Ohio Arts Council Announcement to FY 2020 Grantees The Ohio Arts Council announces news relative to FY 2020 grant amounts due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. May 6, 2020 For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public Budget, Coronavirus, COVID-19, FY 2020, Grants, Ohio Arts Council Read More »
A Creative Collaboration Unfolds on Stage: Music and Live Artmaking Combine at the Fitton Center What color would you make a major chord if you were to hang it on a gallery wall? How would you transpose an artist’s sketch onto a music staff? These are possibilities the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra and visual artist Billy Simms aimed to explore during a collaborative performance at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts on Feb. 1. April 6, 2020 Art, For Artists, For Organizations, For the Public, Organizations, Public ArtSTART, Billy Simms, Butler County, Butler Philharmonic Orchestra, Composition, Fitton Center, Grant, Hamilton, Music, Orchestra, Paul John Stanbery, Printmaking, Sustainabillity, Visual Art, With Ears that See, With Eyes that Hear Read More »
Traditional Arts in Ohio: Embodied Learning and Pewtersmithing Ohio Arts Council Folk and Traditional Arts Contractor Cristina Benedetti visited Millersburg, Ohio, to meet Willa Hollingsworth, a pewterer and owner of Three Feathers Pewter. At the Three Feathers workshop, she learned about Ms. Hollingsworth's study of the traditional craft through years of apprenticeship and practice. March 25, 2020 Art, artists, For Artists, For the Public, Public David Jones, Folk Arts, Holmes County, Millersburg, Ohio Arts Council, Pewter, Pewterware, Three Feathers Pewter, Traditional Arts, Willa Hollingsworth Read More »
We Can Support Ohio Arts by Working Together Even in a time of social distancing and limits on traditionally presented arts gatherings and events, Ohioans can still find creative ways to support our state's wonderful arts organizations, arts educators, and artists. March 13, 2020 Art, artists, Arts Ed, Educators, Executive Message, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public Americans for the Arts, Amy Acton, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Donna S. Collins, Emergency, Executive Message, Funding, Governor Mike DeWine, Grants, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Department of Health Read More »
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 »
Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Announced Members of the Ohio Arts Council board have approved $375,000 in grant funding to be awarded to Ohio artists through the OAC’s Individual Excellence Awards program for state fiscal year 2020. February 11, 2020 Art, For Artists, For the Public, News, Public Allen County, Ashland County, Athens County, Columbiana County, Cuyahoga County, Delaware County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Individual Excellence Awards, Knox County, Lake County, Licking County, Lorain County, Lucas County, Montgomery County, Muskingum County, OAC, Ohio Arts Council, Ohio Arts Council Board, Summit County, Wayne County Read More »