Cleveland Art Week 2020, supported through the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund.
The 2022 program is now closed. See participants below!
Participants make Cuyahoga County more vibrant through the arts. This program matched donations up to $3,000 through crowdfunding with ioby.
The Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Match Fund supports organizations and residents (like you!) as they make our county more vibrant and creative. Individuals, artists, informal groups of residents, and nonprofits can all receive one-on-one fundraising coaching and dollar-for-dollar matching for up to $3,000 of your donations to your ioby crowdfunding campaign for a project that brings arts and culture to Cuyahoga County residents. Share your project idea below!
Get answers to frequently asked questions about this match program.
Donate to a project, or start your own to be enrolled here:
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2nd Annual Cope Weekend Series
Three day experience exposing youth and their families to healthy coping through artistic expression and body movement in a community garden setting
NEEDS: $0 of 1,530 + Volunteers -
Paint the Park
Let's engage communities to interact positively through painting in the parks. We encourage everyone to get outside, walk, play, get fresh air, view the beauty of nature & create art together.
NEEDS: $0 of 3,196 + Volunteers -
Bollywood and Beyond
The Bollywood & Beyond concept has been curated considering the popular and classical music blending together performed with Indian and western instruments.
NEEDS: $0 of 6,400 -
Connecting Cleveland
Connecting Cleveland is a traveling diversity and inclusion exhibition with a three-fold goal of sparking self-reflection, raising cultural competence through perspective taking, and authentically showcasing Cleveland.
NEEDS: $6,309 of 10,309 -
OLD SCHOOL OPEN MIC NIGHT
Join us for some Old School fun at our Old School Open Mic Night.
NEEDS: $0 of 6,186 -
LGBT Legacy Project
A retrospective documentary on the LGBT community in Cleveland: "From Where We Stood: AIDS and the Culture Wars."
NEEDS: $0 of 6,186 -
How Do We Sustain - Green Economy Workforce Development
Building the Green workforce today for the climate solutions of tomorrow. How Do We Sustain will train young people in Cleveland on green infrastructure projects and create a new environmental sciences curriculum.
NEEDS: $0 of 2,210 -
Art and Mental Health: Can Creating Art Relieve Stress In The Workplace
Art In The Workplace With the Pandemic still impacting the world, and the "Great Resignation" being a reality, it's time we visit making ART a part of the resources available to team members.
NEEDS: $0 of 3,261 -
Be The Change: Developing And Finding Your Joy Through Art Next Step K-Ready.
Researchers say "kindergarten readiness can have an impact on how successful a child is in high school". Therefore we will use ART and a series of routines to begin their preparation.
NEEDS: $0 of 3,261 -
Community Love & Arts Fest
Come join us as we come together as a community to showcase art music and love in the park on July 20th from 3:00pm-5:00pm
NEEDS: $0 of 6,186 -
Juneteenth Celebration on Coventry
Safer Heights' Juneteenth Celebration on Coventry will bring together African-American members of the community through live music, art, food, and culture.
NEEDS: $0 of 6,660 -
52nd Annual Puerto Rican Parade & Festival
A celebration of our art and culture to bring together Cleveland's residents, highlight our rich diversity and educate the community about the many contributions of Hispanics to the community
NEEDS: $0 of 11,148 + Volunteers
Learn More
For all the details on eligibility and how this match works, read our match FAQ.
Completely new to ioby and crowdfunding? Check out ioby101.
About ioby
ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Neighbors nationwide have raised over $8 million in citizen philanthropy on ioby for projects that make their communities healthier, greener, safer, and more livable. When you post project on ioby you can collect tax-deductible donations, find new donors and volunteers, and receive one-on-one fundraising coaching.
This match fund is supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). Learn more about CAC at cacgrants.org.
