Art Possible Ohio

11/26/2025

APO will be CLOSED on the 27th and the 28th for a Thanksgiving break

We know this is a crucial time for Accessible Expressions Ohio, so please feel free to email us if you need to. We will respond as soon as we can after the break.

Thank you for understanding and have a wonderful holiday!

11/25/2025

CREATIVE POWER PHASE 1: The Economic and Social Power of the Arts

Week 9: Ohio’s young arts leaders are rising.

Across the state, a new generation of young creatives is stepping up and using their voices to strengthen the arts ecosystem. Programs like CreativeOhio’s Leadership Institute are giving young leaders the tools to advocate for funding, which helps create various community projects that are vital to the future of our cultural sector.

These emerging artist advocates and organizers have already made great grpogress in transforming spaces like classrooms and neighborhoods, and even digital spaces. Their work is based in the belief that everyone deserves access to creative opportunities.

Investing in youth leadership means investing in a future where the arts remain accessible to all! So celebrate young creatives in your life that inspire you.

11/22/2025

ONE MORE WEEK to see AEO 2025 on display!

November 30th is the LAST DAY to see Accessible Expressions 2025 on display at the Centofanti Fine Art Gallery and the Gateway to the Arts Gallery! As we gear up for AEO 2026, don't forget we still have 55+ beautiful artworks to see in Columbus and Hebron Ohio representing this year's show.

Centofanti Fine Art Gallery and Lulu's Coffeehouse on Instagram

-Address: 118 E Main St, Hebron, OH 43025
-Hours: 7 AM - 12 PM Monday through Saturday
-Website: https://centofantigallery.com/

Gateway to the Arts in John Glenn Columbus International Airport on Instagram

-Address: John Glenn International Airport near Concourse C behind the information desk and before security.
4600 International Gateway, Columbus, OH 43219
-Hours: Open 24 Hours
-Website: https://oal.org/airpor

11/19/2025

We're so proud of Art Possible Ohio board member, Alicia Hopkins, and her advocacy through art, and work through ODD Counicil!

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ODDC Community Ambassador Alicia Hopkins uses art to further her advocacy efforts. See her latest artwork here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/cu/ou5bpq4/AliciaHopkins

"This piece is room of people having community and conversation. There are people with disabilities and nondisabled people, and they are having conversations using AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and [American Sign Language]. It's about having conversations and respecting and honoring the ways people communicate and including them in community.

When I use my AAC in the community people exclude me. It happens a lot in Ohio [state level] advocacy spaces. People are used to when I speak, so they don’t understand when I need to use AAC.

Did you know, up until September 2025, zero resources used [picture exchange communication systems] (PECS) with Supported Decision-Making? There are also zero resources for AAC in Supported Decision-Making.

I keep pushing the issue, and I am speaking at the Synergy Ohio Conference on this topic."

11/15/2025

We hope to see you there for our special screening of YOU. SLEEP. STAY.

Registration and Event Information: To register, visit our Humanitix link in our LinkTree. Registration is requested for this event due to limited seating at the venue.

Cost: Free and open to the public!

Event Information:
Date: Saturday, November 15th Time: 1:00- 3:30 PM

Location Information:
Columbus Museum of Art
Address: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH

11/14/2025

Did you know that our FREE film screening tomorrow will include special accommodations?

We’ll be showing a powerful documentary about the lived experience of a deafblind individual who was institutionalized for most of his life.

It is important to note that deafblindness exists on a spectrum, and every person’s communication needs are unique. That’s why providing multiple access options is so important.

For this screening, we will be offering:
- ASL interpretation displayed on the screen
- Audio Description
- Open Captioning

Accessible accommodations ensure that everyone has the opportunity to participate fully. By normalizing ASL, audio description, captioning, and tactile communication, we create spaces where people of all abilities can connect and be represented.

We hope to see you there!

Registration and Event Information:
To register, visit this link: https://events.humanitix.com/apo-yousleepstay
Registration is requested for this event due to limited seating at the venue.

Cost: Free and open to the public!

Event Information:
Date: Saturday, November 15th
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM

Location Information:
Columbus Museum of Art
Address: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH

11/14/2025

We are so excited for Daron Larson to join us for our Saturday film at Columbus Museum of Art!

ReelAbilities Screening: YOU. SLEEP. STAY.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 1:00 – 3:30 PM at the Columbus Museum of Art

Details and tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/apo-yousleepstay

Join us for a safe and supportive conversation as we delve into the themes presented in You. Sleep. Stay. This facilitated discussion aims to provide a space for participants to express their feelings, share insights, and explore personal responses to the documentary.

