Arts Views is a monthly e-newsletter from the Medina County Arts Council to promote our mission to advocate for, support, and nurture the arts in Medina County.

Student Art Show

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Medina Co. Student Art Show. Judges for the show included local artists Elaine Lamb, Christal Kapel, Bobbie Foy, Carol Klingel, Craig Staufer, and George Sam. MCAC provided $50 awards to these recipients:

See all of our awardees and learn more about the Medina County Student Art Show by clicking here.

Grants & Scholarships

MCAC is currently offering these grants and scholarships to arts organizations, teachers, and high school seniors in 2022.

To request any of these applications by email, please contact medinacoartscouncil@gmail.com.

Join the Discussion

Local artists and arts organizations gathered for a frank discussion on the state of the arts in Medina County on February 10, at Pickle Mama's in Seville. Read more about the discussion here. Scroll down the page past the Student Art Show story.

Meet Our New Trustees

The 2022 Medina County Arts Council Annual Meeting was held on February 16. These Medina County residents were elected to the MCAC Board of Trustees (l.-r.) : Abigail Sweigert replacing Paulette Grubb’s unexpired term., Lauren Kuntzman, Donna Mittler, Sheila Noel, Yvonne Sivard (replacing Kathy Staufer’s unexpired term), Bryan Corbin, and Tom Lempner. Read more about our trustees and 2022 programs.

At the Trustee meeting that followed, these officers were elected by the board (l.-r.): George Sam-president, Kelly Parks-vice president, Dan Hostetler-secretary and Bryan Corbin-treasurer. We thank Linda Loveless for her past term as president and Aimee Adams for her past term as treasurer. Read about our mission.

Community Arts Events

Looking for arts events and activities in March? Go to the Medina Co. arts events calendar for links to arts organizations activities across the county. If you want your arts organization listed on our website or want to share an activity or event, contact us at medinacoartscouncil@gmail.com.

See the 2022 Medina Co. Arts League Aquarius Show at the Medina Library. Entries include these works by MCAC trustee Craig Staufer (r.) and former trustee Elaine Lamb.

Arts Week: July 11-15

Medina County Arts Council will again present Arts Week this year with a youth arts camp, daily arts activities and performances at multiple locations, and art installations throughout each venue across Medina County.

Sponsorships - If you want your organization or business to sponsor the entire event, an activity or venue, email Kelly Parks at MedinaCoArtsCouncil@gmail.com.

Event Performance/Activity Entries - If you want to participate in Arts Week as a performance. activity, or volunteer at multiple locations throughout Medina County, email Linda Loveless at MedinaCoArtsCouncil@gmail.com. More details to follow.