Rick H. Jones

Rick got his start in the arts when his mother enrolled him in Saturday morning art classes at the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio. He continued for nearly a decade. With two degrees in painting, having taught college art for six years, and forty years' experience in arts administration, he is now an exhibited painter, author, and sometimes poet. He has consulted on board development, fund development, grantsmanship, and arts management for numerous arts centers, councils, and organizations. In retirement, he and his family own an art supply and framing store in Hamilton, Ohio. In 1991 he was awarded the Ohio Governor's Award in Arts Administration.

This is his first major book after writing two booklets on how to start arts centers in communities: An Arts Center in Our Community: How Do We Begin; and The Arts Center Handbook. Both were published by the Ohio Arts Council. He has written numerous articles in his areas of expertise.