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 »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 13 Dave Lucas never expected mathematics to help him become a poet until one math course changed his mind. In his latest column, Ohio's Poet Laureate analyzes the connection between STEM and stanzas and how science and art often go hand in hand. September 5, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
Albert Paley Sculpture Dedicated on University of Cincinnati Campus Albert Paley’s “Progression,” a 44-foot-wide landscape sculpture, has a new home, moving from Midtown Manhattan to a Midwestern campus to settle in front of the University of Cincinnati’s Health Sciences Building. The piece was commissioned as part of Ohio's Percent for Art program, which supports the acquisition, commissioning, and installation of artwork for new or renovated public buildings. August 29, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Albert Paley, Cincinnati, College of Allied Health Sciences, Ginger Warner, Hamilton County, Health Sciences Building, John K. Seibert, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Percent for Art, Progression, Sculpture, University of Cincinnati Read More »
Seeing Alice Schille's Watercolors in a New Light The Columbus Museum of Art's exhibition, In a New Light: Alice Schille and the American Watercolor Movement, showcases the Columbus native’s work from her very beginning through her final years on the occasion of her 150th birthday. In honor of Schille's outstanding contributions to Ohio art, we take a look back through the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery archives to see how these watercolors change the way we view the world around us. August 20, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public, Riffe Gallery Alice Schille, Columbus Museum of Art, In a New Light, Ohio Arts Council, Riffe Gallery, Watercolor 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 »
Hicksville Artist Wins People’s Choice Award at Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Gina Wolfrum, a Hicksville-based decorative artist and muralist, received the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition for her Brazilian amethyst-adorned painting, "Amethyst Awakening." August 6, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Amethyst Awakening, Defiance County, Gemstones, Gina Wolfrum, Hicksville, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Painting, People's Choice Award Read More »