Creative Workforce Fellowship Application for Cuyahoga County Artists
The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) has partnered with Cuyahoga Arts and Culture to offer a one-year $20,000 fellowship to artists. The Creative Workforce Fellowship will make up to 20 awards in each of two cycles.
The first cycle of this fellowship is open to visual, media, craft, design, and mixed-media artists in Cuyahoga County. The second cyle will be open to music, theatre, dance, literary, and interdisciplinary artists.
The Fellowship was established to add a new source of financial investment in Cuyahoga County's artists. CWF is intended to
- invest in developing and sustaining professional artists,
- establish a supportive environment for artists that nurtures creativity and innovation, and
- increase awareness of Cuyahoga County artists through their professional contributions within the creative workforce.
In addition to the one-year $20,000 award, fellows will receive
- a membership with the COSE Arts Network,
- a full tuition waiver for CPAC's Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute, and
- inclusion in the publication of Fellows' work.
An Intent to Apply form must submitted to CPAC by Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Complete applications are due Friday, September 25, 2009.
Visit CPAC for details and complete guidelines.