FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:        March 25, 2008

Contact:     Carolyn Gutjahr, Senior Development Officer, Arts Grant Programs

Phone:      513-352-4985

CITY OFFERS GRANTS AND GRANTWRITING WORKSHOP FOR ARTISTS

The City of Cincinnati seeks applicants for its twentieth annual competitive Individual Artist Grant Program. “In celebration of this anniversary, the maximum award for the artist grant program has been increased to $6,000,” said Michael Cervay, Director of the Department of Community Development. “The new award level makes the funding available from the City’s program more comparable to the $5,000 to $10,000 fellowship awards offered by the state arts councils in Ohio and Kentucky and local arts agencies in our peer cities of Dayton, Columbus, and Indianapolis,” noted Cervay.

The grant program is open to creative and interpretive artists who are residents of the city of Cincinnati and are age eighteen or older. Applications may be submitted in the following artistic disciplines: dance, literature, media, music, performance art, theater, and visual arts. Applications must be received by the Department of Community Development by 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2008.

Free grantwriting workshop.A workshop for prospective applicants is scheduled on Monday, March 31, 2008 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room of Two Centennial Plaza (805 Central Avenue). Registration is required. For workshop registration and information, call 513-352-6146 by March 28, 2008.

Where to get an application:Applications and program guidelines are available on the Department of Community Development website at www.cincinnati-oh.gov  and may also be picked up at the following locations:Department of Community Development, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Dunham Recreation Complex, Enjoy the Arts, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Information and Reference Department, Main Library and Corryville, Northside, and Walnut Hills branch libraries), University of Cincinnati School of Art, Urban Appalachian Council, Weston Art Gallery, and Westwood Town Hall.

Information:For additional information, visit the Department of Community Development website at www.cincinnati-oh.gov  or call 513-352-4985.

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