Xenia Student Wins 2023 Poetry Out Loud State Finals Hiba Loukssi has been named the new Poetry Out Loud (POL) State Champion after three rounds of competition on Friday, March 10, 2023. March 14, 2023 For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud Marcus Jackson, Peter Lawson Jones, Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, Xenia, Xenia High School Read More »
Applications & FAQ Available for $50 Million in One-Time ARPA Arts Funds As announced in December, Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio legislature have approved $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) arts funding for certain nonprofit performing arts organizations and cultural arts museums. We have important information to share for those interested in this one-time opportunity. March 3, 2023 For Organizations, For the Public, News Ohio Arts Economic Relief Grant Program, Ohio Department of Development Read More »
Poetry Out Loud State Finals Set for March 10 Featuring Nine Ohio High School Students On March 10, 2023, nine Ohio high school students will compete in Columbus for the title of Ohio Poetry Out Loud (POL) state champion. February 27, 2023 Arts Ed, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud Read More »
75 Ohio Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards Across Seven Disciplines Members of the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) met today and approved $375,000 in grant funding to be awarded to 75 Ohio artists through the OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards program for state fiscal year 2023. February 7, 2023 For Artists, For the Public, News Fiscal Year 2023, Individual Excellence Awards Read More »
Announcing the 2023 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Eight winners have been selected to receive Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio this year. January 24, 2023 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News Ann Hamilton, Arts Administration, Arts Education, Arts Patron, Ashland, Ashland County, Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Community Development and Participation, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Douglas Marrah, Franklin County, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, Granville, Hamilton County, Individual Artist, Irma Lazarus, Kathy Wade, Licking County, Louella Reese, Michael London, Montgomery County, Tricia Kaman, Walnut Street Gallery, Wayne County, Wood County, Wooster Read More »
Ohio Arts Organizations and Artists Receive $615,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded 37 grants totaling $615,000 to Ohio, the NEA announced in a media release earlier today. As part of its first round of funding for federal fiscal year 2023, the NEA said it has recommended 1,569 arts grants nationwide totaling more than $34 million. January 10, 2023 For the Public, NEA, News Arts Education, Challenge America, Creative Economy, Dance, Design, Folk and Traditional, Grants, Grants for Arts Projects, Literary Arts, Literature Fellowship, Media Arts, Music, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Presenting and Multidisciplinary Works, Theatre, Visual Arts Read More »