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Here are our historical press releases. For more information, contact Ryan Strand, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications. To find press releases from the last calendar year, click here.

2022

2021

2020

12-17-20 Cincinnati Opera Legend Patty Beggs and Gallerist Carl Solway Honored by ArtsWave
12-9-20 ArtsWave Announces $48,000 in YP Grants
12-3-20 Shop through December 7th – unique new merchandise line to support the arts
12-2-20 Artists Apply by December 4th for City of Cincinnati Artist Relief Funds Administered by ArtsWave
11-23-20 ArtsWave thanks Frisch’s Big Boy for donation of 1,800 pies
11-18-20 ArtsWave to cap POWER OF HER initiative with online store for the holidays to benefit the arts
11-6-20 $400,000 in Artist Relief, Grants and Commissions Announced by ArtsWave, City of Cincinnati and Duke Energy
10-30-20 ArtsWave marks a decade of broadened mission and impact, rolling out its latest efforts to support the community
10-8-20 ArtsWave announces COVID relief grants through Hamilton County CARES Act
9-29-20 Cincinnati Hits Top 20 List of Most Arts-Vibrant among US Metros
8-28-20 ArtsWave Announces $11,705,000 raised by the community for the arts and Terry Horan as 2021 Campaign Chair
8-10-20 ArtsWave Opens Applications for Catalyzing Impact Grants
7-24-20 Media Alert - PG and ArtsWave launch CMF Outdoor Museum this Saturday (with Artist profiles)
7-24-20 PG and ArtsWave launch CMF Outdoor Museum
7-9-20 Vincent Lighting Systems hosts livestream concert featuring The Mondays to help ArtsWave
7-6-20 ArtsWave and Many of Cincinnati’s Nonprofit Arts Organizations to be Celebrated by Everything But The House
6-19-20 ArtsWave Surpasses $500K in 2020 Support for Local African American Arts
6-11-20 Arts Join Together in Camp cARTwheel
6-8-20 ArtsWave partners with The Well on new edition of Mindful Music Moments, focused on healing
5-15-20 ArtsWave Hosts Virtual Fundraiser and Live Performance Party
4-15-20 #StayHomeSaveLives – COVID19 Spread Prevention Public Service Art Campaign Announced
4-9-20 $30 Million Loss Possible for Cincinnati's Arts Due to Pandemic
3-24-20 ArtsWave Cancels and Postpones Events and Rolls Out Virtual Arts to Coronavirus Hub
3-17-20 ArtsWave Advances Funds to the Arts and Launches Mindful Music Moments Online Series
3-12-20 ArtsWave Cancels Events While Helping Arts Organizations through Challenging Time
3-4-20 A Dozen Arts Venues Open All At Once Throughout OTR
2-13-20 POWER OF HER Day happens March 7
1-27-20 Arts Community Unites through Light to Kick off 2020 ArtsWave Campaign

2019

12-6-19 ArtsWave Pride grants nearly double to over $23,000 being dispersed
11-12-19 New performance series will celebrate Black artists
9-25-19 Guided Walking Tours of BLINK® Announced with Proceeds to Benefit the Arts
9-9-19 New Book to Honor Women Who Shaped Greater Cincinnati's Arts and Culture
9-5-19 Program Content Expanded and Participants Selected for ArtsWave’s Professional Development Program, BOARDway Bound
8-27-19 ArtsWave Debuts New Brand Identity to Align With Arts Impact
6-21-19 ArtsWave Awards $10M+ in Grants Across Region, Expanding Support to More Organizations
6-10-19 Arts Community Amasses Unique, 18-Month Celebration on Centennial of Women’s Suffrage
5-8-19 BOARDway Bound, Arts Board Leadership Program Taking Applications
4-30-19 ArtsWave Campaign Exceeds $12.3 Million Goal and Announces 2020 Campaign Chair
4-12-19 ArtsWave Awards $118,000 in Grants Throughout the Region
4-9-19 Free Soul of the Arts Concerts This Saturday
4-2-19 10 Teams to Square Off at ArtsWave CincySings on April 9 at Music Hall
4-2-19 Music Hall and Taft Museum Open to Public This Saturday
3-25-19 100+ Free Classes and Shows at 10 Locations as Part of ArtsWave Campaign
3-12-19 Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director Honored for Regional Arts Impact
2-26-19 Free Playhouse Performance and Arts Museum Exhibition as Part of ArtsWave Campaign
2-18-19 Free Performances and Admission to Freedom Center as Part of ArtsWave Campaign
2-6-19 ArtsWave Announces 2019 Goal to Fund the Arts — with a Stretch
2-4-19 Free Performances Happening on West Side as Part of ArtsWave Campaign
1-31-19 ArtsWave Announces 2019 ArtsWave Days Lineup

2018

12-14-18 ArtsWave Awards New Grants for Pride Projects
10-30-18 ArtsWave Awards Over 125k in Grants
10-4-18 ArtsWave Hires New Arts Impact Executive
10-2-18 Fifth Third Honored Nationally - Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts
9-20-18 ArtsWave Arts x Tech
8-28-18 ArtsWave Approves 50k in YP Grants
8-21-18 BOARDway Bound competitive professional development program begins September 12
8-14-18 New Managers at ArtsWave
6-22-18 ArtsWave approves nearly 10 million from its 2018 Community Campaign
5-31-18 Promotions at ArtsWave
5-22-18 Cultural Tourism Collaboration Achieves 116 Million in New Revenues
4-26-18 ArtsWave Campaign Rasies More Than 12 Million
3-29-18 ArtsWave Pride Group Kicks Off and Rapidly Grows
3-21-18 CincySings Line-up Announced -- Set for April 11
3-8-18 Regional Architecture Leader and UC Campus Innovator Honored
3-2-18 ArtsWave Kicks off Full Month of Toast to the Arts
2-23-18 ArtsWave Cincinnati Business Courier to Partner on Arts Coverage
2-12-18 Over 160k in Grants for Arts Awarded Throughout the Region
2-8-18 ArtsWave and Braxton Roll out New Brew
2-1-18 ArtsWave Sets 12250000 Goal for 2018 Annual Campaign
1-22-18 New ArtsWave Event Series Offers 12 Free Events