Executive Director Marc D. Folk has worked with The Arts Commission for over 20 years. Marc’s career with the Arts Commission began in 1996 as an instructor in the Young Artists at Work program; he coordinated the program in subsequent years, and has served as Director of the Art in Public Places program and Artistic Director, prior to becoming the Executive Director in 2006. Under his leadership, The Arts Commission has instituted initiatives bridging economic and community development with the arts. Marc has represented The Arts Commission on numerous Toledo area, statewide and national committees to advocate for and promote the development of the arts and served for three years as the president of the Ohio Citizens for the Arts. He served as the co-chair of the Toledo Area Cultural Leaders (TACL) and is a member of the United States Urban Arts Federation. He was also a 2006 recipient of the 20 Under 40 Leadership Award and the 2009 winner of the Ohio Arts Council Governor’s Award for Arts Administration. In 2010 he was given the Toledo Federation of Arts Societies Special Award and recognized as the University of Toledo’s Outstanding Alumnus in the Arts. He has served as a grants panelist for the Arts Council of Indianapolis, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, Arts and Science Council of Charlotte, Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Marc is a 1998 graduate of the University of Toledo, with a BFA in Sculpture and a minor in Printmaking. He is a DJ and avid record collector. He lives in Toledo’s Old West End with his son Holden.