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The fall 2022 Art Without Limits is presented in partnership with LaunchNET �������� State, the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship, , and the .

 

Art Without Limits would like to extend gratitude to the following, who helped to make this event possible.

College of the Arts:

• Dean Diane Petrella
• Associate Dean Marie Bukowski
• Associate Dean Wendy Matthews
• Assistant Dean LeAnn Starlin Nilsson
• Tim Culver, Interim Director, School of Music
• Tony Hardin, Director, School of Theatre and Dance
• Mourad Krifa, Interim Director, School of Fashion
• Jillian Sokso, Director, School of Art
• Sarah Rogers, Director, �������� Museum
• Jen Crabtree, Marketing Associate, College of the Arts
• Madi Getz, Marketing Associate, College of the Arts
• Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Professor, School of Fashion
• Hillary M. Stone, Industry Liaison - Internship Director, School of Fashion
• Millie Ott, Industry Liaison - Internship Manager, School of Fashion
• Gianna Commito, Professor, School of Art
• Taryn McMahon, Associate Professor, School of Art
• Leigh Garcia, Assistant Professor, School of Art
• Adam Roberts, Assistant Professor, School of Music
• Perry Roth, Instructor, School of Music
• Pam Hutson, Coordinator of Operations and Special Projects, College of the Arts
• Mary Linger, Senior Resource Manager, College of the Arts
• Linda Colby, Business Manager
• Nick Petrella, Assistant Professor, School of Music

• J.R. Campbell and Amy Nethken at the Design Innovation Hub
• Mark Warzinski, Jason Forbes and the entire Teleproductions Team
• Tabitha Messmore and the team at LaunchNET �������� State
• Shawn Rohlin and Kayla Starta at the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship
• Michael Beam, Director, School of Emerging Media and Technology
• Scott Hallgren, Associate Professor, Digital Media and Production
• LuAnn Coldwell and Career Exploration and Development Arts Entrepreneurship Student Organization
• All the students who are displaying art and performing at Art Without Limits Presentation

Moderators:
Scott Hallgren
Tony Hardin
Mourad Krifa
Tabitha Messmore
Nick Petrella
Shawn Rohlin
David Silva
Jillian Sokso
Kayla Starta
Stephen Stavnicky
Hilary Stone
Anderson Turner
Kennedy White

Angela Meleca

Angela Meleca's professional experience spans nearly 30 years in journalism, politics, public relations/marketing, and the arts. In 2019, Meleca was named Executive Director of Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA), a member-driven, not-for-profit advocacy organization representing Ohio's arts and creative industry. OCA's mission is to champion increased public funding and public policy to support the arts and creative sector at the state and federal levels.

Before joining OCA, she was the Founder/Owner of Angela Meleca Gallery. Through her Gallery's mission, Meleca was active in helping transform arts and culture in Central Ohio through building a coalition of individual artists, advocates, and arts and creative organizations.

Before her career in the arts, Meleca held positions such as a news bureau chief covering the Ohio legislature and administration, public relations specialist for an Ohio-based top Fortune 500 company, and communications director and press secretary for the Ohio Senate President.

Meleca is a Columbus, Ohio native and earned her B.A. from The Ohio State University with a concentration in Political Science and Journalism.

Brad Circone

As the President and Founder of Circone + Associates, Mr. Circone is an innovative leader in brand building and equity proliferation, focusing the agency on producing remarkable brands through strategic research, relevant differentiation and preferential positioning. With more than twenty years of experiential and entrepreneurial marketing communications, sponsorship, and branding expertise, he successfully transforms companies into market leading brands.

His Addy award winning firm in Columbus, Ohio serves a wide spectrum of business categories from professional service firms, retail and advanced technologies to interactive entertainment, international sports, and music, assisting both public and privately held companies throughout the U.S. Brad has worked with such distinctive brands as the United States Fencing Association at the Olympic Games, Diageo Brands, NY Giant Linebacker Legend and Hall of Famer Harry Carson, PNC Bank, Qwest, Giant Eagle, and Hyatt Hotels, to name just a few.

His agency continues to be presented with numerous citations of advertising and branding excellence, earning multiple awards from various sectors, including: Best Web Sites, Self-Promotion Advertising & Marketing, Direct Marketing, Consumer Campaigns, Music and Broadcast Marketing, and most recently the Agency was honored with a Pillar Award for outstanding charitable community service.

Prior to his success in branding, Brad was a multi-million dollar recording artist and internationally published lyricist with The Toll on Geffen Records, featuring numerous songs and appearances on MTV, as well as inclusion in the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame, “Nationally Signed Ohio Artists” collection. Positioned by Rolling Stone Magazine as “the world’s most dangerous band…” and crowned as the “Best Live Act in Europe,” Mr. Circone released the second longest video in MTV history, only behind that of Michel Jackson’s “Thriller.”

Today, he speaks to businesses, professional groups and associations throughout the U.S., while guest lecturing at both The Ohio State University and Notre Dame. He has authored and contributed numerous columns to Columbus Business First on the subjects of branding and positional differentiation. Brad graduated summa cum laude form The Ohio State University.