Visual Arts Groups and Organizations

CYMBAL stands for Community Youth Motivated by Arts Learning. It is held at Collingwood Presbyterian Church three times per week from 3:30PM-5:30PM. This arts based after school program offers inner city children the opportunity to explore--through participation--dance, drama, the visual arts, and music. These opportunities are combined with a tutoring program. Cecilia Johnson, a violinist for the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, created the program and serves as its director.

Launch Pad Cooperative is an artist-run gallery that was established in 2012, by Timothy Gaewsky, with the intent to facilitate a network for emerging visual artists who wish to enrich the community of Toledo and beyond.

Launch Pad’s mission is to provide support and encouragement for artists and writers, cultivate ideas and creativity, foster cross-discipline collaborations, and actively pursue broader exposure of member’s work. Launch Pad also seeks to encourage experimentation and innovation through the presentation of fresh, provocative new works by cooperative members. Through exhibitions, lectures and artist talks, poetry readings, performances, film and video series, and community outreach, the gallery is dedicated to the cultural enrichment of Greater Toledo.  911 Jefferson Ave. Toledo, OH 43604.  

Project ABC is dedicated to the idea that young children thrive when they have early experiences in the arts.

As a destination of choice, Sauder Village offers guests experiences rich in history, hospitality, creativity and fun!
Creativity is a key element of the Sauder Village experience. Every day (seasonally) in the Historic Village guests can marvel at our talented resident artisans and craftsmen blending skill and creativity in glass, metal, fiber, wood and clay.

The Mission of the SQACC is to nurture and enhance the creative abilities of all people through an emphasis on Latina and Latino art and culture. The Sofia Quintero Art and Cultural Center serves as an oasis for neighborhood residents and local artists.

Our story began rather quietly in 1950, when Roy and Georgette Engler of Maumee, Ohio created Sunshine Children's Home to care for children with developmental disabilities. This important decision resulted from the Englers' personal experience caring for their five children who had disabilities due to a positive Rh factor. The Englers became experienced caregivers and with community help-but no government support-decided to use their expertise to help other families who had children with developmental disabilities.

Over the past six decades, Sunshine has grown dramatically to meet increasing needs, and now serves over one thousand individuals and their families. The Englers' vision has been expanded to a broader view and sharper focus on what can be achieved and how this community's quality of life can be improved.

There is much about the Sunshine community that needs to be experienced to be understood. As a living, loving, working community, Sunshine embodies a cultural tradition which nurtures personal and spiritual growth among both individuals and staff. The spirit of mutuality is pervasive, as is a willingness to help in any way possible. We believe we are all defined by our relationships with the people we serve. At Sunshine, we understand that as we care for others, we are also being served and enriched by them.

A fixture in the Toledo community since the mid-1960s, the Toledo Botanical Garden is not only a center for horticulture and the arts, but it is also the only botanical garden in the region. With the exception of a few special events, admission is free, and estimates are that more than 120,000 people visit the TBG annually. In addition, the Garden is home to nineteen independent art and horticulture groups that focus on a variety of interest related to gardening, the arts, and nature. Also, the TBG has an outreach program called Toledo GROWs (Gardens Revitalize Our World), which strives to educate people of all ages and ethnicities about how to grow fresh fruits, flowers, and vegetables in order to improve their neighborhoods and build stronger communities.

A vital part of the Toledo community for well over a century, the Toledo Museum of Art is one of the most respected art museums in America today. Founded in 1901 by businessman Edward Libbey, the museum is known for having one of the world's finest collections of glass. Today, the museum continues to expand both its various collections and relations with the Toledo community. The Center for the Visual Arts is the home of the Art Department of the University of Toledo. Students become fully immersed in the world of art through interaction with both their professors and the museum's employees. In addition to the university's classes, there are also individual art classes for children and adults who are interested in learning more about the craft.