ArtsWave Young Professionals

Who says the next generation doesn’t love the arts?! Join other YP’s who want to connect with and support each other and the community

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Our members are committed to creating an engaged YP community and making a positive impact in the region. To identify as an ArtsWave Young Professional, simply check the YP box when you make your pledge.

ArtsWave Young Professional Giving Levels

$100: Invitation to ArtsWave YP Events

Opt-in as a Young Professional when making your pledge by checking the YP box. Receive all of our general donor benefits and invitations to ArtsWave YP’s event series! Additionally, opting in as an ArtsWave YP ensures that a portion of your gift will help to support YP-centric arts programming in the region.

$500: YP Leader

In addition to all benefits at the $100 and $250 levels, YP Leaders receive invitations to select ArtsWave Leadership events and recognition in our community report.

ArtsWave YP is open to all aged 21-40. Be sure to check the box when you give!

ArtsWave YP Events

ArtsWave puts on events throughout our campaign season for existing and potential YP donors. Take a look at what’s coming up!

There are no events scheduled at this time. Please check back later!

Grant Recipient Events

Our ArtsWave YP grant recipient arts organizations put on great events of their own. See below for descriptions and go check one out!

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company: YP Preview Nights

The Cincy Shakes YP Preview Night provides young professionals with a mid-week outing and a chance to relax and enjoy art — a necessary moment of self-care in today’s hustle culture. YP Preview Night occurs on the night of the final dress rehearsal of each Mainstage show. After the show, participants get the chance to chat with members of CSC’s Artistic Team!

YP Grant Program

In 2016, ArtsWave launched a Young Professionals Grant Program. The initiative, conceived by the ArtsWave YP Committee, is funded by a portion of the contributions made by ArtsWave YP members to the ArtsWave Community Campaign. This specialized grant is awarded to arts organizations who create programming specifically for young professionals.

Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Preservation, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, The Ghostlight Stage Company, Taft Museum of Art, Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC).

Bi-Okoto, Black Art Speaks, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Contemporary Arts Center, The Ghostlight Stage Company, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Nrityarpana, Sweet Sistah Splash, Taft Museum of Art.

American Legacy Theatre, Action Tank, Bi-Okoto, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Sweet Sistah Splash, Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC).

Cincinnati Music & Wellness Coalition, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Community Happens Here, Contemporary Arts Center, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, ish Festival, Revolution Dance Theatre.

Action Tank, Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary Arts Center, Revolution Dance Theatre, Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC).

Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary Arts Center, Over-the-Rhine Museum, Taft Museum of Art, Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC).

Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Taft Museum of Art, Young Professionals Choral Collective (YPCC).

Behringer-Crawford Museum, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Melodic Connections.

Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, concert:nova.

YP Steering Committee

The ArtsWave Young Professionals Committee works to raise money for the ArtsWave Community Campaign and connects young professionals to the arts through engaging arts experiences.

Co-Chairs:
Jamie Henn, Barnes Dennig, ArtsWave YP Grant Panel Chair
Andy Hof, EY, ArtsWave YP Committee Co-Chair
Amber Ostaszewski, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, ArtsWave YP Committee Co-Chair

Committee:
Heather Lawson, Cintas
Trevor Phillips, FC Cincinnati
Victoria Daly, Fifth Third Bank
Duncan Fox, Deloitte
Emma McAvoy, UC Foundation
Nick Strogen, Dinsmore
Esther Mast Byrne, Kroger