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Yellow Springs Art History Project
The Yellow Springs Art History Project was initiated by the Yellow Springs Arts Council (YSAC) in the spring of 2012. YSAC was incorporated in 1972 and grew out of the YS Arts Association, which has been active since the 1950’s. In it's early years, the YSAC focused primarily on the visual arts, but upon it's restructuring in 2008 the organization adopted a multi-arts mission encompassing all arts disciplines. The scope of this research project is 1950's to present and focuses on programs, events and people associated with the Yellow Springs Arts Association and Yellow Springs Arts Council, which incorporated in 1972.

Primary research for the Yellow Springs Art History Project has involved case study interviews with numerous community members who have been involved in the arts of Yellow Springs. Many of these subjects were active in the arts community since the 1950's. These oral narratives were recorded and small personal vignettes from these interviews have been compiled into //**Art Stories - Yellow Springs**// at [].

Secondary research for the project has focused on archived files, including those kept by the [|YS Arts Council], the [|Yellow Springs News], [|The Anitochian of Antioch College], other local news papers, web searches and records from various community members. When possible, facts and dates from case study interviews were checked against these records. All data was then analyzed and compiled in the Yellow Springs Art History Timeline.


 * Researchers for the Yellow Springs Art History Project are Deborah Housh, Nancy Mellon and Megan Miller:**

NANCY MELLON is the coordinator of the [|Yellow Springs Arts Council Gallery], curator of the YSAC Permanent Collection and co-curator of the Chamberpot Gallery. She holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from the Goodman School of Drama of the Art Institute of Chicago.

From 2004-2008 Nancy's historic Yellow Springs home housed the Yellow Springs Historical Society's collection in a parlor museum. She has been rooted in the art scene of Yellow Springs for more than a decade. Nancy is also a mixed media artist and member of the [|Village Artisans] cooperative art gallery. She has been partner of the art collective, [|JafaGirls], which received national and international press, including articles in the //Washington Post//, //The New York Times// and //International Herald Tribune//, for their experimental and craft activist art.



DEBORAH HOUSH teaches art at Shawnee High School in Springfield, OH, and severs on a number of committees for local arts and educational organizations. She holds an M.A. in Art Education from The Ohio State University and a B.A. in Arts History from Miami University. Her professional background includes work in museum education at the Art Institute of Chicago and The Wexner Center, as well as 15 years of art teaching experience in public schools and community art settings. Deb has served as the the Curator of Education and Exhibitions at the Springfield Museum of Art, and previously worked as the Gallery Coordinator and Manager of the Yellow Springs Arts Council. She was instrumental in the development of the Community Gallery, Yellow Springs Experience, and arts education programs for YSAC.



MEGAN MILLER studied liberal arts Earlham College and [|Antioch College]. Born and raised in Yellow Springs, she has experienced the artistic fiber of the village throughout her life. She has taught English to children in Rwanda and volunteered at the Hospice of Dayton, playing piano for patients. Megan became involved in the Yellow Springs Art History Project as a [|Miller Fellow] through Antioch College and has a demonstrated a deep interest in the arts and grass roots non-profit arts management.

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