Assembly for the Arts
@assemblycle.bsky.social
Empower all to activate through advocacy, activism, racial equity, and creative resources for the arts.
www.assemblycle.org
www.assemblycle.org
Spark Your Future: Education Resources Fair
Dec 3 from 4pm to 6:30pm
This fair will highlight educational programs and opportunities in the MCC.
If you are a student, parent, community member or resident of the neighborhood, this event can support your learning.
The event is free. buff.ly/MNSbJTG
Dec 3 from 4pm to 6:30pm
This fair will highlight educational programs and opportunities in the MCC.
If you are a student, parent, community member or resident of the neighborhood, this event can support your learning.
The event is free. buff.ly/MNSbJTG
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Spark Your Future: Education Resources Fair
Dec 3 from 4pm to 6:30pm
This fair will highlight educational programs and opportunities in the MCC.
If you are a student, parent, community member or resident of the neighborhood, this event can support your learning.
The event is free. buff.ly/MNSbJTG
Dec 3 from 4pm to 6:30pm
This fair will highlight educational programs and opportunities in the MCC.
If you are a student, parent, community member or resident of the neighborhood, this event can support your learning.
The event is free. buff.ly/MNSbJTG
JumpStart hostsTech for Small Businesses at the Verizon Community Forward Learning Centers on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th. These events offer an overview of digital tools every small business should use for efficiency, marketing, and customer engagement. Information at buff.ly/Pxbb8kN
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
JumpStart hostsTech for Small Businesses at the Verizon Community Forward Learning Centers on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th. These events offer an overview of digital tools every small business should use for efficiency, marketing, and customer engagement. Information at buff.ly/Pxbb8kN
⌛ Time is running out to apply for the 2025 Boost Fund! Applications are due Nov 20th. All the information you need for your application is on our website. Visit. assemblycle.org/boost/
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
⌛ Time is running out to apply for the 2025 Boost Fund! Applications are due Nov 20th. All the information you need for your application is on our website. Visit. assemblycle.org/boost/
📣 Artist Vendor Opportunity!
@Jumpstartinc will host a Holiday Shop & Stroll on Sat., Dec. 20th at The Midtown Collaboration Center. Vendors can apply to participate.
Vendor application deadline: Thursday, November 20th
Event date: Saturday, December 20th
Fee: $100
Apply here: buff.ly/ZnwdQhj
@Jumpstartinc will host a Holiday Shop & Stroll on Sat., Dec. 20th at The Midtown Collaboration Center. Vendors can apply to participate.
Vendor application deadline: Thursday, November 20th
Event date: Saturday, December 20th
Fee: $100
Apply here: buff.ly/ZnwdQhj
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
📣 Artist Vendor Opportunity!
@Jumpstartinc will host a Holiday Shop & Stroll on Sat., Dec. 20th at The Midtown Collaboration Center. Vendors can apply to participate.
Vendor application deadline: Thursday, November 20th
Event date: Saturday, December 20th
Fee: $100
Apply here: buff.ly/ZnwdQhj
@Jumpstartinc will host a Holiday Shop & Stroll on Sat., Dec. 20th at The Midtown Collaboration Center. Vendors can apply to participate.
Vendor application deadline: Thursday, November 20th
Event date: Saturday, December 20th
Fee: $100
Apply here: buff.ly/ZnwdQhj
Arts Funding Conversation: Funding Today — Funding Tomorrow
Monday, November 17 | 2 PM - 5 PM
Midtown Collaboration Center
Join us for a special conversation, co-hosted by Assembly and the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium. Moderated by Dave Holmes of CANDID.
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Monday, November 17 | 2 PM - 5 PM
Midtown Collaboration Center
Join us for a special conversation, co-hosted by Assembly and the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium. Moderated by Dave Holmes of CANDID.
buff.ly/TfNOcs3
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Arts Funding Conversation: Funding Today — Funding Tomorrow
Monday, November 17 | 2 PM - 5 PM
Midtown Collaboration Center
Join us for a special conversation, co-hosted by Assembly and the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium. Moderated by Dave Holmes of CANDID.
buff.ly/TfNOcs3
Monday, November 17 | 2 PM - 5 PM
Midtown Collaboration Center
Join us for a special conversation, co-hosted by Assembly and the Cleveland Arts Education Consortium. Moderated by Dave Holmes of CANDID.
buff.ly/TfNOcs3
Wealth, Legacy & Impact: A Conversation on Building What Lasts
Tuesday, November 18 | 4:30 PM - 7 PM
This MidTown Collaborative Conversation brings together financial experts and community leaders to explore practical strategies for building wealth.
