Meet Molly Uline-Olmstead, VSA Ohio’s New Executive Director Molly Uline-Olmstead has trekked across the state to collect artwork for display in government offices, organized thousands of students and their complex research projects for Ohio History Day, and managed an ever-evolving art studio that aimed to give everyone the opportunity to create. Now, Uline-Olmstead is taking over at the helm of VSA Ohio, the state’s organization on arts and disability, and she sat down to talk about all things art and accessibility in this Q&A. September 20, 2019 artists, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Organizations, Public Accessibility, Megan Fitze, Molly Uline-Olmstead, Q&A, SASO, Statewide Arts Service Organization, VSA Ohio Read More »
Putting Creativity to Work: Ohio Attendees Reflect on the 2019 SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge What do you get when you bring 81 artists, educators, and arts administrators together for an intense six-day professional development boot camp? A group of Ohioans flew to South Carolina through an Ohio Arts Council funding opportunity to find out. August 16, 2019 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Public April Deacon, Dennis TenWolde, Holly Ittel, Jeff Ryder, Jordan Knepper, Ohio Arts Council, Professional Development, SAVVY Arts Venture Challenge, South Carolina, Thomas Sigel, University of South Carolina, Yvonne Thomas Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Board Approves More Than $14.7M in Arts Grants The Ohio Arts Council board has approved 743 grants totaling $14,733,107 to support Ohio artists, organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming during its initial and major state fiscal year 2020 funding round. July 23, 2019 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public Allen County, Arts Access, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Auglaize County, Board, Brown County, budget, Butler County, Champaign County, Clark County, Clermont County, Clinton County, Columbiana County, Coschocton County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Darke County, Defiance County, Delaware County, Erie County, Fairfield County, Fayette County, Fiscal year 2020, Franklin County, Gallia County, Geauga County, Grants, Greene County, Guernsey County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Highland County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Lake County, Licking County, Logan County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Mahoning County, Marion County, Medina County, Meigs County, Mercer County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Noble County, OAC, Ohio Artists on Tour, Ohio Arts Council, Ottawa County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Portage County, Preble County, Richland County, Ross County, Sandusky County, SASO, Scioto County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Sustainability, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, Trumbull County, Tuscarawas County, Union County, Van Wert County, Vinton County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Wood County Read More »
Ohio Arts Organizations Receive National Grants for Literature Programming Three Ohio organizations will bring works of literature to life through national grant funding that supports community reading programming. July 8, 2019 Art, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Big Read, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Into the Beautiful North, Lit Youngstown, Luis Alberto Urrea, Mahoning County, Massillon, Massillon Museum, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Roz Chast, Stark County, Youngstown Read More »
Governor's Awards 2019: Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Irma Lazarus Award Winner The Dayton Literary Peace Prize honors writers who use the power of literature to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding. Launched in 2006 amd recognized as one of the world's most prestigious literary honors, it is the only literary peace prize awarded in the United States. May 28, 2019 For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Organizations, Public Dayton, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, DLPP, Governor's Awards, Irma Lazarus Awards, Montgomery County, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
54 Ohio Museums Offer Free Admission to Military Families This Summer This summer, 54 Ohio museums will open their doors to members of the military and their families as part of the 10th annual Blue Star Museums program, an initiative that offers free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families, from Armed Forces Day on May 18 through Labor Day on Sept. 2. May 17, 2019 For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, Organizations, Public Armed Forces Day, Blue Star Families, Blue Star Museums, Free admission, Labor Day, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Read More »