Nominate an individual or organization for the Governor's Awards for the Arts in Ohio 1999, recognizing outstanding contributions to the arts. Nominations are due before October 23. Contact Lucy Spurgeon at 614/466-2613 for more information.

The Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art is accepting resumes for director of development and director of public programs. Interested candidates should mail materials to Executive Director, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 8501 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

Schoolgigs.com is a web site for artists interested in developing programs for schools, understanding presentation techniques, and working with commissions and private presenting organizations. Artists without access to the Internet may obtain copies of the web pages by sending a self-addressed envelope with 78 cents postage to Silcox Productions, P.O. Box 1407, Orient WA 99160. Call 888/417-2001 toll free for more information.

Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology at Yale University and director of the Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy will offer his perspectives on Early Care and Education in Urban Revitalization on Wednesday, September 23, at noon in the Columbus Athletic Club, 136 East Broad Street, Columbus. His presentation is part of the series Growing Inward: Rebuilding the Center City sponsored in part by the Ohio Arts Council. For reservations call 614/841-8742. The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts will present photo-based installations by Erika Leppman and sculptures by Palli Davene Davis at its gallery in the New Union Center for the Arts in Oberlin September 13 through October 22. For more information call 440/774-7158. Columbus' Southern Theatre, a newly restored example of 19th century American theatrical architecture, will reopen this month with a two-day celebration to include a benefit gala, progressive theatre party, and an opening day festival featuring public tours and a street fair. For more information contact Sarah Kahrl or Debby Rosenthal at CAPA, 614/469-1045. The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner and concert Saturday, October 3. Reservations, due by September 19, can be made by calling 937/888-9929. .

Scholarships are available through the OAC's Building Diverse Audiences Program for people who wish to attend Native Arts Network: 1998, a biennial conference held this year in San Francisco, October 8-11. Theme of the conference, sponsored by Atlatl, a national service organization for Native American arts, will be The Artist as Visionary. For information about the conference contact Patsy Phillips, P.O. Box 34090, Phoenix, AZ 86067-4090; 602/277-3711. For information about scholarship opportunities contact Phyllis Hairston at the Ohio Arts Council 614/466-2613 or for TTY/TDD, 1-800/750-0750.