National Endowment for the Arts Awards More Than $520K to Ohio Organizations Twenty-six Ohio organizations have received grant awards through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Works and Challenge America programs. February 7, 2018 Art, For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Akron, Art Works, Challenge America, Cincinnati, Clark County, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Gambier, Hamilton County, Knox County, Lucas County, Montgomery County, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Nonprofit, OAC, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Rocky River, Shaker Heights, Springfield, Summit County, Toledo, Westerville Read More »
A Culture of Creativity: The Ohio Appalachian Writers Project Showcases the Power of the Small Press Through its Ohio Appalachian Writers Project, for which Dos Madres received an Ohio Arts Council ArtSTART grant for FY 2018, the press is publishing work that celebrates the role Appalachian culture plays in many parts of Ohio. October 17, 2017 For Organizations Appalachia, ArtSTART, Cincinnati, Dos Madres Press, Hamilton County, Loveland, Ohio Appalachian Writers Project, Ohio Arts Council, Pauletta Hansel, Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel, Richard Hague, Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative Read More »
Continuing the Legacy: Ohio Artists Strengthen the Bond of Mother and Son Through Painting Marlene Von Handorf Steele and her son, Zack, find a multigenerational family connection through their artistic endeavors. September 14, 2017 artists, Engage, For Artists, For the Public, General, Public Artwork Loan Program, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Union Terminal: Southern Fog Bank, Dayton, Hamilton County, Marlene Von Handorf Steele, Montgomery County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Governor's Office, WYMPEE, Zack Steele Read More »
A History of Advocating for Women in the Arts In January, the voices of pioneering female artists from the past found a new outlet on late-night television: Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollwitz, and Zubeida Agha—clad in black garb and gorilla masks—sat down with talk show host Stephen Colbert for a pithy and informative chat about the under-representation of women and artists of color in the art world. March 10, 2016 artists, Engage, Special Events Akron, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cleveland, Columbus Museum of Art, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Gallery at Lakeland Community College, Guerrilla Girls, Hamilton County, Massillon, Massillon Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Ohio University, Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center, Society for Photographic Education, Stephen Colbert, Summit County, Women in the Arts, Women's Arts Club Cultural Center, Women's History Month, Worthington Read More »