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• Provide meaningful employment and training in the arts to
Greater Cincinnati area teens
• Develop a mentoring program between youth and established artists
• Increase public awareness of the importance of the arts and arts education
• Foster cultural awareness and promote the Greater Cincinnati community
• Promote partnerships of public and private organizations
• Increase employment opportunities for professional and emerging artists
• You can simply mail a donation to:
ArtWorks
Attn: Director of Development
811 Race Street
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
• Or you can visit this page for more information.
• Click
here to learn how you can lend a hand at ArtWorks.
• You can fill out an application for a mural at any time. Click here for an application.
• Applications will be reviewed bi-annually and ArtWorks will contact you about the
status of your application. Murals are painted in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.
• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.
• Check the Gallery Schedule for a schedule of opening receptions.
• Sign up for our mailing list and receive announcements for upcoming
Gallery shows.
• Apprentice Artists are aged 14 – 19, hired to work in the ArtWorks Summer or
After-School Program.
• Apprentices are hired from the Greater Cincinnati area, on average from 70 different
schools and 59 zip codes.
• Apprentices work in teams alongside professional artists to create large
works of art, to perform to public audiences, and to publish literary works.
• Every year ArtWorks produces 10 – 15 separate projects spanning a variety
of disciplines in the arts.
• No. ArtWorks is a job program that provides young people with quality education
and on-the-job training in the visual, literary, and performing arts.
• Since 1996, ArtWorks has provided jobs for over 2000 Greater Cincinnati youth and
over 375 professional artists.
• Apprentice Artists earn minimum wage, $7.00 an hour, for up to 22.5 hours a week
during the six-week program.
• Apprentice Artists take a half hour lunch break each workday that is unpaid.
• ArtWorks is an equal opportunity employer. As long as the apprentices are between
the ages of 14-19, live in the Greater Cincinnati Area and have talent in the medium
they're applying for, they are eligible to work with us.
• No, you can live in Northern Kentucky or anywhere in the Greater Cincinnati area.
• Monday, June 16, 2008.
• The program is 6 weeks long and ends July 25, 2008.
• The work schedule is Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Only three absences are allowed during the six-week program. Apprentices who
miss more than three days of work or are consistently tardy will be terminated.
• The ArtWorks administrative office and Gallery are located at 811 Race St.,
in downtown Cincinnati. Click here for map.
• Worksites in the Summer Program are located at various studio locations in or
near to downtown Cincinnati.
• Locations are generally near Metro bus routes.
• Any Apprentice Artist who is 14 or 15 during the Summer Program (June 16 – July 25)
is required by state law to obtain a work permit from their school.
• Apprentices must be over the age of 14 before June 16, 2008 to work at ArtWorks.
• When ArtWorks sends hire notification letters, work permit forms will be included for
all 14 and 15 year olds along with complete instructions on how to obtain
a work permit.
• If you are 14 or 15 and do not have a work permit by June 16, 2008,
ArtWorks cannot allow you to work.
• This summer, ArtWorks plans to hire 175 teens.
• Hiring decisions are based on more than talent. ArtWorks considers your enthusiasm
during your interview and your dedication and availability. Plus, turning in a
complete application is very important when ArtWorks reviews your file.
• ArtWorks notifies all applicants of acceptance by the end of May.
• You can apply by March 31, 2008 for the ArtWorks Summer Program.
To learn more, click here.
• Check back in the fall or spring for After-School Teaching Opportunities.
• The ArtWorks Gallery is currently not accepting applications for exhibitions.
However, we will accept them later this year, so check back again to find out when.
• Sign up here. As part of the ArtWorks Artist Registry you will receive regular e-mails
about job opportunities, Gallery call-to-artists, competitions, and more.

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