ArtsWave's Community Investment Strategy
At ArtsWave, we want everyone in Greater Cincinnati to experience the positive benefits of the arts – a more vibrant regional economy and more connected communities. In fall 2015, ArtsWave released the Blueprint for Collective Action in the Arts which outlines five community goals, a roadmap for their achievement, and a framework for ArtsWave’s community investment strategy and grant programs for the next ten years.
All applicant organizations are asked to demonstrate how their work aligns to one or more of these five strategic areas. We strongly recommend downloading and reviewing this document to familiarize yourself with this framework before applying for ArtsWave support.
โInterested in applying for funding from ArtsWave?
Grant Programs for FY20 (September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2020) are as follows:
Technology Advancement Grants up to $7,500 are available through ArtsWave on a competitive basis for organizations with budgets less than $750,000.
The deadline to apply for funding has passed.
The purpose of the Catalyzing Impact Grant Program is to encourage a breadth of programming through arts and cultural heritage projects that support the goals of ArtsWave’s Blueprint for Collective Action.
The application for funding will be available beginning February 3, 2020, with a deadline of March 3, 2020 at 5PM EST.
The purpose of the ArtsWave Pride Grant Program is
to promote, celebrate, and create inclusive arts experiences that may
appeal to or have relevance to the broader LGBTQIA community. ArtWave Pride
grants will provide funding for arts or cultural heritage projects that advance
Cincinnati’s reputation as a welcoming and inclusive community through the arts.
The deadline to apply for funding has passed. Please check back in fall 2020 for more information on the next cycle of grants.
ArtsWave YP grants provide both seed funding to support the development of new programming, as well as existing programming with demonstrated impact in engaging young professionals. Grants are made possible by the donations of young professionals to the 2019 ArtsWave Community Campaign.
The deadline to apply for funding has passed. Please check back in spring 2020 for more information on the next cycle of grants.
โArtsWave offers interest-free loans up to $10,000 for demonstrated short-term cash flow needs for eligible arts or cultural heritage organizations. There is no deadline to apply.
BUILD DIGITAL MARKETING CAPACITY
In partnership with ArtsWave, the University of Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business is providing an opportunity for arts organizations to receive a free digital marketing strategy and recommendations from the Spring 2020 E-Marketing course. This course comprises of upper-level students who are refining their skills in digital marketing and social media. Their team challenge will be to partner with an arts organization in the Cincinnati region to explore that organization’s current digital marketing strategy, and to make actionable recommendations for that organization to implement. The ultimate benefit: arts organizations will receive free consulting and advice from these student teams in order to build their digital marketing capacity.
Please follow this
link to apply.
The deadline to apply is December 16, 2019 at 5:00 P.M.
ArtsWave Grantee Portal
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