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| June 2009 |
Published by the Ohio Arts
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| RIFFE GALLERY HOSTS VSAO ACCESSIBLE
EXPRESSIONS TOUR |
 The Ohio Arts Council's
Riffe Gallery hosts VSA arts of Ohio's
Accessible Expressions in the lobby of
the Vern Riffe Center until June
30. For more than 13 years
Accessible Expressions has been the
only known statewide adjudicated art exhibition
and tour for persons with disabilities.
The work of more than 90 Ohio artists was on
display at the opening ceremony in
February hosted by the Westerville
Community Center. A smaller portion of the
exhibition tours around the state to
stops in Columbus, Dayton, Sandusky, Xenia
and other locations. VSA arts of Ohio is an
organization dedicated to empowering peopls with
disabilities, creatively and inclusively through
the arts.
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RIFFE GALLERY HOSTS AN EVENING OF
CREATIVE WRITING WITH
MIMI BRODSKY
CHENFELD
 The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery
invites you to gather your paper and pencils and pour your
creative soul into an evening of writing inspired by 39
paintings by 12 Ohio artists in the exhibition New
Narratives: Paintings by Ohio Artists. Educator,
author and writer Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld hosts the workshop Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 6 to
8 p.m. in the Gallery.
New Narratives: Paintings by Ohio
Artists is open through July 12, 2009. Curated by
Dominique H. Vasseur, Columbus Museum of Art, this exhibition
explores the various themes and styles of narrative painting
by 12 Ohio artists ranging from traditional figurative
compositions to others using signs and symbols.
Artists in the exhibition include Ron
Anderson, Columbus; Adam Brouillette, Columbus; Donna Coleman,
Oberlin; Diane Fitch, Yellow Springs; Edwin George, Kent,
Deborah Morrissey-McGoff, Cincinnati; Aka Pereyma, Troy; Lisa
Schare, Cincinnati; Michael R. Stillion, Cincinnati; Laura R.
Vinnedge, Akron; Brian R. Williams, Columbus; and Ronnie
Williams, Dayton.
Visit the Riffe Gallery’s Web site for more information.
Image information: Aka Pereyma, White
Swans from the Ukrainian Folk Songs Series, 2006, oil on
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| OHIO ARTS COUNCIL HOLDS WORKSHOP
FOR LEADERS OF CULTURALLY DIVERSE ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS |
| The Ohio Arts Council
(OAC) will hold a Building Cultural Diversity (BCD)
workshop Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. – 4
p.m. at the Holiday Inn –Worthington, 7007 N. High
Street, Columbus, Ohio 43085.
The
workshop will be the OAC’s second annual Professional
Development Day for leaders of culturally diverse arts
organizations. The workshop will provide participants
with an opportunity to learn more about fundraising in
these challenging times, discuss OAC grant programs with
staff and network with colleagues. Facilitator Kerri
Laubenthal Mollard of Mollard Consulting will lead
participants in a series of exercises designed to
increase organizational and fundraising effectiveness.
Participants may register online. Due to state regulations
concerning the provision of food, all registrants are
required to pay a registration fee of $35. This fee
covers the cost of session materials, continental
breakfast, lunch and snacks.
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OHIO ARTS JOBS PRESERVATION GRANTS
 The Ohio Arts Council’s (OAC) Ohio
Arts Jobs Preservation Grant program is a one-time
funding opportunity for eligible nonprofit organizations
including arts organizations (dance, drama/theatre, folk and
traditional arts, literary arts, multi‐disciplinary,
media/film, music, and the visual arts); local arts agencies
including those funded through units of local governments; and
arts service organizations that can help advance the goals of
the NEA, the OAC and this new grant program. Grants are to be
used solely for preserving full and/or part‐time jobs in these
eligible organizations. The program is supported through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds received
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Eligible projects are limited to
• Salary
support, full or partial, for one or more positions that are
critical to an organization's artistic mission and that are in
jeopardy or have been recently eliminated as a result of the
current economic climate.
And/or
• Fees for previously
engaged artists and/or contractual personnel for the upcoming
season to maintain or expand the period during which such
persons would be engaged.
You must submit your application by 5 p.m.
June 15, 2009 to the OAC’s OnLine Grant Application (OLGA)
system. More information regarding eligibility,
guidelines and how to apply is located on the OAC’s Web site.
