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Week of February 5, 2024

Just walk in and be enriched! The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery presents In Touch, an exhibition featuring contemporary works of art by 13 Ohio artists. January 27 - April 5, 2024. HERE.

Fri., February 9, 2024

POETRY OUT LOUD State Championship

Nine students will compete.

Columbus, Details HERE.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

BUILDING BRIDGES FOR ARTS EDUCATION - High Quality Instruction

FREE virtual event, register HERE.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

OAEA (Ohio Arts Education Association) ANNUAL STATEHOUSE STUDENT EXHIBITION

Columbus, More info to follow and HERE.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Sunday, April 21, 2024

OHIO GOVERNOR'S YOUTH ART EXHIBITION Ceremony

Columbus, Details HERE.

Fri. - Sun., April 26-28, 2024

OHIODANCE FESTIVAL

Columbus, Details HERE.

Wed.-Thur., May 15-16, 2024

OAC (Ohio Arts Council)

ARTS IMPACT OHIO CONFERENCE

Toledo. Details HERE.

Wed.-Thur., June 5-6, 2024

DESTINATION ARTS INTEGRATION

OKCC/OTAR

Mansfield. Save the dates!

More info to follow

ARTS – FYI

Nine Ohio high school students to compete for the title of 2024 Ohio Poetry Out Loud (POL) State Champion on Friday, February 9

• NEA releases guidelines for arts research grants for $20K-$100K

• Highlights of the NEA National Summit on Healing, Bridging, and Thriving 

• WOSU Public Media will again host the POL State Finals

* First look at OAC arts-topics survey results from more than 5,700 Ohioans from all 88 counties

• Cultural Center of India films receive international awards

ARTS IN OUR MIDST UPDATES

OHIO 135th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Governor DeWines's budget corrections bill changes at-a-glance

• Authority to employ teachers outside their designated grade band

• Changes and clarifications to DEW and State Board of Education responsibilities

• Impact on Higher Ed and STRS

• Thoughts and considerations about implementing HB68 – Save Women's Sports, and considerations of Student Gender identification and treatment

• Senator Cirino summons OH college presidents to explain Capital Budget requests and DEI spending

• Bills introduced this week and this week at the Statehouse

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Arts On Line Newsletter (AOL) is published weekly by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education to keep you informed. We research, report and distill information affecting the arts, education, policy, research, and community arts and professional development opportunities. AOL is made possible with support from the Ohio Music Education Association, Ohio Art Education Association, Ohio Thespians, OhioDance, and the Ohio Arts Council. 

It is written by Joan Platz, OAAE's Research and Information Coordinator.