To support arts programs services and activities associated with carrying out the agency's national endowment for the arts-approved strategic plan

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) a $1,174,300 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) for the period of July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support arts programs, services, and activities carried out under OAC's NEA-approved strategic plan, including two sub-awards.

The first sub-award of $100,000 to River View Local School District will sponsor a 100-day multidisciplinary arts residency with Anne Cornell. The second sub-award of $120,000 to Bellaire Local School District will fund a 120-day visual arts residency led by Rebecca Kiger. The Partnership Agreements program aims to develop partnerships between the NEA and state and local arts agencies to advance the NEA's mission. This award will allow OAC to provide arts programming in Ohio through strategic partnerships at the local level.