213th Public Meeting of the National Council on the Arts 

On Friday, June 28, at 11:30 a.m. ET, Chair Jackson and National Council on the Arts members will participate in the public meeting of the National Council on the Arts at Lincoln Theatre in Columbus. Following remarks by Chair Jackson, this meeting will feature a series of conversations with arts and design leaders exploring the contributions of arts and culture in rural areas through creating connections and strengthening the health and well-being of individuals and communities.
Participants:
*NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson
* Ohio Arts Council Executive Director Donna S. Collins
* NEA Chief Strategy, Programs, and Engagement Officer Ayanna Hudson
* NEA Design & Creative Placemaking Director Ben Stone
* Founder and Principal of To Be Done Studio Omar Hakeem (To Be Done
Studio is the design partner for the NEA’s Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design)
* Communications & Media Director of the Mt. Zion Black Cultural Center
Trevellya Ford-Ahmed (Mt. Zion is a past Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design participant)
* Department of Public Transformation Creative Executive Officer Ash Hanson
* Executive Director of Mni Sota Arts Anne O’Keefe-Jackson (Mni Sota Arts is
part of the 2023-2025 Activate Rural Project Cohort)
* Department of Public Transformation Activate Rural Program Director Sarina Otaibi