Moving Toward Equity Resources

Beginning in June 2019, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture offered a series of four workshops called Moving Toward Equity. Each session was led by local facilitators Erica Merritt of Equius Group and Jessica Colombi. These sessions offered tips, tools and practice addressing racial equity challenges within organizations. More...

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Announces More Than $11.8 Million in Grants to 277 Nonprofits to Support Arts & Cultural Experiences in 2020

CLEVELAND (November 13, 2019) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will invest $11,800,898 in 277 Cuyahoga County nonprofit organizations in 2020 through its General Operating Support and Project Support grant programs. CAC is one of the largest local public funders of arts and culture in the nation, granting more than $193 million to more than 420 organizations since 2007. More...

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Awards $50,000 through “ioby” Crowdfunding Partnership

CAC Match Fund Supports 18 Projects, Reaches More Residents
 
CLEVELAND (September 16, 2019) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) has awarded $50,000 in matching funds to 18 community arts organizations through ioby (in our backyards). Cuyahoga Arts & Culture piloted a partnership with ioby to provide 1:1 matching funds up to $5,000 on ioby crowdfunding campaigns that aimed to bring arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. More...

Neighborhood Connections, with additional funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, announces $299,162 in funding for 113 projects

CLEVELAND (May 30, 2019) – Neighborhood Connections announces $299,162 in grants to support 113 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, the local public funder for arts and culture, will co-fund 16 of the resident-led arts and culture projects through a partnership with Neighborhood Connections. Cleveland Climate Action Fund will co-fund an additional 12 projects. More...

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Launches New Partnerships to Support Artists in 2019

CLEVELAND (December 12, 2018) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will invest nearly $400,000 in grants to Cuyahoga County nonprofits that support and celebrate local artists in 2019. Seven CAC-funded projects will provide professional development, project-based and flexible monetary support, networking and collaboration opportunities, and access to physical spaces for hundreds of artists. More...

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Announces More Than $12 Million in Grants to 282 Nonprofits to Support Arts & Cultural Experiences in 2019

CLEVELAND (November 13, 2018) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will invest $12,077,556 in 282 Cuyahoga County nonprofit organizations through its General Operating Support and Project Support grant programs in 2019. The grants were approved by CAC’s Board of Trustees during its public meeting on Tuesday, November 13 at Judson Manor in Cleveland. CAC’s five board members voted to approve the grants, which were reviewed and scored by a national panel of experts. More...

Neighborhood Connections, with additional funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, announces $293,118 in funding for 101 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland neighborhoods

CLEVELAND (May 15, 2018) – Neighborhood Connections has approved $293,118 in grants to support 101 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, the local public funder for arts and culture, will co-fund 15 of the resident-led arts and culture projects through a partnership with Neighborhood Connections. More...

What We Heard: Takeaways from CAC’s January 31 Forum for Cultural Partners

At our November 2017 board meeting, we announced that we would add a series of community meetings to our calendar of six board meetings in 2018. We know that our board meetings don’t provide for informal dialog on important topics, and so we hope that these meetings will create additional opportunities for conversation and to hear from those that we fund and from county residents. More...

Neighborhood Connections, with additional funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, announces $195,660 in funding for 65 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland neighborhoods

CLEVELAND (November 30, 2017) – Neighborhood Connections has approved $195,660 in grants to support 65 projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, the local public funder for arts and culture, will co-fund 15 of the resident-led arts and culture projects through a partnership with Neighborhood Connections. More...

November Board Meeting Recap

If you couldn’t attend our November Board meeting, here’s what you missed:

Record-Number General Operating Support and Project Support Grants Announced
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Board of Trustees approved its largest slate of grants totaling more than $12 million to 257 organizations at its November 13 meeting at the Cleveland History Center. After the meeting, an informal reception was held to celebrate the newest grant recipients. More...

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Announces More Than $12 Million in Grants to 258 Cuyahoga County Nonprofits to Support Thousands of Arts & Cultural Experiences in 2018

CLEVELAND (November 13, 2017) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will invest $12,032,910 in grants to a record-number 258 nonprofit organizations in Cuyahoga County through its 2018 grant programs. The grants, which will support arts and cultural organizations and projects of all sizes throughout Cuyahoga County in 2018, were approved by CAC’s Board of Trustees during its public meeting on Monday. More...