Founded 1943

January 31, 2021

Toledo Artists' Club receives $5,000 Grant

The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo awarded more than 200 pandemic relief grants to 14 small cultural organizations and 190 individual artists.The Toledo and Lucas County Arts Relief Grant Program was set up by the arts organization, and funded with $200,000 from the City of Toledo and $250,000 from the Lucas County Commissioners. Officials set up the program after citing large losses of income to the arts community from canceled events and closures during the coronavirus pandemic. The following organizations received funding through the program, totaling $105,000: Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center; BeInstrumental Foundation; Toledo Repertoire Theatre; Clarence Smith Community Chorus; Lott Industries Shared Lives Studio; Toledo Integrated Media Education; African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio; Collingwood Arts Center; Sequestered Art Space, Inc./Hands On Studio at Toledo Botanical Garden; Anthony Wayne Area Arts Commission; Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Inc.; Madd Poets Society, Inc.; New Works Writers Series, and the Toledo Artists’ Club.

Wayne Thiebaud exhibit at the Toledo Museum of Art

A sweeping retrospective of a legendary American artist’s career, Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints and Drawings, will open at Toledo Museum of Art on Feb. 6, running through May 2, 2021. In celebration of Thiebaud’s 100th birthday in 2020, the exhibition brings together works from the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, as well as works from the Thiebaud family, many of which have never been publicly on view.

Ed Kennedy will jury entries and awards for the Artist's Choice show opening online February 15, 2021.



Ed is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and has attained Master Circle status in the International Association of Pastel Societies. 

Select Awards

 Great Lakes Pastel Society 2019 Member Show - Gold 1st Place

Paint Dexter Plein Air - Quick Draw 1st Place

Great Lakes Pastel Society 2017 Member Show - Gold 1st Place

International Association of Pastel Societies 20th Juried Exhibition - Silver Award

Pastel Society of America 41st Annual Exhibition - Enduring Brilliance - Degas Pastel Society Award

International Association of Pastel Societies - 2nd Master Circle Exhibition - Honorable Mention

6th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition - Kitty Wallis Award

Richeson 75 International Pastels 2010 Competition - Finalist

Learn more about Ed at his website.

Bernie is older than you think.