Your Gift in the Community
When you give to ArtsWave, your investment creates thousands of performances, exhibitions, arts education programming, public art, festivals, events like BLINK and more.
Changed Lives
From Northern Kentucky to the Northern Suburbs, your gift helps change lives through the arts. It opens the door for 15,000 students each year to experience live performances and museum visits through ArtsWave’s “More Arts, More Kids” initiative. It brings millions together for events like BLINK, creating moments of connection across neighborhoods and communities. And it makes the arts more accessible — in schools, in parks and in everyday life — for people across our region.
Vibrant Economy
The region’s arts are a driver of economic growth, with the arts sector accounting for $1.6 Billion in economic Impact* from 2019-2022. Also, because of ArtsWave’s reputation and position as a funder, your gifts to ArtsWave allow organizations to leverage dollars for additional funding, ultimately contributing $42.47 to the regional economy for every dollar that ArtsWave originally invested. Not a bad ROI!
Connected Community
Last year, a total of 2.3 million people attended free or low-cost neighborhood events by ArtsWave-funded organizations, bringing us together through the arts. The effect of these programs goes way beyond beautification and pride of place. When after-school arts programs are available, neighborhood crime drops by up to 5%*. Additionally, residents in arts-rich neighborhoods are almost 2x more likely to feel connected to each other*. In a culture that is increasingly isolated and lonely, your gift to ArtsWave is connecting us all.
Get our FREE App Today!
The all-new free ArtsWave App is the one-stop calendar to connect you to arts, entertainment, sports and more here in Cincy. It’s also the exclusive home for the ArtsWave Pass, our $100 donor benefit providing 100s of 50% off deals and discounts to arts, restaurants, shops and more!
