Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 15 Say our lives depended on describing a cathedral, or Picasso’s Guernica, or the color blue. Where could we even begin? In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas explains the origins of exphrasis (the Greek word for "telling out") and then explores how this concept fits into our modern world—emojis and all. November 13, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Statewide Conference Announced, Slated in Akron for 2020 Arts leaders from across the state will convene in Akron from May 6 to 8, 2020, as the Ohio Arts Council hosts the Arts Impact Ohio conference at the John S. Knight Center. October 25, 2019 Conferences, For the Public, News, Public Akron, Arts Impact Ohio, ArtsNow, Conference, Dan Horrigan, Donna S. Collins, John S. Knight Center, Ohio Arts Council, Registration, Summit County Read More »
New Statewide Teaching Artist Roster Launches A new online tool that helps connect communities with well-qualified Ohio teaching artists is now available on the Ohio Arts Council's website. October 24, 2019 Art, artists, Arts Ed, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, News, Public Arts education, Arts educators, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Ohio, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, OhioDance, Roster, TeachArtsOhio, Teaching artists, VSA Ohio 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 »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 14 In his latest column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas takes on poetry, prayer, losing religion, and keeping faith, looking at the way language is used to explore themes present in some of humanity's oldest and most revered texts. October 15, 2019 For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry, Theology Read More »
Jarrod Hartzler Discusses His New Role as Ohio Alliance for Arts Education Executive Director As executive director of the Ohio Alliance for Art Education, Jarrod Hartzler is eager to use his passion for the arts in education to ensure students have opportunities through arts integration and arts learning. New technologies, resources, and partnerships make for a bright future for arts education in Ohio, and, as he shares in this Q&A, Hartzler can’t wait to get started. October 11, 2019 Arts Ed, For Educators, For the Public, Organizations, Public Arts Education, Arts Integration, Arts Learning, Columbus, Franklin County, Interview, Jarrod Hartzler, OAAE, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, Tuesday Musical Association Read More »