Lane Czaplinski started his post as the Director of Performing Arts at the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University on June 1st, 2017. Prior to his move to Columbus, Czaplinski spent 15 years as artistic director of On the Boards, a leading contemporary performing arts center in Seattle. Under his leadership, the organization commissioned and produced over 80 new multidisciplinary performance works and nurtured regional artists to make new works that garnered national funding and touring opportunities. His efforts won Czaplinski several awards, including a Genius Award from Seattle’s The Stranger, and led the New York Times to declare On the Boards “one of America’s best theaters for contemporary performance.” One of Czaplinski’s signature initiatives, OntheBoards.tv, has expanded the audience for contemporary programming through HD-quality performance films, attracting an international subscriber base of students and arts enthusiasts.

Located at The Ohio State University, the Wexner Center opened in November 1989. Conceived as a research laboratory for all the arts, it has emphasized commissions for new work and artist residencies since its inception. Its multidisciplinary programs encompass performing arts, exhibitions, and media arts (film/video) and have focused on cutting-edge culture from around the globe.