Learning, Listening, and Leading: A Few Takeaways from the NASAA Leadership Institute In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins shares a few takeaways from the 2019 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Leadership Institute and discusses how they connect to the arts in Ohio. September 26, 2019 Executive Message Creative Aging, Dan Katona, Donna S. Collins, Executive Message, Grantmaking, Leadership Institute, NASAA, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, Natural Expressions, Neal Zimmers, Ohio Arts Council, Rhode Island, Riffe Gallery Read More »
Athens Organization Selected to Host Rural Design Workshop Led by National Endowment for the Arts An organization in Athens, Ohio, has been selected to host a multi-day design workshop focusing on rural design and creative placemaking. Part of the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program, a national initiative that aims to support rural communities through hands-on training and other events, the workshop in Athens will focus on the efforts to preserve and reimagine the use of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a century-old church founded in 1872 that is the last standing building in the city that was built by free-born and formerly enslaved black artisans. September 26, 2019 For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Athens, Athens County, Cherri L. Hendricks, Citizens' Institute on Rural Design, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio University, Sam Dodd Read More »
Ohio State Celebrates Dedication of Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head Sculpture There's a new face on Ohio State's campus, and it's 31 feet tall and made of brushed stainless steel. Funded in part by the Ohio Percent for Art Program, Modern Head, a sculpture by OSU alumnus Roy Lichtenstein, was dedicated at the university during a ceremony that welcomed the new public art piece to campus and celebrated Lichtenstein's connection to his alma mater. September 24, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Carmen Winant, Columbus, Donna S. Collins, Franklin County, Jack Cowart, Jody Patterson, Michael V. Drake, Modern Head, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State, Percent for Art, Roy Lichtenstein, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation Read More »
Governor DeWine Reappoints Susan Allan Block, Juan Cespedes, and William B. White to OAC Board Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has reappointed Susan Allan Block of Toledo, Juan Cespedes of Columbus, and William B. White of Marietta to the Ohio Arts Council board for terms ending July 1, 2024. September 24, 2019 For the Public, News, Public Appointment, Board, Columbus, Franklin County, Governor Mike DeWine, Juan Cespedes, Lucas County, Marietta, Ohio Arts Council, Susan Allan Block, Toledo, Washington County, William B. White Read More »
Meet Molly Uline-Olmstead, VSA Ohio’s New Executive Director Molly Uline-Olmstead has trekked across the state to collect artwork for display in government offices, organized thousands of students and their complex research projects for Ohio History Day, and managed an ever-evolving art studio that aimed to give everyone the opportunity to create. Now, Uline-Olmstead is taking over at the helm of VSA Ohio, the state’s organization on arts and disability, and she sat down to talk about all things art and accessibility in this Q&A. September 20, 2019 artists, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Organizations, Public Accessibility, Megan Fitze, Molly Uline-Olmstead, Q&A, SASO, Statewide Arts Service Organization, VSA Ohio Read More »
Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry: Column 13 Dave Lucas never expected mathematics to help him become a poet until one math course changed his mind. In his latest column, Ohio's Poet Laureate analyzes the connection between STEM and stanzas and how science and art often go hand in hand. September 5, 2019 Art, For Artists, For the Public, Public Column, Dave Lucas, Ohio Arts Council, Poet Laureate, Poetry Read More »