Build It Puts Art at the Heart of Community "The artists of Build It: Artists Creating Community in Ohio have reminded me that artists are not islands, and that some of our most meaningful work is made in relationship to the people, places, and systems that surround us." In this blog post, OAC Riffe Gallery Marketing and Exhibitions Fellow Aimee Wissman reflects on "Build It," on view through April 10, 2021. February 16, 2021 Art, artists, For Artists, Public, Riffe Gallery Artist Leaders, Artists Give Back, Build It, Community, Ohio artists, Riffe Gallery Read More »
75 Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards from the Ohio Arts Council Members of the Ohio Arts Council board have approved $300,000 in grant funding to be awarded to 75 Ohio artists through the OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards program for state fiscal year 2021. January 21, 2021 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News Artists, crafts, design, grants, Individual Excellence Awards, interdisciplinary arts, media arts, Ohio Arts Council, photography, visual arts 2D, visual arts 3D Read More »
Athens Musician, Composer, and Professor Paschal Yao Younge Awarded 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, a master artist specializing in African Traditional Musical Arts, has been awarded the 2020 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Performing Arts from the Ohio Arts Council. August 12, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public African Traditional Musical Arts, Athens, Athens County, dance, Dr. Paschal Yao Younge, drum, music, Ohio, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, percusssion, Performing Arts, research Read More »
Traditional Arts in Ohio: Embodied Learning and Pewtersmithing Ohio Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor Cristina Benedetti visited Millersburg, Ohio, to meet Willa Hollingsworth, a pewterer and owner of Three Feathers Pewter. At the Three Feathers workshop, she learned about Ms. Hollingsworth's study of the traditional craft through years of apprenticeship and practice. March 25, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public David Jones, Folk Arts, Holmes County, Millersburg, Ohio Arts Council, Pewter, Pewterware, Three Feathers Pewter, Traditional Arts, Willa Hollingsworth Read More »
We Can Support Ohio Arts by Working Together Even in a time of social distancing and limits on traditionally presented arts gatherings and events, Ohioans can still find creative ways to support our state's wonderful arts organizations, arts educators, and artists. March 13, 2020 Art, artists, Arts Ed, Educators, Executive Message, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public Americans for the Arts, Amy Acton, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donna S. Collins, Emergency, Executive Message, Funding, Governor Mike DeWine, Grants, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Department of Health 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 »