Art Agencies & Cultural Centers

Arbogast Performing Arts Center (APAC)

The goal of the APAC is to bring added value to regional schools and the greater Miami Valley area with enhanced programs in performing and visual arts. This dynamic venue will provide numerous opportunities for the greater Miami Valley region to learn, gather, enjoy and have a positive impact for decades to come.

Art Central Foundation

artcentralfoundation.org
Middletown • 513-267-4016

The mission of the Art Central Foundation is to serve regional residents and students with opportunities to grow in the visual arts. Creating a supportive art community in Middletown, the Workshop Program teaches technique, the Guerilla Art Project offers public art experiences, and the Artists @ Work Program nurtures tomorrow’s creative entrepreneurs. They are committed to ensuring all aspects of their mission embrace diversity and foster inclusion.

The Arts Alliance

the-arts-alliance.org
Mason • 513-309-8585

The Arts Alliance, formerly the Mason-Deerfield Arts Alliance, is dedicated to bringing the best possible arts programming to northeast Cincinnati and the surrounding area. The Arts Alliance develops programming that includes collaborative efforts and partnerships with schools, local organizations, businesses, and the community.

ArtScape Lebanon

artscapelebanon.org
Lebanon • (513)-409-4228

ArtScape Lebanon strives to engage, empower and encourage the community through diverse art experiences. These experiences include exhibits, classes, community events, and more.

BAUM OPERA HOUSE

baumoperahouse.org
Miamisburg

The Baum Opera House serves as a base for the arts in Miamisburg by encouraging cultural activities such as concerts, recitals, theater productions, art shows and exhibits and other community uses.

Cedarville Opera House

cedarvilleoperahouse.org
Cedarville • 937- 766-5400

The Cedarville Opera House is a historic theater in the village of Cedarville, Ohio, United States. Erected in 1888 on Main Street in downtown Cedarville, it has been a premier part of community life since its construction.

Centerville Performing Arts Center

www.centerville.k12.oh.us
Centerville

The Performing Arts Center facility contains a 1,200-seat theatre, a lobby designed for art exhibits and presentations, a dance studio and a technical theatre work area. A number of concerts are performed here by the bands, choirs and orchestras from various schools within the district, as well as the CHS dance students. The CHS Theatre program also presents several productions throughout the year. In addition, the Miami Valley Community Concert Association holds concerts in the theatre each season.

Centerville Arts Commission

centervilleohio.gov
Centerville • 937-433-7151

The Centerville Arts Commission provides art-related knowledge and expertise, represents the Centerville community desires, reviews plans, makes recommendations to staff, assists in implementation and oversees and staff art-related events and programs. Annual favorites are the Summer Concert Series and Centerville Art Gallery exhibits.

Clark State Performing Arts Center

pac.clarkstate.edu
Springfield • 937-328-6082

Built in 1993, the award-winning Clark State Performing Arts Center is situated on 5.5 acres in downtown Springfield. The 86,000 square foot facility houses rental space that is designed and equipped to accommodate musical performances, theatre presentations, conferences, business meetings and other activities. In addition to serving as the main location for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, the center hosts a full season of musicals, plays, speakers, comedians, and musicians each year.

CLIFTON OPERA HOUSE
villageofclifton.com
Clifton

Clifton Opera House hosts year round entertainment. The Opera House, designed by Springfield architect Charles Cregar, was built in 1893. Over the years, the Opera House has served as a venue for minstrel shows, town offices, after school sports and community meetings. Most weekends offer a variety of musical offerings and entertainment.

The Collaboratory

daytoncollaboratory.org
Dayton • 937-732-5123

The Collaboratory is where Dayton's dreamers and doers gather to move innovative ideas to transformative action. They provide infrastructure for people and organizations to collaboratively develop community initiatives that generate new economic, civic and creative opportunities and value. The result is a healthier, more thriving region. The Collaboratory is a physical place, located in the heart of downtown Dayton. It is designed for interaction and ideation, with three collaboration spaces and 40 feet of white board.

Country Workshop Artists

Troy

The Country Workshop Artists group began in 1959, organized by a group of women who wished to share their common interest in the arts. After 60 years, the organization continues to provide a vibrant platform for learning, creating, sharing and appreciating the arts.

