Arts Midwest Invests $230,263 in Ohio For more than 25 years, Arts Midwest has been a strong partner with the Ohio Arts Council. Together, we have provided enriching culture opportunities to Ohio artists, arts organizations, and audiences—fostering and sustaining vibrant, diverse communities throughout Ohio. Economically, we serve to leverage Ohio public funds to generate more private investment while providing broad public access to arts and cultural activities. In FY13, Arts Midwest is reporting a 370% return on investment to the state of Ohio for services in the 2012– 2013 programming cycle. Through our performing, visual, and literary arts and leadership development programs, we have leveraged $62,242 in state dues to provide $230,263 in services. We are thrilled to report that these programs and services reached urban and rural communities across the state. Learn more by visiting www.artsmidwest.org. Service at a Glance ■ Arts Midwest Touring Fund: awarded $52,763 to 22 performing arts organizations, and supported the touring of four Ohio ensembles, who earned $127,500 for their work ■ Arts Midwest World Fest: $50,000 in services per year for two years of artist residencies in Elyria ■ Arts Midwest Conference: provided business, learning, and networking opportunities to 39 individuals from 30 Ohio organizations in 2012 ■ The Big Read: supported two innovative reading engagements ■ The Sum of Many Parts: featuring the work of Ohio quiltmaker Carolyn Mazloomi in an exhibition touring across China ■ Leadership: continued professional development and networking opportunities for state arts agency staff and leaders Arts Midwest Touring Fund Arts Midwest Touring Fund encourages performing arts touring by providing financial support to arts presenting organizations in the Midwest. Arts Midwest Touring Fund provides fee support up to $4,000 to performing arts organizations to bring dance, theater, and music to audiences across Arts Midwest’s region. Each engagement includes in-depth educational activities and public performances, and aims to reach underserved audiences. Through the FY13 Arts Midwest Touring Fund cycle (2012–2013 performance season), Arts Midwest awarded $52,763 to 22 performing arts organizations in Ohio. These activities included 34 public performances and 89 community and educational events. Grantee City Artist Grant The Bushnell Center's production of Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture Akron $2,500 "Warriors Don't Cry" Clark State Performing Arts Center Springfield Darrian Ford $1,300 Cleveland Play House Cleveland Lucky Plush Dance Company $4,000 Credo Chamber Music at Slowik Music Institute Oberlin Matthew Michelic and John Fitchuk $1,375 DANCECleveland Cleveland The Trey McIntyre Project $4,000 Darke County Center for the Arts Greenville Marty Stuart $2,500 Washington Fayette Area Community Concert Association Yana Reznik $950 Court House Lakeside Chautauqua Association Lakeside Rhythmic Circus Productions $3,000 Logan County Landmark Preservation's Holland Bellefontaine Second City $800 Theatre Lourdes University Sylvania Childsplay $1,100 Miami University Performing Arts Series Oxford Spencer's Theatre of Illusion $2,600 Midland Theatre Newark Jonathan Kingham $600 Playhouse Square Cleveland Imago Theatre $4,000 Renaissance Performing Arts Association Mansfield PROJECT Trio $1,200 Springfield Arts Council Springfield Spencer's Theatre of Illusion $1,600 Toledo Cultural Arts Center's Valentine Theatre Toledo Omaha Theater Company on Tour $1,600 Tri-C Presents at Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland Daniel Bernard Roumain $4,000 Tuesday Musical Association Akron Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma $4,000 University of Akron Akron American Shakespeare Center $2,688 Victoria Theatre Association Dayton Griffin Theatre Company $4,000 Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State Columbus Palissimo $4,000 University Williams County Community Concert Bryan Yana Reznik $950 Association Live on Stage The Touring Fund also supported four projects featuring four Ohio ensembles touring to other Midwestern states during 2012–2013. In total, the artists earned $127,500 by participating in Arts Midwest Touring Fund programming. Through the FY14 Arts Midwest Touring Fund cycle (2013–2014 performance season), Arts Midwest will be awarding $51,230 to 19 performing arts organizations in Ohio. Grantee City Artist Grant Credo Chamber Music at Slowik Oberlin Matthew Michelic and Lee Joiner $750 Music Institute The Ritz Theatre Tiffin Chicago Festival Ballet $3,500 Center for Applied Theatre and Akron TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater $2,500 Active Culture SMAG Dance Collective Dayton Gateway Dance Theatre $1,875 Tuesday Musical Association Akron Cantus $2,700 Tri-C Presents at Cuyahoga Cleveland