Art & Culture News
The Ever-Growing Art of Pickleball
Large-Scale Pickleball Statue Calls Toledo Home As the sport of pickleball has been growing nationwide and in Toledo with the opening of Toledo Pickle in early 2025, of course the city needed an 8-foot-diameter pickleball statue to commemora
Art to Heart: At 20 North Gallery Brenda Singletary’s We Hold These Truths…
Marks America’s 250 with Realism and Hope Our year-long commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary has been a time of celebration and of national pride, but also one of reflection. A compelling example is the latest exhibition by internati
Who’s House? Stu’s House!
Art gallery and class space welcomes all in Downtown Toledo In a nondescript building on Huron Street across from Fifth Third Field, you’ll find a sign with the number 39 on it. It’s a simple address marker for an art gallery many have unkno
Millie Benson: The Real Life Nancy Drew
How the Toledo Journalist Became Nationally Known An author, reporter, pilot, explorer, hard worker, mother and wife. All of these terms could be used to describe Mildred (Millie) Benson. For those who knew her, Millie was a down-to-Earth jo
Ann Aguirre Brings Cozy Fae Fantasy, Career Stories and a Sense of Humor to Toledo
Readers will have the chance to meet bestselling author Ann Aguirre when she visits the Toledo Lucas County Public Library’s Authors! series on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7pm at the Main Library. Aguirre, whose career spans more than 50 published
The Patriarch of the House of Dow
House of Dow, a local vintage resale shop, has been a safe space for the transgender community, even before owner Alan Dow came out as transgender himself. Selling pieces from the 1920s to current LGBTQ+ merchandise, the small business has c
Beauty in The Swamp: The Black Swamp Arts Festival is preparing for another year of community art
Bowling Green, is known for largely-popular events throughout the year; two of the biggest are the annual National Tractor Pull Championship at the Wood County fairgrounds and the huge yet polar-opposite event in the heart of BG’s downtown,
Art To Heart: VIS-A-VIS Vol. 2
A One-Night-Only Photography Experience On Sept. 4, The Switchboard will host VIS-A-VIS Vol. 2: The Human Element, a one-night-only photography exhibition featuring nine photographers with every photographer displaying their work across thre
Art to Heart: Meet 20 North Gallery’s New Associate Art Director: Anastasia Wagner
20 North Gallery has promoted Anastasia Wagner to Associate Art Director, marking an exciting new chapter for both Wagner and Toledo’s oldest independent art gallery. What began as a University of Toledo internship in 2017 has grown into an
Art & Culture Archives
One Last Day: Artomatic 419!
Don’t miss your last chance to see one of the most exciting art events in the country, Artomatic 419!
The Toledo Botanical Garden’s annual free celebration
Connect artistically with holiday cheer, commerce and community
Art in the Barn
A painting by local pony, Thunder
Something like love
Love (and other lamentations of the flesh)
Andrei Rabodzeenko’s Projections: interaction portrait project
The process of change sometimes says more about who you are than how you describe yourself
Everyday carry essentials for men
Make sure your facial hair looks as sexy and as masculine as it truly is by keeping it groomed and tidy with beard oils and balms.
PRIZM Creative Community is Hosting their 10th Annual Art-A-Fair
A decade of community art
Love (and other Lamentations of Flesh)
What’s love got to do with it?
The Arts Commission 2017 Merit Award Recipients
In effort to recognize outstanding and impactful local artists, The Arts Commission has announced the 2017 Merit Award recipients, chosen by a panel of regional art and cultural leaders who reviewed applications submitted in early October.
Putting vibrancy in the voice: Arts Commission awards grants
Since 1959, the Arts Commission has ensured that Toledo’s art scene has had the energy, support, and funding it’s needed.