LOOP Youngstown

08/30/2026

Call for work by women artists of Northeast Ohio

New Masters 3: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, Florence O'Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Best in Show, Meryl Engler, "Every Year They Grow From Nothing", 2023

08/30/2026

Call for work by Ohio photographers

Filter Photo invites photographers making work about the Midwest to submit to Field Notes from the Middle, an inaugural juried exhibition. This call is open to photography, photographic materials, and other lens-based artwork that engages with the region.

Juror Nathaniel M. Stein, Curator of Photography at the Cincinnati Art Museum, will select five artists to each exhibit 5–7 works from a single body of work. As a survey of contemporary photography across the Midwest, the exhibition embraces a broad understanding of the medium and the many ways artists are engaging with photographic practices today.

Artists making work in the following Midwestern states are eligible to apply: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Submissions Due: September 30th, 11:59 PM CTDecember 4th, 2026 – February 13th, 2027Gallery Reception: December 4th, 5 – 8 PM

08/28/2026

BOOM! level thanks to LOOP Boosters and Studio Sponsors Barbara Brothers and Liz Hill for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll enter these generous donors into drawings for "Gaze," a graceful indoor/outdoor wood sculpture by Ed Hallahan, collaboratively designed garden sculpture by local sculptor Connie Kolarik, two gorgeous handmade vessels by Youngstown ceramicist Maryann Limmer, and we'll invite them to an elegant pop-up dinner catered by Adam Lee, and send them a way cool limited run t-shirt designed by Jim Young and two lovely notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.
https://www.loopyoungstown.org/donate

08/28/2026

To the MOON thanks to LOOP Boosters and Studio Sponsors The Slanina Family, ​KO Consulting, Karen Schubert & McElroy Comprehensive Accounting for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll enter these generous donors into drawings for a collaboratively designed garden sculpture by local sculptor Connie Kolarik, two gorgeous handmade vessels by Youngstown ceramicist Maryann Limmer, and we'll invite them to an elegant pop-up dinner catered by Adam Lee, and send them a way cool limited run t-shirt designed by Jim Young and two lovely notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.
https://www.loopyoungstown.org/donate

08/28/2026

WOOT! and thanks to LOOP Boosters The Mirkin Family, Chris & Elliot Legow, an Anonymous donation in memory of Annie Finnerty, Jimmy Sutman, Elizabeth Kauffman, Melissa Birmingham, Marie Davidson & Samie Winick for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll enter these generous donors into a drawing for two gorgeous handmade vessels by Youngstown ceramicist Maryann Limmer, we'll invite them to an elegant pop-up dinner catered by Adam Lee, and send them a way cool limited run t-shirt designed by Jim Young and two lovely notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.
https://www.loopyoungstown.org/donate

08/28/2026

TRUE thanks LOOP Boosters John Marino and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown Share-the-Plate for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll send invite these generous donors to an elegant pop-up dinner catered by Adam Lee, and send them a way cool limited run t-shirt designed by Jim Young and two lovely notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.
https://www.loopyoungstown.org/donate

08/28/2026

SUPER thanks LOOP Boosters Marion Boyer, Bill & Regina Rees, Lowell & Ellen Satre, Catherine Miller, Dan Matthews, Leah Merritt, Karen O'Malia, Elizabeth Ford, Sue Anzellotti, Michaela Write, Circle Antique, Rodman Abdu, Gloria Slocum, Maureen Reardon, Vaughn Wascovich, the Armeni Sisters from Tampa, Florida, and POP! Art Books Culture for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll send these generous donors a way cool limited run t-shirt designed by Jim Young and two lovely notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.
https://www.loopyoungstown.org/donate

08/28/2026

A HUUGE thank you to Loop Boosters James Cessna, ​Jim Jordan, Kim Jacobs-Beck/Milk & Cake Press, Terry and Vicki Vicars & Barbara Sabol for their support in our capital campaign! To say thank you, we'll send these generous donors two notecards designed by Youngstown watercolorist Betsy Ford.

Your gift boosts the LOOP just when we need it most, to transform a historic auto showroom-turned office suites into a thriving center for creative work. 

08/28/2026

Check Out Our Upcoming Writing Workshops!

Chronic Illness - with Eliza Osborn
Addiction & Recovery - with Russ Brickey
Writing Through Grief Before the Holidays - with Sydney Stalnecker

Visit our website for more info:
www.lityoungstown.org

08/20/2026

Pretty cool, Cleveland! What could we do in the Mahoning Valley with more public arts funding?

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture grants help Greater Cleveland nonprofits bring a vibrant lineup of arts, cultural, and community events to residents as summer winds down. From One World Day and Waterloo Arts Fest to Fresh Fest, the grants support programming that