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Hip Hop, Rap
Top female rapper from Columbus and one of the best female rappers out of the Midwest. 43K Instagram followers. Known for authentic storytelling and strong presence in Columbus hip hop scene.
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ACCESSTOGOD
Industrial, Punk, Faith-Based
Faith-based industrial music artist with punk ethos. Made year-end lists in 2024. Appeared at Cleveland Brite Winter and performed at Everwild Festival. Creates music glorifying God with industrial and punk influences.
Adlai Stein
Blacksmithing, Metalwork, Artistic Ironwork
Blacksmith since 1990, founder of Macabee Metals and Central Ohio School of Metalwork. Competed on History Channel’s ‘Forged in Fire’ in 2017. Creates art, tools, knives, and ornamental fixtures.
Aja Joi Grant
Photography, Printmaking, Fiber Art
Photographer, printmaker and fiber artist documenting Black American stories through afro-surrealism, spirituality, liberation and healing. 2025 Cleveland Arts Prize Verge Fellow and art educator.
Ajanaé Dawkins
Poetry, Performance, Theology
Interdisciplinary poet, theologian and educator. Ohio State University’s Urban Arts Space Community Artist-in-Residence. Co-host of VS Podcast with Poetry Foundation. Chapbook BLOOD-FLEX won New Delta Review prize.
Allyse Love
Mixed Media, Community Art
Co-owner of Art x Love. Believes in the health of art and the power of creative courage to lead change.
Amy Youngs
Installation, Sculpture
Artist focusing on sustainability, agriculture, and natural ecologies through installation and sculpture.
Andi Jo Taylor / The Andi Jo Experience
Country, Americana
Known as Ohio’s Princess of Country. Performs modern and classic country hits with her band Thee Andi Jo Experience. 2025 Tour performing at Ohio’s largest honky tonks. Opened for Bailey Zimmerman at Country Concert
Andrea Benson
Fiber Art, Design, Machine Embroidery
Yellow Springs fiber artist and designer specializing in machine embroidery and wearable art, open to collaborations and commissions.
Andrea Myers
Textile Art, Installation, Sculpture, Mixed Media
Multidisciplinary artist exploring space between 2D and 3D through textiles, paper, and installation. Uses abstraction, patterning, and saturated color. Kettering-born, SAIC graduate. Selected for 2025 US-Japan Creative
Avery Mags Duff
Mixed Media
Contemporary artist featured in statewide Ohio exhibitions focusing on sustainability and natural ecologies.
Aza Pace
Poetry, Eco-Poetry
Visiting Assistant Professor at Ohio Wesleyan University. Author of Her Terrible Splendor (winner of 2024 Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize). Specializes in eco-poetry and creative rewritings of myth and folklore.
Bebe Miller
Choreography, Performance
Distinguished Professor Emerita in The Ohio State University’s Department of Dance. Founded Bebe Miller Company in 1985.
Ben Stalets
Folk, Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Folk singer-songwriter performing americana music with influences from John Prine, Arlo Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Known for his ‘Country Midwestern’ sound and blue collar storytelling.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Hip Hop, Rap
Influential hip hop group from Cleveland known for their fast-paced rap style and melodic harmonies.
Bootsy Collins
Funk, Bass Guitar
Legendary funk bassist and member of Parliament-Funkadelic. Cincinnati native and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Brian Harnetty
Sound Art, Composition
Composer and sound artist working with archival recordings and field recordings. Featured in ‘Ohio Now: State of Nature’ exhibition.
Cash K. Allen
Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Punk
Teenage singer-songwriter from Toledo who writes honest, vulnerable songs about heartbreak, isolation, and finding your voice. Has shared stages with punk and hardcore bands.
Cataracts
Emo, Punk Rock
Cincinnati emo band known for passionate performances and heartfelt lyrics. Fronted by Christian Gehring, described as a queer ass emo band with influences from Arms Length and Hot Mulligan.
Catherine Clements
Painting, Sculpture, Installation
Featured in ‘Ohio Now: State of Nature’ exhibition, focusing on sustainability and natural ecologies.
Celeste Malvar-Stewart
Printmaking, Community Art
Artist focusing on community-based practice and printmaking. Featured in contemporary Ohio exhibitions.
Charmaine Spencer
Mixed Media, Installation
Featured artist in contemporary Ohio exhibitions focusing on sustainability and community-based practice.
Chrissie Hynde
Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Akron native and lead singer of The Pretenders. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Christine Zuercher
Mixed Media
Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Received a BFA from the University of Dayton in 2011.