Shows may be back, but indie music venues continue to struggle

Source: Crain’s Cleveland Business

Date: August 12, 2022

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For independent concert clubs — linchpins of what helped Cleveland garner its identity as “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Capital of the World” — the spring of 2021 was expected to be a turning point after an economy-wracking health crisis.

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Game Changers: Assembly for the Arts CEO Jeremy Johnson on growing Cleveland's creative industries

Source: WKYC 3

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CLEVELAND — Jeremy Johnson spent more than three decades living on the east coast before returning to his hometown last year to take on an exciting new role.

“I feel like I’ve come back to Cleveland. I recognize the street names, but the city looks different. It feels different. The leadership is different. The people have a certain excitement about them,” Johnson told 3News anchor Dave Chudowsky in a recent interview.

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FRONT International 2022 Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art Kicks Off This Saturday

Source: Cleveland Scene

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The second edition of the free, summer-long, region-wide festival, FRONT International, opens this Saturday July 16th with 30-plus exhibition sites in Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin featuring work by more than 100 national, and international artists, and runs through October 2, 2022.

FRONT kicks things off with a block party on Cleveland Public Square, hosted by DJ Red-I and featuring performances by Free Black, Sadhu Sounds, Hello!3D, Da Land Brass Band, Blakk Jakk Dance Collective, Mellow Man Funk, The Katy, and FRONT 2022 artist Asad Raza.

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Cleveland’s Summer of Arts 2022: Top 5 Events to Check Out

Source: Places.Travel

Abstract: When you say art, we say Cleveland! This summer, things are going to get pretty artsy up in the Land. From July through August, the city will come alive with outdoor concerts, public art installations, special exhibitions, and plenty of opportunities to get involved in the local arts scene.

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Cleveland’s Summer of Arts and Culture: A Cultural Empowerment Masterpiece

Source: Places.Travel

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Empowering people through the arts. It’s something that resonates with every single soul on this planet. From the music we listen to, to the paintings that adorn our walls, and even the books we read – art is a part of who we are.

And Cleveland knows this. Cleveland breathes this. The Land is committed to empowering people through advocacy, activism, education, and resources to promote arts and culture. It’s what we do, it’s what we’re known for, and it’s why we’re so excited for the upcoming Summer of Arts in 2022, powered by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

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Meet the 65-person Leadership Cleveland class of 2023

Source: Crain’s Cleveland

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The Leadership Cleveland class of 2023, announced Friday, July 8, by the Cleveland Leadership Center, comprises 65 executives and leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors of Northeast Ohio.

Members of the class will take part in a 10-month program aimed at exploring “challenges and opportunities facing Northeast Ohio” with a goal of inspiring the leaders “to use their newfound knowledge and connections to advance our region,” the Cleveland Leadership Center said in a news release.

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Cuyahoga County approves $3.3m for relief and reinvestment into Northeast Ohio art and culture

Source: News 5 Cleveland

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The Cuyahoga County Council approved $3.3 million of American Rescue Plan Act dollars to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and Assembly for the Arts. It will be split evenly between the two groups. Jeremy Johnson is the CEO of Assembly for the Arts. It is a group that advocates and unifies the voices of creatives throughout greater Cleveland.

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Cuyahoga County authorizes $3.3 million in federal COVID relief money for the arts

Source: Cleveland.com

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County is investing $3.3 million in money for the arts from ARPA, the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act.

County Council voted Tuesday to authorize awarding up to $1.65 million in ARPA funds to Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the agency that supports the arts by distributing proceeds from the county’s cigarette tax to cultural organizations.

Council also voted to authorize granting the same amount to the nonprofit Assembly for the Arts, an umbrella group for Cleveland’s nonprofit and for-profit cultural industries, to support artists and creative businesses.

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Cuyahoga County arts organizations getting $3.3 million in ARPA funding

Source: ideastream

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Cuyahoga County Council unanimously granted two arts organizations $1.65 million apiece in American Rescue Plan funds. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) and Assembly for the Arts will use the funds to help the creative economy, which is still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. CAC reports that organizations it works with saw a $171-million drop in revenue during the first 22 months of the pandemic.

Jeremy Johnson, CEO of Assembly for the Arts, said he hopes these county funds are a harbinger of more public investment in the arts – especially after more than two years of the pandemic. Arts advocates are also requesting ARPA support from Cleveland.

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Cuyahoga County arts organizations getting $3.3 million in ARPA funding

Source: WKSU | By Kabir Bhatia

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Assembly for the Arts is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a focus on advocacy, cultural policy, racial equity initiatives, research, marketing that elevates the region, and services for nonprofits, artists, and creative businesses. Put simply, Assembly is here to “expand the pie” and increase equity in Cleveland’s arts and culture industries. It is governed by a volunteer board with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Almost 70% of Assembly’s 26 board members are women, and almost 60% are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). Assembly by design operates in close partnership with Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, a government agency and Assembly for Action, a 501(c)4 political action nonprofit to serve the entire creative sector.

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