Historic $21.8 Million in Arts Grants Approved by Ohio Arts Council Board
Summary
This flexible and reliable funding supports a wide range of the states arts providers as they make high-quality artistic experiences available to residents and visitors, positioning Ohio as a national leader in creativity, artistry, and cultural wealth. These organizations often serve as critical partners to the OACs work as they, along with their members or constituents, support our mission to strengthen Ohio communities through the arts. 5 grants totaling $288,510ArtSTART provides flexible, accessible funding to help organizations complete short-term projects addressing a wide variety of goals and objectives. Awards support big ideas that push boundaries, engage participants in unexpected ways, pilot new solutions to challenging problems, improve program design with calculated risk-taking, or result in the creation of new work. 91 grants totaling $1,035,374TeachArtsOhio brings schools and community organizations together with teaching artists to share engaging, personal, high-quality arts learning experiences.