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| March/April 2010 | Published by the Ohio Arts Council |
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| WINNERS RECEIVE ORIGINAL WORK OF ART BY CLEVELAND PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY KASPEREK |
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Larry Kasperek is this year’s artist for the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. The awards are from his pinhole camera series of photographs. Kasperek worked as a staff photographer and director of photography at newspapers in a five state region from 1974 through 2000. His work appears in private and corporate collections including the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Glidden Collection and the Marriott Hotel Cleveland. He received his Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri.
You still have time to register for the 2010 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio and Arts Day Luncheon. Register here for the luncheon which will be held at noon on April 21, 2010. Awards will be presented at the luncheon ceremony honoring six Governor’s Awards winners and members of the Ohio Legislature. The luncheon is hosted by the Ohio Arts Council and Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation. Registration ends April 1, 2010.
Award categories and recipients include: Arts Administration, Kevin Moore and Marsha Hanna, Human Race Theatre Company, (Dayton); Arts Education, Sylvia Easley, The Music Settlement (Cleveland); Arts Patron, Jim and Enid Goubeaux (Greenville); Business Support of the Arts, American Electric Power (statewide); Community Development & Participation, Donna Sue Groves (Manchester); and Individual Artist, Andrew Hudgins, poet(Columbus).
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STUDENTS FROM 47 HIGH SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2010 POETRY OUT LOUD
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Students from 47 high schools from around Ohio will take part in the state finals for the 2010 Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest March 13, 2010. The event will be held at the Matesich Theatre at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus.
Poetry Out Loud works like a spelling bee with individual schools hosting competitions and picking school champions. The program seeks to foster the next generation of literary readers and builds on the resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry movement and the immense popularity of rap music among youth. The champions will compete in the state finals March 13, 2010 at 4 p.m. following the preliminary rounds held earlier that day.
Participating schools include: Amanda-Clearcreek High School, Amanda; Arlington Heights Academy, Cincinnati; The Arts and College Preparation Academy, Columbus; Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek; Berea High School, Berea; Canal Winchester High School, Canal Winchester; Chagrin Falls High School, Chagrin Falls; The Charles School, Columbus; Chaminade Julienne High School, Dayton; Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights; Columbus Alternative High School, Columbus; Dayton Early College Academy, Dayton; Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin; Eastmoor Academy, Columbus; Educational Service Ctr of Lorain County, Elyria; Gallia County Local Schools, Gallipolis; Garfield High School, Akron; Greeneview High School, Jamestown; Greenon High School, Springfield; Hudson High School, Hudson; Ironton High School, Ironton; Kettering Fairmont High School, Kettering; Logan High School, Logan; Loudonville High School, Loudonville; The Lyceum, Cleveland; Medina High School, Medina; Milford High School, Milford; Natural Learning Montessori , Dublin; Northmont High School, Clayton; Orrville High School, Orrville; Premier Academy of Ohio, Columbus; Purcell Marian High School, Cincinnati; Reynoldsburg High School, Reynoldsburg; Seton High School, Cincinnati; Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights; Shaw Academy, East Cleveland; St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland; Springfield High School, Springfield; Stow Munroe Falls High, Stow; Tallmadge High School, Tallmadge; Thurgood Marshall High School, Dayton; Trotwood-Madison High School, Trotwood; Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington; Ursuline Academy, Cincinnati; Westerville Central High School, Westerville; Westland High School, Galloway; and Whitmer High School, Toledo.
The winner at the state level will receive $300 and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete for the national championship. The state winner’s school will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. A runner-up will receive $200, with $200 for his or her school library. A second runner-up will receive $100 and $50 for his or her school library. A total of $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends will be awarded to the winners at the National Poetry Out Loud Finals held April 25-27, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Ohio high school student Jackson Hille won the inaugural National Finals in 2006.
For more information visit the OAC’s Poetry Out Loud Web site.
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| NEW PROJECT SUPPORT PROGRAM |
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The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) has created a Project Support program to provide a funding category to a broad range of organizations that present arts programming. Arts, cultural, community-based and social service organizations that have received FY2010/20011 OAC Sustainability funding with budgets under $1.5 million may apply to this program. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2010.
“One way we felt the OAC could respond to the changing economic conditions was with a more flexible funding category,” said Julie Henahan, OAC executive director. “This Project Support funding will be useful for organizations wanting to respond to unforeseen opportunities, one-time special events or initiatives, or changing community conditions.”
In FY2011 (July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011), the Project Support program will serve as a transition to a more broadly defined project category that will be in place for FY2012 (July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012) and beyond.
Proposed projects can address a variety of artistic and civic aims that may include: the production of new or innovative works of art; use of cultural assets as an economic development tool; cultivation of new audiences for the arts; forming strategic partnerships that further artistic and community priorities; or increasing cultural tourism.
For more information on how to apply, visit the OAC Guidelines at www.oac.state.oh.us/grantsprogs/guidelines/guide_intro.asp
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| UPCOMING DEADLINES |
April 1:
- Sustainability—2nd year update due
- Cultural Data Project information deadline
May 17:
- Final Contracts due— Ohio Artists on Tour Fee Support
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OHIO LAUNCHES CULTURAL DATA PROJECT
This month hundreds of Ohio arts organizations across Ohio begin participating in the Ohio Cultural Data Project (CDP), a new statewide initiative to gather and analyze financial and participation information. Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations now have access to this new web-based tool that strengthens their management practice and financial reporting. The CDP will also provide policymakers and advocates with consistent, reliable information on Ohio’s cultural sector.
The Ohio Cultural Data Project is a collaboration among statewide cultural funders and features the first comprehensive information collection tool of its kind, giving organizations across Ohio the resources to easily report on their reach and impact. The initiative will provide information that nonprofits need to focus on increasing access to and participation in the arts, and respond to the cultural demands of people who live in Ohio.
