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Paradox of Place by Aline Feldman, who received a 2013 Individual Artist Award (Works on Paper).
Maryland artisits awarded by state
The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) has recognized 87 Maryland artists for creating exceptional work. The writers, artists and performers that received a 2013 Individual Artist Award (IAA) were selected from nearly 600 applicants and awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 to advance their artistic careers. Awards went to artists working within Fiction, Painting, Media/Digital/Electronic Arts, Solo Theatrical Performance and Works on Paper.
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Selected submissions by award recipients are available to view at www.msac.org/iaa2013, where information on the artists' home county, artistic discipline and grant amount is also provided.
“Artists and art making in Maryland help fuel our creative economy and expand opportunities for cultural engagement across the state,” said Theresa Colvin, Executive Director of MSAC. “The diverse works of exceptional individual artists is essential to the arts industry, which generates a billion dollars a year in Maryland.”
The MSAC’s competitive program recognizes the value of artists and their work to the cultural vitality of Maryland. In determining the awards, an out-of-state jury reviews unidentified IAA submissions and recommends grant awards solely on the basis of artistic ability.
The 2014 Individual Artist Award will open to applications around June 1, with a deadline of July 26, 2013. The year’s eligible categories include: Choreography, Classical Music Composition, Classical Music Solo Performance, Poetry, Sculpture, Solo Dance Performance, World Music Composition and World Music Solo Performance. For information on how to apply, visit www.msac.org/iaa.
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Montgomery student wins Poetry Out Loud
A 10th grader at Richard Montgomery High School (Montgomery County) won the Maryland State Arts Council's Poetry Out Loud state final competition, March 9 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The student, Blessed Sheriff (pictured left), received $200 in prize money and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Maryland in the POL National Finals, April 29-30 at George Washington University. Her school received $500 toward the purchase of poetry books.
Johana Gourdin of Dulaney High School (Baltimore County) and Brianne Wade of Boonsboro High School (Washington County) were the second and third-place finishers among nine state finalists. WYPR radio host Aaron Henkin emceed the competition. Nora Sadler, a junior at the University of Chicago who represented Maryland and placed third in the 2010 national competition, was one of the judges.
Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation contest that was created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. It is administered in partnership with state arts agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
More than 16,000 Maryland students in 16 counties and 61 schools participated in the state's POL program this school year. Registration for POL 2013-2014 opens May 1, 2013, with an application deadline of October 1, 2013. All Maryland schools are eligible to apply.
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Regional meetings shape strategic plan
A series of regional arts forums are helping shape the reassessment of Imagine Maryland, the state’s five-year strategic plan for the Arts. All six forums are hosted by County Arts Councils and held at MSAC grantee organizations.
“This important process will allow us to gauge the success of the past five years and building on that foundation, identify opportunities to broaden the cultural and economic impact of the arts in years to come,” said MSAC Chair Barbara Bershon, in announcing the update. Updates to the strategic plan will measure advances toward its original goals and prioritize remaining opportunities.
In March, meetings took place at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore (Central Maryland), the Calvert Maritime Museum in Solomons (Southern Maryland), and the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury (Lower Eastern Shore). The meeting scheduled for March 25 at Queen Anne’s County Arts Council (Upper Eastern Shore), was rescheduled to Wednesday, May 1 from 1:30-4:00 p.m., due to snow.
As the Strategic Planning process continues, the MSAC invites members of the Maryland arts community to attend the arts forum in their region. Please RSVP at least three days in advance by clicking the link to register. Questions should be directed to the Maryland State Arts Council at 410.767.6555.
- Upper Eastern Shore: Wednesday, May 1, 1:30pm-4:00pm at the Queen Anne’s County Arts Council. Register.
- Western Maryland: Monday, April 29, 6:00pm-8:30pm at Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center. Register.
- Capital Region: Tuesday, April 30, 9:30-12noon at Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Register.
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Community quilts mark Tubman Byway
To honor Harriet Tubman on the 100-year anniversary of her passing, the Caroline County Council of Arts (CCCA) received an MSAC Public Art Project Grant to engage communities of the Eastern Shore in Telling the story of the Underground Railroad through the Imagery of Quilts, a public art series.
According to the Fiber Arts Center of the Eastern Shore (FACES), quilting is a traditional art form that was often learned through apprenticeships at neighboring farms and therefore provided slaves the opportunity to interact with other slaves and freemen of color, “slaves acquired information of those sympathetic to their cause, where help could be attained. Help consisted of forged documents, escape routes, location of safe houses, clothes, and money.”
