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Kristy Krivitsky of Savannah, Ohio, and Lisa Schare of Cincinnati have been awarded $5,000 visual arts fellowships by Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts. Krivitsky, who makes books, and Schare, a painter, were among 142 Ohio artists who applied for the honor.

Julia Blackburn has been named managing director of BalletMet Columbus. She has been director of finance and administration for Merce Cunningham Dance Company in New York and director of member programs at Dance/USA in Washington, DC.

The Fire of Hephatstos, through January 5,1997, at Toledo Museum, 2445 Monroe St., 800/644-6862. Exhibition shows how ancient Greeks and Romans made bronze sculpture and what roles it played in their societies.

Romance and Chivalry: History and Literature Reflected in Early 19th Century French Painting, December 13 to February 9 at Taft Museum, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, 513/241-0343. Gallantry, intrigue, murder, greed reflected in 51 jewel-like paintings.

Fiber artists, both traditional and non-traditional, may apply to exhibit work in Fantastic Fibers,10th annual show sponsored by Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway, Paducah, KY42001; deadline is June 30, 1997, for the 1998 exhibition.

Mixed media sculpture On themes of nature and natural forces sought by Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510 for Quickening exhibition in 1997. Deadline January 15.

PUBLIC CONTINUES TO BACK THE ARTS

A recent Louis Harris survey on the arts in America shows:

Public backs government support for arts programs by 3-1 margin; would pay more taxes for arts.
Nearly two-thirds believe state governments should fund arts.
Two-thirds support local government funding of arts.
86 percent are involved some way in the arts; they are not elitist.
More Americans participate in the arts than vote in presidential elections, by 33 percent.
90 percent believe children benefit from regular exposure to arts in school.
Majority would sorely miss the arts if they were not available.

"There has been no collapse of support for the idea that federal assistance for the arts is desirable and helpful," said pollster Harris. Copies of Americans and the Arts VII available from American Council on the Arts, 1 East 53rd St.. New York. NY 10022-4201.