Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Re-Approves $13.7 Million Investment in 2014 General Operating Support Grants to 57 Arts and Culture Organizations 10. December 2013 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (December 10, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture announces that it will invest $13,700,000 in grants in 57 arts and culture organizations in Cuyahoga County next year through its 2014 General Operating Support grant program. The grants range in value from $11,609 to $1,730,876. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Board of Trustees re-approved the awards during its board meeting on Monday, December 10, at 4 p.m. View the list of organizations that will receive 2014 General Operating Support funding and the grant award amounts. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Announces Commitment of More Than $1.8 Million in Grants to 139 Arts and Culture Organizations in Cuyahoga County Through 2014 Project Support Program 18. November 2013 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (November 18, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) announces that it will invest $1,891,902 in grants in 139 arts and culture organizations in Cuyahoga County next year through its 2014 Project Support grant program. The grant award amounts (see links below) were approved by CAC’s Board of Trustees during its meeting and celebration event Monday afternoon at the Jennings Center for Older Adults. More...
Neighborhood Connections, with additional funding from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, announces more than $270,000 in grants to 90 vibrant neighborhood projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland 12. November 2013 Staff News Release Cuyahoga Arts & Culture funds arts and culture neighborhood projectsCLEVELAND (November 12, 2013) – Neighborhood Connections, the small-grants and grassroots community-building program affiliated with the Cleveland Foundation, has approved $270,048 in grants to support 90 different projects in Cleveland and East Cleveland. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Cuyahoga County’s local public funder for arts and culture, will co-fund 35 of the resident-led arts and culture projects announced today through a unique partnership with Neighborhood Connections. View the list of grantees. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Holds Panel Review Meetings in October to Review and Score Applications from 153 Cuyahoga County Organizations Presenting Arts and Culture Activities 23. September 2013 Staff News Release Community Invited to Watch Independent Panel Score Grant Applications CLEVELAND (September 23, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) invites members of the community to observe its Panel Review Meetings in October, during which arts and culture experts from around the country will review and score the applications of 153 organizations based in Cuyahoga County who have applied for funding through its Project Support grant program in 2014. More...
Hospice of the Western Reserve recognizes Cuyahoga Arts & Culture with Community Builder Award 14. August 2013 Staff News Release Cleveland (August 14, 2013) - Hospice of the Western Reserve has awarded Cuyahoga Arts & Culture with its Community Builder Award, which “recognizes an organization that provides exemplary support to Hospice of the Western Reserve’s vital role in the community.” Hospice of the Western Reserve receives funding through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Project Support grant program for its art therapy programs for the bereaved. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Receives Clean Audit for Sixth Consecutive Year 17. June 2013 Staff News Release Ohio Auditor of State Finds No Deficiencies in CAC Financial AuditCLEVELAND (June 17, 2013) – For the sixth year in a row, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s annual financial review by the Ohio Auditor of State has resulted in a clean audit report (available on the Auditor of State’s website). For its fiscal year 2012, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) was awarded the highest rating and the Auditor of State Award, which includes no findings for “recovery, material citations, material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, Single Audit findings or questioned costs.” Each year since CAC was created by the voters of Cuyahoga County, it has achieved a clean audit report. More...
Neighborhood Connections and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Partner to Fund Innovative Neighborhood Arts and Cultural Programs 23. May 2013 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (May 23, 2013) – Through a unique partnership with a local grantmaking program, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture will expand its arts funding to community-based arts and culture activities organized by residents. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Now Accepting Applications for Project Support Grants in 2014 15. May 2013 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (May 15, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) encourages nonprofit organizations offering arts and culture programming in Cuyahoga County to apply for funding through its 2014 Project Support grant program. New applicants are encouraged to attend one of three informational workshops on June 12, 17 and 18 to learn more about the Project Support grant program, and to visit cacgrants.org to learn more and apply. The Eligibility Check, the first step in the application process, is due Tuesday, July 2, 2013 by 4:30 p.m. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Announces Dancing Wheels and LAND Studio as Winners of Creative Culture Grants Competition 25. February 2013 Staff News Release 6,500 Cuyahoga County Residents Participated to Help Choose Winning Projects More...
