Name: Sustaining Funding for the Arts
Start: 2025-09-17T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-17T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Goodyear Hall

How do we build sustainable support for the arts?
Join the Akron Press Club for a panel discussion on current trends in arts funding and the power of long-term partnerships between foundations and arts organizations.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: Doors open at 11 a.m. for a buffet luncheon; program begins at noon.
Location: Goodyear Hall, 1201 East Market Street, Akron
Parking: Available in the lot at the corner of Goodyear Boulevard and East Market Street
Cost: $35 per person | $210 per table of six
Three respected leaders in Akron’s arts and nonprofit communities will explore how collaborative funding efforts are helping the arts not only survive, but thrive. Audience Q&A to follow.
Panelists:
John Garofolo, CEO, Akron Community Foundation
Nicole Mullet, Executive Director, ArtsNow
Howard Parr, Executive Director, Akron Civic Theatre
Expect an engaging discussion on local and national trends, relationship-building between funders and artists, and strategies for growth in challenging times.