ArtsWave introduces Flow, An African American Arts Experience, which brings leading Black performers and artists to the Cincinnati region. ArtsWave also launches the Circle Grant program specifically for Black-led organizations.
ArtsWave pivots to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting shutdown of much of the arts sector with emergency relief funds, accelerated grants, innovation funds, loans and other forms of assistance to both arts organizations and individual artists. ArtsWave amasses $13 million, including an Arts Vibrancy Recovery Fund and public challenge to provide a path to restarting the arts.
ArtsWave introduces “Lifting As We Learn”, a diversity, equity, inclusion and access plan with key performance indicators for ArtsWave and the arts sector.
