Overview: The Arts and Culture Community Champion Award recognizes the contributions of small, non-arts based businesses that have devoted time, resources and/or creative partnerships to supporting a facet of the Northeast Ohio arts community. The purpose is to recognize businesses for the creative ways in which they support arts and culture. One (1) winner will be recognized.
Award: The winner will receive an original commissioned piece of artwork, a free year of COSE Arts Network membership, and an article in the COSE Update.
Application/Nomination Process: Applicants and nominees will be asked to fill out a questionnaire for judging. The deadline for applications and nominations is Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM.
Eligibility: Any small business located in Northeast Ohio (Cuyahoga, Medina, Lorain, Summit, Geauga, Ashtabula, Portage and Lake counties) who has demonstrated an understanding of the needs of the local arts community through their positive collaborations with this sector.
Criteria:
- Small business (defined as under 100 employees)
- Primary function of the organization is not related to fine or performing arts
- Activity with the arts must have started or occurred between January 2008 and December 2009
- Acceptable partnership or support of an arts entity may include those that resulted in profit for the business, artists, or both
- Eligible activities could be, but are not limited to, the following:
Partnership – an innovative partnership that generated profit
for either the arts or business entity, or both.
Contributions of time and resources - Time and expertise
contributed to the arts entity in the form of legal, accounting
technical, or business planning assistance, advocacy
activities or contributions of financial support.
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