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Assembly for the Arts Awards 17 Artists $10,000 Each Through the 2024 Creative Impact Fund

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2024 Creative Impact Fund Awardees

Individual Artists: Yes, Yes, and Yes

Cleveland Transformative Arts Fund 2024 Artist Announcement

Bibb Administration Launches Transformative Arts Fund, Nearly $3 Million in Grants Now Available to Local Artists

‘It’s gonna create an art renaissance’: CLE artists awarded $3M to create public art projects in neighborhoods

The true value of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture tax – a thriving community: Geralyn M. Presti and Chinenye Nkemere

Cuyahoga County cigarette tax increase heading to November ballot

Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture board votes to ask County Council to put cigarette tax increase on November ballot

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture resolves to place cigarette tax increase on November ballot

CAC Trustees Approve a Resolution Requesting November Tax Levy to Fund Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Through 2035

Rapid Action Grant

Embracing the Power of Art: A Call for Change

Leadership in Action

ASSEMBLY FOR THE ARTS LAUNCHES APPLICATIONS FOR TWO ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAMS

2024 Creative Impact Fund

ASSEMBLY FOR THE ARTS TO SUPPORT DOZENS OF CREATIVES WITH $500,000 GRANT FROM CUYAHOGA ARTS & CULTURE

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture still eyeing November cigarette tax renewal

Bibb Administration Launches Transformative Arts Fund, Nearly $3 Million in Grants Now Available to Local Artists

ARTIST FUNDING AND RESOURCES

Opinion: Greater Cleveland must plan for sustainable public arts funding future: Jennifer Coleman

Want to join Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board? County is seeking applications

CLEVELAND-ELYRIA RANKED 12th AMONG 20 MOST ARTS-VIBRANT LARGE COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION

Mayor explains call for proposed Cleveland Heights Arts Commission

Two New Members Added to GCRTA Board of Trustees

Meet Julia Rosa Sosa

Meet Linda Zolten Wood

Meet Dale Goode

Meet Mary Kay Thomas

Meet Georgio Sabino

Meet Natasha Herbert

Meet Baba Jubal Harris

Meet Benjamin Smith

Meet Julie Schabel

Meet Alex and Lilly

Meet Shadi Ayoub

Meet Adenike Harper

Meet Josh Maxwell

Meet Stephanie Lassiter

Meet Robin Robinson

Arts and culture generate more than $500 million for Cuyahoga County economy, new study shows

Study touts $500M arts impact in Cuyahoga County last year

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Economic and Social Impact of $533-Million Nonprofit Arts and Culture Sector in Cuyahoga County

Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 Report

ASSEMBLY FOR THE ARTS BOARD ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP

Local & State Advocacy

Activism

Assembly for the Arts names equity advocate Chinenye ‘ChiChi’ Nkemere to head region’s nonprofit arts council

Announcing the 2023 Arts and Culture Honor Roll

Meet Moises Borges

Racial Equity

Creative Impact Fund Grantees 2023

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture considers November ’24 levy to expand cigarette tax

Support for Artists Campaign Findings

Assembly by the Numbers

Thank You to Our Funders

Board and Staff

Membership

Opinion: Investments in artists pay dividends for regional economy

Knowledge Building

Protected: CIF Grantee Portal

Executive Ronayne names 2 new members to RTA board

Assembly for the Arts awards grants for art in redlined communities

16 Local Artists Selected to Bring Transformational Projects to Redlined Communities in Cleveland

Cleveland Institute of Art student’s mural selected for Cleveland Foundation’s MidTown Collaboration Center

Cleveland names Rhonda K. Brown its first arts czar

Assembly for the Arts Impact

Ohio could reverse course on potential Cuyahoga County vape tax, allow higher tax on cigarettes

This Saturday, Bike Your Neighborhood kicks off new community cycling rides

Artist Engagement and Planning Update

Cleveland creatives boost arts entrepreneurship as city looks to pump up arts economy

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture approves $20,000 for feedback on artist funding

At a fiery meeting, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture moves toward outsourcing a controversial grant program to Assembly for the Arts

Cleveland Scores Highest Among Midwestern Communities on Two Key Measurements of Arts Vibrancy

Arts group hopes grants will spur change in long-ignored neighborhoods in Greater Cleveland

City Hall seeks its first high-ranking advocate to boost arts and culture as a major economic driver

Where Cleveland artists can affordably live and create is up for discussion Thursday

Assembly Hosts Cleveland Planning Director and Community Leaders to Discuss Artist Space

Senior Strategist for Arts, Culture and Creative Economy

Assembly for the Arts opens applications for Creative Impact Fund

Assembly for the Arts launches new fund for Cleveland artists

Artist Funding Opportunity Now Available Through Assembly for the Arts

Assembly Creative Impact Fund

Cleveland aims to add a senior-level arts leader to the Bibb administration

Guaranteed Income

Art Ball

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture approves 2023 grants for six organizations

Creative Income

Creative Spaces

STATE LEGISLATION GRANTS NEW OPTION TO FUND ARTS NONPROFITS IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY

Assembly’s President and CEO, Jeremy Johnson named 2022 Crain’s Power 150

Arts advocates are gathering input to help increase funding in Greater Cleveland

Cuyahoga Arts & Culture awards $560,000 for artists and resident-led programs

ASSEMBLY FOR THE ARTS HIRES CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER

