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ArtsNow will welcome three new Board Members to join in the work of advancing the arts and culture sector in Summit County. Lisa King, Steve Millard, and Georgia Nix Miller begin their first term as trustees July 1, 2020, the same day as the organization’s 5-year anniversary. “The board of ArtsNow has always been one […] Read Article

A conversation with Nicole Mullet: Executive Director ArtsNow and Tricia Ostertag: Vice President of Marketing and Events of Arts In Stark. Nicole Mullet and Tricia Ostertag share perspectives in supporting artists during the pandemic. Read Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many artists unemployed due to the cancellations of large gatherings for the last few months as well as the economic downturn. ArtsNow, a Summit County nonprofit that works to connect the arts and the community, is working to change this. Grace Myers, corporate and community liaison for ArtsNow, says they […] Read Article

Thanks to support from Akron Community Foundation and Knight Foundation, ArtsNow has launched two virtual series available to the public beginning Wed., May 20, 2020 at noon. ArtsNow is a Summit County-based innovative nonprofit that connects arts, culture, community events, and artists through collaboration and by supporting the creative sector. Because of COVID-19, ArtsNow is […] Read Article

Today at noon, local singer-songwriter Zach Friedhof will launch the new ArtsNow-sponsored Live From the Living Room series.  A Summit County-based nonprofit that aims to “connect arts, culture, community events, and artists through collaboration,” ArtsNow has recruited talented unemployed or underemployed artists to perform for a community unable to take part in normal summer activities that […] Read Article

ArtsNow has announced a partnership with Summit County business The Social Dept. to show support and solidarity as a state who values arts, culture, and community. As the state navigates the unprecedented reality of COVID-19, the duo launched a t-shirt series which highlights the united front in Ohio and the core belief that arts, culture, […] Read Article

ArtsNow, a backbone nonprofit that works to leverage the arts and culture in Summit County to support and strengthen the region’s economic and social vibrancy, has created a new addition to its central calendar to house all of the virtual/online streaming events happening in Summit County, OH, on SummitLive365. In an effort to support the cultural […] Read Article

From Cleveland to Oberlin to Canton, the coronavirus is forcing arts and cultural institutions to close their doors. We have more on the far reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how those in the arts are adapting. Moviegoers were supposed to pack into theaters at Tower City later this month for the 44th Cleveland International […] Read Article

Bill Behrendt, Esq., legislative co-council at the Ohio Arts Council, is set to host an Advocacy Training for Arts and Culture, a training on how to effectively engage and advocate for the arts in Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2019, at Bounce Innovation Hub. During his upcoming training, Behrendt will focus on the citizen voices that […] Read Article