Arts Online newsletter

Week of December 18, 2023

This holiday season, we are grateful for the arts and how they enrich our lives.

And we value you, and thank you for being an arts advocate. Look for us next year!

Thur.- Sat., February 1-3, 2024

OMEA (Ohio Music Education Association) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE,

Columbus. Details HERE.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

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

OHIODANCE FESTIVAL, Columbus

Details HERE.

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

OAC (Ohio Arts Council)

ARTS IMPACT, OHIO, 

Toledo. Details HERE.



OHIO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Paul Craft (L) Photo: Fox 28 Columbus;

Christina Collins (R) Photo: Statehouse News Bureau

OHIO 135th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Photo: Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com

Protesters against House Bill 68, which bans transgender athletes from playing women's sports and prevent minors from receiving gender-affirming care, demonstrate outside the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The legislation passed the Senate the same day in a version also approved by the House, which was sent to the governor's desk to veto or approve.

Which bills have finally been approved before the Ohio House and Senate adjourned?

Many controversial bills inched through legislative processes. They were challenging to keep track of; We report which bills have been signed into law.

You've been reading the lists of issues and controversies. NOW YOU CAN

READ THE OUTCOMES!

Join us now, with your affordable membership! Support arts education advocacy, reporting, and help make arts education accessible for every Ohioan.

Please join or renew your membership online now HERE!

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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.