Opportunities

Toledo Friends of Photography is accepting entries for its 5th biannual exhibition. All forms of photographic media are welcome. Entrants may submit slides of four individual works. Entry fee is $25. Cash prizes will be awarded. Deadline is June 25. For more information contact Al Graumlich at 419/882-2480 or email 75041.2670@compuserve.com

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will host the city's first unified local auditions for actors who want to be part of the 1999-2000 theatre season. Auditions will be held June 18-20 at the Playhouse. Actor's Equity Association members should call 513/345-2242 to schedule a time. All other interested actors must apply for an audition time by submitting a current headshot and resume to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Auditions, PO Box 6537, Cincinnati OH, 54206.Those selected will be called to schedule a date.

The second annual artists marketing and skills development conference will be June 9-12 at Riverbend Art Center in Dayton. The conference is for artists or craftspeople who need to develop business and marketing skills or wish to enhance existing skills. For more information call DeEarnest McLemore at 937/278-0656.

 

In Memoriam

  The Ohio Arts Council joins the state's arts community in mourning the death of Bob Bergman, director of the Cleveland Museum of Art since 1993, who died May 6. "He will be greatly missed," said Ohio Arts Council Executive Director Wayne Lawson. During Bergman's time in Cleveland, the museum hosted three of its most popular exhibitions, yearly attendance grew from about 450,000 to 650,000 and 30 of the museum's 70 galleries were renovated or reinstalled.

 

OAC Board Meeting

  Members of the Ohio Arts Council Board will meet at the OAC offices in Columbus July 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to consider panel recommendations on grant applications received at the winter and spring deadlines for FY 2000. The meeting is open to the public.

 

 

Ohio Art Online

  The Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry helps put visual artists together with art lovers. See the work of nearly 1,000 artists from Ohio and around the country, representing every type of art. Hop on the Internet and point your browser to www.ohioonlinearts.org. In addition to viewing nearly 10,000 images in the database, you can cross-reference information on every artist whose work is on file. The Online Visual Artist Registry is a joint project of the Ohio Percent for Art Program, administered by the Ohio Arts Council, and the Humanities, Fine Arts and Recreation Division of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Artists who want to put their work on line may contact the Ohio Arts Council at 614/466-2613 or visit the website at www.ohioonlinearts.org.

 

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