Meet the Staff: Andrew Paa, Communications Strategist Originally from South Dakota, Andrew Paa studied in and called Northeast Ohio home for a number of years. Now, this violinist joins the staff of the Ohio Arts Council, ready to put his master's degree in mass communications and journalism from Kent State University to work. May 24, 2022 For the Public Akron, Andrew Paa, communications, communications strategist, Kent, Kent State University, mass communications and journalism, meet the staff, operations and public affairs, public affairs, South Dakota, University of Akron, violin, violinist Read More »
National Endowment for the Arts Awards Grants to 21 Ohio Organizations, More Than $1 Million to Ohio Arts Council The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced its spring round grant funding today, which includes $1,629,300 awarded to 21 Ohio arts organizations. May 18, 2022 For the Public, NEA Akron, Chagrin Falls, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, federal funding, Kent, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Oxford, public funding Read More »
Resilient Ohio: Global Vaccine Poem Receives Responses From Around the World Shot, meet stanza: An international poetry project with collaborative roots in Ohio and Arizona is collecting responses from people around the globe who are reflecting on the coronavirus vaccine. May 26, 2021 For Organizations, For the Public, Organizations, Public, Resilient Ohio Dear Vaccine, Global Vaccine Poem, Kent, Kent State University, Poem, Poetry, Portage County, Resilient Ohio, University of Arizona, Wick Poetry Center Read More »
Ohio Artists Take Home Exhibition Honors at 13th Annual OOVAR Juried Show The work of four Ohio artists received awards at the 13th annual Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR) Juried Show, which celebrated its closing reception at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Carnegie Gallery on Feb. 29. March 9, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Angie Rucker, Carnegie Gallery, Cleveland, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cuyahoga County, Donna Coleman, Franklin County, Friends of the Library, Gallipolis, Kent, Kevin Lyles, Linda Hutchinson, Lorain County, Meigs County, OAC, Oberlin, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR, Portage County, Samantha Bias, Westerville Read More »
Two New Public Art Pieces Come to Kent State University At first glance, the new Percent for Art pieces in Kent State University’s Taylor Hall look like crazy crosswords. Or maybe a supersized Scrabble board. While the artwork itself might not actually be a giant puzzle, artist Shane Allbritton said figuring out how to "communicate communication" required some creative problem-solving. October 16, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Elizabeth Graham, Kent, Kent State University, Letterpress, Mass Communication, Percent for Art, Portage County, Public Art, School of Communication Studies, Shane Allbritton, Speak on It, Thinking Made Visible, Visual Communication Read More »
Fiber Arts in the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will open its newest exhibition, Thread Count: The Intersection of Mathematics and Fiber Arts, on Thursday, May 2. This exhibition features work by 13 contemporary fiber artists from the state of Ohio. These artists have created work featuring a variety of materials, shapes, and sizes. May 1, 2019 Art, Riffe Gallery art, thread, thread count, Athens, Athens County, Bexley, Bowling Green, Christina Pereyma, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Deborah Bewley, Fiber art, Franklin County, Fulton County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Ian Ruffino, Jane Black, Janice Lessman-Moss, Jessica Pinsky, John Lefelhocz, Judy Kahle, Judy Rush, Kent, Mary VanWassenhove, Miami County, Migiwa Orimo, Petra Soesemann, Portage County, riffe gallery, Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Troy, Wauseon, Wood County, Yellow Springs Read More »