Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 6 "As socially relevant as poetry can be, slang is where some of the most political work of language occurs." In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas analyzes the ever-evolving world of words. February 1, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, Slang, Walt Whitman 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, Governor's Awards, Leslie Adams, Mark Lomax II, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Citizens for the Arts, Ohio State, Owens Corning, Phyllis Gorfain, RJ Thompson, Ronette Burkes, Sallie and Randolph Wadsworth, Toledo, Wexner Center for the Arts, Youngstown Read More »
Four Ohio Artists Win Awards in 12th Annual OOVAR Exhibition Presented by the Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Friends of the Library, the exhibition showcased Ohio artists registered in OOVAR, a database of work of more than 1,900 artists from Ohio and all over the world. January 18, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Carnegie Gallery, Charlotte Lees, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Evie Zimmer, Glenna Jennings, Jason Morgan, My Treasures Are Within, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR Read More »
New Year, New Sound: Cleveland Composer Creates Songs for Ohio Tourism Campaign What does a state sound like? Jake Fader of Cleveland-based Fader Music & Sound was tasked with painting a picture of Ohio—preferably in 3 seconds or less. January 15, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Ad, Audio Signature, Composition, Fader Music and Sound, Find it Here, Jake Fader, Ohio, Song, State, Tourism, TourismOhio Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Accepting Applications for TeachArtsOhio Grants The Ohio Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the TeachArtsOhio arts learning grant program. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2019 at 5 p.m. January 2, 2019 Art, artists, Arts Ed, For Artists, For Educators, Lead arts learning, deadline, grant, Ohio Arts Council, TAO, TeachArtsOhio Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 5 "Metaphor helps us see whatever we look at by making us imagine it as something else." In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas delves into figurative language in poetry. January 2, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, metaphor, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry, poets Read More »