Ohio Arts Council Launches Take pART
by Jaclyn Reynolds

Your child’s first dance recital? A memorable night at the theatre? A community arts class that gets your creative juices flowing? A favorite arts teacher who made a lasting impact on your life? Whatever it may be the Ohio Arts Council hopes you would like to share your arts experience with others, and the OAC is here to help. In order to capture these wonderful stories from around Ohio, the OAC has launched Take pART. Take pART is a new initiative that allows Ohioans to share their arts and creative experiences with others at www.oac.state.oh.us.

“We hope Take pART will provide an opportunity for people in Ohio to share their arts experiences and in turn give others ideas to bring the arts into their own lives,” said OAC Executive Director Julie Henahan. “The arts play a part in each Ohioan’s life and we look forward to hearing stories from throughout the state.”

The purpose of Take pART is to demonstrate the wide variety of arts experiences that exist in communities throughout Ohio. Several years ago the OAC began working with its grantees and the public to define the public value of the arts. Public value is something that exists within each community and is created by the citizens, business and organizations of that community.

“While the OAC cannot define public value for the entire state or even for a particular community,” said Henahan, “through Take pART we can help Ohio’s citizens share their stories and experience the richness the arts add to everyone’s lives.”

To tell your story, visit www.oac.state.oh.us and click on the Take pART logo at the bottom of the page. Submissions will be reviewed and posted for others to read within two business days.

To find a list of events to experience in your area please visit ArtsinOhio.com.

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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