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| 2008 GOVERNOR'S AWARDS FOR THE ARTS
AND ARTS DAY LUNCHEON – SOLD
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| Governor Ted Strickland will attend the
2008 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio and
Arts Day Luncheon on Wednesday, April 16 at 12
p.m. The governor will present the welcome
address at the luncheon hosted by the Ohio Arts
Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Foundation. The event is sold out and will be
held at the Columbus Athenaeum in downtown
Columbus. Senate President Bill Harris and
Speaker of the House Jon Husted will present the
awards to each of the 2008 Governor’s Award
recipients.
Award categories and recipients include: Arts
Administration, Marcie Goodman,
Cleveland International Film Festival
(Cleveland); Arts in Education, Michael
Huffman, Lima City Schools (Lima); Arts
Patron, Susan Reams
(Perrysburg); Business Support of the Arts,
Limited Brands (Columbus);
Community Development and Participation,
Dr. Catherine Roma, MUSE, Cincinnati’s
Women’s Choir, Umoja Men’s Chorus and Voices of
Freedom Choir (Cincinnati); and
Individual Artists, Dr. Burton
Beerman, composer/musician (Bowling
Green) and Steve Free,
singer/songwriter (McDermott). Winners will
receive an original work of art by Ohio painter
Betsy DeFusco.
The 2008 Governor’s Awards ceremony and
luncheon will be held in conjunction with Arts
Day, Wednesday, April 16. This daylong event
demonstrating public value and support for the
arts is sponsored by Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Foundation. Arts Day will include an arts
advocacy briefing, legislative visits and
student exhibitions.
The 2008 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in
Ohio and Arts Day Luncheon are made possible by
The National Endowment for the Arts and Ohio
Government Telecommunications. Media sponsors
include Cincinnati Enquirer, The Columbus
Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Ohio Magazine, Ohio
Cable Telecommunications Association, The Plain
Dealer, The Blade and Time Warner Cable.
More information about the Governor’s Awards
for the Arts in Ohio and Arts Day Luncheon,
including a full list of past winners, is
available on the Ohio Arts Council Web site at
http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=41&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
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 | CHAMINADE-JULIENNE STUDENT WINS POETRY OUT
LOUD
Right-Left:OAC Executive Director
Julie Henahan, Poetry Out Loud Winner Rachel Chandler,
First Lady Frances Strickland |
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Ohio’s third annual Poetry Out Loud state
competition was held Saturday, March 15 at the Matesich
Theatre at Ohio Dominican University. Chaminade-Julienne High
School student Rachel Chandler was selected as the national
representative from Ohio and will advance to the national
finals April 28-29, 2008, in Washington, D.C. Rachel is the
first young woman to win the state competition.
Three final winners were selected. Jasmin Cannon from
Purcell Marian High School placed second. Rebecca Butler from
Timken Senior High School placed third. Twenty-three students
from around Ohio participated in the event. More than 3600
students from 32 schools participated statewide for an
opportunity to compete in the state finals.
Rachel Chandler received $300 and an all-expenses-paid trip
to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 2008 Poetry Out Loud
National Recitation Contest. Her school received a $500
stipend for the purchase of poetry books. Jasmin Cannon
received $200, with $200 for her school library and Rebecca
Butler received $100 with $50 for her school library.
Additionally, a total of $50,000 in scholarships and school
stipends will be awarded to the winners at the National
Finals.
Poetry Out Loud is presented by The National
Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in
partnership with the Ohio Arts Council.
Poetry Out Loud is a program that encourages high
school students to learn about great poetry through
memorization, performance and competition. The program seeks
to foster the next generation of literary readers by
capitalizing on the latest trends in poetry recitation and
performance. Through Poetry Out Loud, students can
master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn
about their literary heritage.
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| UNIQUE FASHION-FOCUSED
RETROSPECTIVE HITS THE RIFFE GALLERY |
 The Ohio Arts Council’s
Riffe Gallery presents Kleibacker: New York Designer
to Ohio Curator from May 8 – July 6, 2008.
