Arts

Ohio Army combat veteran Mary Skrenta now teaches art to fellow vets. "I've learned with the help of art to turn the trauma and the struggles into victories," she says.

Ohio Navy veteran Candise Baker says she found healing from military sexual trauma through her art. "My hands are busy, then my mind is free."

Army veteran Gladys Lawrence has discovered painting, drawing, and creative expression through Ohio VA's Whole Health Program, finding healing through multiple art forms.

Ohio Army veteran Leni D. Anderson taught himself to paint after leaving the military. His work has appeared at the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, and galleries worldwide.

The artists hail from the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. The exhibit "Ohi:yo’: We’re Still Here" is available to view at the Bryn Du Mansion in Granville until Nov. 26.

Harvard professor Sarah Lewis will speak on Sunday at Springfield, Ohio's John Legend Theater, about how art shapes American democracy. Free event, doors open at 3:30 PM.

The Davis-Linden Building has been around since the late 1800s, housing commerce and industry in East Dayton. Now it is home to both creative and commercial entrepreneurs.

The Davis-Linden Building, built in the late 1800s, is now home to over 85 creative, commerce tenants who make up the newly coined C2 Initiative.

Listen to how cross-stitching creates community connections in Southwest Ohio, from brewery meetups to 'craftivism,' as the ancient craft experiences a modern revival.

Cynthia Amnéus is Curator of Fashion and Textile Arts at the Cincinnati Art Museum. She helps audiences understand fashion as an art form and as a reflection of society.

JoEllen Kwiatek's work has been published in "The Antioch Review" and "The American Poetry Review." She has also received a Pushcart Prize and the Iowa Poetry Prize.

Eva Buttacavoli is the director of The Contemporary Dayton gallery. Artist Susan Byrnes speaks with Buttacavoli about the gallery’s role in shaping contemporary art.