The new CPAC Fellowships calls have been announced. Yes, this is one of the grants I was fortunate enough to receive this year which is helping me realize many of the projects that I currently have underway (and are in various stages of getting done).
If you are an artists who lives in Cuyahoga County involved in Professional Dance, Literature, Music and/or Theatre I suggest you check out the following.
$20,000 Fellowships for Individual Artists Available
Workshops for CPAC’s Creative Workforce Fellowship program
CLEVELAND — Professional dance, literature, music and theatre artists who make their home in Cuyahoga County have an opportunity to dream bigger with the 2014 cycle of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC)’s Creative Workforce Fellowship program. Individuals who meet eligibility requirements can compete for one of up to 22 awards. 20 Fellowships include the following:
- $20,000 financial award
- one-year membership in the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE)
- tuition waiver for CPAC and COSE’s Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute (AEI)
- inclusion in a video catalogue of Fellows’ work
CPAC will also award two Seth Rosenberg Prizes of $2,500. The Creative Workforce Fellowship is made possible by the generous support of Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Artists interested in applying can attend a free workshop. CPAC will present seven workshops that walk through the online application. These meetings will be held on the following dates:
- Friday, May 24 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Spanish American Committee
- Friday, May 31; 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; Rainey Institute
- Wednesday, June 12; 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Happy Dog (Underdog)
- Saturday, June 15; 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
- Tuesday, July 9; 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; Heights Arts
- Friday, July 12; 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; Cuyahoga County Public Library Warrensville Hts. Branch
- Tuesday, July 16; 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Karamu House
The deadline for the online application is Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Guidelines and application information can be found atCultureForward.org/Our-
About CPAC
The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) is a nonprofit service organization dedicated to strengthening, unifying and connecting greater Cleveland’s arts and culture sector. CPAC provides counsel and research to foster a more informed dialogue between representatives of the arts and culture sector and public leaders concerning arts and culture’s role in the region’s development. It also supports the advancement of artists, arts and culture professionals and other civic leaders through an array of programs and services, such as the Creative Workforce Fellowship, as well as tools like cultureforward.org andmycreativecompass.org.
About Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture’s mission is to inspire and strengthen the community by investing in arts and culture, and since 2007, CAC has invested more than $95 million dollars in more than 200 local arts and cultural organizations. In 2011, for every dollar CAC invested in arts and culture organizations, nearly $20 was put back into the local economy; and CAC-funded organizations supported nearly 9,000 jobs in Cuyahoga County's creative sector. Learn more about Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and its grant programs at www.cacgrants.org.
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