Fifteen quilt blocks are scheduled to be installed on structures along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All American Road throughout the year 2013 in honor of the centennial celebration of Harriet Tubman. The first project installation, a Chips and Whetstones block on Linchester Mill, was unveiled on March 9. CCCA will host a free painting activity for the second quilt block on April 13 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at its community arts space, The Foundry.
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CSM honors Arts Councils of Southern Maryland
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM), a regional community college in La Plata, awarded three County Arts Councils with its Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented by CSM Board Chair Austin Joseph Slater Jr. during the college's 14th Winter Commencement. The Charles County Arts Alliance, the St. Mary’s County Arts Council and the Arts Council of Calvert County were acknowledged for their support of CSM, which has allowed a variety of arts programming to be offered to a regional audience on their three campuses: in La Plata, Prince Frederick, and Leonardtown.
More than $35,000 in funding support from the three county arts councils has been provided for CSM arts programming over the past 10 years. This has included the college's summer Twilight Performance Series on all three campuses, programming for the St. Charles Children's Learning Center, and theater programming at the college's Fine Arts Center.
The three County Arts Councils receive support from the Maryland State Arts Council’s Community Development Grant, which supports arts at the county level, statewide. Pictured: CSM Board Chair Austin Joseph Slater Jr. and Charles County Arts Alliance President Diane Rausch.
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Farr retires; Clarice Smith to launch national search
Susie Farr (pictured), executive director of the University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, will retire from her position in 2013, after the Center’s eleventh season.
Since becoming executive director in ’99, Farr oversaw the growth and development of a major regional performance venue that is also a national model for university-based academic and performance integration. Under her leadership, the center earned a reputation for adventuresome programming, community engagement and a commitment to the academic goals of the University of Maryland.
“From the beginning, we wanted the Center to be a place of exploration and growth, befitting a research university,” said Farr. “I’m proud of the many ways we have opened doors to transformative experiences for the campus and the surrounding communities.”
Recognition for Farr’s groundbreaking work in the performing arts has come from the campus, the community and nationally. She was honored as the University of Maryland’s 2006 Woman of the Year by the President's Commission on Women's Issues. As executive director of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, she received the Association’s Fan Taylor Distinguished Service Award for leadership and service. Farr was also named 2013 Sue Hess Arts Advocate of the Year by Maryland Citizens for the Arts. The university will launch a national search for her successor in early 2013. Photo credit Zachary Handler.
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IN THE NEWS
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Carroll County PEEPshow goes national
 The Carroll County Arts Council’s 6th Annual PEEPshow was part of an NBC Nightly News feature on the 60th Anniversary of PEEPS®. The show, which aired nationally on March 30, also garnered separate WBAL local coverage the day prior.
The show, which runs through April 7, features hundreds of extraordinary sculptures, dioramas and mosaics made from more than 19,000 PEEPS. The “wacky” event has become one of the most anticipated community events in the region, attracting more than 12,000 visitors each year. Pictured left: Welcome to Bawlmer, Hon by Marta Davis; photo courtesy of the Carroll County Arts Council.
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Photographer Edwin Remsberg’s exhibit, “Food: A Feast for  the Eyes,” runs through April 25 at the Bernard M. Brown Community Center in Frederick, with an artist’s reception and talk at 6:00 p.m. on April 12. Remsberg, a former Baltimore Sun photographer, comes from a long line of Maryland Farmers and the exhibit features a dozen photographs of freshly farmed Maryland food in its raw state. Photo of Homestead Farm CSA, by Edwin Remsberg.
- The CityLit Project will host the 10th Annual CityLit Festival from 10:00am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 13 at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, with special guest and bestselling author, George Saunders. The free festival features programming from diverse writers representing a variety of genres, a Literary Marketplace and more.
- The 2nd Maryland International Film Festival takes place from April 11-13 in Hagerstown. An opening reception at the Washington County Arts Council on April 11 will feature special guest Tony Mendez, whose real-life CIA mission inspired Argo, the Academy’s 2013 pick for best picture. Tickets and festival passes can be purchased online.
- The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore’s Spring Art Reception will feature special guest, artist Wendy M. Ross, creator of the new Hopkins Plaza fountain sculpture, Flora, plus performance art, music and refreshments. April 17, 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore. Rain date is April 18.
- Presented by PNC Bank, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (MdVLA), and Maryland Citizens for the Arts, Mind Your Business: Legal and Financial Workshop for Artists helpsartists navigate the ins and outs ofcopyright law, liability insurance, business entities (LLC v. Nonprofit v. Fiscal Sponsorship), and merchant services. The free session is May 6 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. RSVP to Erin at 410.467.6700. MdVLA also hosts free clinics in Baltimore during April.