A retrospective of curatorial and design work by
nationally recognized fashion icon Charles Kleibacker,
this exhibition brings together original garments,
photography, illustration and memorabilia to examine
Kleibacker’s long career and his contribution to the
worlds of clothing design and fine art.
Before there was Project Runway, Kleibacker was
taking Ohioans behind the scenes for an up-close look at
the intricate world of fashion design. Over the course
of two decades, he produced 11 exhibitions that informed
audiences about the expert craftsmanship that goes into
engineering fine clothes. He also brought attention to
the many ways in which other art forms—illustration,
photography and film—are used to bring clothing design
into the public consciousness.
Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio
Curator will include designs and memorabilia from
Kleibacker’s more than 20 years as a designer in New
York, as well as a comprehensive overview of the 11
fashion-focused exhibitions he curated. In addition to
original garments, fashion illustration and photography
this exhibition features photo documentation of scenes
from the original installations of Kleibacker’s
exhibitions.
Kleibacker: New York Designer to Ohio
Curator opens May 8 with an exhibition tour with
Charles Kleibacker from 5 – 6 p.m. and a reception from
6 to 8 p.m. Kleibacker will return to the gallery May 16
to lead another tour of the exhibition from noon to 1
p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
The gallery will host a family workshop, June 8, 2-4
p.m. in the Capitol Theatre lobby on the third floor of
the Riffe Center. Riffe Gallery staff will help children
ages 6 – 17 design and construct an original fashion
accessory. Participants will explore pattern planning,
execute the design in felt and embellish it with various
materials. Registration is required as space is limited,
and all children must be accompanied by a registered
adult. Registration begins April 17.
The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery is located in
the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 S.
High St., Columbus, OH.
Admission is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-8
p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m. and Sunday 12-4 p.m. The
gallery is closed on Monday and state holidays.
Visit http://www.riffegallery.org/or phone
614/644-9624 for more information.
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| NEWS |
| IMLS Announces
Results of Study on the Internet’s Impact on
Museums and Libraries
Institute of Museum and Library Services
released the results of InterConnections: A
National study of Users and Potential Users of
Online Information. The report offers
insight into the ways people search for
information in the online age, and how this
impacts the ways they interact with public
libraries and museums, both online and in
person.
The study found that libraries and museums
are the most trusted sources of online
information among adults of all ages, education
levels, races and ethnicities. Libraries and
museums rank higher in trustworthiness than all
other information sources including government,
commercial and private Web sites. The study
shows that the public trust of museums and
libraries migrates to the online environment.
For more information on the study visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=199&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
Ohio Statehouse Begins First Phase
Construction on Museum
The Ohio Statehouse broke
ground on its new museum last month. Governor
Ted Strickland, Senate President Bill Harris,
House Majority Floor Leader Larry Flowers and
representatives from the Capitol Square Review
and Advisory Board, Capitol Square Foundation
and Ohio Historical Society “broke ground” with
the swing of sledge hammers to remove an
existing wall in what was the Salmon P. Chase
Classroom. The new Museum will feature nearly
15,000 square feet of updated, high-tech,
interactive exhibits on the ground floor of the
Ohio Statehouse to enrich the experience of
school children and visitors and is scheduled to
open in March, 2009.
Enjoy the Arts brings Art Gallery
Experience to West Chester
Art House is a new, custom-built home in West
Chester that will be transformed into a
temporary gallery featuring works from galleries
through Cincinnati. Enjoy the Arts partnered
with Cincinnati Magazine to bring a well-rounded
art gallery experience to West Chester. Art
House visitors will view art ranging from
sculpture and oil paintings to vintage black
& white photos and artisan crafts.
ArtHouse debuts with a Preview Party on
Friday, April 4. For more information visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=206&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Museum Educators Workshop
OSUExtension@COSI with the Ohio Museums Association
presents a workshop for Museum Educators April 24, 2008 from 9
a.m. – 4 p.m. at COSI, Columbus.
