Location: Ohio
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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.'
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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.