Ohio Artists Take Home Exhibition Honors at 13th Annual OOVAR Juried Show The work of four Ohio artists received awards at the 13th annual Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR) Juried Show, which celebrated its closing reception at the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Carnegie Gallery on Feb. 29. March 9, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public Angie Rucker, Carnegie Gallery, Cleveland, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cuyahoga County, Donna Coleman, Franklin County, Friends of the Library, Gallipolis, Kent, Kevin Lyles, Linda Hutchinson, Lorain County, Meigs County, OAC, Oberlin, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR, Portage County, Samantha Bias, Westerville Read More »
National Endowment for the Arts Awards More Than $1 Million to Ohio Arts Council The Ohio Arts Council will receive $1,007,950 to help support arts initiatives throughout the state. This is the fifth-highest National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to the OAC in the agency’s 54-year history. May 15, 2019 For the Public, Invest, NEA, News Akron, Awards, Butler County, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Delaware County, Grants, Hamilton County, Lucas County, Montgomery County, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, State partnership agreement, Summit County, Toledo, West Chester, Westerville Read More »
Lima Student Wins 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud State Finals Anna Kahle, a junior at Lima Central Catholic High School, was named the 2019 Ohio Poetry Out Loud state champion. She will go on to represent Ohio at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C., in April. March 11, 2019 Arts Ed, Educators, For Educators, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud, Public Allen County, Anna Kahle, Bexley, Bexley High School, Delaware County, Dylan Abel, Emily Enyame, Eric H. Kearney, Franklin County, Lima, Lima Central Catholic High School, National Finals, Ohio Arts Council , Poetry Out Loud, POL, State Champion, Westerville, Westerville Central High School Read More »
37 Ohio Artists Featured in 12th Annual OOVAR Statewide Exhibition Featuring work by 37 Ohio artists, "My Treasures Are Within: 12th Annual OOVAR Juried Exhibition" is on view at the Columbus Metropolitan Main Library’s Carnegie Gallery through Jan. 12. November 30, 2018 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Albany, Athens County, Canton, Carnegie Gallery, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Clinton County, Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Dublin, Franklin County, Friends of the Library, Glenford, Hamilton County, Juried, Kent, Kirtland, Lake County, Lakewood, Main Library, Marlene VonHandorf Steele, Montgomery County, My Treasures are Within, Newburgh Heights, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry, OOVAR, Peninsula, Perry County, Portage County, Reynoldsburg, Shaker Heights, Solon, South Euclid, Stark County, Strongsville, Summit County, Westerville, Wilmington, Yellow Springs Read More »
National Endowment for the Arts Awards More Than $520K to Ohio Organizations Twenty-six Ohio organizations have received grant awards through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Works and Challenge America programs. February 7, 2018 Art, For Organizations, For the Public, NEA, News, Organizations, Public Akron, Art Works, Challenge America, Cincinnati, Clark County, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Gambier, Hamilton County, Knox County, Lucas County, Montgomery County, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Nonprofit, OAC, Ohio, Ohio Arts Council, Rocky River, Shaker Heights, Springfield, Summit County, Toledo, Westerville Read More »