The Ohio Cultural Data Project is the result of a statewide collaborative partnership of public and private funders and organizations, including the Ohio Arts Council, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, The Cleveland Foundation, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, Culture Works, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, Fine Arts Fund, GAR Foundation, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Additional support in Ohio is provided by the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, The George Gund Foundation and the P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. The Ohio partnership is committed to benefiting communities by streamlining the process for cultural organizations. Hundreds of organizations in Ohio will be participating in the project by 2011.
For more information about the Ohio Cultural Data Project visit www.ohculturaldata.org
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| THE OAC'S RIFFE GALLERY PRESENTS SAWDUST AND SPECTACLE |
 The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will present Sawdust and Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America on view through April 21, 2010. Curated by Sara Johnson, director, Southern Ohio Museum, this exhibition shines a spotlight on the glory days of the traveling circus in the United States from the late 19th century through the 1930s, focusing on its popularity in Midwestern states such as Ohio.
Sawdust and Spectacle features captivating imagery from Portsmouth native Clarence Carter and other major Ohio artists of the last century, as well as vintage circus posters and banners, toys, documentary photographs from the Ackerman Collection, the Carter Archives and other public and private Ohio collections, and an exquisite set of 13 circus dioramas by Sonny King, the son of a lion tamer. The various artworks and artifacts blend the grandiosity of the big top with the less-glamorous private lives of its performers.
The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery is located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, 77 S. High St., Columbus, OH. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday, and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Closed Mondays and state holidays. Visit http://www.riffegallery.org or phone 614/644-9624 for more information. The Riffe Gallery is supported by the Ohio Building Authority. Media Sponsors include CD101, CityScene, Ohio Magazine, Time Warner Cable and WCBE.
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| MYOHIO NOW LIVE ON DISCOVEROHIO.COM- ARTS & CULTURE STORIES NEEDED |
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MyOhio is an dynamic new content-sharing opportunity on DiscoverOhio.com, and it is ready to be filled with exciting, experiential content. You know Ohio better than anyone, and most likely have plenty of stories to share. So show the world just how awesome your Ohio really is. And of course, encourage your family and friends to do the same.
Visit www.DiscoverOhio.com and look for the myOhio link on the bottom-right corner of the page. We look forward to seeing your Ohio arts and culture stories on myOhio soon. If you have any questions, please contact Roger Barker at roger.barker@development.ohio.gov or (614) 466-5158, or Eric Herzog at eric.herzog@development.ohio.gov or (614) 466-0338.
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NAMES IN THE NEWS
"The Last Truck" Nominated for an Oscar
Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar of Yellow Springs Ohio have been nominated for an Academy Award for their film “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” about the General Motors Plant in Moraine, Ohio. The film, which focused on the people who worked there and their lives, received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short Film. It is Bognar’s first and Reichert’s third Oscar nomination.Bognar and Reichert plan to attend the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony March 7 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles with four GM workers from the Moraine plant. The couple won a prime-time Emmy Award for their 2006 documentary, “A Lion in the House,” about children fighting cancer. Bognar and Reichart have been long-time OAC grant recipients.
Jami Goldstein Departure
After 16 years with the Ohio Arts Council, Jami Goldstein, Public Information Office director will be leaving the OAC on March 4, 2010. She will become vice president of Marketing, Communications and Events at the Greater Columbus Arts Council. In her new position she will focus on the launch of the new Columbus Cultural Plan, building stakeholder relationships and partnerships, and raising the visibility of Columbus’ many cultural assets nationally.
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LISTENING TOUR SUMMARIES NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE |
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Between the fall of 2008 and early 2010 the OAC conducted 42 Listening Tour meetings in 14 Ohio communities—Archbold, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Coshocton, Dayton, East Liverpool, Kent, Mansfield, Marietta, Toledo, Wapakoneta and Youngstown. Summaries from most meetings are available on the OAC Web site, the remainder will be added this week: http://www.oac.state.oh.us/events/listeningtourcitypages.asp. Meeting attendees and other community members are encouraged to visit the comments and continue to provide feedback.
The Listening Tours illuminated the impressive accomplishments, driving aspirations and daily struggles of communities around the state. The meetings also provided an opportunity for Ohioans to share the vital role they believe the arts, creativity and imagination play in their community as they pursue a wide range of economic development strategies to retain and attract existing and new business, especially knowledge-based industries. Findings from the Listening Tour meetings will inform the development of the agency’s next strategic plan and the second State of the Arts Report (SOAR II).
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LEGISLATIVE SPOTLIGHT |
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Name: Seth Morgan, (R) 36th District, Huber Heights
Hometown: Huber Heights
Years in Office: 2002-2008 City Council; 2009-present Ohio House of Representatives
Committees: Finance & Appropriations, Elections & Ethics, Education, Ways & Means, Faith Based Initiatives, Primary and Secondary Educations Subcommittee of Finance and Appropriations (Ranking Minority Member), House Republican Policy Committee (Chair)
Education: B.S. Management/Accounting; Park College, MBA from the University of Dayton
Recent Honors: Dayton Business Journal’s 40 under 40 Award, 2006; Sheriff Gary Haines Memorial Award for public service, 2006
Age, Marital Status, Children: 31, married, 3 children
Favorite arts or cultural pastime: Enjoy classical and musical concerts
Favorite Artist: Steve Curtis Chapman and Michael Card
Last Good Book Read: “Reagan’s War” by Peter Schwiezer
Most Memorable Arts Experience: Participating in the lives of three very artistic children; greatly enjoyed STOMP! in Indianapolis, IN
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