Funds will support arts nonprofits, creative workers, and for-profit creative businesses
CLEVELAND (July 5, 2022) – Today, Cuyahoga County Council awarded $3.3 million in funding made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act to Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and Assembly for the Arts to help bolster the creative economy, a sector hit hard by the ongoing pandemic.
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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...
CLEVELAND (August 3, 2016) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) released today its 2015 Report from the Community, which shares the stories of Cuyahoga County residents who have been impacted by cultural experiences supported by CAC. The Report from the Community is available at report.cacgrants.org. More...
As the Republican National Convention comes to Cleveland July 17-21, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture wants to share the following updates: More...
The Cleveland Orchestra Celebrates 25 Years of Free Concerts at Public Square
Each year, the Cleveland Orchestra provides a birthday present to our nation -- and in particular to the Northeast Ohio community -- with a free concert at Public Square in honor of Independence Day. And each year, the planning for that concert begins the day after the previous year’s concert. That leaves only 364 days to put together a massive celebration for tens of thousands of people starring the finest orchestra in the world.More...
Thirty-some second-graders from Harvey Rice Elementary School are buzzing with excitement as they hang up their jackets and file into a classroom at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Science is about to come alive for them in the best possible way: up close and hands on.
This visit is not a typical hour-plus tour through the museum, hitting the highlights before boarding the bus back to school. These students will have an immersive experience that is nearly four hours long, with plenty of time to wonder, touch, explore and even have lunch at the museum. More...
Shore Cultural Centre's "Euclid Wind Festival" marks its second year on June 22 with a celebration of wind energy and wind-centered creativity. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture spoke with the Shore Cultural Centre's director of development, Sarah Gyorki to get the details about this unique event. More...
Did you know? The design of the Arcade—one of downtown Cleveland’s greatest architectural treasures—was thought to be so daring and advanced when it was built that no local firms bid on the project. Consequently, the Arcade was built by the Detroit Bridge Company. More...
With over 200 classes per week, in addition to its professional theater productions, the Beck Center for the Arts is a hub of creative activity in Lakewood—whose reach extends beyond the community to impact learners of all ages and abilities from throughout Northeast Ohio. More...
At the heart of jazz, a truly American art form, is the idea of musical improvisation, the creation of “in the moment” musical experiences that are not previously rehearsed or performed. More...
Age isn’t taboo for the Cleveland TOPS Swingband. In fact, it’s embraced. TOPS is an acronym for “Tough Old Professionals,” which describes the 19-member band of talented musicians dedicated to performing "classic big band music, for seniors, by seniors." More...