CAC Invites All Residents of Cuyahoga County to Vote for Arts and Culture Projects Through February 20 31. January 2013 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (February 1, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) invites all residents of Cuyahoga County to vote to help decide which two new creative projects will come to life in our community. The final results from the vote will help determine how CAC will invest up to $300,000 in two large-scale arts or cultural projects through its Creative Culture Grants program. More...
CAC To Invite Residents To Vote For Arts And Culture Projects In Our Community Beginning February 1 24. January 2013 Staff News Release Voting Details and Finalists Announced CLEVELAND (January 24, 2013) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) announces that beginning February 1, 2013, it will invite Cuyahoga County residents to help decide which two large-scale arts or culture projects will receive up to $150,000 each through its new Creative Culture Grants program. View the six projects on which residents will vote. More...
CAC Announces Commitment of Nearly $29 Million in Grants to 175 Arts and Culture Organizations in Cuyahoga County 19. November 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (November 19, 2012) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) today announced that it will invest $28,959,218 in grants to 175 arts and culture organizations in Cuyahoga County. The grant award amounts (see links below) were approved by CAC’s Board of Trustees during its meeting and celebration event today at MOCA Cleveland. More...
Arts and Culture Community Invited to Participate in Roundtable Discussion with County Executive Ed FitzGerald on Nov. 20 19. October 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (October 19, 2012) – On Tuesday, November 20, the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will co-host a free Arts and Culture Roundtable featuring Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. Members of the arts and culture community, as well as members of the public and media, are invited and welcome to attend. More...
CAC Announces New Grant Program, Creative Culture Grants; Residents to Vote for Arts and Culture Projects In Their Community 4. October 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (October 4, 2012) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) is pleased to announce a new grant program, Creative Culture Grants, in which CAC will award $150,000 each to two large-scale arts or culture events selected by residents through a public voting process. More...
CAC to Hold Panel Review Meetings in October to Review and Score Applications from 189 Cuyahoga County Arts and Cultural Organizations 21. September 2012 Staff News Release Community Invited to Watch Independent Panel Score Grant ApplicationsCLEVELAND (September 21, 2012) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) invites members of the community to observe its Panel Review meetings in October, during which arts and culture experts from around the country will review and score the applications of 189 arts and culture organizations based in Cuyahoga County who have applied for CAC funding in 2013. More...
Sari Feldman and Victoria Eaton Johnson Reappointed to CAC’s Board 20. June 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (June 20, 2012) – Sari Feldman and Victoria Eaton Johnson were sworn in at CAC’s board meeting on June 18 to continue their service on Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s (CAC’s) five-member Board of Trustees. Both have served on CAC’s Board since 2009 and will continue their service for a second three-year term. Ms. Feldman and Ms. Johnson were nominated for reappointment by County Executive Ed FitzGerald, confirmed for reappointment by the Cuyahoga County Council on May 22, and formally sworn in on June 18. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Receives Clean Audit for Fifth Consecutive Year 11. June 2012 Staff News Release Ohio Auditor of State Finds No Deficiencies in CAC Financial AuditCLEVELAND (June 11, 2012) – For the fifth year in a row, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC)’s annual financial review by the Ohio Auditor of State has resulted in a clean audit report (available on the Auditor of State’s website). For its fiscal year 2011, CAC was awarded the highest rating and the Auditor of State Award, which includes “no findings for recovery, significant deficiencies or comments in its management letter.” Each year since CAC was created by the voters of Cuyahoga County, it has achieved a clean audit report. More...
