Who We Are
ArtsNow exists to strengthen Summit County through arts and culture.
We believe arts and culture are an essential part of a thriving community. They help shape the places where people want to live, work, learn, and visit. They create opportunities for connection, strengthen local economies, and contribute to the quality of life that makes a community distinctive.
As the local arts agency serving Summit County, our role is to help connect people, organizations, ideas, and resources in ways that strengthen both the arts and our community. Sometimes that means supporting artists and cultural organizations. Sometimes it means helping public, private, and nonprofit partners see new opportunities to work together. Often, it means helping good ideas become reality.
For more than a decade, ArtsNow has worked alongside artists, community leaders, businesses, educators, funders, public officials, and residents to strengthen the role arts and culture play in Summit County’s future.
Meet The Team
NICOLE MULLET
Executive Director
Nicole@ArtsNow.org
330-203-1606
Nicole Mullet serves as Executive Director of ArtsNow, the local arts agency for Summit County. She works across the public, private, nonprofit, and arts and culture sectors to strengthen the region’s cultural assets and connect them to broader community priorities. Under her leadership, ArtsNow brings together the people, ideas, and resources that belong together, supports artists and cultural organizations, and helps residents discover and participate in the diverse cultural offerings already in their midst.
Nicole serves on the board of Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. (NETO), following her 2020 appointment by University of Akron President Gary Miller and confirmation by the University’s Board of Trustees. She also served on the Support Summit DD Levy Advisory Committee in 2023.
Her leadership has been recognized with the Akron Zoo’s Metamorphosis Award for Transformational Leadership in 2024, the Spotlight Award from Collide: Cuyahoga Falls in 2023, and the GAR Foundation’s Glass Half Full Award in 2020. In 2019, she was named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’ Notable Women in Nonprofits.
Nicole is a graduate of Leadership Akron Class 34 and a proud alumna of Torchbearers. From 2013 to 2017, she served the organization in several leadership roles, including as its president in 2016.
MIYAH GREENWOOD
SummitLive 365 Coordinator
Our Board of Directors
VISION
ArtsNow envisions a Summit County where our arts & culture assets are fully leveraged to support and strengthen the region’s economic and social vibrancy. The public’s demand for and participation in arts & culture is high, and artists and arts organizations deliver diverse, innovative, and accessible offerings that make Summit County a highly creative community that is extremely attractive to artists, businesses, and residents. Because of the sector’s strength, Summit County’s arts & culture enjoys strong and growing support from the public and private sectors.
MISSION
ArtsNow strengthens Summit County by advancing its arts & culture assets and building connections between arts & culture and the broad community. ArtsNow:
- Advocates for arts & culture across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
- Provides residents of Summit County access to information about the diverse arts & culture offerings available in Summit County.
- Aggregates and analyzes data about arts & culture to drive sector improvement.
- Convenes and connects makers and presenters to strengthen the sector’s impact and relevance.
- Builds and strengthens funding for arts & culture.
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Communications & Marketing
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