Ohio Arts Council Awards More Than $11 Million in 2016 Grants
by Hannah Brokenshire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 2015
CONTACT
Hannah Brokenshire
(614)728-4463
hannah.brokenshire@oac.state.oh.us
Columbus, Ohio--For its largest quarterly round of grants funding, the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) has awarded more than $11 million to nearly 500 grantees to support artists, arts organizations, and cultural programming across the state of Ohio.
The OAC board--in a public meeting on July 22--ratified grants in the following areas for state fiscal year 2016:
Sustainability provides four-year grants for organizational operating support. This program supports Ohio organizations that plan and conduct ongoing arts programs for either a full year of programming or a recurring single project or activity.
- 35 grants totaling $6,225,000 for the over $1.75 million category
- 254 grants totaling $3,763,203 for the under $1.75 million category
Project Support provides flexible funding to help organizations complete short-term projects addressing a wide variety of goals and objectives through two types of project grants--General Project and Creative Economy Project.
- 127 grants totaling $513,349
Arts Access provides two-year grants for organizational operating support for Ohio organizations with budgets under $30,000 that plan and conduct ongoing arts programs.
- 18 grants totaling $60,800
Arts Learning | Artists in Residence places accomplished, professional artists in a variety of educational and community settings.
- 12 grants totaling $39,200
Arts Learning | Arts Partnerships provides one- or two-year grants to support activities that enhance the quality of and access to learning in the arts for learners of all ages, backgrounds, experience levels, and abilities.
- 44 grants totaling $593,000
Individual Creativity | Traditional Arts Apprenticeship provides support for a master artist and one or more apprentices to work together in an intensive individual study program that preserves the traditional art forms of Ohio residents.
- 9 grants totaling $36,000
More information specific to this round of grant announcements can be viewed by city and by county:
Grant Ratifications
Twenty-three fiscal year 2015 grants were also ratified during the July 22 meeting. Funding totaled $77, 221 for Ohio organizations. Reports By City and By County are available online.
Grant information dating back to FY 1998 is searchable on the OAC website.
About the Ohio Arts Council: The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically.The OAC is celebrating 50 years of funding for arts and culture in 2015. Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or visit the OAC website at oac.ohio.gov.
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