Making Waves Blog

After a year of postponements, cancelations and pivots, we could all use a bit of joy and cheer. Find out how the arts bring back holiday favorites this season with fresh ideas on timeless themes.

Broadway's Norm Lewis comes to the Aronoff December 3-4 for ArtsWave's Flow, an African American Arts Experience. Before you take in his holiday cabaret, learn about his work with Black Theatre United to advance equity.

With the new Margaret and Michael Valentine Center for Dance in Walnut Hills, Cincinnati Ballet advances its mission to enrich, expand and excel in the art of dance while centering its engagement with the community.

As live arts return to the Cincinnati Region, their success depends on an enthusiastic audience. Find out how ArtsWave is letting the community know about hundreds of events happening this fall.

With the help of the community, live arts are rebounding, with local arts organizations offering performances and exhibitions. Find out how Cincinnati is coming together to lay the groundwork for a vibrant economic recovery.

After months of preparation, local Black and Brown artists premiered their work at the Truth and Reconciliation Artist Showcase. Check out our recap of the Opening Weekend. Catch the Truth and Reconciliation Visual Art Exhibition at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center now through the end of October.

After a year marked by the pandemic and stark displays in systemic racism, ArtsWave awarded grants to projects that speak to the complexities of "truth" and "reconciliation." Learn how these projects are coming to life.

Project grants like ArtsWave's Catalyzing Impact program give arts organizations the resources they need to make new impacts take root. See what that funding has helped take root.

Boardway Bound has trained more than 400 individuals for board leadership. This September, a new class begins the program. See how they can help the arts.

Ray Gargano recently started at ArtsWave. His contributions will advance ArtsWave's Blueprint for Collective Action. Learn about his initial observations and find out what he plans to do.

As pandemic-related restrictions lift and summer arrives, local arts organizations step toward a return to in-person performances with outdoor events. Find out what the arts are planning.

More than 50 businesses and arts organizations throughout the region lit up in "ArtsWave Red" to help kick off the Campaign. See how it all went down and how you can help spread the word.

As the ArtsWave Campaign kicks off, we're beginning to see signs of a return to the stage for Greater Cincinnati's arts organizations.

ArtsWave awarded $271,638 in grants to local Black and Brown artists on the theme of truth and reconciliation.

2020 may be behind us, but the challenges for artists remain. ArtsWave announces two more rounds of relief grants for individual artists, expanding efforts to 15 counties locally.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption. Theaters have been hit particularly hard. With a business model more reliant on audiences, learn they’ve had to creatively adapt to survive.

The Sachs Fund Prize honors individuals who have made a major impact on our region through the arts. Our 2020 honorees are legends within their own industries and Cincinnatians have benefited from their efforts.

Panelists at the annual ArtsWave Women's Leadership Roundtable Symposium, showed how women make waves in their communities and spheres of influence through the arts.