Ohio Arts Council Announces Late Summer Committee Meetings The Ohio Arts Council Executive Committee will meet August 5 at 10 a.m. at the OAC office. The Poet Laureate Committee will meet August 30 at 1 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 8 a.m. at the OAC office. July 23, 2019 Public board, board meeting, oac board Read More »
Ohio Women Vote: Artist Commemorates Ohio’s Role in Ratifying the 19th Amendment with Stripe for Her Flag Lindsay Dale-Scott, an Ohio illustrator and designer, designed a stripe to be sewn onto an 18-foot-by-26-foot flag commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. Her stripe was added to the flag at a July 21 public performance in Columbus. July 18, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public 19th Amendment, Columbus, Fiber Arts, Franklin County, Graphic Design, Her Flag, Illustration, Lindsay Dale-Scott, Marilyn Artus, Ohio, Sewing, Women's Suffrage Read More »
Traditional Arts Apprenticeship: Sharing Appalachian Fiddle Tunes and the Stories They Carry Ohio Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor Cristina Benedetti attended a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship showcase in Oxford, Ohio, a concert that featured a musical performance by Dale Farmer and his mentors, Warren and Judy Waldron. Hear what this triumphant trio had to say about learning 100 Appalachian fiddle tunes and finding Ohio connections. July 18, 2019 Art, artists, Field Notes, For Artists, For the Public, Public Butler County, Cristina Benedetti, Dale Farmer, fiddle, Grant, Judy Waldron, Oxford, The Mountain Minor, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship, Warren Waldron Read More »
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery Presents Natural Expressions: A Student Curated Exhibition Focused on artwork inspired by and concerned with nature, this exhibition is curated by four high school students with guidance by Erin Shapiro, curator at Springfield Museum of Art. July 11, 2019 Riffe Gallery art, Barry Underwood, Char Norman, columbus, David LaPalombara, Emily Hanako Momohara, Emily Sullivan Smith, Erin Shapiro, exhibition, gallery, Gregory Spaid, Jayden Nanthavong, Jean Koeller, Jolene Powell, Julia Christensen, Kaia Armstrong, Mikayla Anderson, natural expressions, nature, R. Douglas McLarty, riffe, Roscoe Wilson, springfield, Springfield Museum of Art, Sydney Chabot, Taryn McMahon Read More »
Ohio Arts Organizations Receive National Grants for Literature Programming Three Ohio organizations will bring works of literature to life through national grant funding that supports community reading programming. July 8, 2019 Art, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Big Read, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Into the Beautiful North, Lit Youngstown, Luis Alberto Urrea, Mahoning County, Massillon, Massillon Museum, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Roz Chast, Stark County, Youngstown Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Announces Summer Committee, Board Meetings The OAC Board will meet July 17. July 3, 2019 Public board, board meeting, OAC, Ohio Arts Council board Read More »