Learn more: buff.ly/Hl5RfZB
Tuesday, November 18 | 4:30 PM - 7 PM
This MidTown Collaborative Conversation brings together financial experts and community leaders to explore practical strategies for building wealth.
Learn more: buff.ly/Hl5RfZB
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Wealth, Legacy & Impact: A Conversation on Building What Lasts
Tuesday, November 18 | 4:30 PM - 7 PM
This MidTown Collaborative Conversation brings together financial experts and community leaders to explore practical strategies for building wealth.
Learn more: buff.ly/Hl5RfZB
Tuesday, November 18 | 4:30 PM - 7 PM
This MidTown Collaborative Conversation brings together financial experts and community leaders to explore practical strategies for building wealth.
Learn more: buff.ly/Hl5RfZB
Darian Stitt brought back the long-anticipated Artistic Rebels Battle Cypher, a community-based hip hop dance battle series. The Boost Fund helped Darian and his team re-launch the event. The dance battle was truly an intergenerational event, bringing people together around dance. buff.ly/Ml9os2c
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Darian Stitt brought back the long-anticipated Artistic Rebels Battle Cypher, a community-based hip hop dance battle series. The Boost Fund helped Darian and his team re-launch the event. The dance battle was truly an intergenerational event, bringing people together around dance. buff.ly/Ml9os2c
Ohio Arts Council Grants Now Open!
Applications for many of the Ohio Arts Council’s grant programs for organizations, educators, and artists are now open.
Learn more and review the guidelines for each grant program (deadlines vary). buff.ly/yygqgDu
Applications for many of the Ohio Arts Council’s grant programs for organizations, educators, and artists are now open.
Learn more and review the guidelines for each grant program (deadlines vary). buff.ly/yygqgDu
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ohio Arts Council Grants Now Open!
Applications for many of the Ohio Arts Council’s grant programs for organizations, educators, and artists are now open.
Learn more and review the guidelines for each grant program (deadlines vary). buff.ly/yygqgDu
Applications for many of the Ohio Arts Council’s grant programs for organizations, educators, and artists are now open.
Learn more and review the guidelines for each grant program (deadlines vary). buff.ly/yygqgDu
Springboard for the Arts’ Creative Change Coalition Zoom Conversation
Wednesday, November 19 | 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Conversations create a national hub for connection, collaboration, and practical resources for place-based, equity-focused, and creativity-centered organizations.
Wednesday, November 19 | 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Conversations create a national hub for connection, collaboration, and practical resources for place-based, equity-focused, and creativity-centered organizations.
Continuing the Conversation - Intellistack
Creative Change CoalitionContinuing the ConversationWednesday, November 19, 2025NOON-1:30pm PT \/ 2-3:30pm CT \/ 3-4:30pm ET (US & Canada)All are welcome, designed for place-based organizationsFree,…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Springboard for the Arts’ Creative Change Coalition Zoom Conversation
Wednesday, November 19 | 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Conversations create a national hub for connection, collaboration, and practical resources for place-based, equity-focused, and creativity-centered organizations.
Wednesday, November 19 | 3 PM - 4:30 PM
Conversations create a national hub for connection, collaboration, and practical resources for place-based, equity-focused, and creativity-centered organizations.
Join us for a festive evening to celebrate this year’s accomplishments, honor our 2025 grantees, and share what’s ahead for 2026. Together, we will close the year with food, live music, conversation, and the opportunity to meet our Boost Fund and Creative Impact Fund grantees.
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Assembly: Putting Arts On the Map
Join us for a festive evening to celebrate this year’s accomplishments, honor our 2025 grantees, and share what’s ahead for 2026. Enjoy food, music, and conversation as we close the year together—and…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join us for a festive evening to celebrate this year’s accomplishments, honor our 2025 grantees, and share what’s ahead for 2026. Together, we will close the year with food, live music, conversation, and the opportunity to meet our Boost Fund and Creative Impact Fund grantees.
buff.ly/Xc6moeS
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Heights Arts and LAND studio, in partnership with the Cedar Lee neighborhood, invite artists to submit qualifications for the creation of 4–6 murals throughout the Cedar Lee District in Cleveland Heights.
