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GET READY FOR THE OHIO STATE FAIR!
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In this month's Message from the Executive Director, Donna S. Collins reflects on memories from the Ohio State Fair and celebrates the Ohio Arts Council's 20th year of involvement in the annual event.
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STUDENTS EXPLORE SELF-EXPRESSION IN OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION YOUTH ART EXHIBITION
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Project Snapshot and Envision Project participants learned how to process film and take photos in preparation to display their photography at the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Youth Art Exhibition.
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51 OHIO MUSEUMS OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO MILITARY THIS SUMMER
More than 2,000 museums nationwide are set to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
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TWO OHIO COMPANIES RECEIVE GRANTS TO PRODUCE SHAKESPEARE PLAYS AND PROGRAMMING
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Cleveland’s Great Lakes Theater were awarded Shakespeare in American Communities grants from Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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MUSKINGUM BAND HONORS JOHN GLENN WITH SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COMPOSITION
“I want them to listen in a way that just lets them experience that feeling of loyalty and that connection that John and Annie had. I just hope that they feel that sense of pride in this great Ohioan, this great Marine, and this great American.”
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OHIO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE NATIONAL LITERATURE GRANTS
The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning and the Massillon Museum have each been awarded a $15,000 NEA Big Read grant to develop specific programming related to community reading efforts.
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HAPPENING AT THE RIFFE GALLERY
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WOMEN TO WATCH OHIO - 2018
May 3 - July 7, 2018
Women to Watch Ohio – 2018 showcases the work of 10 Ohio women working with metal through sculpture, installation, jewelry, and two-dimensional works. The exhibition is developed in collaboration with the Ohio Advisory Group of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is curated by Ann Bremner and Matt Distel. This is the second Women to Watch Ohio exhibition initiated by the Ohio Advisory Group and the first to encompass mid-Ohio as well as the northeast and southwest regions of the state.
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MANIPULATING METAL IN WOMEN TO WATCH OHIO - 2018
Women to Watch Ohio - 2018 asks viewers to consider the varied materiality, technical processes, and scale of metalwork. The exhibition presents viewers with an opportunity to pause, look, and learn from an impressive group of artists and to engage with contemporary issues filtered through the lens of an often-gendered material.
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LOBBY EXHIBITION: ACCESSIBLE EXPRESSIONS OHIO, VSA OHIO
June 13 - July 11, 2018
Started in 1996, Accessible Expressions Ohio is an adjudicated, statewide exhibition and tour of visual art for artists of all ages with disabilities. This professional development opportunity helps raise awareness about art and disability by presenting the art in inclusive settings.
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CREATING IDENTITY FROM PLACE
July 26 - October 13, 2018
Creating Identity from Place: Ohio Plein Air Society is an exhibition of 73 paintings and drawings created from direct observation in nature. Curated by Artistic Director Charlotte Gordon of the Southern Ohio Museum, this exhibition of Midwestern landscapes is a reflection on the everyday beauty of Ohio.
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FOR ARTISTS | Grants & Opportunities
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SEPTEMBER 1: Individual Excellence Awards Grant Applications Due
The Individual Excellence Awards program recognizes outstanding accomplishments by artists in a variety of disciplines. Competitive applications focused on the merit of past artistic work, combined with an open panel review conducted by nationally recognized professionals, ensure that the most exceptional individuals receive funding.
This year, applications are accepted in crafts; design arts/illustration; interdisciplinary, collaborative & performance art; media arts; photography; visual arts 2D; and visual arts 3D.
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CONTACT: Kathy Signorino, Artist Programs/ Percent for Art Coordinator |
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FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS | Poetry Out Loud
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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.
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CONTACT: Chiquita Mullins Lee, Arts Learning Coordinator |
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Image credits: 1) Visitors at the 2017 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Photo by Amanda Etchison; 2) Students whose work is featured in the 2018 Ohio Civil Rights Commission Youth Art Exhibition pose for a photo, Photo by Amanda Etchison; 3) Blue Star Museums graphic, Image courtesy of the National Endowment for the Arts; 4) Great Lakes Theater's performance of Macbeth, Photo courtesy of Great Lakes Theater; 5) Ohio Senator, astronaut, and veteran John Glenn, Photo Credit: NASA; 6) A student participates in a graphic novel creation workshop hosted by the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, Photo courtesy of the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning; 7) Women to Watch Ohio - 2018 post card, image credit: Carol Boram-Hays, WHOOSH (detail), 2017, steel, duct tape, 114" x 80" x 48"; 8) The artists of Women to Watch Ohio - 2018, Photo courtesy of the Riffe Gallery; 9) Lorenzo Carson, He's God in Columbus, Acrylic on canvas; 10) Robin Roberts, An Evening at Malabar Farm, 2016, Oil on canvas, 15 1/2” x 19 1/2”; 11) Ohio Poetry Out Loud logo
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