Location: Ohio
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The ‘Father of the Flying Calabash’ Feels at Home in Columbus
June 26, 2024
Artist Talle Bamazi turned personal tragedy into an ongoing series of works centered on the calabash, an object from African culture representing sharing and community.
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It's a Coffee Pot, It's a Corn Cob—It's the Midwest's Iconic Water Towers!
June 25, 2024
From catsup bottles and coffee pots to pumpkins and ears of corn, the Midwest skyline is dotted with uniquely industrial artistry.
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Visiting Ohio’s Otherworld is a Road Trip to Another Dimension
June 20, 2024
Artists have turned an abandoned 32,000 square-feet retail space into an immersive, playful experience like no other.
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Once the ‘Jazz Corridor of the Midwest,’ Akron is Cementing Its Place in Jazz Culture
June 4, 2024
After the impacts of dwindling industry and a failed highway project, jazz is seeing a revival with help from local musicians, students and university.
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Cleveland Artist Jasmine Golphin is Forging Her Own Path, Helping Other ‘Outsider’ Artists
May 13, 2024
In addition to making her own film and performance art, Jasmine Golphin has been mentoring other artists around Cleveland for over a decade. She believes it is the art scene that has the power to revitalize the city.
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Art "Blooms" in Museums Across the Midwest
April 23, 2024
At Art in Bloom events, you’ll encounter colorful and fragrant displays of flower arrangements that take inspiration from art on the walls of museums.
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Queer Bird-Watching Is Having a Moment in Cincinnati. And Yes, It’s Very…Eggs-Sighting
April 8, 2024
It’s OK if you don’t own binoculars—just bring your peepers, a skyward gaze and your authentic self.
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Tatreez Artists Keep This Palestinian Folk Art Alive in the Midwest
March 28, 2024
Afnan Isleem Algharabli of Balady Stitch and Jenin Yaseen of Sr7aneh are stitching the Palestinian traditions of the past to a new generation for the future.
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In Columbus, April Sunami’s Portraits Honor Creative Women of Color
March 18, 2024
A mixed-media celebration of art and family at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center.
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Rural Ohio Printmaker Wants LGBTQ+ Youth to Know They’re Not Alone
March 6, 2024
'I like being a queer person in a small town. It took me a long time to get to that point.'