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In this month's Message from the Executive Director, Donna S. Collins shares that there's a new date circled in red on the calendar—the Ohio Arts Council’s most tenured employee, Artist Programs and Percent for Art Director Ken Emerick, will retire in December and leave public service after a very successful 35-year career.
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STAY WITH US AND SAVE!
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY!
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Arts Impact Ohio 2018 takes place at the Hilton Columbus Downtown, located in the Arena District, just steps away from great restaurants, shops, and night life. Keep the evening conversations going and the morning commute short by booking a room at the official Arts Impact Ohio Conference hotel!
We have reserved a limited block of rooms at a special conference rate of $169 per night (including complimentary WiFi). The final deadline to book in the room block is TODAY, November 19, 2018.
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YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS ARTS IMPACT OHIO
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The full agenda for Arts Impact Ohio 2018 was recently announced! Browse a diverse offering of sessions ranging from nuts-and-bolts training and engaging panel discussions to hands-on art making and deep dives into hot topics in the arts today.
Registration is open and is limited to 200 participants—and it's filling up quickly! Don’t be closed out—register now!
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STORIES SPEAK THROUGH ART AT FINAL SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION AT THE OHIO GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE
Featuring the work of nine Ohio artists, the exhibition serves to recognize the talented African-American artists living and working throughout the state and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance.
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POETRY FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE POETRY
Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas writes about how poetry becomes pleasurable when we stop worrying that something is hidden. We make meanings together, he says, and the poem can be the place where we meet.
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NEW GRANT GUIDELINES RELEASED!
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The Ohio Arts Council has opened applications for the upcoming 2020 fiscal year and has some new guidelines to share! Explore available grant programs, including deadlines, staff contacts, review criteria, and more on the OAC website!
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THE ARTS ARE ALIVE IN ARCHBOLD
From top-notch concerts bringing in the biggest names from the live music capital of the world to local arts education programming that spotlights talent that is as rich as the Northwest Ohio topsoil, one Ohio town is set on becoming a new music destination.
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OOVAR JURIED EXHIBITION OPENS NOV. 28 AT MAIN LIBRARY
This annual exhibition is a joint project of the Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Metropolitan Library, and Friends of the Library. Three Jurors' Choice awards and one People's Choice award will be presented at the award reception on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Cast your vote for the People's Choice Winner through Jan. 9, 2019!
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LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
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This year, the Ohio Department of Education will begin updating Ohio’s Learning Standards in Fine Arts and World Languages, and they want you to be part of the process. One way you can participate is by volunteering to serve on a working group for standards revision. Complete an online application, located on the revision webpage for fine arts and world languages, before the Dec.16 deadline. In 2019, committee members will meet in person and virtually to write any necessary updates to the standards.
In December, the Department will ask all Ohioans to tell them where they need to make updates to these standards through an online survey. The purpose of the revisions is to fine-tune and improve them where needed, building on what already is there and working well. Find out more on the Standards Revisions Overview webpage. |
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HAPPENING AT THE RIFFE GALLERY
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ART EDUCATORS AS ARTISTS
November 1, 2018 - January 5, 2019
The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery in collaboration with the Ohio Art Education Foundation presents a juried exhibition showcasing art educators as artists. Members of the Ohio Art Education Association divisions of Elementary, Middle, Secondary, Higher Education, Museum, Supervision Policy and Administration, and Emeritus were invited to participate. Jurors for Art Educators as Artists include Carol Stewart, Elsie Sanchez, and Michael Seiler, who have selected 68 artworks from 46 Ohio educators.
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FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS | Grants & Opportunities
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Poetry Out Loud Registration is Now Open
Ohio Poetry Out Loud registration is open for the 2018-19 competition! Poetry Out Loud encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.
REGISTER TODAY
CONTACT: Chiquita Mullins Lee, Arts Learning Coordinator |
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FOR ORGANIZATIONS | Grants & Opportunities
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Capacity Building: The Capacity Building program supports organizations' efforts to improve business practices or add new knowledge and skills that forward organizations’ missions.
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Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2018 (for activities taking place Jan. 15-next June 30)
CONTACT: View the staff contact map to get in touch with the coordinator for your region
Building Cultural Diversity: The Building Cultural Diversity program supports new and emerging organizations whose mission, programs, staff, and board represent culturally diverse communities. Awards support arts programming and projects that celebrate communities’ unique arts and culture or preserve a culturally significant artistic tradition or practice.
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Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2018 (for activities taking place Jan. 15-next June 30)
CONTACT: Jim Szekacs, Organizational Programs Coordinator
Artists with Disabilities Access Program: The Artists with Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) provides funding that gives individual artists with disabilities – and organizations that serve them – the resources they need to further their artistic development.
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Application Deadline: Dec. 1, 2018 (for activities taking place Jan. 15-next June 30)
CONTACT: View the staff contact map to get in touch with the coordinator for your region
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Image credits: 1) The Ohio Arts Council's Artist Programs and Percent for Art Director Ken Emerick and Executive Director Donna S. Collins at the 2018 Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio Awards Ceremony and Luncheon. Photo by Terry Gilliam; 2) Arts Impact Ohio Conference 2018 hotel room block deadline graphic. Design by Katie Monahan; 3) Arts Impact Ohio Conference 2018 official agenda announcement graphic. Design by Katie Monahan; 4) Artists featured in the final Spotlight: Featured Artists at the Ohio Governor's Residence exhibition stand with Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich during the exhibition's opening ceremony. Photo courtesy of the Office of Ohio First Lady Karen W. Kasich; 5) Poetry for People Who Hate Poetry column logo. Design by Katie Monahan; 6) Ohio Arts Council FY 2020-21 grant guidelines graphic. Design by Katie Monahan; 7) Austin, Texas, artists Albert and Gage perform as part of the 2017 Austin to Archbold Concert series. Photo courtesy of the Archbold Music Commission; 8) 12th-annual OOVAR juried exhibition save the date postcard; 9) Ohio Department of Education Fine Arts banner graphic. Image courtesy of the Ohio Department of Education; 10) Art Educators as Artists postcard. Design by Susan Hessler. Artwork by Jonathan Juravich, The Stuff Left Behind, 2018, ink on paper, 24” x 36”; 11) Ohio Poetry Out Loud logo.
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