Location: Ohio
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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.'
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Two Midwestern Artists Receive Nation's Highest Honor in Folk and Traditional Arts
February 28, 2024
A master carousel carver and restorationist from Ohio and a tap dancer, teacher, and historian from Illinois are two of the latest NEA National Heritage Fellows.
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This Ohio Studio Makes Iconic Letterpress Prints for Renowned Musicians
February 27, 2024
JustAJar Design Press in Marietta keeps the art of letterpress alive by making event posters, greeting cards, and fine art prints using a centuries-old art form.
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How One Community is Embracing Diversity and Building a Drag Scene in Rural Ohio
February 12, 2024
In an area of Ohio covered in farmland and conservative yard signs, drag culture fights to flourish.
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Ohio is Getting a Much-Needed and Long-Overdue State Park
February 1, 2024
The new Great Council State Park, complete with a longhouse and educational exhibits on the Indigenous people expelled from Ohio over 200 years ago, is an essential step in righting historical wrongs.
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Queering the Panel: How an Ohio Creative is Changing the World Through Her Comics
January 31, 2024
Famed Columbus-based author Grace Ellis won an über-prestigious comics award for her work ‘Flung Out of Space’
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How Ohio Funk Changed the World of Music
December 19, 2023
In the 1970s and '80s, artists like Ohio Players, Zapp, and Lakeside came out of the Buckeye State and brought funk into the mainstream of American music.