CUYAHOGA COUNTY RESIDENTS MAKE 2010 “STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR” SHINE- Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Makes Voters’ Intentions a Reality at Public Square Concert
Below the glowing fireworks, amidst the swell of brass and strings, thousands of people will turn out to celebrate this year’s Star-Spangled Spectacular concert on Cleveland’s Public Square on July 1. What many of the spectators may not realize is that they are largely responsible for making this event possible, by the commitment they made in 2006 to supporting the arts in Cuyahoga County, through the approval of a 10-year tax on cigarettes to fund arts programming.
SEVENTY-TWO NONPROFITS APPLY FOR CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE OPERATING GRANTS
Seventy-two (72) Cuyahoga County organizations are hoping to secure a share of the funds slated for distribution during the 2011-2012 cycle of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s General Operating Support grant program. Included among the groups that met the April 7, 2010 application deadline are nine organizations hoping to obtain Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) operating support for the first time. Funding decisions will follow a public, peer review process scheduled to take place on May 26 and 27, and the board’s approval of award amounts in fall.
CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE SWEARS IN NEWEST TRUSTEE- COSE Arts Network Leader Tapped for Five-Member Board
CLEVELAND (April 13, 2010) — Matthew Charboneau of Lakewood has been named to the board of trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. A graduate of Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and a professional musician for the past fifteen years–he plays the double bass and electric bass–Charboneau currently leads the Council of Smaller Enterprise’s (COSE) Arts Network, a resource for professionals from Northeast Ohio’s creative industries. Charboneau was sworn in at yesterday afternoon’s annual meeting of the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board. His term extends through March 2013.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR 2011 ARTS AND CULTURAL PROJECTS IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY- CAC Announces Informational Workshops on the 2011 Project Support Grant Program
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) invites nonprofits based in Cuyahoga County to learn about CAC’s Project Support grant program for arts and cultural projects that will take place during the 2011 calendar year. The CAC Project Support grant program provides funding assistance for high quality, Cuyahoga County- based arts and/or cultural programming for the public. Detailed program guidelines including eligibility requirements are available on the CAC website at www.cacgrants.org.
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CAC Trustees Approve $1.35 Million in Special Initiative Grants Funds Will Support Creative Workforce Fellowship Program and July Celebration on Public Square
Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) have approved a $1.1 million grant to the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) to continue support of the innovative Creative Workforce Fellowship Program. This is the second CAC award for this program; it will assure continued funding for the prestigious fellowship through 2012. An earlier award, made by CAC in 2008, has funded two fellowship cycles, providing one-year stipends to forty individual artists in the performing and visual arts. This unique fellowship program’s primary purpose is to support Cuyahoga County’s creative workforce and provide an environment that nurtures creativity and innovation.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Awards General Operating Support to Sixty-Three Organizations
Three-Year Total of General Operating Support Funds Nears $45 Million Mark
Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC), the Cuyahoga County-wide source of public funds for arts and cultural organizations and programming have approved the distribution of Year Three funding for sixty-three General Operating Support (GOS) grants originally awarded in 2007. Voting at Tuesday’s regular meeting of the CAC board, trustees approved payments totaling nearly $15 million, which will provide the third annual installment of operating support for GOS grantees in full compliance with stated program and reporting guidelines. Over three years, CAC General Operating Support has delivered just under $45 million to Cuyahoga County nonprofits helping to secure CAC’s place among the nation’s largest sources of local public support for the arts.
Guidelines Released for 2011-2012 General Operating Support and 2011 Project Support Programs
Updated application guidelines for Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s two principal funding programs are now available on the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) website (www.cacgrants.org). CAC General Operating Support (GOS) and Project Support (PS) guidelines, each presented as a separate document, detail for prospective applicants–and the broader community–the processes by which grant dollars will be distributed to arts and cultural organizations in 2011 and 2012.
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Trustees Name Executive Director
The board of trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) today named Karen Gahl-Mills to head CAC, the public funding mechanism that supports arts and cultural organizations in Cuyahoga County. Trustees, in a unanimous vote taken during this morning’s regular, public meeting, appointed Ms. Gahl-Mills, currently the president and executive director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, to a four-year term as CAC executive director. Ms. Gahl-Mills takes the reins of CAC at a critical time for an organization that, in fewer than three years, has become one of the nation’s top five sources of local public funding for arts and culture.
New Collaborative Adds to Arts and Culture in Ohio Communities
September 1, 2009 (Cleveland, Ohio) — Hundreds of Ohio arts organizations now have access to new technology to strengthen their management capacity and evaluate impact in communities, thanks to the Ohio Cultural Data Project, a new online statewide system that launches today.
The collaborative, which features the first comprehensive information collection tool of its kind, gives organizations across the state the resources to easily report on their progress. The initiative will provide information that nonprofits need to focus on increasing access to and participation in the arts, and respond to the cultural demands of people who live across the state.
2009 Project Support Grant Awards Announced
The Board of Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) has approved fifty-five awards totaling $825,695 for the 2009 cycle of its annual Project Support (PS) Grant program. The awards, which will support projects in locations throughout Cuyahoga County, range in value from $1,000 to $50,000. They were announced today during a meeting of the CAC board. To date, CAC has approved grants totaling $17.3 million this year bringing the total of approved funding to more than $33.5 million since CAC’s inception in April 2007.
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Posts Executive Director Position Profile
2009 Project Support Grant Panel Review Scores Announced
Thursday May 14—Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) today announced the scores received by eligible applicants for its 2009 Project Support grant program at the public Grant Application Panel Review held on April 29 and 30 at the Idea Center in Downtown Cleveland.
