2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2018 Arts Day & Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio luncheon and ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at noon at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. January 23, 2018 artists, Educators, Engage, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Public, Special Events 2018, Akron, Butler County, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, David Poe Mitzel, Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Franklin County, Gahanna, Governor's Awards, Heartland Bank, Howard Parr, J.M. Smucker County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Ohio Arts Council, Orrville, Oxford, Ricardo Averbach, Sierra Leone, Springboro, Stuart and Mimi Rose, Summit County, Warren County, Wayne County, Zanesville Read More »
Creating Connections with NewBridge Cleveland Center for Arts and Technology From sister to sister, NewBridge Cleveland has created a successful connection to arts-based learning and future careers for Tristan Bankhead’s family. December 15, 2017 Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, Organizations Arts, Arts Partnership, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Grant, NewBridge, Ohio Arts Council, Technology, Tristan Bankhead Read More »
‘Leaping off the Wall’ with MorrisonDance at IngenuityFest MorrisonDance's new vertical dance performance, Leaping off the Wall, brings a combination of traditional dance moves and climbing skills to Cleveland’s IngenuityFest, Sept. 22-24. September 15, 2017 artists, Engage, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, News ArtsNEXT, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Dana Wasielewski, IngenuityFest, Leaping Off the Wall, MorrisonDance, Salina Bartunek-Andrews, Sarah Morrison, vertical dance Read More »
Guest Post: Cleveland Print Room Widens Photographic Opportunities in Northeast Ohio Cleveland Print Room founder and artist Shari Wilkins talks about the need for educational and creative photographic opportunities and how she made it happen in Cleveland. August 26, 2016 artists, Arts Ed, Educators, Engage, Guest Post, Public, Riffe Gallery Arts Education, Cleveland, Cleveland Print Room, Cuyahoga County, Photography, Riffe Gallery, Shari Wilkins 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 »
Meet the OAC's Newest Board Members Meet the OAC's Newest Board Members December 14, 2015 Public board members, Caprice Bragg, Cleveland, Cortland, Cuyahoga County, Dr. Farrid Naffah, Governor John R. Kasich, Mayor Tom Johnson, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Perry County, Somerset, Trumbull County Read More »