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February 7, 2025
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America 250-Ohio Announces New Ohio Creativity Trail
The Ohio Creativity Trail honors Ohio’s contributions to artistic expression and is a part of
America 250-Ohio’s “Trails & Tales” Program
Columbus, OH – America 250-Ohio, the official state commission responsible for spearheading Ohio’s celebrations for America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026, announced today the Ohio Creativity Trail. This experiential driving trail of 109 sites across Ohio showcases the work of the state’s past and present writers, musicians, artists, and other creatives. It is the second of six planned experiential trails for America 250-Ohio’s signature Trails & Tales program.
The Ohio Creativity Trail sites are grouped into six categories: On the Page, Music, Visual Arts, Glass & Pottery, Folk & Traditional Art, and Carousels. Participating sites range from large, world-renowned sites such as The Cleveland Museum of Art, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Wexner Center for the Arts, and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center alongside smaller artistic gems such as the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Millersburg Glass Museum, Historic Zoar Village, and the Merry-Go-Round Museum. A full list of participants, interactive maps, and other materials can be found on the newly launched Creativity Trail website, america250-ohio.org/ohio-creativity-trail.
“Ohioans have made remarkable and significant contributions to the arts – authoring books and poems that speak to our shared experiences, writing music that moves us, crafting beautiful objects out of textiles, glass, paint, and canvas; even constructing the carousels we rode on as children” said Lance Woodworth, Destination Toledo Executive Director and Trails & Tales Co-Leader. “With the launch of the Ohio Creativity Trail, we celebrate the gifts of Ohio creators past and present and invite the people of the state to learn about the amazing Ohioans who have shaped American culture.”
The Ohio Creativity Trail is the second of America 250-Ohio’s planned Trails & Tales program, which aims to establish four additional thematic experiential trails over the next two years. Additional details on these trails will be announced in the coming months. The first trail, the Ohio Air & Space Trail, launched in May 2024.
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About America 250-Ohio:
In 2026, the United States will celebrate its semiquincentennial, which is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Each state has been encouraged to create a celebration and commemoration of this anniversary to reflect the unique character and contributions of each state to the nation over the past 250 years. Ohio is fully embracing this opportunity. The Ohio Commission for the Semiquincentennial (aka America 250-Ohio Commission or AM 250- OH) was created by the Ohio legislature and launched on March 1, 2022. The charge of the Commission is to “…to plan, encourage, develop, and coordinate the commemoration of the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United States and the impact of Ohioans on the nation’s past, present, and future.” — Ohio Revised Code (149.309). More information can be found at America250-Ohio.org.