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Organizational Information
To be the leader in employing student and emerging artists to create art that enlivens the Greater Cincinnati community.
ArtWorks connects artists of all ages with opportunities in the arts through inspiring apprenticeships, community partnerships and public art.
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Founded in 1996, ArtWorks is a non-profit arts organization that connects artists of
all ages with opportunities in the arts through inspiring apprenticeships, community
partnerships, and public art.
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1996 marked the inaugural ArtWorks Summer Program, a job training and
employment program in the arts for talented Greater Cincinnati area teenagers.
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The ArtWorks Summer Program hires youth aged 14 - 21 to work with professional
artists to make innovative public art to enrich the Greater Cincinnati community.
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Since 1996, ArtWorks has employed over 2,500 area youth and 500 professional artists to create
over 300 public works of art throughout Greater Cincinnati.
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Hired teenagers, on average, come from as many as three states, 60 zip codes, 67
schools, and 75 neighborhoods. Ethnic makeup on average is 37% African American,
6% Other, 4% Asian, 1% Latino and 52% Caucasian. (Each program year the
demographics shift slightly, but remain fairly consistent with the above composition.)
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ArtWorks' summer mural program is an award-winning community beautification and teen employment initiative developed
by Mayor Mark Mallory. To date, ArtWorks has created 46 murals in 28 Cincinnati neighborhoods and 3
nearby Cities!
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As a part of this summer program, ArtWorks teen Apprentices have painted more than 60,000 square feet of outdoor
walls across Greater Cincinnati. Cars pass ArtWorks murals more than 200 million times a year (Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana
Regional Council of Governments Traffic Count).
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ArtWorks' ever-growing list of partners includes Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's
Hospital Medical Center, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Art Museum, Taft Museum of Art, Duke Energy
Convention Center, the Arts Consortium, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical
Gardens, the Cincinnati Park Board, Media Bridges, the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department, Newport on the Levee,
CityBeat, Metro, Drums for Peace and many more.
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In June of 2011, ArtWorks launched SpringBoard, a new business planning and development program for artisans and
creative entrepreneurs targeting sustainability in small business. SpringBoard will initially focus its impact on commercial
corridors in Over-the-Rhine and downtown, connecting graduates with potential storefront spaces.
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CityBeat Best of Cincinnati Award: Best Arts Organization - 2008
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CityBeat Best of Cincinnati Award: Best Use of Public Funds: MuralWorks - 2008
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AAM Museum Publications Design Competition Award for Polar - 2007
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Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards EDITORIAL INK the Best Defense of Literacy award -2004
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CityBeat Best of Cincinnati Award -"Best Hope for the Future" Editorial Ink - 2004
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Post Corbett Award, Special Awards Category - 2001
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Ohio Arts Education Association Distinguished Organization for Art Education - 2001
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Downtown Residence Council Community Outreach - 2001
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CityBeat Best of Cincinnati Award- Best Arts Organization - 2000
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Post Corbett Finalist for Community/Educational Programming, Extraordinary Events - 2000
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Recognized by the State of Ohio as one of the leading programs of its kind - 1999
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CityBeat, Best Outdoor Education Program, Best Neighborhood Arts Organization - 1998
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Post Corbett Award for Community/Educational Programming, Extraordinary Events Category finalist - 1997
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Cincinnati Magazine, Best Outdoor Education Program - 1996
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Recognized for programming by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cincinnati Mayor Roxanne Qualls at Gallery 37, Chicago - 1996
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