Culture Works

cultureworks.org
Dayton • 937-222-2787

Culture Works strengthens the Dayton Region by supporting arts and culture through fundraising, grantmaking, marketing, and advocacy. Their annual community-wide fundraiser, the Campaign for the Arts, draws support from individuals, local companies, and foundations to provide grants for local arts organizations. Culture Works also administers a grant program for individual artists, offers scholarships for students, and leads regional cultural planning and arts advocacy efforts.

Darke County Center for the Arts

darkecountyarts.org
Greenville • 937-547-0908

The mission of Darke County Center for the Arts is to present and promote performing and fine arts, encouraging cultural enrichment. They are also committed to the preservation of Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall as an important cultural center in the community. Additionally, they are proud to operate the Anna Bier Art Gallery, bringing professional visual arts exhibitions to the area.

DAYTON ARTISTS UNITED

facebook.com/daytonartistsunited
Dayton

Dayton Artists United [DAU] is a group for artists in all disciplines. Together, we empower, advocate and promote the arts to strengthen the creative community and help each other rise.

Dayton Blues Society

facebook.com/daytonbluessociety
Dayton

The DBS is a long-time nonprofit organization formed in support of local Blues musicians and events in the region.

The Dayton Jazz Advocate

daytonjazzadvocate.org
Dayton

The Dayton Jazz Advocate is a non-profit organization established to promote music education, jazz heritage, and jazz-related artists and organizations throughout the greater Dayton Region. The Dayton Jazz Advocate started out as an email newsletter in 2005 that provided subscribers with information about local jazz related events. Dayton has a great jazz scene, and it is their goal to help bring it to you. From educational opportunities to venues to upcoming events, they strive to bring you the best jazz in the area.

Dayton Live

daytonlive.org
Dayton • 937-228-7591

Dayton Live elevates a thriving downtown experience as the primary host and presenter for performing arts in the region. Our mission is to strengthen community engagement in the arts through inspiring performances, educational opportunities, and world-class venues.

Downtown Dayton Partnership

downtowndayton.org
Dayton • 937-224-1518

The Downtown Dayton Partnership (DDP) is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by a Special Improvement District which contracts with the DDP to provide a variety of services including business development, advocacy, and marketing. The Downtown Dayton Partnership is dedicated to making downtown Dayton a better place to live, work, and visit. Working with downtown property owners, businesses and residents, they provide strategic planning, business development, and marketing services to grow and strengthen the downtown.

Englewood Festival and Arts Commission

englewood.oh.us
Englewood • 937-837-5106

Englewood is very proud to have its own Festival and Arts Commission. The organization's mission is to assist the community in the development and implementation of a comprehensive arts program.

Fairborn Art Association

fairbornart.org
Fairborn • info@fairbornart.org

The Fairborn Art Association provides guest artist demos, sponsors scholarships to deserving high school seniors, sponsors the Fairborn Sweet Corn festival with The Lions Club, and holds several art shows in their gallery each year.

Fairfield Community Arts Center

fairfield-city.org
Fairfield • 513-867-5348

Adjacent to beautiful Village Green Park in the heart of Fairfield, the Fairfield Community Arts Center is home to a 237-seat theatre, an art gallery, a pottery studio, a dance studio, a children’s area, and a senior's lounge. From September to May, the community may enjoy a variety of concerts and shows through the One Stage Series, the Wine, Women & Song Series, and the EnterAct Family Series.

Fitton Center for Creative Arts

fittoncenter.org
Hamilton • 513-863-8873

The Fitton presents some of the finest local and national talent with an incredibly diverse series of live performances and events. Their galleries exhibit outstanding and engaging artwork by local, national, and international artists, and their commitment to arts education remains paramount.

The Foundry Theater at Antioch College

antiochcollege.edu/foundry-theater
Yellow Springs

The Foundry @ Antioch College is a multi-use performing arts center with a long and rich history in the village of Yellow Springs. Their vision moving forward is that it will serve as a cultural hub for Antioch College and the regional community through original programming, artists in residence, and partnerships with other mission-aligned organizations and events. Current Companies-in-Residence include Gravity Works, Mad River Theater Works, and the World House Choir.

