Cultural Projects
Cincinnati Ballet
When established by the Legislature and Governor in 1988, our Commission's focus was exclusively on arts facilities. The Commission's first assignments were to oversee the Riffe Center Theatres in Columbus and to determine the need for a state performing arts center, which culminated in the 1995 opening of the Stanley J. Aronoff Center for the Performing Arts in Cincinnati.
Over the years, the Commission has overseen projects at scores of cultural facilities around the state. Per the Ohio Revised Code, eligible cultural facilities can include venues ranging from performing arts theaters and art museums to science and technology centers and local historical facilities.
Click Project Name, Facility Type, or County to sort the table by that column.| Project Name | Facility Type | County |
|---|---|---|
| A. B. Graham Center | Special Interest Museum | Miami |
| Akron Art Museum | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Summit |
| Akron Civic Theatre | Historic Theatre | Summit |
| Allen County Historical Society | History Museum | Allen |
| American Classical Music Hall of Fame | Special Interest Museum | Hamilton |
| Amherst Historical Society | History Museum | Lorain |
| Anchorage, The | Local Historical Facility | Washington |
| Antwerp Railroad Depot | Local Historical Facility | Paulding |
| Apple Creek Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Wayne |
| Ariel Theatre | Historic Theatre | Gallia |
| Armory Square | Local Historical Facility | Washington |
| Armory Youth Center | Local Historical Facility | Madison |
| Aronoff Center for the Arts | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Arts Education Center | Hamilton |
| Art House Inc. | Arts Education Center | Cuyahoga |
| ARTS/West Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Athens |
| ArtsinStark Cultural Center | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Stark |
| Aurora Outdoor Sports Complex | Outdoor Arts Venue | Portage |
| Ballet Tech Cincinnati | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Ballet Western Reserve | Performing Arts Center | Mahoning |
| BalletMet Columbus | Performing Arts Center | Franklin |
| Ballpark Village | Community Arts Center | Montgomery |
| Baltimore Theatre | Historic Theatre | Fairfield |
| Beavercreek Community Theatre | Performing Arts Center | Greene |
| Beck Center for the Arts | Community Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Bellbrook Historic Museum | History Museum | Greene |
| Bell's Opera House | Local Historical Facility | Highland |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Montgomery |
| Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum | Special Interest Museum | Miami |
| Bramley House | Local Historical Facility | Cuyahoga |
| Broad Street Historical Renovation | Local Historical Facility | Lorain |
| Bryn Du | Local Historical Facility | Licking |
| Bucyrus Community Theatre | Community Arts Center | Crawford |
| Bucyrus Historic Depot | Local Historical Facility | Crawford |
| Butler Palace Theatre | Historic Theatre | Butler |
| Cambridge Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Guernsey |
| Canton Palace Theatre | Historic Theatre | Stark |
| Capital City Museum Feasibility Study | Special Interest Museum | Franklin |
| Capitol Theatre of the Detroit Shoreway | Historic Theatre | Cuyahoga |
| Carillon Historical Park | History Museum | Montgomery |
| Century Village | History Museum | Geauga |
| Chester Academy | Local Historical Facility | Meigs |
| Chesterhill Union Hall Theatre | Historic Theatre | Morgan |
| Cincinnati Art Museum | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center | Arts Education Center | Hamilton |
| Cincinnati Ballet Center | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Cincinnati Museum Center | History Museum | Hamilton |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Special Interest Museum | Hamilton |
| Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Special Interest Museum | Hamilton |
| Clark County Heritage Center | Special Interest Museum | Clark |
| Clark State Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Clark |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Arts Education Center | Cuyahoga |
| Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | Zoo / Aquarium | Cuyahoga |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | History Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Cleveland Play House | Performing Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | Performing Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Clifton Cultural Arts Center | Community Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Colony Theatre | Historic Theatre | Washington |
| Columbus College of Art and Design | Arts Education Center | Franklin |
| Columbus Museum of Art | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Franklin |
| Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | Zoo / Aquarium | Delaware |
| Contemporary Arts Center | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Hamilton |
| COSI Columbus | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Franklin |
| County Line Historical Society (Wayne/Holmes) | History Museum | Wayne |
| Covedale Center for the Performing Arts | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Cozad-Bates House | Local Historical Facility | Cuyahoga |
| Crawford Agricultural Museum | Special Interest Museum | Crawford |
| Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Dairy Barn - Southeastern Ohio Arts Center | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Athens |
| Dalton Community Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Wayne |
