ohio arts organizations as part of coronavirus relief funding made possible by the American Rescue Plan. January 28, 2022 For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public American Rescue Plan, ARP, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Grants, Hamilton County, Lucas County, Mansfield, Montgomery County, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Richland County, Stark County, Toledo Read More »
Cincinnati Dance Artist Padma Chebrolu Awarded 2021 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Padma Chebrolu—a dancer, teaching artist, and the artistic director of the Cultural Centre of India in Cincinnati—has been awarded the 2021 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Performing Arts from the Ohio Arts Council. August 4, 2021 artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Cincinnati, Cultural Centre of India, Dance, Hamilton County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award, Padma Chebrolu Read More »