Welcome to ACEnet! We invite you to learn about what we do with the help of our local, regional, state and national supporters. Here are some of the exciting opportunities we have in store for this quarter and this coming year!
Art of Ohio’s Call For Applications
Art of Ohio has issued a Call for Applications to recruit new artists throughout the state of Ohio to be included on the AOO website. Website categories include home decor, glass, wood, tiles, jewelry, ceramics, fiber, baskets, paintings, collage, photography and more.AOO is also recruiting Ohio artists who do quality commissioned work and would be interested in networking with interior decorators, architects, builders and home owners. Woodworkers who do installation and/or create quality furniture, tiles artists, stained glass artists and other artists who do commissioned work are encouraged to apply for AOO membership.
An online artist's directory has been created for those AOO artists who give tours, workshops or accept commissioned work. The directory will be a resource for the general public and specific clients to use to contact quality artists directly. The current directory can be found to the right in the sidebar.
If you are an artist interested in joining Art of Ohio please download our current 2009 application here.
A Whole Lotta Chocolate Goin’ On
Come into ACEnet’s Garden Shop this Saturday, May 2 during Ohio University’s Mom’s Weekend and taste samples of everything chocolate! Shop for Mother’s Day gifts in the Art of Ohio Garden Shop and in A Lasting Impression’s Gift Shop. Register to win a “House Full of Chocolates” gift basket! Relax with us and watch the birds soar over the Hocking River from our backyard.Art of Ohio is collaborating with A Lasting Impression, a gift shop located on the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) property in Athens, Ohio. We have a Spring/Summer Garden Shop that features bird houses, bird baths, outdoor wood chairs/tables/garden benches, vases, garden gates, potting tables, garden markers and finials, wreathes, ceramic pots, hummingbird feeders and much more. Everything but the plants for back yards, decks, sun rooms and gardens.
In addition to the Garden Shop, use of the ACEnet campus can be reserved for civic groups, gardening clubs, and organizations wishing to hold a tea or coffee hour at the Garden Shop's outdoor canopy overlooking the Hocking River. Guest speakers are welcomed. A tour of the ACEnet community kitchen, Hyacinth Bean Flowers, the Athens Wellness Cooperative (includes massage therapists and wellness practitioners), and Ellen Pettey's photography studio can be arranged. Call Paulette Halliday at 740-592-3854, extension 116 or email pauletteh@acenetworks.org for more information.
If you are visiting Athens or if you live in the region, please stop by the ACEnet campus located at 94 Columbus Road, Athens OH 45701 and visit A Lasting Impression and Art of Ohio, open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A Lasting Impression offers unique gifts, florals, wedding consultation, tuxedo rentals and Ohio gift sets. Jenny Anderson and Tish Wagner received Business of the Year Award from the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce in January, 2009. You can visit them online at www.alastingimpressionbaskets.com.
VISION 2010, a three-year, $3.2 million campaign and strategic plan benchmarking the organization’s 25th Anniversary, provides an opportunity for local, regional and national supporters to support critical upgrades for the organization’s facilities and programs.