Fraze Pavilion

fraze.com
Kettering • 937-296-3300

This neighborhood outdoor entertainment venue is celebrating over 30 seasons of fine performances! They invite the public to enjoy "Summer's Best Music" from their favorite performers from the past and present in the 4,300-seat outdoor amphitheater and to check out one of the many free summer festivals in the park for food, live music, and fun.

Friends of the Living Arts Center

www.fotlac.org
Dayton

The Friends of the Living Arts Center is a 501c3 non-profit created to promote community-based after-school arts education in the United States. Through the making of a documentary film about the Living Arts Center in Dayton Ohio, their goal is to illustrate the impact arts education has on its participants to make meaningful connections and contributions toward a more civilized society.

Huber Heights Arts & Beautification Commission

hhoh.org
Huber Heights • 937-237-5820

The Arts and Beautification Commission is charged with studying and developing a program for the development and encouragement of all forms of art within Huber Heights, including the fine arts; performing arts; historical arts and interests in community heritage; folk arts; and cultural arts. The Arts and Beautification Commission makes recommendations to the City Council on the implementation and operation of a City arts program.

Huber Heights Performing Arts (HHPA)

facebook.com/huberheightspa
Huber Heights • 937-999-2111

HHPA exists to inform the citizens of Huber Heights and its visitors of the abundance of exceptional opportunities that are available in the performing arts in Huber Heights, to promote all aspects of the performing arts, and to ensure that youngsters and residents of Huber Heights are given the opportunity to participate in the various performing arts in the community.

Kettering Arts Council

www.playkettering.org/kettering-arts-council
Kettering

The Kettering Arts Council is a 15-member citizen advisory committee comprised of local artists, art educators, community leaders, and those who truly appreciate the arts. The Kettering Arts Council, in partnership and collaboration with the community, strives to provide access to the arts for all ages, encourage a passion for the arts, and promote art appreciation and education. The Arts Council promotes and enhances an awareness and appreciation of Kettering arts.

Levitt Pavilion Dayton

levittdayton.org
Dayton • 937-281-2144

The Levitt Pavilion is a nonprofit, outdoor music venue offering 50 FREE concerts each summer featuring local, national, and international musicians, with an emphasis on high-caliber, diverse programming. The goal of Levitt Pavilion Dayton is to provide access to performing arts for all and transform a neglected green space into a thriving meeting ground for the region. Its mission is to build community through music, one free concert at a time.

Mainstreet Piqua

mainstreetpiqua.com
Piqua • 937-773-9355

Mainstreet Piqua is a non-profit organization dedicated to the revitalization, promotion and economic development of downtown Piqua, Ohio. The organization was founded in 1993 with a core mission of improving the heart of the Piqua community. They host a variety of family-oriented community events including Taste of the Arts, Piqua Community Farmers Market and Christmas on the Green.

Mason Arts Council

masonartscouncil.org
Mason

The Mason Arts Council was formed to promote, present, and support artists, arts organizations and art activities to further the development of the arts community in Mason and the surrounding area.
They exist to cultivate a culture of inspiration, creativity, and enjoyment and are working to build a state-of-the-art community arts facility in Mason.

Miami Valley Community Concert Association

mvcconcert.org
Centerville • 937-853-8292

The Miami Valley Community Concert Association presents performances by professional artists at affordable prices. Concerts take place at the Sinclair College Centerville Campus located at 5800 Clyo Road.

Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District (MCACD)

mcohio.org
Dayton • 937-225-4573

The MCACD supports, nurtures, and encourages the development and preservation of arts and culture throughout Montgomery County.

The Murphy Theatre

themurphytheatre.org
Wilmington • 937-382-3643

This historic grand theatre was built in 1918 by Charles Murphy as a gift to the people of Wilmington.

Oxford Community Arts Center

oxarts.org
Oxford • 513-524-8506

The Oxford Community Arts Center (OCAC) is a nonprofit fine & performing arts center housed in the historic Oxford College for Women in Oxford, OH. Supported by individual donations, grants, and earned income, the OCAC offers art exhibitions, live performances, classes, youth programs, and signature community engagement events.

