Ohio Arts Council's Individual Excellence Awards Application Deadline Approaching
by Karine Aswad

The Ohio Arts Council's Individual Excellence Awards application deadline is fast approaching! The Individual Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of disciplines. Creative artists who are residents of Ohio may apply to this program by Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Applicants must have lived in Ohio for one year prior to the September 4 deadline and must remain in the state during the grant period.

For fiscal year 2013, the Ohio Arts Council is accepting applications for artists working in the following disciplines: crafts, design arts/illusion, interdisciplinary/performance art, media arts, photography, visual arts 2D and visual arts 3D. Applicants must use the OnLine Grant Applications (OLGA) system, accessible at www.culturegrants-oh.org. All applications are due in the OAC office by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on September 4, 2012.

Program guidelines are available at: http://www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/IndividualExcellenceAwards.asp. For more information, please contact Kathy Signorino at 614/728-6140 or kathy.signorino@oac.state.oh.us.

About the Ohio Arts Council:
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

[top]