Making Waves Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption. Theaters have been hit particularly hard. With a business model more reliant on audiences, learn they’ve had to creatively adapt to survive.

The Sachs Fund Prize honors individuals who have made a major impact on our region through the arts. Our 2020 honorees are legends within their own industries and Cincinnatians have benefited from their efforts.

Panelists at the annual ArtsWave Women's Leadership Roundtable Symposium, showed how women make waves in their communities and spheres of influence through the arts.

State and local governments are offering a lifeline to our region's arts in the form of relief funding through the CARES Act and more.

For the first time, the Cincinnati region has made the cut in the nation's only arts vibrancy ranking index.

The arts have a unique ability to bridge cultural divides, paving the way for social progress. Increasingly, our region's arts sector is treating that ability like a responsibility requiring action.

The entire economy is hard-hit by the coronavirus crisis, but the arts sector is particularly vulnerable.

In this time of crisis, many people and organizations are stepping up to do what they can to help. Despite being uniquely vulnerable to the economic impact, our region's arts sector is doing their part.

The arts sector in Greater Cincinnati is looking for innovative new ways to reach audiences as much as they can during the ongoing crisis.

The arts industry may be particularly hard hit by necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Your support is more important than ever to keep our arts sector strong.

The arts continue to play a key role in sparking redevelopment and revitalization in Greater Cincinnati's neighborhoods.

When companies look for ways to attract and retain skilled young professionals, they look beyond what they can offer on their own and build partnerships in the arts.

The National Endowment for the Arts ranks Cincinnati 7th in the U.S. and #1 in the state for the percentage of residents who perform, make or create art.

The arts sector in the Cincinnati region is one of our greatest assets. Strong funding is part of that success, but the way the sector collaborates instead of competing is just as valuable.

While we commemorate Black History Month, the arts show how storytelling can help us understand and value one another.

Our region's arts leaders are taking important steps toward become more open and inclusive, transforming into destinations where all are truly welcome.

Cincinnati's Price Hill neighborhood is witnessing the economic benefits of the arts firsthand.

Arts organizations like YPCC and The May Festival have programs designed to deepen the roots of talented young professionals in our region.

ArtsWave has awarded the second ever round of Pride Grants to local organizations for LGBTQIA+ programming, nearly doubling the first year's total.

The Cincinnati region continues to spotlight women in the arts through the POWER OF HER.