78 Artists Receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Members of the Ohio Arts Council board approved Individual Excellence Awards for state fiscal year 2019 during a public meeting on March 20. Seventy-eight artists will receive funding for 75 applications in the disciplines of crafts, design arts/illustration, interdisciplinary, collaborative and performance art, media arts, photography, visual arts 2D, and visual arts 3D. March 26, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, Invest, News Athens County, Awards, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Funding, Grants, Greene County, Hamilton County, Individual Excellence Awards, Knox County, Licking County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Madison County, Mahoning County, Montgomery County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Portage County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Wood County Read More »
Heritage, Honor, and Hope: Central State University Dedicates Three Percent for Art Projects at Student Center Three art installations were dedicated at a ceremony at Central State University's student center in early February. The artwork was commissioned through the Ohio Percent for Art program, which provides funds for the acquisition, commissioning, and installation of works of art for new or renovated public buildings. March 25, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Andrew Scott, Bonnie Cohen, Central State University, Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, Greene County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Percent for Art, Terry Gilliam, Wilberforce Read More »
Information You Can Use In this month's executive message, Donna S. Collins provides an update on the state budget for Fiscal Years 2020-21 and highlights how national connections lead to statewide results. March 22, 2019 Executive Message Arts Midwest, Governor Mike DeWine, Kennedy Center Collaborative, LEAD, NASAA, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, SMARTs Read More »
Lima Student Wins 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Finals Anna Kahle, a junior at Lima Central Catholic High School, was named the 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud state champion. She will go on to represent Ohio at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April. March 11, 2019 Arts Ed, Educators, For Educators, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud, Public Allen County, Anna Kahle, Bexley, Bexley High School, Delaware County, Dylan Abel, Emily Enyame, Eric H. Kearney, Franklin County, Lima, Lima Central Catholic High School, National Finals, Ohio Arts Council , Poetry Out Loud, POL, State Champion, Westerville, Westerville Central High School Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Announces Spring Board, Committee Meetings Members of the Ohio Arts Council's board will meet Wednesday, March 20 at 10 a.m. March 6, 2019 For the Public, Public board, oac board, public meeting Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Accepting Applications for ArtSTART Grants The Ohio Arts Council is currently accepting applications for the ArtSTART program. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on April 1, 2019. March 5, 2019 For Organizations, Invest Application, ArtSTART, Deadline, Funding, Grant, OAC, Ohio Arts Council Read More »