‘Tis the Season – And It’s Not Christmas! As fall descends on us, ‘tis the season to spread our love of the arts and the economic, educational, and cultural significance that makes Ohio a smART place to live, work, and play! In this Executive Message, Donna S. Collins offers a sampling of the amazing creativity abounding here in the Buckeye State. August 27, 2019 Executive Message Albert Paley, Arts Midwest, Dave Lucas, David Fraher, Dayton, Executive Message, Gina Vernaci, Ginger Warner, Johanna Burton, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Ohio Poet Laureate, Playhouse Square, PNC Arts Annex, Progression, Ruth Awad, Sierra Leone, The Gratitude Project, The Wex, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Torrie Allen, University of Cincinnati Read More »
Governor's Awards 2018: Sierra Leone, Community Development & Participation Award Winner Writer Sierra Leone is the president and artistic director of OFP Theatre Company, co-founded with her husband Robert Owens, Sr. For more than a decade, Ohio has benefitted from Sierra's vision of creative urban arts as a powerful artistic medium to bring communities together across racial, cultural, ideological, and economic divides. August 23, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, Public Community Development and Participation, Dayton, Governor's Awards, I am moon power, Montgomery County, OAC, OFP Theatre Company, Ohio Arts Council, Poetic Medley Show, Poetry, Sierra Leone, The Signature Read More »
2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts Winners Announced Nine winners have been selected to receive awards at the 2018 Arts Day & Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio luncheon and ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at noon at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown Columbus. January 23, 2018 artists, Educators, Engage, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, Governor's Awards, News, Public, Special Events 2018, Akron, Butler County, Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, David Poe Mitzel, Dayton, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Franklin County, Gahanna, Governor's Awards, Heartland Bank, Howard Parr, J.M. Smucker County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, Ohio Arts Council, Orrville, Oxford, Ricardo Averbach, Sierra Leone, Springboro, Stuart and Mimi Rose, Summit County, Warren County, Wayne County, Zanesville Read More »