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Ohio has a new Poetry Out Loud (POL) state champion.

March 6, 2018 By Dayton Most Metro

Caroline Delaney, a senior at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton, won Ohio’s 13th annual  POLState Finals held on March 3 at the King Arts Complex in Columbus, Ohio.

Delaney recited “Plaint in a Major Key” by Jorge Sanchez, “The American Soldier” by Philip Freneau, and “Planetarium” by Adrienne Rich.

“I found ‘Planetarium,’ and that poem … is about Caroline Herschel, who was an astronomer. Every word and every line in the poem is a reference to something about her or astronomy,” said Delaney, who plans to attend Miami University to study neuroscience on a pre-med track. “(The poem) is just really interesting and it captured my attention and it was something I could really see myself doing.”

Eleven Ohio finalists competed at the State Finals for the title of state champion following their participation in one of six regional semifinal events held throughout the state in February.

“Now in its 13th year, Ohio’s POL program once again joins with high school students and their teachers, state arts agencies, and the National Endowment for the Arts nationwide to celebrate poetry in all its forms. We know this program provides a high level of engagement for students and is one more opportunity for them to be immersed in arts education,” said Ohio Arts Council Executive Director Donna S. Collins. “We are thrilled with the commitment by Ohio’s students to POL and congratulate all who participated at the local, regional, and state levels. We now have the honor of cheering Caroline all the way to Washington, D.C., as she represents Ohio at the National Finals in April.”

As the state champion, Delaney earned a $300 prize and an all-expense-paid trip to the 2018 National Finals, held April 23-25. The national competition will feature students from every state as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. The total award pool is $50,000, including a $20,000 top prize for the national champion.

Delaney said she is excited to compete in the nation’s capital.

“I am just looking forward to being able to say that I represent my state and having all these people behind me,” she said. “I would like to thank my mother and my father. They’ve signed me up for acting classes, they’ve sat me down at the foot of the bed and made me recite until my brain hurt ….They’ve made sure I knew what I was doing and was confident in my own ability.”

Thanks to Delaney’s success at the State Finals, the Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School library will receive $500 to purchase poetry books.

Anna Kahle, a sophomore at Lima Central Catholic High School, earned second place at the State Finals. She received a $200 prize, as well as $200 for her school library.

Magnus Saebo, a senior at Upper Arlington High School who placed third in the competition, received a $100 prize and $100 for his school library.

All three state finalists received a framed original print created by Dayton artist Patrick Mauk. The print incorporated lines from the poem “River on Fire” by Ohio Poet Laureate Dave Lucas. Lucas, an instructor at Case Western Reserve University and author of Weather, recited three poems for the audience during State Finals.

Former State Senator Eric H. Kearney of Cincinnati, who sponsored and secured passage of legislation creating the position of Ohio Poet Laureate, emceed the event.

Delaney, who first participated in POL as a freshman, said she hopes to share her passion for poetry with her peers by emphasizing its prevalence in everyday life.

“Poetry isn’t something that a lot of kids these days really care about, but what they don’t really understand is … everybody loves music, but music is poetry and vice versa. We all have poetry in our life that we love and enjoy,” she said. “Overall, Poetry Out Loud has taught me that there is always something you can learn and that every word you say has a meaning to it. You just have to find it and convey it.”


ABOUT POETRY OUT LOUD
The nation’s largest youth poetry recitation competition is presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation in partneship with the Ohio Arts Council. The Poetry Out Loud program encourages high school students to learn about great poetry, master public-speaking skills, build self-confidence, and study their literary heritage.

ABOUT THE  NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit arts.gov to learn more about NEA.

