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Cleveland Arts Prize
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- Cleveland Arts Prize
- Study level
- Professional artists (all career stages; living artists)
- Scholarship type
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Opens
- Deadline
- Nominations typically through March 1; applications via Submittable during open cycle
- Typical award size
- $10,000 unrestricted Discipline Prize (VERGE Fellowships $2,000)
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
Living artists connected to Northeast Ohio (current/prior residency, education, or ongoing regional affiliation). Discipline Prizes in Visual Art, Literature, Music, Design, and Theater & Dance across Emerging, Mid-Career, and Lifetime categories. Past recipients may reapply only in a different discipline. Special prizes are honorary.
Application steps
- Nominate (optional) or apply via clevelandartsprize.submittable.com when open.
- Submit artistic works and materials for the chosen discipline/career stage.
- Jury review by artists, community leaders, and past winners.
- Winners announced around August 1; funds distributed in December.
Required materials
- Online application/nomination
- Artistic work samples for discipline
- Bio/resume demonstrating Northeast Ohio connection
Overview
Not published
Past recipients
2025 examples: Ali Black (Literature, Emerging), Jason Vieaux (Music, Mid-Career), Mark E. Howard (Visual Art, Lifetime); full archive at clevelandartsprize.org/past-recipients
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