Athens Mandolin Maker Don MacRostie Awarded 2022 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Don MacRostie, internationally known and respected as one of the top mandolin builders in the country, has been awarded the 2022 Ohio Heritage Fellowship Award for Material Culture from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC). August 23, 2022 For the Public, News Association of String Instrument Artisans, Athens, Athens County, Don MacRostie, Folk and Traditional Arts, Guild of American Luthiers, Instrument Maker, Mandolin, Mandolin Maker, Material Culture, Media Release, Nelsonville Music Festival, Ohio Heritage Fellowship, Ohio University, Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Joins Roadside Marker Grant Program to Recognize State’s Diverse Folklore Thanks to a new partnership between the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) and William G. Pomeroy Foundation, Ohio communities can now highlight their stories, customs, and traditions through a roadside marker grant program named Legends & Lore®. July 25, 2022 For Organizations, For the Public, News Cultural Tourism, Folk and Traditional, Folklore, Legends and Lore, Tourism, William G. Pomeroy Foundation Read More »
Ohio Arts Council Board Approves $18.2 Million in Arts Grants The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) board approved $18,246,306 in grants to support Ohio artists, arts and cultural organizations, students, educators, and public arts programming at its July 20 summer meeting. The 764 grants approved at the meeting constitute the initial and major state fiscal year 2023 funding round for the OAC. July 20, 2022 News, Organizations, Public Arts Access, Arts Partnership, ArtsNEXT, ArtSTART, Board, Fiscal Year 2023, Grants, Ohio Artists on Tour, Ohio Arts Council, SASO, Statewide Arts Service Organization, Sustainability, TeachArtsOhio, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Read More »
OAC Riffe Gallery Presents “BLACK LIFE AS SUBJECT MATTER II” The Riffe Gallery presents “BLACK LIFE AS SUBJECT MATTER II” curated by Willis “Bing” Davis, and produced and circulated by EbonNia Gallery. This exhibition features the work of 31 Ohio artists reflecting and creating work around all aspects of Black life. May 11, 2022 Art, artists, Educators, For Artists, For Educators, For Organizations, For the Public, News, Public, Riffe Gallery bingdavis, blacklifeassubjectmatter, ebonniagallery Read More »
6 Ohio High School Students to Compete for 2022 Poetry Out Loud State Champion Title Six Ohio high school students will compete for the title of 2022 Ohio Poetry Out Loud state champion on March 4, 2022. For the second year in a row, the competition will also be broadcast publicly via livestream March 1, 2022 Educators, For Educators, For the Public, News, Poetry Out Loud, Public Amaira Cochran, Cameron Goehring, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights University Heights High School, Columbus, Cuyahoga County, Dayton, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Hocking County, Logan, Logan High School, Lucas County, Madeline Arizona Hamm, Maylin Dominguez, Montgomery County, Mount Healthy High School, Ohio Arts Council, Pius Edzie, Poetry, Poetry Out Loud, POL, Samira Sisson, St. Francis DeSales High School, State Finals, Toledo, WOSU Read More »
COVID Recovery & Resilience in Ohio’s Arts Sector: Grantee Survey Findings Beginning in March 2021, the Ohio Arts Council began conducting a quarterly constituent survey to help better understand the pace and progress of the Ohio arts and cultural sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report, OAC Deputy Director Dan Katona summarizes the research findings. February 24, 2022 For Organizations, For the Public, News, Organizations, Public Constituent Survey, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Ohio Arts Council, Research, Survey Read More »