Agency Description

Navigation links: Home | About OAC | Agency Description

Ohio Arts Council
Rhodes State Office Tower
30 E. Broad St., 33rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3414
1-866-2-GET-OAC
614/466-2613
614/466-4494 FAX Hours of operation:
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

You may direct-dial staff members by using the numbers on the staff directory page.

The OAC Information Packet is a group of three documents providing information about the OAC's budget and programs, and the importance of public support for the arts.

Facts About the Ohio Arts Council
Why the Arts Matter to Ohio
Highlights of OAC Programs

The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically. With funds from the Ohio Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, the OAC provides financial assistance to artists and arts organizations.

View the Ohio Arts Council's 2011-2013 Strategic Plan (PDF) and 2011-2013 Strategic Plan Executive Summary (PDF) and the list of Ohio Arts Council Accomplishments 2007-2009.

Every biennium the OAC publishes a report of grants awarded in the previous two fiscal years. The 2006/2007 Biennial Report is now available as a PDF. The report is organized by OAC program area and lists only organization name, project title and amount. Due to budget reductions the OAC will not be printing a hard copy version of this report. If you are unable to download or print this report, please contact the Public Information Office at the Ohio Arts Council at 614/466-2613 or email Public Information Office Director, Amy McKay, at amy.mckay@oac.state.oh.us. You may also search past OAC grants using the OAC Funding History database (containing grants from 1998-present).

Download the 2008/2009 Ohio Arts Council Biennial Report (Please note: This document requires version 7.0 or higher of Adobe Acrobat Reader. It is free and available for Windows, Macintosh and other operating systems. Other PDF readers are not supported and may not read this document properly.) If you would like to see previous biennial reports please e-mail the public information office at oac.publicinformationoffice@oac.state.oh.us.

The OAC Board is composed of 15 voting members appointed by the governor and four non-voting members, two each from the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives. The Council Board is responsible for final approval of funding requests. All Council Board meetings are open to the public.

The executive director and OAC staff assist artists and art organizations by guiding them through the application process and by working with panel consultants to arrive at the funding recommendations presented to the Council Board.

KEY PERSONNEL

Jeffrey A. Rich, Chair
Barbara S. Robinson, Chair Emeritus
Julie S. Henahan, Executive Director
Mary Campbell-Zopf, Deputy Director
Dia Foley, Grants Office Director

For a full list of staff and email addresses please use our Staff Directory.

The Ohio Arts Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

[top]

As required by section 119.03 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Arts Council hereby gives notice of its intent to share with the public a new rule regarding the circumstances under which councilmembers are prohibited from participating in the determination of financial support for OAC-funded organizations of which they are board members or employees. The hearing will be held Thursday, May 17 at 11:00 a.m., in Room 420 on the 4th floor of the Rhodes State Office Tower.