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• Village Council— Funding for nonprofits considered

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 24, 2013

  How should Village Council respond to funding requests from local nonprofits? Council members held an initial discussion on the issue at their Jan. 7 meeting, although the topic was discussion only, with no action taken at this time.

• Yellow Springs Artists Studio Tour — Art and the artist on display

  By Megan BachmanOctober 18, 2012

  

  The once-a-year chance to peek inside a local artist’s studio and discover their process draws some of the biggest art-loving crowds to Yellow Springs each October.

• A weekend of wellness and art healing

  By Megan BachmanSeptember 21, 2012

  

  With hopes of re-igniting regional interest in the town’s alternative therapies, holistic health practitioners and artists have teamed up to put on this weekend’s Wellness Experience.

• Charitable funding shift to affect local nonprofits

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 20, 2012

  Over the past 10 years, the Morgan Family Foundation has quietly donated substantial sums of money to local nonprofits. But last week the foundation notified past grant recipients that, at least for the next several years, it is changing direction.

• Local arts supporters speak up

  By Diane ChiddisterJune 14, 2012

  

  Saturday’s public art forum at the First Presbyterian Church was a celebration of the arts in Yellow Springs, along with a brainstorming session on ways to enhance the arts community and what role, if any, local government should play.

• Arts community, arts policy

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 31, 2012

  Village Council members and local artists and arts supporters this week began a dialogue on the arts and a potential Village government arts policy at Council’s regular May 21 meeting.

• Arts Council brings back classes

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Having organized art classes for much of its 40-year history, the Yellow Springs Arts Council is rebooting its educational workshops with a series beginning this week.

• Portraits of village, circa ’70s

  By Matt MindeApril 26, 2012

  

  When in 1980 local artist Nancy Howell-Koehler needed a portrait taken for her new book, it didn’t seem appropriate that she — a fine art photographer — hire someone to do it. So she devised a way to take a self-portrait using a long shutter release cord. Later, she used the same method to take photos of Yellow Springers.

• Piece sign: Mills Lawn School mosaic project in progress

  By Matt MindeApril 19, 2012

  

  Wendy Shelton’s fourth- and fifth-grade students gathered outside late Thursday morning to begin work on the new Mills Lawn School front lawn sign.

• Council hears art policy concerns

  By Diane ChiddisterApril 12, 2012

  At the April 2 Village Council meeting, Council members heard from artists in the community regarding Council’s plan to develop a new policy on art in Village-owned public spaces.