Ohio Arts Council Board Approves More Than $14.7M in Arts Grants The Ohio Arts Council board has approved 743 grants totaling $14,733,107 to support Ohio artists, organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming during its initial and major state fiscal year 2020 funding round. July 23, 2019 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public Allen County, Arts Access, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Auglaize County, Board, Brown County, budget, Butler County, Champaign County, Clark County, Clermont County, Clinton County, Columbiana County, Coschocton County, Crawford County, Cuyahoga County, Darke County, Defiance County, Delaware County, Erie County, Fairfield County, Fayette County, Fiscal year 2020, Franklin County, Gallia County, Geauga County, Grants, Greene County, Guernsey County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Highland County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Lake County, Licking County, Logan County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Mahoning County, Marion County, Medina County, Meigs County, Mercer County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Noble County, OAC, Ohio Artists on Tour, Ohio Arts Council, Ottawa County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Portage County, Preble County, Richland County, Ross County, Sandusky County, SASO, Scioto County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Sustainability, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, Trumbull County, Tuscarawas County, Union County, Van Wert County, Vinton County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Wood County Read More »
Fiber Arts in the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will open its newest exhibition, Thread Count: The Intersection of Mathematics and Fiber Arts, on Thursday, May 2. This exhibition features work by 13 contemporary fiber artists from the state of Ohio. These artists have created work featuring a variety of materials, shapes, and sizes. May 1, 2019 Art, Riffe Gallery art, thread, thread count, Athens, Athens County, Bexley, Bowling Green, Christina Pereyma, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Deborah Bewley, Fiber art, Franklin County, Fulton County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Ian Ruffino, Jane Black, Janice Lessman-Moss, Jessica Pinsky, John Lefelhocz, Judy Kahle, Judy Rush, Kent, Mary VanWassenhove, Miami County, Migiwa Orimo, Petra Soesemann, Portage County, riffe gallery, Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Troy, Wauseon, Wood County, Yellow Springs Read More »
78 Artists Receive Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Members of the Ohio Arts Council board approved Individual Excellence Awards for state fiscal year 2019 during a public meeting on March 20. Seventy-eight artists will receive funding for 75 applications in the disciplines of crafts, design arts/illustration, interdisciplinary, collaborative and performance art, media arts, photography, visual arts 2D, and visual arts 3D. March 26, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, Invest, News Athens County, Awards, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Funding, Grants, Greene County, Hamilton County, Individual Excellence Awards, Knox County, Licking County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Madison County, Mahoning County, Montgomery County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Portage County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Wood County Read More »
Heritage, Honor, and Hope: Central State University Dedicates Three Percent for Art Projects at Student Center Three art installations were dedicated at a ceremony at Central State University's student center in early February. The artwork was commissioned through the Ohio Percent for Art program, which provides funds for the acquisition, commissioning, and installation of works of art for new or renovated public buildings. March 25, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Andrew Scott, Bonnie Cohen, Central State University, Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, Greene County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Percent for Art, Terry Gilliam, Wilberforce Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Board Approves More Than $12.6M in Arts Grants 679 Grants Awarded to Artists and Arts Organizations Throughout Ohio July 31, 2018 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News Adams County, Allen County, Arts Access, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, Ashland County, Ashtabula County, Athens County, Auglaize County, Brown County, Butler County, Champaign County, Clark County, Clermont County, Clinton County, Columbiana County, Coshocton County, Cuyahoga County, Darke County, Defiance County, Delaware County, Erie County, Fairfield County, Fayette County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Gallia County, Geauga County, Grants, Greene County, Guernsey County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Henry County, Highland County, Hocking County, Holmes County, Jefferson County, Knox County, Lake County, Licking County, Logan County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Madison County, Mahoning County, Marion County, Medina County, Mercer County, Miami County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Muskingum County, Noble County, OAC, Ohio Artists on Tour, Ohio Arts Council, Perry County, Pickaway County, Portage County, Putnam County, Richland County, Ross County, Sandusky County, Scioto County, Seneca County, Shelby County, Stark County, Summit County, Sustainability, TAO, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, Trumbull County, Tuscarawas County, Union County, Van Wert County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Williams County, Wood County, Wyandot County Read More »
Women Veterans’ Work on Exhibit at Ohio Governor’s Residence May – July 2018 The spring Spotlight exhibition features the work of seven Ohio military and veteran women artists. While not all the pieces have military themes, their creators are women who have served as members of the United States Armed Forces. July 5, 2018 artists, For Artists, For the Public, Spotlight Allison Smith, Amy Magnus, Ashland County, Carolyn Nagy, First Lady Karen Kasich, Franklin County, Governor's Residence, Greene County, Jacqueline Hatcher, Karen W. Kasich, Lucas County, Megan Stafford, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Pickaway County, Shannon Bryant, Spotlight, Terri Meyer, Trumbull County, Veterans Read More »