Eisenhower Dance Ensemble $2,000 Community College Arts Partnership of Greater Hancock Findlay Kevin Spencer $2,000 County Lakeside Chautauqua Association Lakeside The Spinners $4,000 Clark State Performing Arts Center at Springfield Rhythmic Circus Productions $3,000 Clark State Community College DANCE Cleveland Cleveland BalletX $4,000 Wexner Center for the Arts at The Columbus Elevator Repair Service $4,000 Ohio State University Darke County Center for the Arts Greenville Riders in the Sky $2,000 New Kent State University at Tuscarawas Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra $3,400 Philadelphia Midland Theatre Newark Squonk Opera $3,000 Performing Arts Series at Miami It Gets Better with the Gay Men’s Chorus Oxford $4,000 University of Los Angeles Springfield Arts Council Springfield Take 6 $3,000 Fayette Area Community Concert Washington Jesse Lynch Trio $905 Association Court House Playhouse Square Cleveland Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia $4,000 Valentine Theatre Toledo Theatreworks USA $600 The 2013–2014 season will also support three projects featuring three Ohio ensembles touring to other Midwestern states. In total, the artists will earn $114,000 by participating in Arts Midwest Touring Fund programming. Arts Midwest World Fest Arts Midwest World Fest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures through week-long residencies with global performers. Arts Midwest World Fest’s mission is to instill appreciation for diversity and acceptance of other cultures. Over a two-year cycle, “These residencies are life-changing four global musical ensembles conduct week-long residencies in experiences. Many of our students mentioned how excited they were to see Midwestern communities. Residencies include public concerts, K-12 performers from other parts of the school workshops, and community outreach activities such as family world. One student wrote: ‘I was and senior citizen workshops and master classes. The program is intrigued by the music…I saw different committed to reaching communities that lack access to high-quality cultures work and it helps to give international arts and education programming. Arts Midwest invests respect to them. It shows we are all approximately $100,000 to bring this program to Ohio for the two-year different but equally talented. I’ve never cycle, and local communities are only responsible for school busing, heard anything like it before.’ As I said, hall rental, and hospitality costs. this program has offered life-changing experiences for our rural area.” The 2011–2013 Arts Midwest World Fest cycle featured Yamma -Janet Herman Barlow Ensemble (Israel), Tarim: Uygur Song and Dance (People’s Republic Director of China), Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers (Pakistan), and Stocker Arts Center Cudamani (Indonesia). The fall 2011 tour featured Yamma Ensemble. During their week-long stay in Elyria, the artists conducted 11 educational and performance events and reached more than 986 residents, including more than 538 youth. Location City Description Youth Adults Lunch with and presentation or Beth Israel—West Temple Cleveland 7 60 Congregation Stocker Arts Center/Beth K. Elyria Reception and mini-performance 4 30 Stocker Art Gallery Classroom visits with music and a Q & A Early College High School/LCCC Elyria 40 10 session for 9th and 10th graders Classroom visits with music and a Q & A Early College High School/LCCC Elyria 40 10 session for 9th and 10th graders St. Mark Lutheran Church Brunswick Whole school assembly 140 30 Children’s Learning Center/LCCC Elyria Workshop and music for 3-5 year olds 40 18 Classroom visits with music and a Q & A Early College High School/LCCC Elyria 40 10 session for 9th and 10th graders Classroom visits with music and a Q & A Early College High School/LCCC Elyria 40 10 session for 9th and 10th graders Lunch followed by performance and Q & A Beachwood Community Center Beachwood 1 125 with senior citizens Stocker Arts Center Elyria Student matinee performance 176 39 Stocker Arts Center Elyria Evening public concert 10 106 The spring 2012 tour featured Tarim: Uygur Song and Dance. During their tour, the artists conducted 10 educational and performance events and reached more than 1,670 residents, including more than 970 youth. Location City Description Youth Adults Concert followed by Q & A for special Murray Ridge School Elyria 150 90 needs individuals Helen Steiner Rice School Lorain Concert followed by Q & A 225 25 Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery/ Opening Art Gallery Reception with Elyria 92 Stocker Arts Center mini concert Early College High School/ Elyria Concert followed by Q & A 89 5 LCCC ESL Classes Avon Discovery Students Elyria Concert followed by Q & A 15 5 Northeast Ohio Ethnomusicologists Elyria Q & A followed by jam session 12 Washington