ArtsWave launched its 2025 Community Campaign on February 4 at the Cincinnati Art Museum’s new Marek-Weaver Family Commons. Mel Gravely, Executive Chair of Triversity Construction, is serving as 2025 Campaign Chair. Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and other community leaders attended the kickoff.

ArtsWave describes its community campaign as the nation’s largest community arts funding drive. The campaign pools donations from individuals, companies, and public-sector partners to fund dozens of arts organizations across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

The launch followed a year in which the 2024 BLINK festival drew over 2 million visitors, Cincinnati ranked among the top 20 most arts-active regions for the fourth consecutive year according to SMU DataArts, and USA Today named the region first in the nation for street art.

Source: ArtsWave