Governor's Awards 2019: RJ Thompson, Community Development & Participation Award Winner RJ Thompson is a tenured assistant professor of graphic and interactive design in the Department of Art at Youngstown State University. Parallel to his teaching, he is the principal and creative strategist for +Public, a design research-based social enterprise that focuses on cultivating community and economic development impact through the creation of branded communication platforms, creative place-making, and storytelling initiatives for communities-in-revival. May 28, 2019 For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public +Public, City of You, Community Development and Participation, Design, Governor's Awards, Mahoning County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, RJ Thompson, Youngstown, Youngstown State University Read More »
2019 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2019 Arts Day & Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio luncheon and ceremony on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. January 23, 2019 Art, artists, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Organizations, Public Caroline Rowntree, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Franklin County, Governor's Awards, Hamilton County, Leslie Adams, Lorain County, Lucas County, Mahoning County, Mark Lomax II, Montgomery County, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Citizens for the Arts, Ohio State, Owens Corning, Phyllis Gorfain, RJ Thompson, Ronette Burkes, Sallie and Randolph Wadsworth, Toledo, Union County, Wexner Center for the Arts, Youngstown Read More »