SUMMER 2007
GOVERNOR O’MALLEY APPOINTS MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCILORS
Five new councilors appointed. Officers re-elected.
Governor O’Malley recently appointed five councilors to the Maryland State Arts Council. They are David Harp, Abigail Hoffman, Dr. Jony Jiang Liu, William Mandicott, and Dr. David Terry. Senator Richard Madaleno was appointed as the new legislative councilor by Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller. More...
MSAC APPROPRIATION INCREASES, GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES $12.8 MILLION IN MARYLAND ARTS AWARDS
Thanks to Governor O'Malley's commitment to an increase of $846,398 for Maryland State Arts Council grants for the arts in Maryland, the arts council's state appropriation reached an all time high of $15,197,003 for FY2008. This is up 5.89 percent over last year.
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MARYLAND CULTURAL DATA PROJECT UP AND RUNNING
MSAC will begin utilizing the Maryland Cultural Data Project (Maryland CDP) as part of its Grants for Organizations application process beginning this October. Maryland is the second state in the country to launch this program and is a primary partner in the Maryland project. More...
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS HONORED BY MSAC ON JUNE 19 AT CLARICE SMITH CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
MSAC's 2007 Individual Artist Awards Celebration was held on June 19 at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park.
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MARYLAND TRADITIONS HIGHLIGHTS BEST OF STATE'S CULTURAL HERITAGE
The Maryland Traditions Showcase, Maryland Masters: From the Piedmont to the Himalayas, brought together artists, cultural leaders, administrators and tradition bearers from Maryland. More...
ALTA AWARD
Maryland Traditions presented a new award that The ALTA Award (Achievement in Living Traditions and Arts). The award celebrates folklife and living traditions in Maryland and was named for folklorist and community leader Dr. Alta Schrock. More...
MARYLAND TRADITIONS PROJECT AND APPRENTICE GRANTS AWARDS
Maryland Traditions, a traditional and folk arts program administered by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Maryland Historical Trust, has awarded $20,000 for the Apprenticeship Awards program and $30,000 for the Project Awards program for Fiscal Year 2008. More...
NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS GOES TO HOWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America, in conjunction with the National Association of Counties (NACo), presented the 2007 Public Leadership in the Arts Award to Howard County Government on Monday, July 16, at NACO’s annual summer conference in Richmond, VA. More...
ARTvantage GRANTS TOTALING $80,175 GO TO 15 ORGANIZATIONS
Fifteen Maryland organizations were awarded $80,175 in ARTvantage grants to support arts activities in Fiscal Year 2008. More...
ARTS IN COMMUNITIES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AWARDS
Grants were awarded to organizations for community arts programs, technical assistance and professional development. More...
MSAC SEEKS PANELIST NOMINATIONS FOR GRANTS REVIEW PANELS
MSAC is recruiting individuals to serve as Grant Review Panelists. More...
MSAC GRANTS DEADLINES:
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- Arts in Communities Grants: September 19, 2007; January 16, 2008
- Community Arts Development/Technical Assistance Grants: August 8, 2007, October 17, 2007, February 21, 2008
- Community Arts Development NEA/Challenge America: August 15, 2007, October 25, 2007, February 15, 2008
- Grants for Organizations/Technical Assistance Grants: August 16, 2007; October 18, 2007; February 7, 2008
- Grants for Organizations: October 11, 2007
UPCOMING EVENTS
LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ARTS RESOURCES
Maryland State Arts Council
Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance
Maryland Citizens for the Arts
Maryland Lawyers for the Arts
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
Americans for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
