Ohio Arts Council To Receive Creative Leadership Award
by Jaclyn Reynolds

The Board of Trustees of the Alliance of Artists Communities voted unanimously to award the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) with a Creative Leadership Award. The award honors the OAC’s long-standing support of individual artists and artists’ residencies.

“The Ohio Arts Council does a great job promoting Ohio artists and making art more accessible to all Ohioans,” Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said. “This award is a well-deserved recognition.”

Alliance members make nominations and award recipients are selected by an Awards committee and the Board of Trustees. Alliance members are made up of a group of nearly 250 established and emerging residency programs, affiliated institutions and individuals.

“We are very pleased to receive this award from the Alliance of Artists Communities,” said Julie Henahan, executive director of the Ohio Arts Council. “The OAC has worked hard over the years to maintain and evolve its programs involving individual artists and it is wonderful to be recognized for our work in this area.”

The Alliance made note of the Ohio Arts Council’s commitment to artists’ residencies over the last two decades and its support to individual artists, organizations and opportunities worldwide. It also said the OAC’s values, expressed through its Individual Creativity program in particular, reflect the core belief of artists’ residencies and the Alliance; that supporting artists in the creation of new work is essential to our society’s success.

The Alliance Awards ceremony will be held Saturday, November 10, 2007 in Silver Springs, Maryland. This is the second annual Alliance of Artists Communities’ Awards. The Alliance’s mission is to contribute to America’s cultural vitality by supporting its membership of diverse residency programs and advocating for creative environments that advance the endeavors of artists.

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.

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