Governor DeWine Names Kari Gunter-Seymour Ohio Poet Laureate Governor Mike DeWine has named Kari Gunter-Seymour of Albany, Ohio, the state’s poet laureate. Gunter-Seymour, whose term began June 10, 2020, succeeds the state’s second poet laureate, Dave Lucas. A third-generation Athens Countian, Gunter-Seymour was named poet laureate for Athens, Ohio, in 2018-2020, and the Ohio Poet of the Year in 2020. She is the founder/executive director of the Women of Appalachia Project and a recently retired instructor in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. June 11, 2020 For the Public, News, Public Albany, Athens County, Dave Lucas, Governor Mike DeWine, Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio, Ohio University, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Women of Appalachia Project Read More »
Guest Post: Ohio Diaspora - Featuring 17 Living Ohio African American Artists Poet and creative writing workshop instructor Rose Smith shares her reflections on Ohio Diaspora: Art from the Collection of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and Ohio Artists, on view at the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery from Jan. 30 – April 11, 2020. February 20, 2020 Riffe Gallery diaspora, gallery, ohio, poet, poetry, riffe, rose, smith Read More »
2020 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Eight winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2020 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio, the State of Ohio’s most prestigious annual arts event. January 9, 2020 Art, artists, Arts Ed, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Organizations, Public Andy Snow, Arts Administration, Arts Education, Arts Patron, Business Support, Canton, Charles H. Dater Foundation, Cincinnati, Columbus, Community Development, Dayton, Dr. Jesse Ayers, Elyria, Franklin County, Fur Peace Ranch, Gallia County, Gallipolis, Governor's Awards, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio, Hamilton County, Holland, Individual Artist, Joan Perch, Jorma Kaukonen, Lora Snow, Lorain County, Lucas County, Meigs County, Montgomery County, Nicolettecinemagraphics, Nigel Burgoine, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Pomeroy, Stark County, Winners Read More »
New Statewide Teaching Artist Roster Launches A new online tool that helps connect communities with well-qualified Ohio teaching artists is now available on the Ohio Arts Council's website. October 24, 2019 Art, artists, Arts Ed, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For the Public, News, Public Arts education, Arts educators, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Ohio, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, OhioDance, Roster, TeachArtsOhio, Teaching artists, VSA Ohio Read More »
Albert Paley Sculpture Dedicated on University of Cincinnati Campus Albert Paley’s “Progression,” a 44-foot-wide landscape sculpture, has a new home, moving from Midtown Manhattan to a Midwestern campus to settle in front of the University of Cincinnati’s Health Sciences Building. The piece was commissioned as part of Ohio's Percent for Art program, which supports the acquisition, commissioning, and installation of artwork for new or renovated public buildings. August 29, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Albert Paley, Cincinnati, College of Allied Health Sciences, Ginger Warner, Hamilton County, Health Sciences Building, John K. Seibert, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Percent for Art, Progression, Sculpture, University of Cincinnati Read More »
Ohio Women Vote: Artist Commemorates Ohio’s Role in Ratifying the 19th Amendment with Stripe for Her Flag Lindsay Dale-Scott, an Ohio illustrator and designer, designed a stripe to be sewn onto an 18-foot-by-26-foot flag commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. Her stripe was added to the flag at a July 21 public performance in Columbus. July 18, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public 19th Amendment, Columbus, Fiber Arts, Franklin County, Graphic Design, Her Flag, Illustration, Lindsay Dale-Scott, Marilyn Artus, Ohio, Sewing, Women's Suffrage Read More »