| Davis-Shai House | Community Arts Center | Licking |
| Dayton Art Institute | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Montgomery |
| Decorative Arts Center (Reese-Peters House) | Community Arts Center | Fairfield |
| Delaware Arts Castle | Community Arts Center | Delaware |
| Dennison Depot Museum | Local Historical Facility | Tuscarawas |
| DeYor Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Mahoning |
| Eagles Building | Community Arts Center | Lorain |
| Edinburg Veterans' Memorial | Special Interest Museum | Portage |
| Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Eulett Center | History Museum | Adams |
| Fayette County Museum | History Museum | Fayette |
| Fine Arts Association, The | Arts Education Center | Lake |
| First Lunar Flight Project | Special Interest Museum | Trumbull |
| Fort Piqua Hotel | Local Historical Facility | Miami |
| French Art Colony | Community Arts Center | Gallia |
| Galion Big Four Depot | Local Historical Facility | Crawford |
| Gallia County Historical/Genealogical Society | History Museum | Gallia |
| Glendower | History Museum | Warren |
| GlenOak Community Campus Theatre | Arts Education Center | Stark |
| Great Lakes Historical Society | Special Interest Museum | Erie |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cuyahoga | |
| Hale Farm and Village | History Museum | Summit |
| Hallsville Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Ross |
| Hancock Historical Museum | History Museum | Hancock |
| Harmony Hill - General Lytle Homestead | Local Historical Facility | Clermont |
| Harvey School | Local Historical Facility | Crawford |
| Harvey Wells House | Local Historical Facility | Jackson |
| Henry County Historical Society Museum | Local Historical Facility | Henry |
| Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship | Special Interest Museum | Montgomery |
| Hip Klotz Memorial Facility | Special Interest Museum | Williams |
| Hocking County Historical Society | History Museum | Hocking |
| Holland Theatre | Historic Theatre | Logan |
| Holmes County Historical Society | History Museum | Holmes |
| Horvitz Center for the Arts | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Knox |
| Huntington Playhouse | Performing Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Imagination Station (COSI Toledo) | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Lucas |
| Irene Lawrence Fuller House | Arts Education Center | Cuyahoga |
| Isaac Miller House | Local Historical Facility | Carroll |
| Jamestown Opera House | Historic Theatre | Greene |
| Jeffrey Mansion | Arts Education Center | Franklin |
| John and Annie Glenn Museum | Special Interest Museum | Muskingum |
| John Bloomfield Home and Museum | History Museum | Henry |
| John Stark Edwards House and Museum | History Museum | Trumbull |
| Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center | Outdoor Arts Venue | Ashland |
| Johnny Appleseed Museum | Special Interest Museum | Champaign |
| Karamu House | Arts Education Center | Cuyahoga |
| King Arts Complex | Arts Education Center | Franklin |
| Lake County Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Lake |
| Lake Erie Nature & Science Center | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Cuyahoga |
| Lawrence County Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Lawrence |
| League Park | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Liberty Theater | Columbiana | |
| Lima Historic Athletic Field | Local Historical Facility | Allen |
| Lincoln Highway Project | Wayne | |
| Lincoln Theatre | Historic Theatre | Franklin |
| Little Brown Jug | Local Historical Facility | Delaware |
| Lorain County Historical Society | History Museum | Lorain |
| Lorain Lighthouse | Local Historical Facility | Lorain |
| Lorain Palace Theatre | Historic Theatre | Lorain |
| Loudonville Opera House and Village Hall | Local Historical Facility | Ashland |
| Madeira Historical Society | History Museum | Hamilton |
| Madisonville Arts Center | Community Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Malinta Historical Society | Special Interest Museum | Henry |
| Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage | History Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Mandel Center, The | Community Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| MAPS Air Museum | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Summit |
| Marina District Riverwalk | Outdoor Arts Venue | Lucas |
| Marion Palace Theatre | Historic Theatre | Marion |
| Markay Theater | Historic Theatre | Jackson |
| Massillon Museum | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Stark |
| Maumee Valley Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Lucas |
| McConnell Arts Center of Worthington | Community Arts Center | Franklin |
| McConnellsville Opera House | Historic Theatre | Morgan |
| McKell Library | Special Interest Museum | Ross |
| McKinley Presidential Library and Museum | Special Interest Museum | Stark |
| Miami Township Community Park Amphitheater | Outdoor Arts Venue | Clermont |
| Midland Theatre | Historic Theatre | Licking |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre | Historic Theatre | Washington |
| Mohawk Veterans' Memorial | Local Historical Facility | Hamilton |
| Monroe City Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Butler |
| Montgomery County Historical Society Archives | History Museum | Montgomery |
| Moreland Theatre | Historic Theatre | Cuyahoga |
| Morgan County Historic Opera House | Historic Theatre | Morgan |
| Morgan Township House | Local Historical Facility | Butler |
