Gov. DeWine and State Lawmakers Invest $40 Million for Ohio Arts! Governor Mike DeWine, after working with lawmakers and leaders in the Ohio General Assembly, has signed into law a record-setting state appropriation of $40 million for the Ohio Arts Council! This is a historic high, eclipsing a previous peak achieved more than 20 years ago. July 1, 2021 Executive Message Arts, Budget, Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio General Assembly Read More »
There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be an Arts Supporter In this month's Executive Message, Donna S. Collins discusses how the dynamic synergy of arts leaders working hard throughout the past 18 months has paved a path for a season of renewal. June 28, 2021 Executive Message Budget, Executive Message, Marietta Main Street, Reopening, Resilience Read More »
28 Teaching Artists Accepted for Newly Launched Ohio Intensive Creative Aging Training Initiative Twenty-eight Ohio teaching artists have been selected to take part in the Ohio Intensive Creative Aging Training Initiative, which focuses on bringing artmaking experiences to older adults in Ohio and will be administered by the Ohio Arts Council. June 28, 2021 Arts Ed, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, News, Public Aroha Philanthropies, Creative Aging, Creative Aging Ohio, Lifetime Arts, NASAA, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Ohio Intensive Creative Aging Training Initiative Read More »
Governor DeWine Appoints Rita Mansour of Toledo to OAC Board Governor Mike DeWine has appointed Rita Mansour of Toledo to the Ohio Arts Council board for a term expiring July 1, 2024. June 23, 2021 For the Public, News, Public Appointment, Board, Governor Mike DeWine, Lucas County, Ohio Arts Council, Rita Mansour, Toledo Read More »
Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour Honored as Fellow by Academy of American Poets Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour is among 23 state and city poets laureate selected as 2021 Poets Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets. She will receive $50,000 in support of an Appalachian poetry anthology. June 3, 2021 artists, For the Public, News, Public Academy of American Poets, Appalachia, Athens County, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio, Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
Resilient Ohio: Sandusky State Theatre Weathers the Storm of COVID-19, Building Collapse Last year’s coronavirus-pandemic-induced shutdown created an obstacle for theatres everywhere, but for the Sandusky State Theatre, a performing arts theatre and “entertainment destination” in Sandusky, Ohio, the lockdown was merely “the calm before the storm”—literally. June 2, 2021 For Organizations, For the Public, Resilient Ohio Chris Parthemore, Erie County, Resilient Ohio, Sandusky, Sandusky State Theatre, Storm Read More »