Cincinnati

• The Contemporary Arts Center presents "Sheida Soleimani: What a Revolutionary Must Know" through January 25, featuring photographs, sculpture, and video documenting the artist's parents' escape from Iran's totalitarian regime
• Cincinnati Art Museum offers free docent-guided tours of its world-class collection throughout January, with yoga sessions led by Olympic marathon runner Julie Isphording
• "Journey of Healing: The Trauma-Informed Power of Art" exhibition runs through January 4 at the Contemporary Arts Center, featuring Greater Cincinnati artists bringing awareness to women's experiences with violence
• Aaron Kent's "Stains and Relics" exhibition at CAC (through January 11) explores the intersection of ceramics and printmaking
• Lillian Schwartz's "Pictures from a Gallery" runs through January 25 at CAC, showcasing groundbreaking digital artworks created decades before modern computers

Cleveland

• Cleveland Museum of Art announces 2026 exhibition schedule celebrating its 110th anniversary, including "Spectacular Freedom: Andrew Wyeth and the Modern American Watercolor" opening September 20 with over 100 works from the artist's estate
• "Manet & Morisot" exhibition runs March 29 through July 5 at Cleveland Museum of Art, the first major exhibition dedicated to the artistic exchange between Edouard Manet and Berthe Morisot
• Cuyahoga Arts & Culture awarded $12.9 million in grants to more than 300 organizations to support the arts and culture community
• BorderLight Fringe Festival 2026 applications now open for July 8-11 event at Playhouse Square
• The Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition (January 9-March 14, 2026) deadline extended at Alliance for the Visual Arts, open to all AVA organization members
• Cleveland Museum of Art hiring part-time Studio Assistant to support Community Arts programming including Studio Go mobile art van
• Kaiser Studios accepting applications for 2026 Renaissance Box Residency Program, offering 12-week immersive residency with $1,000 stipend and studio space

Columbus

• PNC Broadway in Columbus 2025-2026 season features the Ohio premiere of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" (October 12-November 1, 2025) and six Columbus premieres including Tony Award-winning "The Outsiders"
• "Back to the Future: The Musical" runs January 6-11, 2026 at the Ohio Theatre
• Wexner Center for the Arts closed through January 2, reopening with film screenings including "1984" (January 15) with readings by Scott Woods and Travis Lau
• Short North Arts District galleries feature January exhibitions including Undine Brod's ceramics and mixed media solo show at Marcia Evans Gallery (January 3-February 14)
• Columbus Arts Festival announced applications opening for visual artists and Emerging Festival Artists for 2026 event
• Greater Columbus Arts Council welcomed Rachel Sipes as new coordinator for Columbus Arts Festival and special events

Statewide

• ArtWorks partnering with America250-Ohio to create murals celebrating Ohio Tuskegee Airmen in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo during 2026 as part of the nation's 250th anniversary
• Ohio Arts Council continues supporting exhibitions programs across the state with funding from State of Ohio and National Endowment for the Arts
• Arts Commission of Greater Toledo managing Toledo Lucas County Rescue Plan Grants, with multi-year funding ending no later than December 2026
• The Morgan Conservatory's 14th Juried Exhibition (March 6-May 9, 2026) seeking innovative artworks highlighting paper as a creative medium from Northeast Ohio and national artists
• Mothers of Murdered Columbus Children collaborating with Greater Columbus Arts Council and City of Columbus on permanent public memorial honoring children lost to violent crime, with $180,000 budget

Toledo

• Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts officially rebrands as Live Arts Toledo, reflecting expanded role in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan
• Live Arts Toledo presents "Handel, Bach & Stravinsky" January 16-17 at The Peristyle, featuring Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, Pergolesi's Overture to La Salustia, and Stravinsky's Pulcinella
• Toledo Museum of Art undergoing major renovations with cleaned marble façade, new accessible sliding doors at Glass Pavilion, and construction of new temporary exhibition space
• Toledo Museum of Art's Great Gallery and several West Wing galleries closed December 15 for renovation, with completion expected in 2026
• Toledo Artists' Club exhibition "Creative works depicting local areas" runs November 23, 2025 through January 28, 2026