OHIO ARTS COUNCIL SALUTES NEW MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE

The Ohio Arts Council congratulates these newly elected members of the Ohio Legislature:

Charles Blasdel (R), 3rd House District, East Liverpool
John A. Boccieri (D), 57th House District, North Middletown
Tom Brinkman (R), 37th House District, Cincinnati
Kenneth A. Carano (D), 65th House District, Youngstown
Jim Carmichael (R), 7th House District, Wooster
Mary M. Cirelli (D), 54th House District, Canton
Wayne E. Coates (D), 32nd House District, Cincinnati
Kevin DeWine (R), 76th House District, Fairborn
Steve Driehaus (D), 33rd House District, Cincinnati
Keith L. Faber (R), 84th House District, Celina
Teresa Fedor (D), 52nd House District, Toledo
Diana M. Fessler (R), 43rd House District, New Carlisle
Larry L. Flowers (R), 24th House District, Canal Winchester
Mike Gilb (R), 86th House District, Findlay
Timothy J. Grendell (R), 68th House District, Chesterland
John P. Hagan (R), 56th House District, Alliance
Jon Husted (R), 41st House District, Kettering
Annie L. Key (D), 10th House District, Cleveland
K. Eileen Krupinski (D), 98th House District, Steubenville
J. Tom Lendrum (R), 63rd House District, Huron
Jeffrey Manning (R), 62nd House District, North Ridgeville
Tom Niehaus (R), 72nd House District, New Richmond
Mary Rose Oakar (D), 13th House District, Cleveland
Robert J. Otterman (D), 47th House District, Akron
Tom Raga (R), 2nd House District, Mason
Linda Reidelbach (R), 26th House District, Columbus
Steve Reinhard (D), 90th House District, Bucyrus
Ron Rhine (D), 73rd House District, Springfield
Timothy J. Ryan (D), 32nd Senate District, Niles
Tim Schaffer (R), 6th House District, Lancaster
Jean Schmidt (R), 71st House District, Loveland
Michelle G. Schneider (R), 36th House District, Cincinnati
Derrick Seaver (D), 85th House District, Minster
Bill Seitz (R), 34th House District, Cincinnati
Arlene J. Setzer (R), 40th House District, Vandalia
Daniel J. Sferra (D), 66th House District, Warren
Geoffrey C. Smith (R), 28th House District, Columbus
Fred Strahorn (D), 39th House District, Dayton
Barbara Sykes (D), 44th House District, Akron
Shawn N. Webster (R), 60th House District, Hamilton
John J. White (R), 42nd House District, Kettering
Larry Wolpert (R), 29th House District, Hilliard
Claudette Woodard (D), 9th House District, Cleveland Heights

Cleveland Institute of Art has given Viktor Schreckengost, a 1929 alumnus and emeritus faculty member, the college's first faculty achievement award named in his honor. The Cleveland Institute of Art Viktor Schreckengost Award was established to recognize teaching excellence.

Five long-tenured members of The Cleveland Orchestra will retire at the end of the 2001 Blossom Festival season. They are John Mack, principal oboe; Diane Mather, assistant principal cello; Ronald Phillips, assistant principal bassoon; Gino Raffaelli, second violin; and Thomas Sepulveda, bass. Together, those musicians have 189 years of service with the orchestra.

GOVERNOR'S AWARDS SET FOR MARCH 2001

The annual Governor's Awards for the Arts Ceremony and Arts Day Luncheon gives everyone in our state an opportunity to celebrate the artistic achievements of Ohio's artists, arts organizations, arts patrons and businesses.

This gala event is a way to educate the public about the importance of the arts in our communities, advocate public and private funding for the arts and thank members of the Ohio Legislature for their financial support of the Ohio Arts Council.

The 2001 Arts Day Luncheon will be March 14 at The Columbus Athenaeum. Mark your calendars now to save that date. Invitations will be mailed in February.

OAC DEADLINES & PANEL MEETINGS

January 16, 2001

Appalachian Arts Program application deadline.

Operating Support II application deadline.
(Visual Arts, including Art in Public Places, Design Arts, Media Arts and Visual Arts and Crafts. Performing Arts, including Dance, Music and Theatre.)

WE'RE BUILDING OHIO THROUGH THE ARTS

The Ohio Arts Council, a state agency established in 1965, builds the state through the arts - economically, educationally and culturally - preserving the past, enhancing the present and enriching the future for all Ohioans. The Council believes the arts should be shared by the people of Ohio. The arts arise from public, individual and organizational efforts. The OAC supports and encourages those efforts.