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These are some of the organizations and events that will benefit from Arts Council funding:

• Everyman Theater – Baltimore’s fastest growing equity theater is planning a move to the historic Town Theatre, as part of the city’s West Side revitalization effort.

• Hippodrome Foundation – This Baltimore landmark theater plans to offer more youth programming in conjunction with the Broadway-quality shows that play here.

• River Concert Series – This annual series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City draws an increasing number of people each year – 35,000 were expected this season – to classical music concerts on the riverfront in Southern Maryland.

• Allegany Arts Council – The Allegany County arts community continues to be a vital element of the regional economy. Allegany’s arts council, which just moved into a renovated building in Cumberland’s historic downtown, plans to offer more programming from its expanded quarters.

“To be involved with these local arts organizations as they enhance their programming and make the arts more accessible for people all across the state is a wonderful experience,” said Theresa M. Colvin, the Arts Council’s executive director. “These individual organizations are a reflection of Maryland’s dynamic cultural community.”

The Arts Council selects organizations to be funded after a juried panel for each artistic discipline evaluates potential grantees. This includes on-site visits to each organization that applies for funding.

List of FY 2009 grantees.