Nonprofit Assembly for the Arts appoints arts leader Deidre McPherson as its first chief community officer

Loans

12 arts orgs receive $7.55-million

WAGE Session for Artists and Groups that Hire Them

2022 Public Officials Honor Roll

Arts & Economic Prosperity 6

Supporting Great Arts Across the Region

FRONT International, Case Western Reserve University and The Assembly for the Arts to Host The Art Futures Forum on September 16 and 17

Assembly for the Arts Selects Arts Leadership Residency Cohort

2022-23 Arts Leadership Residency Cohort

Cuyahoga County to Participate in National ‘Arts & Economic Prosperity 6’ Study

Assembly for the Arts opens applications for ARPA funding to artists and creative businesses

Cleveland’s Assembly for the Arts opens applications for $1.65 million in COVID-19 relief grants for individuals or businesses

Assembly for the Arts Opens Applications for ARPA Funding

Apply now: ARPA funds available for Cleveland artists and businesses

Summer Assembly

Guidelines – ARPA for Arts

Cuyahoga County art communities get big boost from COVID-19 relief funds

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

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Creative Resources for the Arts

Racial Equity

Activism

Local & State Advocacy

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

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

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

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

Meet the 65-person Leadership Cleveland class of 2023

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

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

Cuyahoga County arts organizations getting $3.3 million in ARPA funding

Cuyahoga County arts organizations getting $3.3 million in ARPA funding

Cuyahoga County Approves $3.3 Million

New Arts Leadership Residency to Support Small Creative Businesses

Arts Leadership Residency

City of Cleveland – Recommendations for an Arts-Inclusive City

Quarterly Assemblies

ARPA Funding Program

Cuyahoga County to Award $3.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and Assembly for the Arts

Cleveland artists ask for a portion of ARPA funds from city council in a colorful way: postcards

Assembly for the Arts plans Cleveland City Hall rally advocating for $10M in federal COVID relief for the arts

Cleveland artists lobby for ARPA relief funds with postcard campaign

ASSEMBLE at City Hall

Personal View: A Rescue Plan for Cleveland’s Creative Communities

Two Cents: Creatives Campaign for a Slice of Cleveland’s Rescue Plan Funds

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Cleveland artists seek lifeline in Covid relief money

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Artists for ARPA: Just Two Percent

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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb unveils 85 goals – some big, some small – for first 100 days

Christa Ebert

Beth Wood

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Huntington Bank & City of Cleveland Announce Entrepreneurship Program to Help Region’s Small Businesses Grow

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Assembly for the Arts Launches Postcard Campaign Urging Cleveland to Use Portion of ARPA Funds for the Arts

Nonprofit COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency Survey

Ohio artists and arts advocates lobby for ARPA funds

City of Cleveland – City Council Meeting – December 6, 2021

Assembly for the Arts lobbies for $10M in federal funds to support arts and culture in Cleveland

City of Cleveland – City Council Meeting – Oct. 18, 2021

In his own words: Democracy is stronger with the arts

Assemblies – December 2021

Assemblies – November 2021

Cleveland Mayoral Debate – October 11, 2021

The Arts Vote – October 18, 2021

Assemblies – September 2021

Cleveland Mayoral Candidates Seek to Position Arts and Culture as a Priority in their Administrations

Cleveland mayoral candidates and the arts: Who gets your vote?

Cleveland Arts Prize Announces 2021 Award Winners

The Inaugural Assembly: August 18-19, 2021

Cleveland Music Industry Conversations: August 4, 2021

Assembly for the Arts

Arts leader Jeremy Johnson boomerangs back to his hometown to lead Assembly for the Arts in Cleveland

Cleveland has a new arts alliance with a new leader

Unified voices: New alliance will unite NEO arts community in diversity, equity, and inclusion

Veteran arts administrator and native Clevelander Jeremy Johnson will lead Greater Cleveland’s new Assembly for the Arts

Can Assembly For The Arts Help Local Creatives?

Arts Advocate Returns to Cleveland to Launch Assembly for the Arts

Nonprofit Seeks To Bolster Equity In Cleveland Arts Community

Arts Advocate Returns To Cleveland To Launch Assembly For The Arts

New Arts Alliance Will Give United Voice To Northeast Ohio’s Arts Community

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Data Brief – Dance in Cleveland

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Cuyahoga County Arts and Culture and Economic Recession. 2009

Guide to Mapping Your Neighborhood Arts and Culture Assets

Strengthening Arts and Culture

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Northeast Ohios Arts and Culture Plan – A Report on Progress

Investing in Artists. 2007

Increasing the Strength of the Undercapitalized in the Arts and Culture Sector

Arts and Cultural Festival Competitive Analysis

Public Arts and Culture Investment Models. 2004.

Arts and Cultural Industry Workforce Barometer – 2004

Economic Impact of Non-Local Arts and Culture Consumers

Arts & Culture Organizations: A Study of Their Occupations

Advancing Support Systems for Artists in the Cleveland Metro Area

Arts and Culture Participation (Akron) – Benefits and Barriers 2002

Cleveland City Council Arts and Cultural Summit Report. 2002.

Arts and Culture Participation – Benefits and Barriers 2002

NEO Arts and Culture Plan. 2000

Artists, Organizations and Audience Survey Results

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Cultural Budget and Economic Activity Analyses for Northeast Ohio