ABOUT THE OHIO ARTS COUNCIL
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. Connect with the OAC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or visit our website at oac.ohio.gov.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, The Featured Articles Tagged With: Caroline Delaney, Ohio Arts Council, Poetry Out Loud

Governor’s Awards for the Arts Recognize Daytonians

January 23, 2018 By Lisa Grigsby

 

The Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio is a statewide program that showcases and celebrates Ohio artists, arts organizations, arts patrons, and business support of the arts. The public is invited to nominate individuals and organizations in seven awards categories. A selection committee, made up of Ohio Arts Council board members and three individuals selected by Ohio Citizens for the Arts, chooses the winners. The program is presented by the Ohio Arts Council and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation and honorees will be celebrated at the annual luncheon in Columbus on May 16th.    This year Dayton is honored to have 3 award winners:

ARTS PATRON | STUART AND MIMI ROSE
SPRINGBORO (WARREN)

From dynamic performing arts centers to rare copies of ancient books, Stuart and Mimi Rose’s support of the arts spans a diverse array of fields. In May 2015, the city of Huber Heights celebrated the opening of its 4,200-seat covered amphitheatre, named the Stuart and Mimi Rose Music Center in honor of the couple’s generous donation. In its inaugural season, the center presented 29 performances and welcomed thousands of visitors to the city. Their recent support of The Dayton Art Institute, where Mimi served on the board, pays homage to the museum’s upcoming centennial in 2019, allowing many exciting projects that further strengthen the Institute to take place.

Other past philanthropic gifts have drawn from Stuart and Mimi’s personal interests. They recently funded the construction of the 300-seat Stuart and Mimi Rose Theatre at Dayton’s Miami Valley School and the 358-seat Carey Family Amphitheater at Cincinnati Country Day School.  Stuart, a rare book enthusiast, has loaned pieces from his private collection to the University of Dayton on several occasions. In 2014, following the “Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress” exhibit featuring 49 rare books, Stuart surprised the school with the donation of a rare “He” version of the 1611 King James Bible and a colorful, whimsical edition of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland featuring illustrations by Salvador Dali.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION |
Sierra Leone.  Dayton (Montgomery) 

Writer Sierra Leone is the president and artistic director of OFP Theatre Company, co-founded with her husband Robert Owens, Sr. For more than a decade, Ohio has benefitted from Sierra’s vision of creative urban arts as a powerful artistic medium to bring communities together across racial, cultural, ideological, and economic divides. Her project “The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show” presents a hybrid of urban poetry, music, dance, and visual arts from local, regional, and international talent. The show later expanded to include an energetic poetry competition called The Last Poet Standing.

Her work with youth arts organizations, schools, and community organizations has been ongoing through her company’s educational arm, Signature Educational Solutions. Sierra is continuing girls’ empowerment work through the Dayton Public Schools’ Girls Achievement program, and she has written and performed commissioned work for many local and national organizations.

IRMA LAZARUS AWARD | DAYTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY
DAYTON (MONTGOMERY)

The world-renowned Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) is the oldest modern dance company in Ohio. Founded in 1968 by Jeraldyne Blunden, DCDC is one of few American dance companies of international reputation located outside a major U.S. metropolitan area. Having the world’s largest repertoire of classic works by African-American choreographers, the company continues to celebrate dance art around the world. Executive Director Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders created collaborative partnerships between the dance company and area universities, and the company delivers extensive education and outreach programs and services to elementary, middle, and high schools, both locally and while on tour.

DCDC is one of three dance companies across the United States tapped to tour internationally through the seventh season of DanceMotion USA, a dynamic cultural diplomacy program run through the U.S. Department of State and Brooklyn Academy of Music. DCDC will travel to Russia and Kazakhstan in May 2018. Historically, this marks DCDC’s third trip to Russia.

 Other awardees:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION | DAVID POE MITZEL, PH.D.
ZANESVILLE (MUSKINGUM)

An Ohio native, David was raised in Rocky River and attended University School in Shaker Heights before moving to Cincinnati. He received a B.A. cum laude in Honors History from Williams College and an M.S. from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. He served as an administrator at George Washington University and at Ohio University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration.

He was elected a founding vice president of the Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association, vice president of the National Council for Resource Development, founding executive director of the Muskingum County Community Foundation, and president of the Artist Colony of Zanesville. After retirement from the Community Foundation, he founded Appalachian Hills of Ohio Territory (AHOOT), the Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, the All Ohio Contemporary Ceramics Competition and Show, and the Arts Council of Muskingum County.

