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Arts Views is a monthly e-newsletter for Medina County Arts Council  patrons & Medina County residents to promote & build community excellence through the arts.

 

A Year in Review …

2020 was a difficult year for all of us, but with a little optimism and a dose of creativity, we made it through. Although we’re not out of the woods yet, there is a glimmer of hope for 2021.

Looking back on 2020, the Medina County Arts Council (MCAC) gained new trustees and said goodbye to others. We expanded our vision, awarded arts grants and a scholarship, and participated in Medina County District Library’s “Art in Action” event … until the shutdown forced us to cancel activities, mainly the Summer Soiree and Service to the Arts Awards in June.

But we adapted by holding “Virtual” Arts Week in July, shared local talent and featured stories online, surveyed schools to assess arts needs, and created new socially distanced holiday activities like Deck the House Challenge and Make & Take Kids Crafts. Above all, the generosity of our Friends of the Arts shone through with record contributions for 2021 activities. Click here for a full review of 2020.

 

A Look Ahead …

The Medina County Arts Council is planning a year of programs and projects to fulfill our mission “to advocate for, support, and nurture the arts in Medina County.” They include Arts in Schools programs, Grants & Scholarship Awards, Development Programs, Fundraising, Outreach and Marketing activities. Click here for all 2021 activities.

 

Arts in Schools

In 2020, the Community Programs committee sent out a survey to teachers across school districts in Medina County to determine the greatest needs among students with respect to arts-related programs or activities. Here are the overall results from the survey in order of importance:

  • 20.3%: Bring local artists into schools

  • 19%: Offer classes for children

  • 17.7%: Organize art shows

  • 16.5%: Provide scholarships

  • 15.2%: Produce instructional videos

  • 10.1%: Offer master classes

  • 1.3%: Discount tickets to performances

MCAC will make the full report available to teachers and arts organizations in the January 2021 newsletter along with the planned projects or programs to be undertaken.

 

And the Winner Is …

Congratulations to the Yuravak Family, winners of the 2020 Deck the House Challenge with 1,057 votes! Santa presented them with the Red Bulb Award and Mark Klaus of Castle Noel presented them with an ornament, four tickets, a sculpture of “Ralphie” from A Christmas Story, and a $100 Visa gift card from the Medina Co. Visitors Bureau. In all, we’ve received over 3,000 votes! See photo of all 16 entries.

 

Thanks goes to Paulette Grubb for designing free holiday crafts and ornament tree for kids to “Take & Make” while visiting historic Medina. And thanks to Kelly Parks for providing the pop-up shop in the Medina Centre for Dance Arts building. See more photos here.

 

Grants Still Available

Grant applications are being accepted through Feb. 28, 2021. All applications will be reviewed in March and decisions made in April. All applicants will be informed of awards by May 15, 2021. This year, grant applicants can include 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, schools/teachers, religious organizations, or recovery institutions.

To be eligible, organizations must be located in Medina County and have 501(c)(3) status or approval signed by the administrator of the organization (i.e. schools/teachers by the principal, religious organizations by the acting head of the organization, recovery institutions by the program director). MCAC does not provide funds for tangible property like paint, costumes, equipment, etc. The funds must be used within this calendar year. Click here for more details, guidelines, and the application.

 

New Year Virtual Events

ORMACO
”A Little Bit of Country” January 10 at 2 pm
- Ohio Regional Music Arts and Cultural Outreach (ORMACO) continues its live-streamed concert series into 2021 with singer-songwriter, Jerry Allen in a program of country music.

For the 2021 ORMACO Events Calendar and other Community events, go to our website or visit www.ormaco.org directly.

 

Art 1.11 Scholarship Event

REMINDER: Art 1.11 is Performance Art Event at Medina High School to raise money for student art scholarships. Participating students and staff each paint a 24x30” canvas in 111 minutes using liquid acrylic paints. Paintings will be auctioned off virtually and online for the 2021 scholarships. Click on the link to see the 46 paintings that will auctioned and for more details: www.32auctions.com/2020art111.

 

If you wish to support the Medina County Arts Council, click on the button and enter your contribution amount.

Thank you for your continued support of the Arts in Medina County!

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