Grace Carter began her career working in arts administration in Northeast Ohio, specializing in grant writing, arts marketing, and arts advocacy. She has worked as a freelance writer since 2022.
Previously, Grace served as Associate Director of Community Impact at ArtsNow, where she managed grant operations and public programs. She earned her B.A. in Art History with a minor in Pre-Law from Kent State University and her M.A. in Arts Administration from The University of Akron. In 2024, she received the Rising Arts Leader Arts Alive Award from Summit Artspace.
Grace’s art exhibition reviews and artist profiles have been published in regional magazines such as CAN Journal, and she has contracted as a freelance grant writer with clients in northeast Ohio and New York City. Previously, she worked as Community Engagement Coordinator at Summit Artspace, where she grew the organization’s press and email lists and social media following substantially. During her time at Kent State, she worked for the Kent State University School of Art writing profiles on alumni and newsworthy events; served as Curatorial Assistant for the We The People exhibition; and volunteered as Director of Communications for the Art History Club and Secretary for the Art Club. At Worthington Yards/YARDS Projects, she worked as a curatorial assistant on exhibition planning and installation, and at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, she interned in the Education department. In addition to her work in the arts, Grace has served in the fitness industry as a yoga instructor, specializing in making yoga accessible to those with mobility challenges. She was awarded the honor of Staff of the Year at the Kent State University Student Wellness and Recreation Center in 2021 and holds her 200-hour yoga teacher certification from the Cleveland Clinic with a sub-specialty in yoga for seniors.