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST | RICARDO AVERBACH, DMA
OXFORD (BUTLER)

Celebrating his 16th year as director of orchestral studies at Miami University, Brazilian conductor Ricardo Averbach has also served as president of the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) and guest conductor of orchestras all over the world. His concerts have been broadcast on radio and television in more than 50 countries. As a dedicated advocate of contemporary music, Ricardo has performed and recorded several world premieres for major labels, which have sold more than half a million copies around the globe. The American Prize has recognized his work in the College/University Division in many different categories, including the American Prize in Conducting, which he won in 2010.

A resident of Oxford since 2002, Ricardo has been promoting the arts in the state of Ohio by collaborating with world-renowned artists, participating in multidisciplinary projects, taking his students on tours nationally and abroad, commissioning Ohio composers, and serving on the Committee for the Arts and Innovative Thinking of the Ohio Department of Education.

ARTS ADMINISTRATION | HOWARD PARR
AKRON (SUMMIT)

Howard ParrHoward Parr has more than 30 years of professional experience in the arts and entertainment industry. He has served as executive director of the Akron Civic Theatre since September 2007, having served as its director of development and planning from 1998–2004, during which the theatre completed a $22.5 million expansion and restoration project. In addition to his work with The Civic, Howard provides booking assistance to the City of Akron’s Lock Three Park and to the University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall.

Prior to joining The Civic, Howard served as general manager of Ohio Ballet, general manager of Cleveland Signstage Theatre, general manager of the Danville Civic Center, and performing arts coordinator at Western Illinois University.

 

ARTS EDUCATION | CENTER FOR ARTS-INSPIRED LEARNING
CLEVELAND (CUYAHOGA)

Center for Arts-Inspired LearningFounded in 1953, the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) creates innovative learning experiences that close learning gaps, teach creative thinking and problem solving, and help students succeed in school, in their first jobs, and beyond. CAL annually provides close to 7,000 arts-in-education programs for 200,000 young people from 150 schools across Northeast Ohio. CAL’s vision extends beyond schools through ArtWorks, a year-round arts-based college and career readiness program for teens, which has provided more than 2,300 high school students with jobs that teach important life skills since its beginning in 2005. CAL continues to be the leading provider of arts education in Northeast Ohio. In 2017, CAL moved to University Circle to provide onsite arts education programming for underserved neighborhoods.

BUSINESS SUPPORT OF THE ARTS (LARGE) | THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY.   ORRVILLE (WAYNE)

For 120 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of consumer food and beverage products and pet food and pet snacks in North America. In consumer foods and beverages, its brands include Smucker’s®, Folgers®, Jif®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, Café Bustelo®, Martha White®, truRoots®, Sahale Snacks®, Robin Hood®, and Bick’s®. In pet food and pet snacks, its brands include Meow Mix®, Milk-Bone®, Kibbles ‘n Bits®, Natural Balance®, and 9Lives®. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago.

BUSINESS SUPPORT OF THE ARTS (SMALL) | HEARTLAND BANK   GAHANNA (FRANKLIN)

Heartland Bank has been Central Ohio’s community bank since 1911. Experts in commercial real estate, property development, and small to medium business finance, they strive to help execute their clients’ strategic priorities. Heartland also provides vast offerings with expertise in agricultural, small business, and consumer banking services, as well as planning and wealth management.

While there are many opportunities to support the communities served, Heartland Bank steps up, time and time again, to assist local arts organizations by displaying their work in branch offices, funding public art in downtown developments, donating advertising time on Heartland’s digital billboard to support groups like the local symphony, and helping entrepreneurs purchase abandoned warehouses to transform into artist studios.  Heartland is proud to support the entrepreneurial spirit for those that live, work, and play in the communities they serve.

 

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, The Featured Articles Tagged With: DCDC, Ohio Arts Council, Sierra Leone, STUART AND MIMI ROSE

Artists Call For State Fair Fine Art Exhibition

May 10, 2016 By Dayton Most Metro

logoNew2The 2016 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition Call is Open!  $21,950 in Awards offered!

