Photo credit: Terry Gilliam

The Ohio Arts Council will launch a multiple-city familiarization (FAM) tour this fall in an effort to educate the Ohio arts community about the State of the Arts Report and other community development programs. From September 25 through November 2, the Ohio Arts Council staff will visit Akron, Athens, Bowling Green, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Findlay, Hamilton, Lancaster, Lima, Mansfield, Marietta, Nelsonville, Portsmouth, Toledo, Wooster and Youngstown.

Eight of the trips will include a three-hour regional meeting where the Ohio Arts Council staff will unveil the State of the Arts Report. The OAC staff will distribute SOAR CD-ROMs, walk constituents through the report and demonstrate how it will be useful to them. Information will be presented on the OACıs Faith Based Institution project and other community development programs. Representatives from Ohio Citizens for the Arts will speak about advocacy and the importance of public funding for the arts.

Custom Coach will provide transportation for the FAM tour. Based in Columbus, Custom Coach is recognized as one of the top conversion companies in the United States.Advance registration is not required. Bring a business card for on-site registration. For more information call 614/466-2613. (SITES ON  PAGE 3)

OAC OFFERS WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS

The Ohio Arts Council will host a series of workshops this fall to discuss its Artists Projects and Arts in Education Artist in Residence programs. Workshops are free and open to artists of all disciplines. For information contact Susan dePasquale at 614/466-2613; susan.depasquale@oac.state.oh.us. Workshops are from 1­4 p.m.

Sept. 8 - College of Wooster Art Museum, 1220 Beall Avenue, 330/263-2495
Sept. 15 - Warren/Howland, Butler Institute of Art, Trumbull Branch, 9350 E. Market Street, 330/609-9900
Sept. 22 - Toledo Museum of Art, The Little Theatre, 2445 Monroe Street, 419/255-8000
Sept. 29 - Cleveland, SPACES, 2220 Superior Viaduct, 216/621-2314
Oct. 13 - Dayton, Wright State University Galleries, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy., 937/775-2973
Oct. 20 - Cincinnati, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Weston Art Gallery, 650 Walnut Street, 513/977-4165
Oct. 27 - Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, 937/325-4674
Nov. 3 - Akron, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 Portage Path, 330/836-5533