Artists In The News

Central Ohio artists are recognized both regionally and nationally for their achievements. Here is the latest:

Lyn Ford Wins National Storytelling Award
The National Storytelling Network will present Lyn Ford with the Oracle Award for Leadership and Service, for individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their storytelling community and/or have used storytelling to make a significant contribution to the larger community, at its July conference. Ford is a national storyteller, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker and a member of the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artists-in-Schools Program. She has performed on stage, radio and television, in libraries and museums, preschools, public and private schools and universities, at folk,art, and storytelling festivals, and storytelling and education conferences across the country. Lyn has been a featured teller at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah, and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., as well as a storyteller-in-residence at the International Storytelling center in Jonesborough, KY. In 2000, Lyn was the first storyteller in the state of Ohio to be nominated for a Governor's Award for the Arts.