Arts and Culture Community Invited to Participate in Roundtable Discussion with Eric Gordon on June 1 22. May 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (May 22, 2012) – On Friday, June 1, the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) will co-host a free Arts and Culture Roundtable featuring Eric Gordon, CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Members of the arts and culture community, as well as members of the public and media, are invited and welcome to attend. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Now Accepting Applications for Grants in 2013 15. May 2012 Staff News Release CAC to hold grant workshops for new applicants of its Project Support grant program on June 5, 7, and 13CLEVELAND (May 15, 2012) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) encourages nonprofit organizations offering arts and culture programming in Cuyahoga County to apply for its 2013 grant programs. New applicants are encouraged to attend one of three informational workshops on June 5, 7, or 13, to learn more about its Project Support grant program, and to visit www.cacgrants.org to learn more and apply. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Releases New Data Outlining Broad Impact of CAC Funds on Arts and Culture Sector in Cuyahoga County 9. April 2012 Staff News Release CLEVELAND (April 9, 2012) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) today announced new data outlining the broad impact of CAC funds on Cuyahoga County’s arts and culture sector. The data are part of CAC’s Report to the Community, which was released at its annual meeting, attended by board members, staff, and members of the community, this afternoon at the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare. A PDF of the Report to the Community is available at www.cacgrants.org/impact/report-to-the-community/. More...
CAC Announces Nearly $14 Million in 2012 General Operating Support Grants 12. December 2011 Staff News Release Cleveland (December 12, 2011) - The Board of Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) has approved 66 grants, totaling $13,980,960, to arts and cultural organizations in Cuyahoga County in 2012. The grants range in value from $6,524 to $1,681,098. CAC’s Board of Trustees met Monday, December 12, at 4pm to approve the awards. More...
PBS Airs Documentary Featuring CAC 22. November 2011 Staff News Release Cleveland (November 22, 2011) - PBS recently aired the mini-documentary Artistic Choice: Preserving a Legacy in Cleveland. This 16-minute film explores our innovative arts funding structure in Cuyahoga County and was produced locally by WVIZ/PBS ideastream. More...
CAC Announces 2012 Project Support Grants 14. November 2011 Staff News Release Cleveland (November 14, 2011) - The Board of Trustees of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) has approved 88 grants, totaling $1,029,164 for the 2012 Project Support cycle. The awards include traditional PS I grants and the new Project Support II, a small grant program that provides awards of up to $5000. Grants range in value from $625 to $49,333. CAC’s Board of Trustees met Monday, November 14th at 4pm to approve the awards. More...
Record Number of Applicants for 2012 Project Support Program 1. November 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (November 1, 2011) - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture convened its fourth panel review of Project Support grant applications in public sessions Monday, October 17th-Wednesday, October 19th, 2011. The 100 applicants came from a wide range of Cuyahoga County-based organizations, large and small, suburban and urban. This was a 30% increase in applications, and 33 organizations applied for the first time. New this is year is a small grant program, Project Support II, which attracted 49 applicants for grants up to $5,000. 51 organizations applied to the traditional Project Support program which provides grants up to $50,000. More...
Steven A. Minter Reappointed to CAC Board of Trustees: Founding Trustee & Former Chair Sworn in for Third Term 14. June 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (June 14, 2011) - In May, County Executive Ed Fitzgerald nominated Steven A. Minter for reappointment to a third term on the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board of trustees, and after confirmation by the County Council, he was sworn in for a third term at the CAC board meeting on June 13. More...
CAC Receives Clean Audit for Fourth Consecutive Year: Ohio Auditor of State Finds No Deficiencies in CAC Financial Audit 9. June 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (June 9, 2011) - For the fourth year in a row, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s annual financial review by auditors from the State of Ohio has resulted in an "unqualified opinion," which is the cleanest possible audit they award. Every year since CAC was created by the voters of Cuyahoga County, it has achieved this level of audit findings, with no comments or deficiencies. “This is great news from our perspective,” said CAC Executive Director Karen Gahl-Mills. “It demonstrates to the taxpayers of this county that we are efficient and effective stewards of the public dollars that we manage.” More...
Now Available: CAC's 2010 Report to the Community 26. May 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (May 26, 2011) - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture is pleased to announce the release of its 2010 online Report to the Community. In our ongoing effort to be more sustainable, the report was produced as an online “Flip Book.” More...
CAC Opens Project Support Grant Program for 2012 Cycle: Local Nonprofits Can Seek Up to $50K for Arts & Culture Projects 10. May 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (May 10, 2011) - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, Ohio’s largest public funder of arts and culture programming, has posted the guidelines for its 2012 Project Support (PS) grant program, and invites all Cuyahoga County-based 501(c)3 nonprofits to submit an “intent to apply.” Grants of up to $50,000 are available for arts and culture focused projects that will take place during the 2012 calendar year. More...
