Artists Making an Impact
Assembly is proud to announce the 2025 cohort of Creative Impact Fund artist grantees.
This year, 15 Early Career Artists will receive $5,000 and 14 Mid-Late Career, will receive $10,000 each in unrestricted funding to support their creative practice and elevate their impact on our region. Artists were selected through a rigorous process by the CIF25 National Panel, comprised of artists and creative professionals from across the country.
The 2025 Creative Impact Fund grantees represent a wide range of creative disciplines and neighborhoods throughout Cuyahoga County.
A huge thank you to our 12 member selection panel for their thoughtful review and expertise of each application, and to our Artist Advisory Committee for helping shape and strengthen our grant programs. We’re grateful for your leadership and collaboration!
The Creative Impact Fund is made possible by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. The program provides flexible (unrestricted) funding and professional and business development opportunities. Development includes mentorship and networking opportunities, and memberships to Assembly for the Arts and the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE). The purpose of the fund is to encourage the growth of artists’ creative practice and advance their impact on the region. It is open to individual Cuyahoga County-based artists of all creative disciplines.