- School 33 Art Center hosts “From Joy to Terror” in the Main Gallery on Friday, March 22 through Saturday, May 25, 2013. A sobering fantasy of feminist politics, shifting mental and geographic landscapes, hybrid sculpture and participatory fashion, the exhibition contextualizes the gallery as a dynamic, defamiliarize and quixotic space for art, activism and social exchange. More information at www.school33.org.
- Save the date! Presented by Maryland Traditions, a program of the Maryland State Arts Council, the third annual Maryland Traditions Folk Life Festival is Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Creative Alliance at the Patterson in Baltimore. The free festival will feature live music, performances, and traditional Maryland arts and crafts.
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Deadlines for Maryland State Arts Council programs:
- Maryland Touring Grant: Presenting arts organizations are eligible to apply. The application is now open on eGrant, with a deadline of 5:00 p.m., April 30.
- Arts & Entertainment Districts Technical Assistance Grant: Designated Arts & Entertainment Districts are eligible to apply. The application is now open in eGrant. There are four application deadlines:
- May 9, 2013 for activities that will begin or take place between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014
- July 25, 2013 for activities that will begin or take place between October 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014
- September 12, 2013 for activities that will begin or take place between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2014
- January 23, 2013 for activities that will begin or take place between April 1, 2014 and June 30, 2014
- Artist in Residence Grant: Teachers and schools are eligible to apply. The application is now open on eGrant, with a deadline of 5:00 p.m., May 17.
- Individual Artist Award: Individual Maryland artists practicing within the disciplines of Choreography, Classical Music Composition, Classical Music Solo Performance, Poetry, Sculpture, Solo Dance Performance, World Music Composition and World Music Solo Performance are eligible to apply. Grant guidelines will be posted by April 15 and the application will open in eGrant around June 1, with a deadline of July 26, 2013. Webinars to assist applicants with the process will be announced.
- Poetry Out Loud: Registration for POL 2013-2014 opens May 1, 2013 with an application deadline of October 1, 2013. All Maryland schools are eligible to apply.
Arts, Culture & Design in Schools, a charitable initiative of national retailer Target, is accepting applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for programs that bring arts and cultural experiences directly to K-12 students. The company awards grants of $2,000 for programs that enhance the classroom curricula via in-school performances, artist-in-residency programs, workshops, and more. Programs must take place between September 2013 and August 2014. Applications are accepted between March 1 and April 30 each year, with grant awards announced in September. See eligibility and application guidelines.
The National Endowment for the Arts’ Challenge America Fast-Track (CAFT) grant supports primarily small and mid-sized organizations for projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations—those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2013.
Artscape is accepting submissions for the Sound Off Live! band competition. Performers can apply to the battle of the bands competition for the opportunity to play on one of the area’s biggest stages. The competition is open to bands from the Baltimore-Washington area that perform various genres of music. Groups that have performed at the festival in the past are not eligible for the competition. An application can be downloaded at www.artscape.org. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 19, 2013 by 4pm.
The Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute, a joint project of the Maryland State Department of Education, University System of Maryland, Maryland State Arts Council and Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance, is accepting applications from individuals and school teams for its intensive, week-long professional development session, July 8-July 12. The deadline to apply is April 12, 2013; Applications are online.
The Creative Arts Exchange, a cultural program of the State Department, is granting $2 million to U.S. nonprofit arts and educational organizations within four key areas: professional development, community engagement, international collaboration and economic statecraft. The deadline is May 6, 2013; application guidelines are online.
Young Audiences for Learning, the country’s foremost arts-in-education seeks a Finance Director for its Maryland Chapter. The job description is online.
Star-Spangled 200 grant program is open
The Star-Spangled 200 Grant Program is open for applications, with a deadline of May 1, 3013. The program assists non-profit organizations and units of local, state and federal government in resource stewardship, education and tourism and economic development projects that promote engagement with national bicentennial commemoration activities in Maryland. To learn more about eligible projects, funding priorities and matching fund requirements, download the Star-Spangled 200 Grant Program Guidelines and Instructions, or view the list of previously funded projects. Contact Bill Pencek (410-767-6289) with questions about grant applications.
Creative Kids, a dynamic and innovative literature-based drama program in Silver Spring, seeks an after school program manager. Excellent administrative skills and college degree required; responsibilities include coordinating and administering 50+ creative drama and after school classes throughout Washington/Baltimore metro area. Send cover letter and resume to Lenore Blank Kelner, Director, at info@lbkcompany.com. |
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