The Creative Impact Fund Panel is responsible for reviewing and scoring every grant submission and making all funding recommendations to Assembly for thirty (30) Cuyahoga County artists in 2025.

This year’s CIF Panel is comprised of twelve (12) accomplished artistic practitioners curated from across the country, representing 12 states, 10 cities and 11 creative disciplines. Panelists were recommended to Assembly by previous CIF grantees and are selected based on our Panel Composition Criteria. Please welcome this incredible cohort to Cleveland!

The Creative Impact Fund is a program of Assembly for the Arts, made possible by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. This individual artist grant program is designed to support and sustain the growth of Cuyahoga County artists and their creative practices, which enhances their ability to positively impact our regional communities.