Mindfulness Coach Daron Larson will introduce an emotional regulation strategy inspired by the cinematic process. Following the screening, he will invite participants to discuss the difference between moving and manipulating an audience, where this film falls on that continuum, and the power of individual empathy to drive social change.

11/14/2025

Great News, Ohio Artists! The 2026 Accessible Expressions Ohio Call for Art Has Been Extended!

You now have until midnight on November 21st to submit your artwork for this incredible statewide exhibition!

What Is Accessible Expressions Ohio?:
Accessible Expressions Ohio is a juried showcase celebrating the creativity of artists with disabilities from across the state. Artists can enter in youth, emerging, or professional categories—plus a special theme category.

Cash prizes are awarded in every category, including Best in Show!

Who Can Apply?:
Any Ohio artist living with a disability is invited to participate. This is your chance to shine, share your voice, and be part of a powerful community of creatives.

How to Apply:
Submit your work using the link below:
https://airtable.com/appdTSVjgoroKqru3/shrKexgk1FzKsHyMZ

Need a different format? Applications are also available by email or mail upon request.

Questions?
Reach out to Lina Stavrova at lina@ArtPossibleOhio.org or call 380.799.6253. Leave a message and we'll get back to you ASAP.

11/14/2025

We love this residency! Thank you, BalletMet, for creating such an incredible experience for Springfield students.

Thanks to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, and Ohio Arts Council for supporting operations and funding of the Adaptation, Integration, and the Arts program.

11/13/2025

Meet the speaker for Saturday's film screening: Daron Larson!

Daron Larson is a mindfulness teacher and coach who helps people savor pleasant moments more and wrestle with the unpleasant ones less. He’s known for sharing down-to-earth ways to be more present. With over twenty-two years of practicing what he preaches, Daron encourages habits for responding more effectively to the constant demands on our attention. His TEDx talk, Don't Try to Be Mindful, has been viewed over 600,000 times.

Make sure to stick around for his program to follow the film: "The Art of Empathy: Reflecting Together on Film as a Catalyst for Change"

Program Description: Join us for a safe and supportive conversation as we delve into the themes presented in You. Sleep. Stay. This facilitated discussion aims to provide a space for participants to express their feelings, share insights, and explore personal responses to the documentary. Mindfulness Coach Daron Larson will introduce an emotional regulation strategy inspired by the cinematic process. Following the screening, he will invite participants to discuss the difference between moving and manipulating an audience, where this film falls on that continuum, and the power of individual empathy to drive social change.

Registration and Event Information:
To register, visit this link: https://events.humanitix.com/apo-yousleepstay
Registration is requested for this event due to limited seating at the venue.

Cost: Free and open to the public!

Event Information:
Date: Saturday, November 15th
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM

Location Information:
Columbus Museum of Art
Address: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH

11/12/2025

CREATIVE POWER PHASE 1: The Economic and Social Power of the Arts

Week 8: Arts access is a civil right.

Access to the arts should be a right, not a luxury. Yet, as federal funding for programs like the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) faces constant threats, communities across the country risk losing vital creative opportunities.

The arts connect us, teach empathy, empower self expression, and bring people together across all different walks of life and barriers of ability, background, and income. Those who need this funding the most, such as students and the disabled, are often the first to lose access to it.

Protecting arts funding means fighting for it. The fight for the arts is the fight for equity, inclusion, and freedom of expression.

Take action: Contact your representatives today and tell them the arts matter. Public investment in creativity is an investment in all of us!

11/11/2025

"The first documentary made in a U.S. institution for the developmentally disabled in 50 years"

A rigorous artistic vision that leans into cinema’s ability to create empathy, YOU SLEEP STAY seeks to convey the resonances of a deaf, intellectually and developmentally disabled senior citizen who’s lived in a large State institution for over 70 years -- and now has to move. Exploring his experience of time, community, and language, the feature-length documentary is a story of home and family, of brothers and responsibility, and of the role filmmakers play in participating in reality. The first documentary made in a U.S. institution for the developmentally disabled in 50 years, YOU SLEEP STAY transforms filmmaking into a communication machine -- celebrating Fred's unique language, immersing audiences in his universe, and highlighting society’s failure to provide adequate resources for his community.

ReelAbilities Film Festival 2025 Presents: YOU. SLEEP. STAY. on November 15th

Registration and Event Information:
To register, visit this link: https://events.humanitix.com/apo-yousleepstay
Registration is requested for this event due to limited seating at the venue.

Cost: Free and open to the public!

Event Information:
Date: Saturday, November 15th
Time: 1:00 - 3:30 PM

Location Information:
Columbus Museum of Art
Address: 480 E Broad St, Columbus, OH
Website: https://www.columbusmuseum.org/