Athens, OH
GIG Fund
FY2025
“Honey for the Heart”, an annual community art project, transforms the City of Athens’ Halloween season to an all-inclusive family and community-friendly event.
Passion Works seeks support for a new production coordinator to lead and guide student groups and community volunteers in the creation of masks, costumes and large-scale puppets for the 13th annual artmaking project and parade.
Midwest Culture Bearers Award
FY2025
Ohio
Aimee Lee is one of nine winners of the 2024 Midwest Culture Bearers Award. This award celebrates artisans and folk arts practitioners whose work is rooted in cultural preservation and...
ArtsHERE
FY2025
Ohio
Marion Voices Folklife + Oral History's ArtsHERE grant will support a solidarity-building listening tour across North-Central Ohio engaging allied arts & culture organizations to share strategies & grow a regional folklife network, plus updates to their strategic plan & website as they expand their work regionally. Marion Voices is a folklife & cultural arts organization committed to social justice. Partnering directly with community culture-keepers in Marion County, they offer K-12 folk arts programs, exhibits, festivals, folklife documentation, and more to grow more just, more abundant cultural arts livelihoods across diverse communities.
ArtsHERE
FY2025
Ohio
Healing Broken Circles' ArtsHERE grant will support the creation of new collaborative partnerships, upgrading communications materials, and increasing staff technical skills in event production and promotion. Healing Broken Circles provides opportunities to heal, learn, and thrive for those of us impacted by the justice system, through programs and events that offer creative outlets, social-emotional support and opportunities to deepen societal awareness of the destructive impacts of mass incarceration
GIG Fund
FY2025
Ohio
Presented as part of our 100th Anniversary Season, the Juneteenth Festival of New Plays will offer playwriting and acting workshops facilitated by professional teaching artists, culminating in public performances of new works. The project will promote racial healing, remove economic barriers to the arts, and empower local artists with the tools to advance their artistic expression.