2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO Arts Midwest Invests $187,525 in Ohio Arts Midwest awarded $50,000 in grants supporting Shakespeare productions in Ohio, including this Great Lakes Theater production of Macbeth at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Photo by Roger Mastroianni. In partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, Arts Midwest provides audiences across Ohio with enriching cultural experiences. The Ohio Arts Council and Arts Midwest have Arts Midwest’s professional development activities partnered for more than 30 years to bring served 143 individuals from 83 cultural high-quality creative experiences to Ohioans. organizations across the State of Ohio. Our partnership fosters and supports vibrant and diverse communities throughout the state. In total, Arts Midwest leveraged $64,242 in state dues to provide $187,525 in programs and services In FY18, Arts Midwest’s artistic programming between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018, resulting served 34,842 youth and 16,235 adults from 83 in a 292% return on investment to the state of Ohio communities across the State of Ohio. for the 2017–2018 programming cycle. 1 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO 2018 OHIO OVERVIEW FY18 Arts Midwest Artistic Programming Serving Ohio Residents Page Program Youth Adults Cities Value 4 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 14,468 12,795 17 $59,525 Grants awarded to performing arts organizations in the state. 6 Arts Midwest World Fest 2,881 720 1 $50,000 First year of a $100,000 two-year investment in international artist residencies. 13 NEA Big Read 1,872 1,982 2 $28,000 Grants awarded to support innovative community reading engagements. 14 Shakespeare in American Communities 15,621 738 63 $50,000 Grants awarded to support theater companies presenting the work of William Shakespeare. Totals 34,842 16,235 83 $187,525 FY18 Arts Midwest Professional Development Activities Serving Ohio Cultural Organizations Page Activity Individuals Organiza- tions 10 Arts Midwest Conference 137 82 Provided professional development and critical business and networking opportunities. 15 SAA Leadership Development 6 1 Arts Midwest provided SAA leadership with retreats, professional development, networking opportunities, monthly meetings, and attendance at national conferences. Total 143 83 2 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO 2018 IMPACT ACROSS OHIO Arts Midwest grants and partnerships with Ohio communities provided programming that touched the lives of thousands of individuals of all ages in both urban and rural communities. This map details the communities reached by Arts Midwest programs in FY18. 3 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO ARTS MIDWEST TOURING FUND Performance of Bouchra Ouizguen/Compagnie O from Morocco. Photo by Drew Klein, courtesy of Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH. The Arts Midwest Touring Fund provides financial support to arts organizations in the Midwest to present work by touring artists. Arts Midwest Touring Fund engages people in meaningful experiences with the fine arts of dance, music, theater or musical theater, and other performing arts forms. When we share creative experiences, we build powerful connections with the people we are closest to, with our community and the world around us, and with ourselves. Grants of up to $4,000 are awarded to performing arts organizations to bring professional performances to their community. Engagements feature a public performance and community activity and reach an audience with The Gruffalo at Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre. limited access to the arts fostering exchange between Photo by Lesley Cook, Courtesy of Playhouse artist and community. Square in Cleveland, OH. Arts Midwest Touring Fund 4 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO In the 2017–2018 performance season, Arts Midwest awarded $59,525 to 21 performing arts organizations in Ohio. These activities reached more than 17 communities through 29 public performances and 110 engagement events. 2018 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Grantees – Ohio District Grantee City Grant Artist 1 Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati $4,000 Bouchra Ouizguen/Compagnie O 3 Jazz Arts Group Columbus $2,250 Terrell Stafford 4 Credo Chamber Music Festival Oberlin $1,200 Jasper String Quartet 4 The Ritz Theatre Tiffin $3,750 Chicago Festival Ballet 4 Marion Palace Theatre Marion $1,400 Presidio Brass 5 Niswonger Performing Arts Center Van Wert $3,750 Jamie Farr 7 Performing Arts Center at Kent State New $1,975 Cadence University at Tuscarawas Philadelphia 7 Gund Concert Series at Kenyon College Gambier $4,000 Fifth House Ensemble 8 Springfield Symphony Orchestra Springfield $4,000 Cirque Musica 8 Miami University Performing Arts Series Oxford $3,600 Rockin' Road to Dublin 