June 2000, ArtsOhio Page 2

State Representative Robert Schuler (R)

Office
Ohio House of Representatives, 36th District, Hamilton County

Legislative Committees
Financial Institutions, Housing and Public Lands, Local Government and Townships, Public Utilities

Years In Office 7

Personal
56; hometown, Sycamore Township in Cincinnati area; University of Cincinnati; married,2 children, 4 grandchildren

Favorite Cultural Pastime
Reading old mysteries

Favorite Artists
Charlie Harper, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Tommy Smothers

Proudest Creative Achievement
Winning Best of Show, Jewelry Design, Dayton Art Show

The Akron Symphony Orchestra has appointed Ya-Hui Wang as music director. Born in Taiwan and raised in Singapore, Wang moved to the United States in 1986 to further her music education. She is principal conductor of the Chicago Encore Chamber Orchestra and has been assistant conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Fort Smith Symphony in Arkansas.

David Edelman has been named executive director of Contemporary American Theatre Company in Columbus. Edelman joins CATCO after 8½ years as managing director of the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington. He has worked for George Street Playhouse, Whole Theatre and the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival.

The Ohio Arts Council will present a series of workshops in July to discuss the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program and application form. Master artists will present demonstrations at each workshop and will be available to discuss their experiences with the apprenticeship program. The workshops are free. Workshops will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., registration from 10-10:30 a.m., at the following sites:

Cleveland, Saturday, July 15, Trinity Cathedral, 2021 East 22nd Street.
Jackson, Saturday, July 22, Markay Cultural Center, 269 Main Street.
Columbus, Saturday, July 29, Ohio Arts Council, 727 East Main Street.

Registration deadlines are July 10 for Cleveland, July 17 for Jackson and July 24 for Columbus. For more information contact Barbara Bayless or Jen Poellot at 614/466-2613 or e-mail bbayless@oac.state.oh.us.

BURKHART MURAL (CON'T)

first-hand knowledge of restoration techniques. Restoration expert Robert Lodge is leading the process by instructing students how to remove the whitewash without losing the paint underneath. The Ohio Arts Council, Target Stores and the German Village Society are supporting the restoration.

The students have taken great pride in the mural. Those with painting and good color mixing skills fill in the areas that lack paint. Students also are learning about the WPA, Burkhart and his techniques, art criticism and aesthetics.

The restored mural will hang in the atrium-level hallway outside the Columbus Convention Center's 6,000-seat Battelle Hall. For more information call Christy Rosenthal at the Dublin Arts Council, 614/889-7444.