Winners Announced for 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition Four exhibition awards were announced at the opening reception of the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery’s current show, the 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition. The recipients of three Juror’s Choice Awards and one Best of Show Award were honored at the Nov. 10 event. November 25, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public, Riffe Gallery 2019 Biennial Juried Exhibition, Baltimore, Best of Show, Butler Institute of American Art, C.R. Houghton, Casey Dressell, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Dr. Louis Zona, Frank Oriti, Greg Martin, Hamilton, Hamilton County, Juror's Choice, Michelle Stitzlein, Riffe Gallery, Sean FitzGibbons, South Euclid Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 15 Say our lives depended on describing a cathedral, or Picasso’s Guernica, or the color blue. Where could we even begin? In this column, Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas explains the origins of ekphrasis (the Greek word for "telling out") and then explores how this concept fits into our modern world—emojis and all. November 13, 2019 Art, artists, For the Public, Public Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »
On the Road Again ... and Again, and Again! The roads to the arts are well-traveled. In this month's Executive Message, Donna S. Collins recaps some of her recent artist and arts organization visits and shares why you won't want to miss when Arts Impact Ohio 2020 comes to Akron next May. October 29, 2019 Executive Message Akron, Arts Impact Ohio 2020, Arts learning, ArtsNow, Awakening Minds Art, Donna S. Collins, Dr. Marcia Latta, Findlay, Hancock County, Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, Mazza Museum, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Teaching Artist Roster, Summit County, University of Findlay Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Statewide Conference Announced, Slated in Akron for 2020 Arts leaders from across the state will convene in Akron from May 6 to 8, 2020, as the Ohio Arts Council hosts the Arts Impact Ohio conference at the John S. Knight Center. October 25, 2019 Conferences, For the Public, News, Public Akron, Arts Impact Ohio, ArtsNow, Conference, Dan Horrigan, Donna S. Collins, John S. Knight Center, Ohio Arts Council, Registration, Summit County Read More »
New Statewide Teaching Artist Roster Launches A new online tool that helps connect communities with well-qualified Ohio teaching artists is now available on the Ohio Arts Council's website. October 24, 2019 Art, artists, Arts Ed, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, News, Public Arts education, Arts educators, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Ohio, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, OhioDance, Roster, TeachArtsOhio, Teaching artists, VSA Ohio Read More »
Two New Public Art Pieces Come to Kent State University At first glance, the new Percent for Art pieces in Kent State University’s Taylor Hall look like crazy crosswords. Or maybe a supersized Scrabble board. While the artwork itself might not actually be a giant puzzle, artist Shane Allbritton said figuring out how to "communicate communication" required some creative problem-solving. October 16, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Elizabeth Graham, Kent, Kent State University, Letterpress, Mass Communication, Percent for Art, Portage County, Public Art, School of Communication Studies, Shane Allbritton, Speak on It, Thinking Made Visible, Visual Communication Read More »