Governor's Awards 2019: Phyllis Gorfain, Arts Administration Award Winner Phyllis Gorfain, professor of English emerita at Oberlin College, originated Oberlin Drama at Grafton as a Shakespeare-centered performance program at Grafton Correctional Institution in 2012.Through Phyllis' initiatives, ODAG provides a transformative space for its actors, Oberlin students, guest directors, lecturers, visiting performers, volunteers, and audiences. May 31, 2019 Art, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Arts Administration, Governor's Awards, Grafton Correctional, Lorain County, OAC, Oberlin, Oberlin Drama at Grafton, ODAG, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Channel, Phyllis Gorfain, Shakespeare, Theatre Read More »
2019 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2019 Arts Day & Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio luncheon and ceremony on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. January 23, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Organizations, Public Caroline Rowntree, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Franklin County, Governor's Awards, Hamilton County, Leslie Adams, Lorain County, Lucas County, Mahoning County, Mark Lomax II, Montgomery County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Citizens for the Arts, Ohio State, Owens Corning, Phyllis Gorfain, RJ Thompson, Ronette Burkes, Sallie and Randolph Wadsworth, Toledo, Union County, Wexner Center for the Arts, Youngstown Read More »