Over 300 pieces will be selected and over 50,000 people will visit the Cox Fine Arts Center during the 12 Days of Fair!  Ceramics, sculpture, film, plen air painting  Artist must be 17 years of age or older and an Ohio resident. All first-time amateur and professional artists entering and accepted in the exhibition will be eligible for a new artist award of $250.  Two of these  awards will be presented by the Ohio Arts Council.

General Rules:
•Must be an Ohio resident.
•Unlimited entries.
•Awards will not be announced until the Awards Ceremony.
•Artists may only enter original untutored work (no reproductions of original work).
•Artwork must have been completed in the last four years and must be visibly dated (suggested on the back).
•Artwork previously shown in this exhibition may not be re-entered.
•Instructions to print entry tags will be e-mailed upon acceptance. Print two tags for each entry accepted into the exhibit; attach one entry tag to the upper right back corner of 2D work, or to the bottom/side of 3D work. The second tag will be required at pick -up. Artwork will not be released without it!
•Entries will be judged from uploaded digital images. Names not allowed on images!
Amateur definition:
Artist does not meet the professional criteria.
Artist new to or not yet skilled in a particular medium.
Artist who creates as a pastime.
Professional definition:
Artist juried into several exhibitiions

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Art Work Requirements and Size Limitations:
•Hanging work must be wired and ready to display (saw -tooth hangers and clip frames will not be accepted).
•Hanging work may not exceed 8’x 8’ or 100 lbs.
•Artists who submit accepted works with special hanging requirements need to provide hardware, detailed instructions and/or be present to hang.
•Installation/Sculpture style art pieces may not exceed 10’x10’x17’ and must be installed by the artist.
•Glass or Plexiglas must be used over water media, drawings, prints, photographs and 2-D mixed media artworks.
•Artist must obtain approval by the director for any deviations to these limitations

 

Selling Your Art Work
•The Ohio State Fair provides artists an opportunity to sell their work during the exhibition.
You must provide sale information during the on-line entry process.
•The Ohio State Fair receives a 30% commission on all artwork sold. Patrons will be responsible for picking up   purchased artwork.
Exhibition space is not climate controlled.
•The Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony is an invitation only event. Each invitation admits two; additional tickets are available for $5 each. Parking is free for this event.  For more specifics on  categories, policies and procedures visit the Ohio Fair Site.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Ohio Arts Council, Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition

8 Miami Valley Artists Receive Individual Excellence Awards

May 4, 2016 By Dayton Most Metro

ohioartscoucilOn April 20, 2016, the Ohio Arts Council board met publicly and approved Individual Excellence Award recommendations for state fiscal year 2016. Seventy-five (75) $5,000 Individual Excellence Awards were approved totaling $375,000. There were 392 applications received for a total request of $1,960,000.

About Individual Excellence Awards

Individual Excellence Awards are peer recognition of creative artists for the exceptional merit of a body of their work that advances or exemplifies the discipline and the larger artistic community. These awards support artists’ growth and development and recognize their work in Ohio and beyond. During this funding cycle, applications in choreography, criticism, fiction/nonfiction, music composition, playwriting, and poetry categories were accepted.  Below are the 8 Miami Valley Winners:

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Tony Dallas

CHOREOGRAPHY

Leslie Dworkin, Dayton


CRITICISM


Tony Dallas, Yellow Springs



FICTION/NONFICTION
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Sharon Short

D’Arcy Fallon, Springfield
Erin Flanagan, Kettering
Sharon Short, Centerville


PLAYWRITING

Louise Smith, Yellow Springs

POETRY

Aimee Noel, Dayton
Jody Rambo, Springfield



For the complete list of winners, click here.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: Aimee Noel, D'Arcy Fallon, Erin Flanagan, Excellence Awards, Jody Rambo, Leslie Sworking, Louise Smith, Ohio Arts Council, Sharon Short, Tony Dallas

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