To the Beat of Her Own Drum: OAC Heritage Fellowship Recipient Linda Thomas Jones Makes Music Meaningful Considered one of the founding mothers of female African drumming in the United States, Linda Thomas Jones—called Mama Fasi by her students—is a recipient of a 2017 Heritage Fellowship Award from the Ohio Arts Council. August 29, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Cleveland, Drum Woman Productions, Fasi's Cultural Experience, Heritage Fellowship Awards, Iyanifa Fasi Irunsewe, Linda Thomas Jones, Mama Fasi, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Arts Education Award Winner Founded in 1953, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning creates innovative learning experiences that close learning gaps, teach creative thinking and problem solving, and help students succeed in school, in their first jobs, and beyond. August 23, 2018 Art, artists, Arts Ed, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Arts Education, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Cleveland, Governor's Awards, Marsha Dobrzynski, OAC, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
Two Ohio Companies Receive Grants to Produce Shakespeare Plays and Programming Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater Awarded Shakespeare in American Communities Grants from Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts June 6, 2018 Art, For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations Arts Midwest, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cleveland, Grants, Great Lakes Theater, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Ohio Arts Council, Shakespeare in American Communities, William Shakespeare 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, Grant, NewBridge, Ohio Arts Council, Technology 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 Cleveland, IngenuityFest, MorrisonDance, vertical dance Read More »
Dresden Residency Part I: German Artists in Cleveland The Ohio and Dresden Residency Exchange is one of the longest-running artist exchange programs in the state. Two artists from Germany live and work in Ohio and two Ohio-based artists have the opportunity to do the same in Dresden, Germany. October 15, 2015 artists, For Artists, Organizations Cleveland, Dresden, Germany, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Svenja Wichmann, Tony Franz, Zygote Press Read More »