Veteran arts administrator and native Clevelander Jeremy Johnson will lead Greater Cleveland’s new Assembly for the Arts
Source: Cleveland.com
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A veteran New Jersey arts administrator will lead the new Assembly for the Arts, a Greater Cleveland alliance of leading nonprofit arts agencies. The assembly announced Monday that Cleveland native Jeremy V. Johnson, who served most recently as executive director of the nonprofit organization Newark Arts, has been chosen to lead the new Cleveland-area organization. He was chosen after a national search.
Can Assembly For The Arts Help Local Creatives?
Source: Cleveland Magazine
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A world-class orchestra, spectacular museums, a wondrous theater complex that’s the second largest in the country, community arts groups and fetes that bring residents together. For more than a century, Cleveland’s artistic achievements have been the envy of cities around the country — and not just for the cultural attributes they bring. The advocacy group Ohio Citizens for the Arts reported that from 2015-2018 Cleveland’s metropolitan statistical area (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties) supported 62,499 jobs, supplied more than $3.3 billion in wages and proprietor income and generated $9.1 billion.
Arts Advocate Returns to Cleveland to Launch Assembly for the Arts
Source: WKSU
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Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of greater Cleveland is the multi-billion dollar impact of arts and culture. A new organization, Assembly for the Arts, debuts next month and is looking to showcase that economic might by bringing local arts groups together to speak with one voice. Assembly will be led by Jeremy Johnson, a former Northeast Ohio resident who’s returning home with some fresh ideas about the power of collaboration.
Nonprofit Seeks To Bolster Equity In Cleveland Arts Community
Source: Patch
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Assembly for the Arts — a nonprofit collaboration set to launch in Cleveland next month — is looking to bolster the local arts scene with its focus on cultural policy, racial equity, informed and focused research, cooperative marketing and a diverse portfolio of membership services. An organization built on a pillar of diversity, its leadership is made up of a volunteer board that consists of at least 50 percent women and 40 percent people of color, the Assembly for the Arts said in a news release.
Arts Advocate Returns To Cleveland To Launch Assembly For The Arts
Source: Ideastream
Abstract:
Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets of greater Cleveland is the multi-billion dollar impact of arts and culture. A new organization, Assembly for the Arts, debuts next month and is looking to showcase that economic might by bringing local arts groups together to speak with one voice. Assembly will be led by Jeremy Johnson, a former Northeast Ohio resident who’s returning home with some fresh ideas about the power of collaboration.