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ArtsWave 2024 Community Report
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Campaign Results your gift s Gifts to ArtsWave 25 000 ARTSWAVE MEMBERS give each year through workplace campaigns corporate gifts individuals foundations and more journey Arts Investment ARTSWAVE INVESTS IN THE COMMUNITY Each year ArtsWave invests those gifts right back into the Cincinnati region through impact based grants including YP Pride Catalyzing Impact Sustaining Impact artist commissions and more ARTS ENLIVEN NEIGHBORHOODS When after school arts programs are available neighborhood crime drops up to 5 Residents of arts rich neighborhoods are almost 2x as likely to feel connected Last year 2 3 million people attended free or low cost events held by ArtsWave funded organizations ARTS BRIDGE CULTURAL DIVIDES Students with arts experience are 40 more likely to have a diverse group of friends 73 agree that art enhances our understanding of other cultures fostering empathy ArtsWave is building culturally curious local audiences through Flow Pass a 5 event subscription series celebrating Black artistry Impact Stronger Arts for a Stronger Region ARTS PUT CINCINNATI ON THE MAP Cincinnati s creative industries lead Ohio in economic contribution Cincinnati ranks No 1 in the nation for street art BLINK illuminated by ArtsWave welcomed 2 million people in 2022 The largest immersive art experience in the nation returns in 2024 bigger than ever ARTS FUEL CREATIVITY AND LEARNING Low income students engaged in the arts are 5x less likely to drop out and 2x more likely to graduate college ArtsWave s More Arts More Kids Initiative will make 50 000 arts field trips possible reaching 1st 6th graders in CPS CISE and Northern Kentucky schools ARTS DEEPEN ROOTS IN THE REGION 40 feel more positive about their community after participating in the arts 9 out of 10 arts participants report making new friends through their arts experience 5 600 joined ArtsWave affinity groups connecting to each other and the community THE RIPPLE EFFECT Vibrant Economy Connected Community ArtsWave exists for the benefit of the community and is supported almost entirely by the community The wide ranging impact of the arts in our region is fueled by ArtsWave s annual community Campaign which is consistently the largest such campaign in the country Alecia Kintner ArtsWave President CEO Photo credit Helen Adams Photography