| Museum of Ceramics | Columbiana | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Music Hall | Performing Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Myers Inn | Local Historical Facility | Delaware |
| National Aviation Hall of Fame | Special Interest Museum | Montgomery |
| National First Ladies' Library | Special Interest Museum | Stark |
| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center | Special Interest Museum | Hamilton |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital - Livingston Park | Outdoor Arts Venue | Franklin |
| Near West Theatre | Performing Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Nelson T. Gant Homestead | Local Historical Facility | Muskingum |
| Newtown Indian Artifact Museum | History Museum | Hamilton |
| North Ridgeville Olde Towne Hall | Historic Theatre | Lorain |
| Octagon House, The | Local Historical Facility | Pickaway |
| Ohio Genealogical Society | Richland | |
| Ohio Glass Museum | Special Interest Museum | Fairfield |
| Ohio Theatre (Toledo) | Historic Theatre | Lucas |
| Oxford Community Arts Center | Community Arts Center | Butler |
| Packard Music Hall | Performing Arts Center | Trumbull |
| Parker House | Local Historical Facility | Brown |
| Paul Brown Museum | Special Interest Museum | Stark |
| Perry County Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Perry |
| Portland Civil War Museum | History Museum | Warren |
| Portsmouth Murals | Outdoor Arts Venue | Scioto |
| Preble County Historical Society | History Museum | Preble |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame | Special Interest Museum | Stark |
| Promont House | History Museum | Clermont |
| Red Brick Center for the Arts | Community Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Renaissance Theatre | Historic Theatre | Richland |
| Richard Howe House | Local Historical Facility | Summit |
| Rickenbacker Boyhood Home | Local Historical Facility | Franklin |
| Riffe Center Theatres | Performing Arts Center | Franklin |
| Riverbend Music Center | Outdoor Arts Venue | Hamilton |
| RiversEdge Amphitheater | Outdoor Arts Venue | Butler |
| RiverSouth Development | Outdoor Arts Venue | Franklin |
| Robins Theatre | Trumbull | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Rock Mill | Local Historical Facility | Fairfield |
| Salem Community Theatre | Performing Arts Center | Columbiana |
| Sandusky State Theatre | Historic Theatre | Erie |
| Sauder Village | History Museum | Fulton |
| Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre (Trumpet in the Land) | Outdoor Arts Venue | Tuscarawas |
| Schuster Performing Arts Center | Performing Arts Center | Montgomery |
| Secrest Auditorium | Historic Theatre | Muskingum |
| Smith Orr Homestead | Local Historical Facility | Wayne |
| Sonnenberg Village | Local Historical Facility | Wayne |
| Southern Ohio Natural History Museum | History Museum | Lawrence |
| Southern Theatre | Historic Theatre | Franklin |
| SPACES Gallery | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Cuyahoga |
| Spring Hill Historic Home | History Museum | Stark |
| Stambaugh Auditorium | Historic Theatre | Mahoning |
| Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens | Local Historical Facility | Summit |
| Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Strongsville Old Town Hall | Local Historical Facility | Cuyahoga |
| Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre | Outdoor Arts Venue | Ross |
| Sylvania Historical Village | History Museum | Lucas |
| Symmes Township Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Hamilton |
| Taft Museum of Art | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Hamilton |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Art Museum / Visual Arts Center | Lucas |
| Towpath Trail | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Cuyahoga |
| Trumbull County Veterans' Memorial | Local Historical Facility | Trumbull |
| Ukrainian Museum-Archives | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Valentine Theatre | Performing Arts Center | Lucas |
| Van Wert Historical Society | Local Historical Facility | Van Wert |
| Variety Theatre | Historic Theatre | Cuyahoga |
| Veterans' Park Amphitheatre | Outdoor Arts Venue | Clark |
| Vinton County Historical and Genealogical Society | Local Historical Facility | Vinton |
| Vinton County Stages Project | Outdoor Arts Venue | Vinton |
| Voice of America Museum | Special Interest Museum | Butler |
| WACO Air Museum | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Miami |
| Ward-Thomas Museum | Local Historical Facility | Trumbull |
| Warren County Historical Society | History Museum | Warren |
| Wayne County Historical Society | History Museum | Wayne |
| West Salem Village Opera House | Historic Theatre | Wayne |
| Westcott House | Local Historical Facility | Clark |
| Western Reserve Fire Museum and Education Center | Special Interest Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Western Reserve Historical Society | History Museum | Cuyahoga |
| Westerville Firefighters' Memorial & First Responders' Park | History Museum | Franklin |
| Williams County Historical Society | History Museum | Williams |
| Woman's Art Club Cultural Center | Arts Education Center | Hamilton |
| Wood County Historical Center & Museum | History Museum | Wood |
| Woodward Opera House | Historic Theatre | Knox |
| Works, The - Ohio Center for History, Art and Technology | Science, Technology, and Transportation Center | Licking |
| Wright-Dunbar Historic District | Local Historical Facility | Montgomery |
| Wyandot County Historic Building | Local Historical Facility | Wyandot |
| Zion Center | Community Arts Center | Montgomery |
