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RIFFE GALLERY CELEBRATES OHIO'S
ARTISTIC HERITAGE
Henry Church, Jr., Still Life, Circa late 1870s
To commemorate the Ohio Bicentennial, the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery will exhibit 60 masterpieces by prominent Ohio artists March 3 through May 4, 2003. An opening reception will be held on Monday, March 3, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage examines Ohio's prominent role as a catalyst for the visual arts within America and abroad. The state's 200-year history has profoundly influenced American art and continues to do so today. The exhibition primarily showcases Ohio's rich contribution to painting, but also includes a select number of sculptures, photographs, folk art and decorative objects. It highlights Ohio's great artists from early itinerant portrait painters to well-known artists of the twentieth century including Robert Henri, George Bellows and Charles Burchfield. Curated by James M. Keny, director of Keny Galleries in Columbus, and Nannette V. Maciejunes, senior curator of the Columbus Museum of Art, The State of the Arts was assembled from distinguished public and private collections throughout the state. Lenders to the exhibition include the Cleveland Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, The Dayton Art Institute, The Butler Institute of American Art, (con't page 2)
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PUBLIC ARTS FUNDING
IN CANADA
The Canadian government provides strong financial support to Canadian artists and arts organizations according to a recent presentation at the annual meeting of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA).
Canadian Senator Laurier L. LaPierre and Dr. Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) explained their country's commitment to arts and culture to American state arts agency personnel at the NASAA meeting in October, 2002.
As in the United States, public funding in Canada is a three-tiered system with funding from the national, provincial and municipal levels of government. In FY 2001, the CCA received $86.1 million from Parliament and another $16.5 million from endowments, bequests and donations. By comparison, the National Endowment for the Arts received $105 million in FY 2001, though the U.S. population is nine times greater than that of Canada. (con't page 3)
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