Assembly for the Arts awarded 29 Cuyahoga County artists through its 2025 Creative Impact Fund, now in its third year. The program provided $5,000 grants to 15 early career artists (five years or less of professional practice) and $10,000 grants to 14 mid-to-late career artists (six or more years), with support from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Early career recipients include Joy David (writing), Julia Fisher (theatre), Anthony Ford (visual art), Wil Frierson (film), Felicia Harris (dance), Dontae Hill (film), Elliot Jarrous (theatre), Tanya Kaiser (visual art), Christina Lindhout (dance), Alyssa Lizzini (visual art), Tanya Long (craft), Elizabeth Pollert (dance/theatre), Susan Snipes (media/interdisciplinary), Eric Tuck-Macalla (visual art), and Antoinette Wiley (writing).

Mid-to-late career awardees include Ali Black (writing), Amy Casey (visual art), Christa Ebert (interdisciplinary/music), Elijah Gilmore (music/writing), olula negre (music/interdisciplinary), Quartez Harris (writing), Thomas Hudson (visual art), Lori Kella (visual art), Jacob Koestler (film/visual art), Adam Lucas (design/interdisciplinary), Laura Camila Medina (visual art), Philip Metres (writing), Daniel Roth (visual art/design), and Deontae Trundle (film/design). The grants are unrestricted and include professional development opportunities and Assembly membership.

Source: https://assemblycle.org/announcing-winners-of-assemblys-2025-creative-impact-fund/