2020 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Eight winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2020 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio, the State of Ohio’s most prestigious annual arts event. January 9, 2020 Art, artists, Arts Ed, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Organizations, Public Andy Snow, Arts Administration, Arts Education, Arts Patron, Business Support, Canton, Charles H. Dater Foundation, Cincinnati, Columbus, Community Development, Dayton, Dr. Jesse Ayers, Elyria, Franklin County, Fur Peace Ranch, Gallia County, Gallipolis, Governor's Awards, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, Hamilton County, Holland, Individual Artist, Joan Perch, Jorma Kaukonen, Lora Snow, Lorain County, Lucas County, Meigs County, Montgomery County, Nicolettecinemagraphics, Nigel Burgoine, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Pomeroy, Stark County, Winners Read More »
Making Mosaics in Marion: TeachArtsOhio Grant Supports Inspirational Artmaking at Garfield Elementary School Garfield Elementary School students worked with professional teaching artists during a TeachArtsOhio-supported residency focusing on mosaics and recycled art. January 7, 2020 Art, artists, Arts Ed, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, Invest, Lead, Public Arts Learning, Chelsea Dipman, Gail Christofferson, Garfield Elementary School, Marion, Marion County, Mosaics, TeachArtsOhio, Vicki Murphy Read More »
Third Biennial Juried Exhibition on View at the OAC Riffe Gallery The 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition is the third in a series of biennial juried exhibitions put on display at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery. The show occurs Nov. 7, 2019 – Jan. 10, 2020 and features a variety of workshops and artist talks. Artists in the show come from 18 counties across the state of Ohio, from Montgomery to Lucas, Muskingum to Cuyahoga. January 2, 2020 Riffe Gallery Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 16 In his final "Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry" column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas promises that he still doesn't want to convince you to love poetry. Instead, he wants to convince you that when you need poetry, it will be waiting to be read and heard. December 16, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Hamlet, Leaves of Grass, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry Read More »
38 Ohio Artists Featured in Statewide Juried Exhibition at the Columbus Main Library The talents of 38 Ohio artists will be on view at the 13th Annual Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR) Juried Exhibition, Jan. 16 - Feb. 29, at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library’s Carnegie Gallery (96 S. Grant Ave., Second Floor). December 6, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Columbus Metropolitan Library, Friends of the Library, Juried Exhibition, Kevin Lyles, Main Library, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR Read More »
Local Artist Installs Illuminated Piece in BGSU’s Moseley Hall Bowling Green-based artist Erwin Redl is drawn to patterns and systems, which is just what he brought to "Shadows," BGSU's newest Percent for Art installation. Through programmed LED lights placed on a static brick wall, Redl turns the stark white stairwells of Moseley Hall into a constantly shifting canvas. December 2, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public BGSU, Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University, Dr. Joe Whitehead, Erwin Redl, LED, Moseley Hall, Percent for Art, Shadows, STEAM, STEM, Wood County Read More »