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The Business Committee for the Arts is accepting nominations for the 1999 Business in the Arts Awards. Sponsored by BCA and Forbes magazine, the awards are presented annually to recognize businesses and one business executive for developing outstanding partnerships with the arts. Deadline is April 30. For nomination information contact Michele DeSantis at 212/664-0600, fax 212/956-5980 or mdesantis@bcainc.org.

The Red Crow Review, a collection of poetry published by Fool On The Hill Press, seeks poetry submissions. The only criteria is quality - poetry that sings, dances or in some way moves the reader. All genres. Work accepted at all times. For guidelines send SASE to Red Crow Guidelines, 835 Columbia Road, Hamilton, OH 45013 or visit their website.

The Roy G. Biv Gallery in Columbus' Short North arts district is seeking entries by outsider and self-taught artists for its First Annual Outsider Art Exhibition. Artists may submit up to five original works. Cash awards for outstanding quality. Submission deadline is April 24. For additional information and an entry form contact Roy G. Biv Gallery, 997 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201; 614/297-7694.

Story literary magazine is accepting entries for its annual Carson McCullers Prize for the Short Story. Prizes will be awarded. All entries will be considered for publication. Open to all styles. Submissions should be no longer than 5,000 words. Entry fee is $10. All entries must be postmarked by May 3. For more information contact F&W Publications at 513/531-2690.

The Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra is seeking an experienced conductor and music director for the beginning of its 1999-2000 season. The semi-professional college-community orchestra is based in Delaware at Ohio Wesleyan University. Applicants should have experience working with choral groups and in using music as an educational tool. For information contact Warren W. Hyer, P.O. Box 619, Delaware, OH 43015; phone 740/368-3712.

OAC Deadlines & Panel Meetings

May 1
Information and Resource Assistance Program (formerly Technical Assistance) for activities occurring in July, August and September

May 4-5
Literature - Operating and Project Support Panel Meeting

May 11
AIE-Arts Basic to Education Panel Meeting

Summer Media Institute for Educators

The Ohio Arts Council and Ohio University invite pre-kindergarten to grade 12 educators to the Summer Media Institute, an intensive workshop in media art making, July 25-31 at Ohio University. The Summer Media Institute pairs a team of nationally recognized, professional film, video and computer artists with a team of creative writers to help participants develop a wide array of media skills. Educators can explore new technology by making their own movie or digital art. Deadline to apply is May 15. For more information and application materials contact the Ohio Arts Council Arts in Education Program at 614/466-2613. For TTY/TDD use Ohio Relay Service 1-800-750-0750.

Consumers Spend More on Performing Arts Events

American consumers spent more than $10 billion on admissions to performing arts events in 1997, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Spending on performing arts events was roughly 1.6 times larger than spending on admissions to movies or spectator sports events. Americans increased their spending on performing arts events by almost $2 billion, an increase of 26 percent over the six-year period in the study. That compares to more modest gains of roughly 8 percent in motion picture expenditures and 9 percent in spectator sports admissions between 1992 and 1997.