Info Session: Nov 12, 2025 at 6 PM (Cleveland Heights Library - Lee Road)
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Info Session: Nov 12, 2025 at 6 PM (Cleveland Heights Library - Lee Road)
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November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Heights Arts and LAND studio, in partnership with the Cedar Lee neighborhood, invite artists to submit qualifications for the creation of 4–6 murals throughout the Cedar Lee District in Cleveland Heights.
Info Session: Nov 12, 2025 at 6 PM (Cleveland Heights Library - Lee Road)
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Info Session: Nov 12, 2025 at 6 PM (Cleveland Heights Library - Lee Road)
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Applications are now open for the NEA Big Read, a national program that offers matching grants of up to $20,000 to support community-wide reading programs. This year's NEA Big Read centers honors the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Learn more: buff.ly/yWT3hl3
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Applications are now open for the NEA Big Read, a national program that offers matching grants of up to $20,000 to support community-wide reading programs. This year's NEA Big Read centers honors the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Learn more: buff.ly/yWT3hl3
Seeking Arts Organizations!
Literary Cleveland is helping lead a yearlong statewide celebration of the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison from February 2026-February 2027.
Throughout the year, partners in every county of the state will hold individual events.
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Literary Cleveland is helping lead a yearlong statewide celebration of the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison from February 2026-February 2027.
Throughout the year, partners in every county of the state will hold individual events.
Visit buff.ly/3qBJ8d1
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Seeking Arts Organizations!
Literary Cleveland is helping lead a yearlong statewide celebration of the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison from February 2026-February 2027.
Throughout the year, partners in every county of the state will hold individual events.
Visit buff.ly/3qBJ8d1
Literary Cleveland is helping lead a yearlong statewide celebration of the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison from February 2026-February 2027.
Throughout the year, partners in every county of the state will hold individual events.
Visit buff.ly/3qBJ8d1
Hot off the presses! Read the November issue of the Cadence newsletter to find out about Assembly's December meeting, legislative updates, grant opportunities for organizations and individuals and so much more!
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hot off the presses! Read the November issue of the Cadence newsletter to find out about Assembly's December meeting, legislative updates, grant opportunities for organizations and individuals and so much more!
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Save the Date for a Music Industry Mixer on December 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. This gathering is hosted by Cuyahoga LIVE, the county’s music commission. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Sixty6 Music Lounge at MidTown Collaboration Center, 1966 E 66th St., Cleveland.
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Save the Date for a Music Industry Mixer on December 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. This gathering is hosted by Cuyahoga LIVE, the county’s music commission. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Sixty6 Music Lounge at MidTown Collaboration Center, 1966 E 66th St., Cleveland.
Have you applied yet? The third and final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is NOW OPEN through November 20th! The Boost Fund is a $1,500 grant to support an artist’s creative practice, including events, projects and artist-related needs. Open to Cuyahoga County artists. assemblycle.org/boost.
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Have you applied yet? The third and final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is NOW OPEN through November 20th! The Boost Fund is a $1,500 grant to support an artist’s creative practice, including events, projects and artist-related needs. Open to Cuyahoga County artists. assemblycle.org/boost.
Are you interested in learning how artificial intelligence can serve as a powerful equalizer? At the Futureland AI Forward Summit, you’ll hear directly from the voices shaping Ohio’s AI future. November 20 | 8AM - 8 PM
MOCA Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
MOCA Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
AI Summit
The AI Forward Summit is an immersive gathering at the intersection of technology, creativity, and community. This one-day event highlights how artificial intelligence can serve as a powerful…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Are you interested in learning how artificial intelligence can serve as a powerful equalizer? At the Futureland AI Forward Summit, you’ll hear directly from the voices shaping Ohio’s AI future. November 20 | 8AM - 8 PM
MOCA Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
MOCA Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland
Save the Date! December 10 - 6 to 7:30 p.m. Join us for our final 2025 Assembly! We'll host a festive evening to celebrate this year’s accomplishments, honor our 2025 artist grantees, and share what’s ahead for 2026. Come celebrate at the Midtown Collaboration Center.
Register: buff.ly/zhm7S0Q
Register: buff.ly/zhm7S0Q
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Save the Date! December 10 - 6 to 7:30 p.m. Join us for our final 2025 Assembly! We'll host a festive evening to celebrate this year’s accomplishments, honor our 2025 artist grantees, and share what’s ahead for 2026. Come celebrate at the Midtown Collaboration Center.
