Local Entities Collaborate to Unify and Amplify the Region’s Creative Sector
CLEVELAND, OHIO (DECEMBER 7, 2020) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC), Arts Cleveland and the Arts & Culture Action Committee (ACAC) have announced the formation of an arts and culture alliance in Cuyahoga County, beginning in 2021.
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Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. In accordance with changes to Ohio law in response to COVID-19, CAC's Board of Trustees meeting will be held electronically. More...
Public Agency Receives 13th Consecutive Clean Audit
CLEVELAND (October 28, 2020) – For the 13th straight year, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) has received a “clean” audit report from the Ohio Auditor of State. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s complete financial audit report is
now available on the Auditor of State’s website.
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Nearly $2.7 Million Will Be Available for CAC Grant Recipients Who Incurred Losses Due to COVID-19
UPDATE (October 27, 2020) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture anticipates releasing the guidelines and application for CARES funding by November 2, 2020. Learn more at
cacgrants.org/CARES.
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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...
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.
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Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, September 11, at Karamu House in Cleveland. Here’s what you missed if you weren’t able to attend. More...
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...
CLEVELAND (November 28, 2018) – Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) and the Center for Performance and Civic Practice (CPCP) announced today a cohort of 12 Cuyahoga County artists and 12 nonprofit partner organizations who will participate in CPCP’s Learning Lab program (list follows). More...
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...Last week, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved spending $10.2 million for the General Operating Support
(GOS) grant program in 2018-2019. That vote was taken at a public meeting, and
it followed months of discussions with arts groups and public pronouncements
signaling the funding level. Since then, we’ve contacted each of the 61 organizations that will receive funding through that program and shared this
news. More...