From December 28th to January 6th

Toledo

• Toledo Art Museum Restructuring

• Toledo School for the Arts Board of Directors meeting cancelled for January 9, 2025

Columbus

• Greater Columbus Arts Council hired Mitch Menchaca as next president and CEO, previously Arts and Culture director for Phoenix

• Columbus Arts Council announced 2025 Community Arts Partnership Awards winners, including awards to Columbus Metropolitan Library's Culture Pass Program

• Columbus Arts Festival applications now open for 2026, named #9 "Best Fine Art and Design Show" in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine

• COSI announces "Unofficial Galaxies" Star Wars exhibit opening May 10 through September 1, 2025

• Three Columbus restaurants/chefs named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists: Agni (Chef Avishar Barua), Law Bird, and Dan the Baker

• PNC Broadway in Columbus announced 2025-2026 season with Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Ohio premiere headliner

Statewide

• Ohio Gov. DeWine signed higher education overhaul banning diversity efforts and regulating classroom discussion

• Playhouse Square (Cleveland/Akron) announced 2025-26 Broadway in Akron series with The Book of Mormon, Elf, Mrs. Doubtfire, and The Music Man