Meet Luca Mundaca: Ohio Arts Professionals Network’s 2022 EDIA Emerging Artist Lakewood-based Luca Mundaca is a musician who blends her Brazilian roots with downtown New York City. She's also the Ohio Arts Professionals Network's 2022 EDIA Emerging Artist. June 28, 2022 For the Public Bossa Nova, Cain Park, Cuyahoga County, EDIA Emerging Artist, Guitar, Jazz, Lakewood, Luca Mundaca, Midwest Regional Booking Conference, Musician, Ohio Arts Professionals Network Read More »
Dear Poet: Connecting Through Poetry and Letters Earlier this year, Ohio’s Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour participated in Dear Poet, an educational project hosted by the Academy of American Poets for National Poetry Month in April 2022. June 24, 2022 Arts Ed, For the Public American Academy of Poets, Appalachia, Arts Education, Dear Poet, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Letter Writing, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poet, Poetry Read More »
2022 Governor's Awards: Weichih “Rosa” Lee, Individual Artist Award Winner Weichih “Rosa” Lee is a master artist, musician, and Ohio Heritage Fellow specializing in the performance of Chinese zither. Born in Taiwan, Rosa grew up in a household of Chinese musicians and began to learn the Chinese plucked zither, or guzheng, at the age of 7. June 15, 2022 For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards 2022 Governor's Awards, Chinese zither, Cuyahoga County, Governor's Awards, Music, Music Performance, Ohio Heritage Fellow, Solon, Weichih "Rosa" Lee Read More »
2022 Governor's Awards: Alan Cottrill, Individual Artist Award Winner Alan Cottrill is a Zanesville-based artist whose monumental figurative sculptures have been exhibited and commissioned throughout the United States. Raised in Appalachian Ohio, Alan was the first in his family to graduate high school. June 15, 2022 For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards 2022 Governor's Awards, Alan Cottrill, Figurative Sculpture, Governor's Awards, Individual Artist, Muskingum County, Sculpture, Zanesville Read More »
Governor's Awards 2022: Boneyfiddle Project, Community Development and Participation The Boneyfiddle Project is a nonprofit organization created to promote commerce through the arts in the historic district of Boneyfiddle in Portsmouth, the county seat of Scioto County. Founded by Robert and Julia Black, the Boneyfiddle Project is driven by a belief in music and the arts as healing forces capable of spurring lasting, positive change. June 15, 2022 For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards 2022 Governor's Awards, Boneyfiddle Project, Community Development and Participation, Concerts, Feature, Final Friday in Boneyfiddle, Governor's Awards, Music, Ohio River, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Three Bridges Outdoor Concert Venue, Visual Artists Read More »
Governor's Awards 2022: William “Bill” Mullane, Community Development and Participation Award Winner William “Bill” Mullane is an artist, educator, administrator, and civic leader whose collaborative and creative leadership has shaped myriad arts and culture organizations and initiatives throughout the Mahoning Valley. June 15, 2022 For the Public, Governor's Awards 2022 Governor's Awards, Community Development and Participation, Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley, Feature, Friends of the Fellows Riverside Gardens, Governor's Awards, Mahoning Valley, Medici Museum, Raymond John Wean Foundation, Trumbull Art Gallery, Trumbull County, Warren, Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, William "Bill" Mullane Read More »