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| LEGISLATIVE
SPOTLIGHT |
 Name: Sen. Dale
Miller, (D) 23rd District, Cleveland
Hometown:
Cleveland
Years in Office: 12
years in both the House and Senate
Committees: Finance,
Ways and Means, Environment, Civil Law
Education: Ph.D.,
Clinical Psychology, University of Utah
Recent Honors:
AFL-CIO Legislator of the Year, Cuyahoga County Mental
Health Board Legislator of the Year
Age, Marital Status:
59, married
Arts Organizations
Supported: Cleveland Museum of Art
Favorite arts or cultural
pastime: movies
Favorite Artist: Bonnie
Raitt
Last Good Book Read:
“Hot, Flat and Crowded” by Thomas Friedman
Most Memorable Arts
Experience: Seeing the Louvre in Paris and
Renaissance art in Florence, Italy.
Other Comments: The
harder times get, the more we need the arts.
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| 2009 ARTS FESTIVALS AND COMPETITIONS
DIRECTORY STILL AVAILABLE
 June is the height of festival season
and the Ohio Arts Council’s 2009 Arts Festivals and
Competitions Directory is the perfect way to be in the
know. The directory contains detailed information about
arts and crafts festivals and competitions throughout 2009,
including dates, activities, number of spaces available for
artists to display work, fees and contact information. It is
organized by date and location and includes alphabetical
indexes of festivals by name, city, region and sponsor. The
directory is a useful guide for artists interested in places
to display and sell their work—from traditional crafts to arts
on the cutting edge—and for anyone seeking to experience the
arts in Ohio. Obtaining a copy is as easy as sending
your name, mailing address and three stamps (stamps only, no
cash or checks) to:
Festivals Directory
Ohio Arts Council
727 E. Main Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43205
A complete version is also available online on
the OAC’s Web site.
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| NAMES IN THE
NEWS |
| INLET GETS
AWARD
Inlet Dance Theatre in Cleveland Heights
was recently honored with a 2009 Award of Achievement
from Northern Ohio Live Magazine. The awards honor
the people and organizations whose talent and industry
enhance the quality of life in northeast Ohio.
Inlet Dance Theatre is a dance company dedicated to
performing with a high level of quality, skill,
innovation and purpose. Its education and
programming extends to people of all ages. Inlet
was founded in 2001 and has received several grants from
the Ohio Arts Council.
BILL O’BRIEN APPOINTED DEPUTY
CHAIRMAN FOR GRANTS AND AWARDS FOR THE NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
In late May, the White House appointed
Bill O’Brien deputy chairman for Grants and Awards for
the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). O’Brien
previously served as the NEA’s theater/musical theater
director for nearly three years. Prior to that he
was managing and producing director of Deaf West Theater
and was a performer for stage, television and
film.
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| CONFERENCES |
| LEAGUE OF
HISTORIC AMERICAN THEATRES ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE IN
JULY
The League of Historic American Theatres
announces its 33rd Annual Conference and Theatre Tour
will be held in Cleveland July 15 – 18, 2009. The
conference is hosted by PlayhouseSquare and will offer
resources for leveraging diminishing resources to
greater advantage, thinking strategically, and
developing strength as change agents within
organizations and communities. Conference activities
will help attendees improve their historic theatres,
their business and their communities.
Organizations can apply to the OAC’s
Capacity Building program for funds to
attend. Capacity Building opens June 1 with a June
12 deadline.
For additional information about the
conference, including secure on-line registration, visit
the League’s Web site.
ANNUAL IMAGINATION WRITER’S
CONFERENCE HELD IN CLEVELAND JULY 7-12
Cleveland State University hosts its
annual Imagination Writer’s Conference July 7-12 at
Trinity Cathedral in downtown Cleveland. The
conference spans five genres: Fiction, Poetry, Creative
Nonfiction, Playwriting and Screenwriting.
Writers of all levels are welcome.
The conference offers a range of workshops, individual
manuscript consultations, informative craft talks and
lectures, readings featuring faculty, receptions and
social gatherings. Editors and literary agents
will also present basics on getting published at a
one-day colloquium.
For more information and application
guidelines, visit CSU’s Web site.
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