The Ohio Arts Council joins Governor DeWine, the Tusky Valley school community, and the music education community in mourning and remembering the lives tragically lost in yesterday's bus crash.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Submissions are now being accepted for the 2023 Ohio Veterans Art Exhibition— a partnership between the OAC and the Ohio Department of Veterans Services. Learn more: …veteransartexhibition2023.artcall.org

Applications are now being accepted for the John F. Kennedy Center’s VSA Emerging Young Artists Program for visual artists, ages 16 to 25, with disabilities. Learn more: kennedy-center.org/education/oppo…

Only a few weeks are left to register for “Destination Arts Integration-Springboard to Learning.” Join us and our partners in Springfield, Ohio, for a two-day event on August 9-10 focused on arts integrated learning.

Register at: rebrand.ly/Destination-Ar…

Our Town—a National Endowment for the Arts program supporting creative placemaking—is currently accepting applications to support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities. Learn more: arts.gov/grants/our-town

We’re thrilled to share that the OAC recently secured $95,000 in new funding through the States Leading Creative Aging program, a new joint initiative of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) & E.A. Michelson Philanthropy. Read more: oac.ohio.gov/News-Events/Ar…

Two Ohio organizations have been selected to take part in this year’s Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD): the City of Bowling Green and the Tablertown People of Color Museum in Stewart. Read the full NEA announcement: arts.gov/news/press-rel…

OAC WEBINAR SERIES: Join us, and our experts Tom Clareson and Janet “Jan” Newcomb, on July 13 at 2 p.m. Register at: oac.ohio.gov/webinars

Just over a month remains for teaching artists to apply to join the Ohio Teaching Artist Roster! Learn more about the roster—which provides access to networking, partnerships, professional development, and more—at oac.ohio.gov/Resources/Ohio….

Image in graphic courtesy of Ballet Met

The Ohio Arts Council offices are closed today in observance of Independence Day. We’ll resume normal business hours tomorrow, Wednesday, July 5.

This is your final week to check out the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery’s current exhibition, “Interwoven: The Many Voices of Fiber.” The Riffe Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., this Wednesday through Friday. Learn more: oac.ohio.gov/Riffe-Gallery/…

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: The July 6 deadline is quickly approaching to submit applications for the latest round of the National Endowment for the Arts’ (NEA) Grants for Arts Projects program. Learn more: arts.gov/grants/grants-….

Join the OAC’s Riffe Gallery for the final virtual Artist Talk of “Interwoven: The Many Voices of Fiber,” featuring Northeast Ohio-based Deborah Silver. More information and registration at: oac.ohio.gov/Riffe-Gallery/…