Register: buff.ly/zhm7S0Q
Register: buff.ly/zhm7S0Q
Congratulations to the 50 artists awarded cycle 2 Boost Fund grants! The Boost Fund is a $1,500 grant to support an artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines. The final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is OPEN through Nov. 20. assemblycle.org/boost.
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Congratulations to the 50 artists awarded cycle 2 Boost Fund grants! The Boost Fund is a $1,500 grant to support an artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines. The final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is OPEN through Nov. 20. assemblycle.org/boost.
Have you seen CIA’s XR Studio in action? Experience the technology and creativity October 29th at the MidTown Collaboration Center, 6539 Euclid Ave. Get inspired with behind-the-scenes tours of available studio space, VR technology demos, interactive art making and more. Register
The Next Dimension - At the Intersection of Art and Innovation
The MidTown Collaboration Center’s Collaborative Conversations, seeks to generate community engagement through strategic programming.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Have you seen CIA’s XR Studio in action? Experience the technology and creativity October 29th at the MidTown Collaboration Center, 6539 Euclid Ave. Get inspired with behind-the-scenes tours of available studio space, VR technology demos, interactive art making and more. Register
Register today! October 29 – 5:30 to 8 p.m. Unveiling Seven Transformative Arts Projects, funded by the city of Cleveland’s $3 million Transformative Arts Fund, which put Covid-era relief dollars in the hands of artists to do community art projects all across the city. Learn more
$3 Million Transformative Arts Fund Spreads Art Across Cleveland - Cleveland Scene
At a time when arts funding is being gutted by the Trump administration at the federal level, Cleveland is making an investment in individual artists and creative placemaking – and they’re doing it…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Register today! October 29 – 5:30 to 8 p.m. Unveiling Seven Transformative Arts Projects, funded by the city of Cleveland’s $3 million Transformative Arts Fund, which put Covid-era relief dollars in the hands of artists to do community art projects all across the city. Learn more
The third and final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is NOW OPEN through November 20th!
The Boost Fund is a $1,5000 grant to support a Cuyahoga County artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Learn more and apply today at assemblycle.org/boost.
The Boost Fund is a $1,5000 grant to support a Cuyahoga County artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Learn more and apply today at assemblycle.org/boost.
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The third and final cycle of the 2025 Boost Fund is NOW OPEN through November 20th!
The Boost Fund is a $1,5000 grant to support a Cuyahoga County artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Learn more and apply today at assemblycle.org/boost.
The Boost Fund is a $1,5000 grant to support a Cuyahoga County artist’s creative practice, including events or projects. Open to artists of all disciplines.
Learn more and apply today at assemblycle.org/boost.
The 65th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Annual Awards Ceremony is this Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 PM. Join us at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre at Tri-C Eastern Campus to celebrate this year’s honorees
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October 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The 65th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Annual Awards Ceremony is this Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 PM. Join us at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theatre at Tri-C Eastern Campus to celebrate this year’s honorees
Get tickets at buff.ly/RHXIgJe
Get tickets at buff.ly/RHXIgJe
📣 Attention Cuyahoga County Artists -- Assembly's Boost Fund applications open Oct. 22nd.The program provides a Boost of funding to help artists bring their projects and events to life.
The Boost Fund will fund a total of 140 Cuyahoga County artists with $1,500 each. Apply buff.ly/K1kfUkY
The Boost Fund will fund a total of 140 Cuyahoga County artists with $1,500 each. Apply buff.ly/K1kfUkY
October 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📣 Attention Cuyahoga County Artists -- Assembly's Boost Fund applications open Oct. 22nd.The program provides a Boost of funding to help artists bring their projects and events to life.
The Boost Fund will fund a total of 140 Cuyahoga County artists with $1,500 each. Apply buff.ly/K1kfUkY
The Boost Fund will fund a total of 140 Cuyahoga County artists with $1,500 each. Apply buff.ly/K1kfUkY
Join us at the Cleveland History Center for the official kickoff of the Fashion, Interiors & Textiles Symposium (FITS), a movement to revive Cleveland’s fashion industry and uplift the designers, models, stylists, students, and creatives who shape it! Friday, Oct 17th
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October 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Join us at the Cleveland History Center for the official kickoff of the Fashion, Interiors & Textiles Symposium (FITS), a movement to revive Cleveland’s fashion industry and uplift the designers, models, stylists, students, and creatives who shape it! Friday, Oct 17th
Tickets at buff.ly/gJ2CJz4
Tickets at buff.ly/gJ2CJz4