Now Online: Guidelines for 2012 Project Support Grant Program 18. April 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (April 18, 2011) - Guidelines for the 2012 Project Support (PS) Grant Program are now available for download at the link below. More...
CAC Launches New Pilot Program for Small Grants: Ohio’s Largest Public Arts Funder Seeks to Expand Access to Nonprofits 7. April 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (April 7, 2011) - At its April meeting, the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board of trustees approved a small-grants pilot program for the 2012 funding cycle. A part of CAC’s Project Support (PS) grant program, the pilot simplifies the application process for nonprofit organizations seeking grants of $5,000 or less. More...
CAC Trustees Elect 2011 Slate of Officers at Annual Meeting: Sari Feldman to Helm Ohio’s Largest Public Funder of Arts & Culture 4. April 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (April 4, 2011) - At its annual meeting on April 4, the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board of trustees elected officers for 2011-12. Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) Executive Director Sari Feldman was unanimously elected board president, succeeding CAC’s founding board president Steven Minter, Executive-In-Residence at Cleveland State University. More...
Cuyahoga County's Public Arts Funding Benefits Region: Data Shows Impact of Public Funding on Local Arts & Culture Sector 31. March 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (March 31, 2011) - When county residents voted to create a dedicated tax on cigarettes to fund local arts and culture focused nonprofit organizations, they did so based on promises that it would expand county-wide arts education, support quality of life, and invest in the economic development of the region. More...
CAC Executive Director to Report on "The State of Our Arts": How Have Four Years of Public Arts Funding Affected Cuyahoga County? 14. March 2011 Administrator News Release Cleveland (March 14, 2011) - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Executive Director Karen Gahl-Mills will address the City Club of Cleveland on Wednesday, March 30 at Noon, on the ��State of Our Arts in Cuyahoga County.” More...
CAC Board Approves $16.8 Million Budget for 2011 16. December 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (December 16, 2010) - The board of trustees for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has approved a budget of $16.8 million for 2011. Approximately $15.8 million of that budget will be allocated to CAC’s grant programs for local arts and cultural organizations in Cuyahoga County, while the remainder will be used for administration and special projects. More...
CAC Welcomes New Director of Grant Programs 16. December 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (December 16, 2010) - CAC is very pleased to welcome Jill Paulsen as the new Director of Grant Programs. She will oversee CAC’s General Operating Support and Project Support grant programs, and will help CAC explore creative and innovative options for maximizing its investment of public funding in the arts and culture sector.Jill comes to CAC from the Cleveland Foundation, where she served as a program officer, overseeing a portfolio of nearly $18 million for more than 75 grantees representing organizations across a range of sectors, including arts and culture, economic development, education, and health and human services. She also led the statewide nonprofit mobilization efforts for the 2010 Census, and served as vice-chair for the Collaborative for School-Aged Comprehensive Health Initiative, which supports the nation’s first K-12 comprehensive health program.Jill has her Bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College, and her Master’s degree in nonprofit management from Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. She is also a graduate of the Diversity Center’s Lead Diversity and the YWCA women’s executive leadership programs. Jill currently sits on the advisory boards of Case Women’s Center and is a volunteer for the youth poetry-soccer program America Scores - Cleveland.Jill’s first day in her new position will be January 18, 2011.
Forum Attendees Share Opinions on CAC Spending Plans: County Residents Turn Out to Help Inform Plan for Future Spending 6. December 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (December 6, 2010) - At two public forums held in mid-November, nearly 50 individuals turned out to learn more about a proposed spending policy for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, and to share their opinions for prioritizing the agency’s allocation of grant funding. Attendees at both meetings included representatives from current and former CAC grantees, as well as interested members of the public and of the arts and culture community. The first meeting was held at the Lakewood Public Library on Nov. 15 and the second meeting took place at the Shaker Heights Public Library on Nov. 17. More...
