/tags/arts Arts en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2025-04-09/how-a-thousand-voice-chorus-is-creating-statewide-connection A chorus of a thousand voices from across the state will perform in Columbus next month, with hopes that the harmony they create will transcend the stage. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2025-04-09/how-a-thousand-voice-chorus-is-creating-statewide-connection Erin Gottsacker /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2025-02-06/painting-daytons-skyscrapers-how-local-artists-are-using-their-craft-to-inspire-youth For the past 20 years, local artists in Dayton have been painting, drawing and sculpting the city’s skyscrapers — not towering buildings, but high-achieving Black community members. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:43:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2025-02-06/painting-daytons-skyscrapers-how-local-artists-are-using-their-craft-to-inspire-youth Erin Gottsacker /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-31/meet-the-halloween-obsessed-ohioan-bringing-monsters-to-life At his rural home in northern Ohio, master mask-maker David Lady has made all things scary his specialty. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:14:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-31/meet-the-halloween-obsessed-ohioan-bringing-monsters-to-life Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-21/can-ancient-drama-heal-modern-divides-one-rural-ohio-college-thinks-so Kenyon College is using Classical theater to explore contemporary conflict. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:59:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-21/can-ancient-drama-heal-modern-divides-one-rural-ohio-college-thinks-so Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-18/from-ohio-to-hollywood-bath-native-brings-nightmares-to-life-in-smile-2 Northeast Ohio native Parker Finn hopes to bring audiences unexpected scares in the sequel to his horror debut, “Smile”. Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:05:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-10-18/from-ohio-to-hollywood-bath-native-brings-nightmares-to-life-in-smile-2 Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-18/this-quaker-pirate-uses-an-illegal-artform-to-promote-peace A new exhibit at Wilmington College is hoping to teach students how to use art as activism. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:15:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-09-18/this-quaker-pirate-uses-an-illegal-artform-to-promote-peace Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-30/the-flotsam-river-circus-makes-a-splash-in-ohio-river-towns A floating circus is making its way down the Ohio River, bringing acrobatics, puppets and fiddle-filled music to Ohio River towns. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:26:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-30/the-flotsam-river-circus-makes-a-splash-in-ohio-river-towns Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-09/shawshank-redemption-turns-30-this-year-the-ohio-city-where-it-filmed-is-celebrating The iconic film brings many tourists to Mansfield each year to see the Ohio State Reformatory where it’s set. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:51:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-08-09/shawshank-redemption-turns-30-this-year-the-ohio-city-where-it-filmed-is-celebrating Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-07-19/step-aside-california-midwest-shreds-spotlights-popular-skate-parks-around-ohio “Midwest Shreds” by Mandy Shunnarah of Columbus explores how Ohio and other states in the Heartland have shaped skate culture through the years. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-07-19/step-aside-california-midwest-shreds-spotlights-popular-skate-parks-around-ohio Kendall Crawford /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-06-26/why-the-head-of-a-federal-arts-agency-is-touring-rural-ohio The Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts will visit Ohio this week in an effort to better understand how to serve the state’s rural communities. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:29:31 GMT /section/the-ohio-newsroom/2024-06-26/why-the-head-of-a-federal-arts-agency-is-touring-rural-ohio Erin Gottsacker