The Heritage Ukulele Ensemble made seven stops throughout the day to thank businesses and organizations that have supported them during the school year. Their first performance took place in front of ArtSpace Lima, where they entertained passersby in Town Square before heading to the Lima Municipal Building.
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LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — The City of Lima has been selected to receive grant funding as part of the upcoming America’s 250th anniversary celebration.
January 17, 2025, Press Release from the Ohio State University at Lima: Interdisciplinary fine artist Jameel Amman will be at the Farmer Family Gallery from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2025, to open his new show Movement & Memory, an exhibition dedicated to the work of Sankofa. The works on display are a series of figurative drawings and digital paintings, collages and immersive experiences, intended to conjure African ancestral memory. Sankofa is a term that communicates the cyclical nature of time, relating one’s existence to the past, present and future. In keeping with this tradition, these works conjure the past into the present and future, and vice versa.
January 14, 2025, Press Release from the Lima Symphony Orchestra: Lima, OH—The Lima Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is thrilled to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Challenge America award of $10,000. This generous grant will support the orchestra’s upcoming educational initiative, Found Sound Around the World. The NEA will award 272 Challenge America awards nationwide, totaling $2,720,000, as part of its recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. Elizabeth Brown-Ellis, Executive Director of the Lima Symphony Orchestra, expressed her gratitude for this recognition and support, stating, “The Lima Symphony Orchestra is deeply grateful to the National Endowment for the Arts for their generous support of Found Sound Around the World. This transformative program will engage young participants in the joy of music-making, fostering creativity, collaboration, and cultural exploration while building lasting connections within our community. We are honored to partner with the NEA to bring this empowering experience to life.”
December 23, 2024, Press Release from Quincy Thompson, Van Wert LIVE: Van Wert, OH – Van Wert Live announces with great pride that Ben Folds, one of the most influential music creators and performers of our generation, will bring his renowned “Ben Folds and A Piano” tour to the Niswonger stage on Saturday, March 15th. This highly anticipated performance is presented by Squash and Porter and proudly supported by Laing Family Dentistry and Seth and Anna Baker.
October 1, 2024, Press Release from the Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce: Wapakoneta, OH – The Riverside Art Center, in collaboration with the Ohio Arts Council and Auglaize-Sidney Audiology, is excited to announce Wapakoneta’s first-ever "Art in the Park" event, taking place on Saturday, October 5, at Heritage Park from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This Fine Art Show & Sale will showcase the talent of 20 artists across a range of mediums, including painting, photography, digital art, jewelry, fiber art, woodwork, and even upcycled guitar art. Attendees will also have the chance to meet a local children’s book author and purchase one-of-a-kind pieces directly from the artists.
After a summer of uncertainty, a huge swarm of bookworms lined up and dashed through the aisles as the AAUW Book Fair kicked off Tuesday! Residents and travelers perused thousands of books ranging from children's books to large novels of non-fiction, romance, and many more genres. There were also games, DVDs, and even sheet music. The book sale is important to the community as money raised will go toward college scholarships for area girls, a tradition since 1957. This year, AAUW presented 14 scholarships of $1,500 each. The book fair is a Lima staple, and organizers are happy to bring it back another year especially after worrying if a location was available.
Have you ever wondered what people do with all the ribbons they win at the fair? Well, the Open Class exhibition has challenged people to get creative with them. The only rule is to take any type of fair ribbon and make something special out of them. That's just what Jeanette Hall did and won best of show. She has been showing at the fair since she was a kid and wanted to incorporate all she has experienced in this quilt.
August 11, 2024, Press Release from ArtSpace/Lima: There is a new colorful exhibit at Mercy Health, located on the second floor. We are excited to announce an upcoming exhibit at Mercy Health, featuring the stunning work of Carey Pedlow and Gabe Taviano. Carey Pedlow has been deeply involved in the arts since a young age, which led to her over 30-year career teaching K-12 art in Illustration, Ceramics, and Metalsmithing. Gabe Taviano has a background in Graphic Design and currently serves as the Director of Marketing at the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce.
July 19, 2024, Press Release from the Allen County Museum: On August 17, 2024, the last temporary exhibition of the year will open at the Allen County Museum. The exhibition is The Art of Domesticity and will focus on the decorative arts from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as works by contemporary artists. The Allen County Museum staff organized the exhibition, which will include five contemporary women artists’ artworks. Historically, women have been pushed towards artistic expression in art forms considered acceptable for them—knitting, weaving, quilting, needlepoint, and porcelain painting—media that could be done at home. This exhibition will celebrate and investigate not only these works of art done in the past but also contemporary artists who have turned those media or subject matters into “fine art.”