November/December 2001 ArtsOhio Page 3

OPPORTUNITIES

The Firelands Association for the Visual Arts in Oberlin is accepting entries for its 2002-2003 exhibition season. Open to Ohio artists and curators in all media. Application deadline is November 15. For more information call 440/774-7158 or e-mail favagallery@aol.com.

The Cleveland Film Society is accepting video works for the 26th Cleveland International Film Festival. The festival will be held March 1424, 2002
at Tower City Cinemas in Cleveland. Approximately 80 features from more than 35 countries and over 100 short subjects will be shown to an audience of more than 40,000. Deadline for submission is November 30. For more information call 216/623-FILM or
e-mail cfs@clevelandfilm.org.

FBI TOUR Con't

November 30; Nelsonville, December 2; Oxford, December 4; Toledo, December 5; Tiffin, December 7; Columbus, December 8; and Ada, December 11. For more information call 614/466-2613 or 614/299-0221.

OAC DEADLINES & PANEL MEETINGS

December 1

Artists Projects deadline
AIE Artists in Residence Artists deadline

December 3-4, 10-11

Individual Artists panel meetings (Marriott Courtyard, Columbus)

Views of Tibet An Exploration of the Topography and Culture of Tibet, is on view through November 30 at the Ashtabula Arts Center. The exhibition features the work of Philip Sugden and Carol Elchert, who have made 11 trips to Tibet to study, draw and photograph the landscape and people. For more information call 440/964-3396 or visit www.ashartscenter.org.

The Fitton Center for Creative Arts' eighth annual Feed the Body, Feed the Soul exhibition runs through December 1. The international exhibition draws entries from as far away as Japan and Brazil. Many artists donate work for a silent auction, which lasts the length of the show. Bids will be tallied at a benefit party on December 1. Proceeds benefit Shared Harvest Food Bank and the Fitton Center. For more information call at 513/863-8873.

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Columbus Arts Council will host a concert and reception in honor of Ohio Citizens for the Arts' 25th Anniversary on November 9. The celebration will be held at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus. Tickets are $10. Ticket sales and contributions benefit Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. OCA is a statewide, volunteer, nonprofit arts advocacy organization working to increase public support of the arts. For more information call 614/221-4064 or e-mail ocitarts@netset.com.

The Art of the Bible/The Bible as Art is on view at the Toledo Museum of Art through January 27. Drawn from the collection of the Toledo Museum of Art and the private library of Dr. Allan B. Kirsner of Toledo, this exhibition highlights sacred and secular objects including a Hebrew Torah scroll, Egyptian papyruses, fragments of an ancient Koran, illuminated leaves from a French Book of Hours and Netherlandish blockbooks. For more information
call 419/255-8000.

University Circle, Inc. will present Holiday CircleFest Sunday December 2 from 1-6 p.m. The one-day family event celebrates the winter holidays by offering free admission to University Circle host institutions, seasonal entertainment, hands-on activities for children and museum store holiday shopping. For detailed information call 216/707-5033 or visit www.universitycircle.org.

The Bay State Council for the Blind, an affiliate of the American Council of the Blind has released Making Theatre Accessible: A Guide to Audio Description in the Performing Arts. The guidebook is designed to educate performing arts organizations on providing the visually impaired with equal access to performing arts events. For more information or to order a copy call 617/926-9198 or e-mail kimcharlson@earthlink.net.

OHIO ARTISTS ON TOUR DIRECTORY AVAILABLE
The 2002-2003 Ohio Artists on Tour directory presents information on 89 performing artists who will be available for touring throughout the 2002-2003 season. Artists are selected for inclusion in the directory through a rigorous panel review. The Ohio Arts Counciląs Performing Arts on Tour Program assists communities around the state in presenting professional performing artists. For more information call Kathy Cain, Performing Arts on Tour Coordinator, at 614/466-2613 or e-mail kathy.cain@oac.state.oh.us.

	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.
	With support from the National Endowment for the Arts