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 »
Never A Dull Moment for the Arts in Ohio! In this message from the executive director, Donna S. Collins talks about why the start of autumn is her favorite time of year and shares lots of opportunities for engagement in the arts. September 20, 2018 Art, artists, Conferences, Educators, Executive Message, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Poetry Out Loud, Riffe Gallery, Special Events Arts Impact Ohio, autumn, calendar, Conference, Donna S. Collins, Executive Message, fall, Governor's Awards, grants, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Poetry Out Loud, Riffe Gallery Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Dr. Ricardo Averbach, Individual Artist Award Winner Celebrating his 16th year as director of orchestral studies at Miami University, Brazilian conductor Ricardo Averbach has also served as president of the College Orchestra Directors Association and guest conductor of orchestras all over the world. August 23, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public College Orchestra Directors Association, Governor's Awards, Individual Artist, Miami University, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, orchestra, Ricardo Averbach Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Dr. David Poe Mitzel, Community Development & Participation Award Winner An Ohio native, David Mitzel founded Appalachian Hills of Ohio Territory, the Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, the All Ohio Contemporary Ceramics Competition and Show, and the Arts Council of Muskingum County. August 23, 2018 artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Ceramics, Appalachian Hills of Ohio Territory, Community Development & Participation, David Poe Mitzel, Governor's Awards, Muskingum County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Zanesville, Zanesville Prize Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Sierra Leone, Community Development & Participation Award Winner Writer Sierra Leone is the president and artistic director of OFP Theatre Company, co-founded with her husband Robert Owens, Sr. For more than a decade, Ohio has benefitted from Sierra's vision of creative urban arts as a powerful artistic medium to bring communities together across racial, cultural, ideological, and economic divides. August 23, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Community Development and Participation, Governor's Awards, OAC, OFP Theatre Company, Ohio Arts Council, Sierra Leone Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Heartland Bank, Small Business Support of the Arts Award Winner Heartland Bank has been Central Ohio’s community bank since 1911. Experts in commercial real estate, property development, and small to medium business finance, Heartland is proud to support the entrepreneurial spirit for those that live, work, and play in the communities they serve. August 23, 2018 Art, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Organizations, Public Business Support of the Arts, Gahanna, Governor's Awards, Heartland Bank, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Channel, Scott McComb Read More »