Public Input Sought on How to Spend Millions in Arts Grants: Two Public Forums Offer an Opportunity to Help Shape Spending Policy 10. November 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (November 10, 2010) - In just four short years since its founding, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture has distributed nearly $50 million in public funds for arts and cultural programming in Cuyahoga County. Founded after the passage of “Issue 18” in 2006, CAC has proven itself as an effective funding agency, and now it will explore new ways to ensure it is making the most significant impact with its annual investment of nearly $15 million. More...
CAC Announces Grant Awards for for 2011 cycle of Project Support and General Operating Support Grants 25. October 2010 Administrator News Release At its regularly scheduled October board meeting, the trustees for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture announced its official list of grantees for the 2011 funding cycle. 133 organizations from all across Cuyahoga County will share in $14.8 million. More...
CAC Announces $14.8 Million in Grants to Local Arts Organizations: 133 Nonprofits to Share in Public Funding from Local Cigarette Tax 25. October 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (October 25, 2010) - At its regularly scheduled October board meeting, the trustees for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture announced its official list of grantees for the 2011 funding cycle. More than 130 new and returning organizations from all across Cuyahoga County will share in nearly $15 million over the coming year. More...
CAC's 2009 Audit Released by Ohio State Auditor with No Finding of Deficiencies 30. September 2010 Administrator News Release CAC's annual audit of finances, conducted by the Ohio Auditor of State's office was found to have no deficiencies for fiscal year 2009. More...
$800,000 to be Split Among Nearly 70 Cuyahoga County Arts & Culture Organizations - Funding Panels to Review Arts & Culture Grant Applications for 2011 Funding Cycle 20. September 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (September 20, 2010) - CAC will convene its third review of Project Support (PS) grant applications this week, on Tuesday, Sept. 21 and Thursday, Sept. 23. The 67 applicants come from a wide range of Cuyahoga County-based organizations - large and small, rural and urban. Those grantees who receive funding will share in an allocation of $800,000, which was approved by the CAC board at its regular meeting on Sept. 13 More...
Board Approves Nearly $15 Million for Arts & Culture Programming - Local Groups Will Share in Allocation from Tobacco Tax during 2011 Grant Cycle 15. September 2010 Administrator News Release Cleveland (September 15, 2010) - At its regularly scheduled September meeting, the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Board of Trustees voted to approve an allocation of $14.8 million to be used for funding arts and culture programming throughout Cuyahoga County. More...
Cuyahoga County Residents Make 2010 "Star-Spangled Spectacular" Shine - Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Makes Voters’ Intentions a Reality at Public Square Concert 9. September 2010 Administrator News Release 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. More...
Seventy-two Nonprofits Apply for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Operating Grants 22. April 2010 Administrator News Release CLEVELAND (April 22, 2010) - Seventy-two 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. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Swears in Newest Trustee - COSE Arts Network Leader Tapped for Five-Member Board 13. April 2010 Administrator News Release 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. More...
Funding Available for 2011 Arts and Cultural Projects in Cuyahoga County - CAC Announces Informational Workshops on the 2011 Project Support Grant Program 2. April 2010 Administrator News Release 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. More...
CAC Trustees Approve $1.35 Million in Special Initiative Grants Funds Will Support Creative Workforce Fellowship Program and July Celebration on Public Square 12. February 2010 Administrator News Release 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. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Awards General Operating Support to Sixty-Three Organizations 11. December 2009 Administrator News Release Three-Year Total of General Operating Support Funds Nears $45 Million MarkCleveland (December 11, 2009) - 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. More...
Guidelines Released for 2011-2012 General Operating Support and 2011 Project Support Programs 16. November 2009 Administrator News Release Cleveland (November 16, 2009) - Updated application guidelines for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s two principal funding programs are now available on the Cuyahoga Arts and 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. More...
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Trustees Name Executive Director 10. November 2009 Administrator News Release Cleveland (November 10, 2009) - 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. To date, 145 Cuyahoga County organizations have been awarded CAC grants (General Operating Support, Project Support, and Special Initiative grants) worth a combined total of more than $33.5 million. More...