8 Springfield Arts Council Springfield $1,500 Will & Anthony Nunziata 8 Darke County Center for the Arts Greenville $2,500 Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience 8 Clark State Performing Arts Center at Clark Springfield $3,600 Black Violin State Community College 10 Victoria Theatre Association Dayton $2,000 Experiential Theater Company 11 Tri-C Presents at Cuyahoga Community Cleveland $4,000 Grupo Corpo College 11 Playhouse Square Cleveland $4,000 Tall Stories Theatre Company 11 DANCECleveland Cleveland $3,250 Koresh Dance Company 13 Tuesday Musical Akron $1,500 Escher String Quartet 12 Midland Theatre Newark $3,600 Rhythmic Circus Productions 15 Stuart's Opera House Nelsonville $850 Galumpha 15 Performing Arts Series at the Ohio University Athens $2,800 Aquila Theatre Company Totals $59,525 Additionally, while not counting this in the overall return on investment, we want to highlight the fees earned by art- ists from your state via Arts Midwest Touring Fund. No Ohio Arts Council funds were used to support these activi- ties. The Touring Fund secured $211,250 in fees for three Ohio-based artists to tour to other Midwestern states. 2018 Arts Midwest Touring Fund Artists – Ohio District Artist City, State Grantee Artist Fee 4 Purdue Convocations West Lafayette, IN PostSecret: The Show $20,250 North Shore Center for the Performing 9 Arts Skokie, IL Mad River Theater Works $5,500 13 Michigan Opera Theatre Detroit, MI Cincinnati Ballet $180,000 14 Raue Center for the Arts Crystal Lake, IL Mad River Theater Works $5,500 Totals $211,250 Arts Midwest Touring Fund 5 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO ARTS MIDWEST WORLD FEST Chinese musical ensemble Manhu reached 1,305 students in Ohio through concerts and workshops like this one on the Armory Lawn in Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Shigeyo Henriquez. Arts Midwest World Fest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures through week-long residencies with international musicians. Arts Midwest World Fest’s goal is to foster an understanding of and appreciation for global uniqueness and differences. Over a two-year “Several of the schools had the cycle, four global musical ensembles engage with communities across children write thank you letters and the Midwest through activities that include public concerts, K-12 school almost all them had greetings or workshops, and community outreach activities such as family and senior citizen workshops and master classes. comments in Chinese. The kids especially liked the leaf as an Committed to reaching communities that have limited access to high- instrument and many referenced that quality international arts and education programming, Arts Midwest in their letters. Another great moment invests approximately $100,000 to bring this program to Ohio for the was when Manhu was playing outside two-year cycle. Communities are responsible only for local costs like lodging, busing, concert venue expense, local administration/marketing, in front of the Armory. Without any and modest hospitality requirements. prompting some of the kids in the audience started replicating the line Over the 2017–2019 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle, Marietta, Ohio, is dance they had learned earlier in the hosting four engaging educational and performance residencies week.” featuring Manhu (China); Ondekoza (Japan); Sofi & the Baladis —Hunt Brawley, Executive Director, Peoples (Israel); and Unni Boksasp Ensemble (Norway). Since the program’s Bank Theatre inception in 2003, we have toured 28 international ensembles to the Midwest. We have brought tours to 8 partner communities (and multiple neighboring towns) in Ohio. Arts Midwest World Fest 6 2018 ARTS MIDWEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT: OHIO Manhu (China): Fall 2017 activities – Ohio Location City Description Adults Youth Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta Paid Concert Peoples Bank Theatre 100 20 Armory Lawn Marietta Free outdoor concert in front of Armory for "First 200 100 Fridays" O’Neill Senior Center Marietta Workshop for senior citizens 25 0 Ely Chapman Education Marietta Workshop for middle school and some lower school 0 25 Foundation students in an afterschool program Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta Welcome reception 20 0 Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta Workshop for students from Phillips and Putnam 20 400 Schools Peoples Bank Theatre Marietta Workshop for students from Washington and 20 400 Harmar Schools Marietta High School Marietta Workshop for high school students 2 60 Marietta Middle School Marietta Workshop for middle school students in gymnasium 10 300 Marietta College, McDonough Marietta Workshop: First Year Seminar Students, MC 25 0 Leadership Building Faculty/Staff Marietta College, McDonough Marietta Workshop: First-Fourth year students, MC Faculty/ 25 0 Leadership Building