The Ohio arts council shall:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3379.03

  • Arts: includes but is not necessarily limited to literature, theater, music, the dance, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and motion pictures. See Ohio Code 3379.01
  • Council: means the Ohio arts council created by section 3379. See Ohio Code 3379.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) Conduct a survey of the cultural and artistic resources and needs of the state and maintain a continuing inventory of such resources;

(B) Develop a plan for better and fuller use and enjoyment of the state’s cultural and artistic resources by all the people of the state;

(C) Assess the role of the arts in the growth and development of the state;

(D) Report at least biennially to the governor and the general assembly on the state of the arts. Such report may include recommendations based on the council’s surveys.

(E) Administer the per cent for arts program pursuant to section 3379.10 of the Revised Code;

(F) Establish guidelines for the administration of the council’s duties that pertain to the position of Ohio poet laureate pursuant to section 3379.12 of the Revised Code and for the qualifications of the Ohio poet laureate appointed under that section.