SPACES WORLD
ARTIST BEGINS RESIDENCY
Czech artist Martin Papcún, part of
SPACES World Artist Program, began his eight-week
residency in Cleveland mid-October. Although originally
trained as a metal-smith and jeweler, Papcún has
abandoned his formal training and expression through
small objects and has moved into an experimentation of
space, light and shadow. During his residency in
Cleveland, Papcún will create a multi-media installation
using these elements while drawing from his interest in
places that have been lived in, visited, abandoned, or
those that can be defined as transient spaces. Papcún
intends to recreate an environment that makes the viewer
shift perceptions of reality, belief and illusion.
The artist joins SPACES for his first residency in the
United States. Papcun’s work has been shown extensively
in the Czech Republic. Recently, his work was exhibited
in Belgium, as well as at the Toledo Museum of Art.
The Ohio Arts Council's 11th annual
Dresden Residency Exchange brought two German
printmakers Tobias Stengel and Franziska Leonhardi to
Zygote Press in Cleveland. As part of the
exchange, two Ohio artists, Eliana Saari of Columbus and
Susan Vincent of Cleveland, went to Dresden, Germany
from September 8 to October 10, 2008. Susan
Vincent blogged about her experience in the exchange
program at http://suevince.wordpress.com
GREAT OHIOANS SOUGHT for 2009 Great
ohio an award
The Capitol Square Foundation and the
Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board continue to
seek nominations for the Great Ohioan Award to
commemorate special Ohioans who have played a
significant role in an event or series of events of
lasting significance in World, American or Ohio history.
This award is an opportunity to
recognize Ohioans who have made an impact in a number of
important areas. A complete explanation of the
nomination process and nomination forms can be found
online at www.capitolsquarefoundation.org/great_ohioan.htm. All citizens, including teachers and
students, are encouraged to participate in the
nomination process. Deadline for nominations is
December 1, 2008.
THE PEOPLE’S ART COLLECTION
TEACHING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATORS
The Capitol Square Review and
Advisory Board, in partnership with the Ohio Alliance
for Arts Education and the Ohio Arts Council, has
developed a set of free Web-based teacher resources
titled The People’s Art Collection. The
teacher resources will give students who do not
typically have the opportunity to visit the Statehouse
the ability to experience the people’s art collection
through lessons and virtual tours. The lessons
were developed by professional visual art educators and
are aligned with Ohio’s academic content standards.
The free lessons are available to be downloaded
from the Ohio Statehouse Web site, www.ohiostatehouse.org.
PRESERVATION OHIO
CONFERENCE
Preservation Ohio will sponsor Ohio's
Preservation Conference at the Ohio Historical Center in
Columbus November 6 -7, 2008. The conference will
feature noted speakers, presentations and workshops, and
will attract preservation and downtown revitalization
advocates, educators, students and other individuals and
groups interested in preserving historic resources in
Ohio. More information can be found on the
Preservation Ohio Web site at www.preservationohio.org .
ARTISTS SOUGHT FOR ARCADIA
NATIONAL PARK RESIDENCY
Applications for the 2009
Artist-in-Residence program at Acadia National Park will
be accepted until January 5, 2009. The
Artist-In-Residence program offers professional writers,
composers and visual and performing artists the
opportunity to pursue their art form while surrounded by
the inspiring landscape of the park. In the spring and
fall, the park provides housing to participants for
two-week to four-week periods. No additional stipend is
available.
In return, participating artists are
asked to donate to the park collection a piece of work
representative of their style and their stay. These
creative works will be displayed on a rotating schedule
or shared with the public through other appropriate
means during the upcoming seasons. Artists are also
asked to participate in one public program per week of
their residency such as demonstrations, talks,
exploratory hikes or performances. In the fall, artists
work with fourth - eighth grade students.
Additional information is available at
www.nps.gov/acad/supportyourpark/artistinresidence.htm
Application Deadline for Picturing
AMERICA Extended Until November 14
Libraries and schools now have until
November 14, 2008, to apply for a free teaching tool
called Picturing America. Picturing
America, presented by the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) in partnership with the Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS), provides
high-quality reproductions of great American art to
public libraries and K-12 schools to enhance the study
of history, social studies, language arts, literature
and civics.
Additional information is available at
http://PicturingAmerica.neh.gov
NEW MEMBERS CONFIRMED TO SERVE
ON NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
Conductor JoAnn Falletta and country
songwriter and singer Lee Greenwood have been confirmed
by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National Council on
the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment
for the Arts. The confirmation follows their
nomination by President George W. Bush to serve on this
advisory body to the Arts Endowment. Falleta
serves as the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.
Country music artist Lee Greenwood is best known for his
anthemic, crossover single "God Bless the USA," which
received the Country Music Association Song of the Year
honor in 1985.
The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery
will present The Ohio Watercolor Society: 31st Annual
Exhibition 2008 from November 6, 2008 – January 11, 2009.
Name: Sen. David Goodman, (R)
3rd District (Franklin County)
The Ohio Arts Council recently
received a very nice letter from the people at Cleveland
Public Theatre.