BUILDING SUPPORT

Ensuring a sustainable future for Northeast Ohio’s cultural assets through public and private partnerships

Shaping tomorrow

Northeast Ohio’s arts and culture assets contribute significantly to the region’s prosperity.  Recognizing this, community leaders have begun investing in arts and culture as a tool for community building.  Cuyahoga County’s Arts and Culture as Economic Development Grants Program and the Lake County Visitors Bureau Arts and Culture Fund served as prime examples of leadership in this arena.  These efforts started to address the importance of a strong public partner investing in our arts and cultural assets.  Our region was in need of reasonable, dedicated, local public sector support of arts and culture and progressive public policies. 

In 2006, Cuyahoga County passed Issue 18, a cigarette exise tax to assist arts and culture organizations and individual artists.  Cuyahoga Arts + Culture (CAC), a Regional Arts and Culture District and one of the largest local public sector funders of arts and culture in the country, was created to manage the grants programs generated from these funds.   

Arts and Culture are essential to ensure arts and culture continues to play a prominent role in the region’s economic, educational and community development.  Join us as we work to keep the public informed about the importance of strong arts and culture policy for Northeast Ohio.