Cuyahoga County Commissioners Appoint New Trustees to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) Board
CLEVELAND (April 16, 2009) — The Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners today appointed two local leaders to the five-member Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) board of trustees. Tapped to fill vacancies on the board, which governs public funding for arts and culture in Cuyahoga County, were Vickie Eaton Johnson and Sari Feldman. Feldman and Johnson are scheduled to be sworn in formally at the CAC trustees’ annual meeting on May 12, 2009. Each will serve a three-year term.
CAC Board Announces Executive Director’s Resignation
The board of trustees of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) today announced it had accepted the resignation of CAC executive director Catherine Boyle effective February 4, 2009. CAC trustees have named Meg Harris, the organization’s director of administration, the group’s interim executive director.
2009 Project Support Guidelines Released
New grant guidelines and eligibility requirements for CAC's 2009 Project Support (PS) Grant Program are now available for download on the CAC website.
New for 2009 is a two-step application process that includes:
1) Intent to Apply Form & Eligibility Documentation
Deadline: January 14, 2009
2) Application & Supplemental Materials
Deadline: February 25, 2009
CAC Board Approves 2009 Meeting Schedule
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture's Board of Trustees approved the 2009 meeting schedule as follows:
Tuesday, February 10
Tuesday, March 10
Tuesday, April 14
Tuesday, May 12
Tuesday, June 9 (Annual Meeting)
Tuesday, July 14
Tuesday, September 15
Tuesday, October 13
Tuesday, November 10
Tuesday, December 8
All meetings held in the Second Floor Board Room of the Idea Center at Playhouse Square and are scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
The CAC Records Commission will meet immediately following the September 15 Meeting
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) Announces 2008 Project Support Grants: Fifty-Four Cuyahoga County Organizations to Share Nearly $1 Million
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) Announces 2008 Project Support Grants: Fifty-Four Cuyahoga County Organizations to Share Nearly $1 Million
The Board of Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) has approved fifty-four grants
worth nearly $1 million for the initial cycle of its annual Project Support (PS) Grant program.
The 2008 awards, which range from $2,150 to $50,000 were announced today during a
special meeting of CAC’s five-member board.
2008 Project Support Grant Panel Review Scores Announced
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) today announced the scores received by eligible applicants for its 2008 Project Support grant program at the public Grant Application Panel Review held on April 23 and 24 at Trinity Commons in Downtown Cleveland.
A panel of eight arts and cultural professionals and a non-voting panel chair appointed by the CAC Board of Trustees met to review eligible applications. Each eligible application was deliberated by the Panel and then, by a show of hands, the Panel determined whether to score each application.
2008 Project Support Panel Review Update
The Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Project Support panel review concluded on April 24th. The Panel reviewed 75 applications and moved 58 organizations forward to be scored. For detailed results of whether organizations were scored, please reference the PDF document below.
The Board of Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture will approve grant amounts at a special meeting to be scheduled in June. Check the web site for updates regarding the date of this special meeting.
75 Organizations Competing for PS Grants
75 Cuyahoga county-based nonprofit organizations will compete for approximately $1 million from CAC’s annual Project Support (PS) grant program through its Grant Application Panel Review to be held next week.
CAC Project Support Panel Review Dates Set
The panel review for 2008 Project Support grants will take place on April 23rd and 24th at Trinity Commons. The review, which is open to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. on both days.
2008 Project Support grant application deadline Feb 27
On-line applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, February 26. Paper copies, eligibility and supplementary materials must be received in the CAC offices no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27. Late applications will not be accepted!
Cuyahoga Art and Culture (CAC) Issues First Grants: 68 Groups to Benefit from $15 million
Cleveland -- Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) announced today that it is awarding $15 million in General Operating Support (GOS) grants to 68 area arts and cultural organizations. These are the first grants issued by CAC, Cuyahoga County’s regional arts and culture district. The grantee organizations are from communities throughout Cuyahoga County and represent a diverse group of arts and cultural disciplines and budget sizes.
General Operating Support Panel Review Concludes
The Cuyahoga Arts and Culture General Operating Support panel review conlcuded on October 16th. The panel review results of the 72 eligible applicants are listed below.
Second Arts and Culture Grant Program Launched; Workshops to be Held
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) Board of Trustees announced its next grant program Tuesday, Project Support (PS). PS grants are annual matching grants awarded through a competitive process intended to support high quality arts or cultural projects or programs presented to the public in Cuyahoga County.
County Commissioners Appoint New Trustees to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture Board
The Cuyahoga County Commissioners yesterday appointed two trustees to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture’s (CAC) board, expanding it from three members to five. The new trustees are Linda Abraham-Silver, President and Executive Director of the Great Lakes Science Center and Christopher Coburn, Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Foundation Innovations.
72 Organizations to Compete for Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) Grants; Second Grant Program Announced
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) announced today that 72 local arts and cultural organizations are eligible to compete for its initial program, a three-year General Operating Support (GOS) grant. The eligible applicants are from communities throughout Cuyahoga County and represent organizations of various arts and cultural disciplines and budget size.
CAC Releases First Grant
Cuyahoga Arts + Culture (CAC) today released guidelines and application forms for its General Operating Support (GOS) Grant program and announced locations for a series of grant workshops for organizations to learn about eligibility and the application process.
Commisioners Appoint Arts and Culture Board of Trustees
CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) tomorrow will appoint three trustees to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC), the public authority that will oversee the allocation of the revenues from the 1.5-cent-per-cigarette tax passed by voters last November to support local arts and cultural organizations.