Piqua Arts Council

piquaartscouncil.org
Piqua • 937-773-9630

Since 1990, the Piqua Arts Council has been BUILDING COMMUNITY through arts by making the arts accessible to the community through education, support, and presentation. It continues to fulfill its mission by maintaining high professional standards, equitable and fair payment or compensation opportunities for artists, and proper recognition and show of appreciation for volunteers and supporters.

Preble Arts

preblearts.org
Eaton • 937-456-3999

Preble Arts is determined to fuel creativity in Preble County and the surrounding areas, promoting a community that is rich in arts and culture.

Rosewood Arts Center

playkettering.org/rosewood
Kettering • 937-296-0294

Rosewood Arts Center is dedicated to enriching the quality of life for the residents of Kettering and the greater Dayton area by providing creative experiences through the arts. Rosewood presents hundreds of classes annually for youth and adults, as well as gallery exhibitions, theater performances, artist studios and special events. With specialized facilities including a darkroom, ceramics, dance, painting, sculpture, printmaking, glass and jewelry studios, they welcome tens of thousands of visitors every year.

Springboro Arts Council/Artfest on Main

artfestonmain.com
Springboro

The Springboro Arts Council was founded to organize and promote ArtFest on Main, a family-friendly day of art and activities held in Historic Downtown Springboro.

Springfield Arts Council, Inc.

springfieldartscouncil.org
Springfield • 937-324-2712

The Springfield Arts Council is a performing arts presenting organization in Springfield, Ohio, building a better community by sharing performing arts with all citizens of Springfield, Clark County, and the region through programs including the admission-free Summer Arts Festival, Youth Arts Ambassadors program, and The Showtime Series.

Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at The Heights

rosemusiccenter.com
Huber Heights • 937-610-0288

The Rose Music Center is a 4,200-seat fully covered outdoor amphitheater. It is located in The Heights development– a destination retail, dining, and entertainment district located conveniently off I-70 in Huber Heights. The Center is owned by the City of Huber Heights.

Tipp City Area Arts Council

tippcityartscouncil.com
Tipp City • 937-543-5115

The Tipp City Area Arts Council (TCAAC) is dedicated to promoting, developing, and supporting the visual, musical, performing, and literary arts. Our major events include An Art Affair & A Fine Art Show, Canal Music Fest, Plein Air, and A Holiday Affair.

Troy-Hayner Cultural Center

troyhayner.org
Troy • 937-339-0457

An historic 1914 Romanesque mansion houses Troy’s art center. Classes, exhibits and music happen year-round as well as holiday events and special activities. All exhibits and most events are free to the public.

Troy Main Street

troymainstreet.org
Troy• 937-339-5455

Troy Main Street is a nonprofit organization that promotes the economic revitalization of downtown Troy. Through strong economic development, planned historic preservation, continued enhancements, and exceptional programming, Troy Main Street creates a charming, prosperous and interactive downtown Troy.

Vandalia Arts

vandaliaohio.org
Vandalia • 937-898-5891

The Vandalia Arts Program was formed by combining The Vandalia Cultural Arts Program and The Public Arts in Vandalia Program. The program benefits the City of Vandalia and its residents by providing revenue to support artistic and cultural activities, programs, performances, and organizations, or for other cultural or artistic purposes while also coordinating the installation of public art throughout the city.

Western Ohio Watercolor Society

westernohiowatercolorsociety.org
Fairborn

The Western Ohio Watercolor Society was founded in 1974 for the purpose of furthering interest in, and adding stature to, the use of watercolor as a fine art medium, as well as to encourage public interest in the medium. Watercolor is defined as water-based media, executed on paper. Meetings feature noted watercolorists from all over the country as speakers or demonstrators.

Women's Triart Society

facebook.com/thetriartsociety
Dayton

TriArt Society is an inclusive social group of women artists in the Dayton Region formed to encourage and support each other and advocate for arts in the region.

Yellow Springs Arts Council

ysartscouncil.org
Yellow Springs • 937-679-YSAC (9722)

The Yellow Springs Arts Council (YSAC) supports hundreds of local creative workers and many others by hosting monthly gallery shows; organizing performances by musicians, dancers, poets, and comedians; and offering educational opportunities related to projects they help sponsor—performances by musicians, dancers, poets, and comedians, and art classes.