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 »
2022 Governor's Awards: Alan Cottrill, Individual Artist Award Winner Alan Cottrill is a Zanesville-based artist whose monumental figurative sculptures have been exhibited and commissioned throughout the United States. Raised in Appalachian Ohio, Alan was the first in his family to graduate high school. June 15, 2022 For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards 2022 Governor's Awards, Alan Cottrill, Figurative Sculpture, Governor's Awards, Individual Artist, Muskingum County, Sculpture, Zanesville Read More »
Announcing the 2022 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Nine winners have been selected to receive Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio this year. January 20, 2022 Art, artists, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Organizations, Public Alan Cottrill, Arts Administration, Arts Education, Arts Patron, Bedford Heights, Bill Mullane, Burt and Alice Saidel, Business Support of the Arts, Columbus, Community Development and Participation, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Gladisa Guadalupe, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, Individual Artist, K12 Gallery & TEJAS, KeyBank, Lucas County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Portsmouth, Richard Duarte Brown, Scioto County, The Boneyfiddle Project, Toledo, Trumbull County, Warren, Weichih Rosa Lee, Zanesville Read More »
Meet the Staff: Chaz O’Neil, Artist Programs Coordinator Get to know Chaz O’Neil, who recently joined the Ohio Arts Council staff as the Artist Programs/Percent for Art coordinator. Chaz is a visual artist whose work is inspired by science, math, and experimental exploration of material. In this interview, he talks about what he’s most looking forward to in his new role and how he hopes to draw upon his experiences and artistic journey to help Ohio artists on theirs. November 24, 2021 artists, For Artists, Public Artist Programs, Chaz O'Neil, Chaz O'Neil, Individual Artist, Meet the Staf, Meet the Staff, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council, Visual Artist Read More »
Governor's Awards 2020: Jesse Ayers, Individual Artist Award Winner Jesse Ayers, DMA, is an award-winning composer and a professor emeritus of music at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. Best known for his orchestral and symphonic band "surround-sound" concert stories, his music has been performed throughout the world, as well as in more than 100 U.S. cities. May 15, 2021 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards Canton, Composer, Governor's Awards, Individual Artist, Jesse Ayers, Malone University, Music, Stark County Read More »
Governor's Awards 2020: Andy Snow, Individual Artist Award Winner Andy Snow has worked as a professional photographer for more than 40 years after becoming fascinated with photography while finishing his philosophy degree at Princeton University. A documentarian at heart, Andy is mindful of revealing essence through light, shadow, and color while remaining receptive to any surprising interventions that might be chaos or perhaps synchronicity. May 15, 2021 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards Andy Snow, Dayton, Governor's Awards, Individual Artist, Miami Valley, Montgomery County, Photography Read More »