The workshop will go over mediated learning, which is a
major function of the work of science centers, zoos, nature
centers, art galleries, arboreta and other museums.
For more information visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=202&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H
Musser Fund’s 2008 Arts Giving Program
The Musser Fund has a new giving program for arts
organizations in select states, including Ohio. Laura Jane
Musser committed herself throughout her life to excellence in
the arts and the awareness that pivotal and life-changing
experience can occur for individuals through introduction to
and participation in the arts. In the spirit of Laura Jane
Musser’s life, the Musser fund hopes to assist nonprofit arts
organizations to develop, implement or sustain exceptional
artistic opportunities for adults and children in the areas of
literary visual music and performing arts.
For more information about this program, visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=203&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
Rust Belt to Artist Belt
The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) is a
nonprofit arts and culture service agency dedicated to
Northeast Ohio’s success by preserving and advancing its arts
and culture sector. On May 14, CPAC will convene community
development professionals working in “Rust Belt” cities about
the unique challenges and opportunities that such communities
face in conducting artist-oriented community development.
Participants will hear from national leaders in the field and
will begin to talk about what a regional agenda for moving
such initiatives forward might look like.
For more information visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=204&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
2008 Barnett Symposium
Through guest presentations and panel discussions, the 2008
Lawrence and Isabel Barnett Symposium: Artists and
Creative Enterprise in Columbus will examine how
initiatives concerning artists and creative enterprise affect
the local creative economy. The 2008 Barnett Symposium will
examine: the career pipeline for arts professionals in
Columbus examples of arts enterprises in development the
dynamics of the creative work environment Also, learn about
higher education programs in visual, media and performing arts
that offer courses in business skills, entrepreneurship and
professional practices for BFA and MFA students. The symposium
will be held April 25 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at OSU Urban Arts Space,
50 W. Town Street, Columbus in the historic Lazarus building.
The event is hosted by The Ohio State University College of
the Arts, Department of Art Education and Graduate Program in
Arts Policy and Administration. Registration fee is $25. Space
is limited.
For more information visit http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=205&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H.
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| LEGISLATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Name: Rep. Jim McGregor, 20th District
(Gahanna)
Committees: Alternative Energy (chair),
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economic Development and
Environment, Local and Municipal Government and Urban
Revitalization
Hometown: Cincinnati
Education: B.A., University of Cincinnati;
Ohio Peace Officer Academy; 45 graduate hours at OSU
Recent Honors: “2005 Legislator of the
Year” Award from The League of Ohio Sportsman, Watchdog of the
Treasury Award, UCO 2006
Personal: Born 1948, married to Nancy,
three adult children
Favorite Arts or Cultural Pastime:
Reading, Listening to Appalachian Music
Favorite Artist: Alison Krauss
Last Book Read: “My American Journey” by
Colin Powell
Most Memorable Arts Experience: Growing up
with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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TAKE pART |
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Carma from Lucasville recently shared her story
about how the arts are important to her:
I would just like to acknowledge the art groups
in the Chillicothe area. The Chillicothe Art League is a
active group with an annual judged exhibit March 13th
6-8pm as well as the Earth Gathering, April 19th 12-7pm,
celebrating Earth Day. They also have monthly meetings
with guest speakers at the Pump House Center for the
Arts in Yoctangee Park. Through their efforts and other
area artists a monthly gallery stroll has been
established spotlighting several of the areas local
artists and galleries. The Pump House, Dard Hunter
Studios, Schlagels Coffee Shop, Ivy's, Someting Unique
and many more are part of this monthly affair. I would
just like to take this opportunity to say thank you for
bringing ''The Arts'' to the masses of Southern
Ohio.
Share your story with Ohio! Take pART is the Ohio
Arts Council’s latest initiative to share arts
experiences with Ohio. Log onto the OAC Web site at http://www.maildogmanager.com/link.html?url=1&client=ohioartscouncil&campaign=151&email=##L@##H,
click the Take pART logo to share your story and
read others like Carma's. The arts are all around us!
Take pART!
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