ARTS MARYLAND

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ARTS MARYLAND MARCH 2011

Musicians gather for Traditions broadcast

Arts generate economic punch

Tell Congress you support arts funding

Montgomery student wins POL contest

RFQ for Key Bridge art project Folk musicians gather for Md. Traditions broadcast Maryland Traditions folklorist Cliff Murphy joined WYPR-radio's Aaron Henkin in presenting the Feb. 18 broadcast of The Signal (88.1 FM), which featured Appalachian gospel singer IN THE NEWS Burton DeBusk (pictured above) and Hugh Campbell discussing songwriting, spirituality and swapping songs with urban-folk musician Caleb Stine. The three musicians met in January in a one-room furniture shop in Cecil County, near Elkton. It was a meeting of different generations: DeBusk is EVENTS 81, Campell, 55, and Stine, 34. DeBusk and Campbell were a Maryland Traditions' master-apprentice team last year.

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“Burton DeBusk is one of Maryland's living treasures," Murphy said. "His stories and songs resound across generations. The Arts advocates to gather deep level of respect shown to him by Caleb Stine and Hugh in Washington Campbell – both accomplished musicians in their own right – really speaks to that."

For more information about Maryland Traditions, visit its online site or Facebook page. More video clips of the OPPORTUNITIES musicians' meeting are on Caleb Stine's web site. & DEADLINES

Meet artists for your residency program

Arts Day message: Arts generate economic punch About 370 arts advocates from across the state came to Annapolis, Feb. 9, for the 13th annual Maryland Arts Day. Organized by Maryland Citizens for the Arts, the yearly event allows arts advocates to discuss arts funding with state legislators. Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and Speaker of the House Michael Busch spoke to the advocates and discussed how the arts have had a positive impact on their own families and communities.

Christian Johansson, secretary, Department of Business and Economic Development, spoke about the economic impact of the arts in Maryland. "The arts mean jobs and business," he said."In fiscal 2009, the arts generated $1.14 billion for the state's economy," he said, citing a DBED economic impact study regarding the arts. That same year, the arts provided 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs.

The day included topical presentations, educational sessions and a keynote presentation by editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (KAL), the longtime cartoonist for The Economist and former cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun. Also, former Maryland State Arts Council Chair E. Scott Johnson was named the 2011 Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year.

Photo: Theresa Colvin, executive director, MSAC; Christian Johansson, secretary, DBED; Melony Griffith, Maryland delegate and MSAC councilor

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Tell Congress that you support arts funding Federal funding of the National Endowment for the Arts will likely be cut by Congress. The House of Representatives recently voted to reduce NEA's appropriation for fiscal 2011 to $124.5 million, the level of funding that NEA received in fiscal 2007. The Senate will now consider the appropriation. President Obama had requested a $146.25 appropriation for fiscal 2012, which represents a $21 million decrease from the current appropriation of $167.

NEA funding helps to support state and local budgets, allowing local jurisdictions to make the cultural, educational and economic benefits of the arts more accessible for their communities. To voice your support for the arts, visit Americans for the Arts online.

A Richard Montgomery student wins POL again Kari Barclay, an 11th-grade student at Richard Montgomery High School in Montgomery County, emerged from a field of nine regional winners as champion of the Maryland State Poetry Out Loud (POL) competition, Feb. 26 at the Enoch Pratt Central Library in Baltimore. Barclay won a $200 prize and an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C., to represent the state in the national POL contest, April 27-29. Last year, another Richard Montgomery High School student, Nora Sandler, also won the state title.

Barclay won the Maryland finals with his recitation of E.E. Cumming's "anyone lived in a pretty how town." Kate Moran, a 12th-grader at Saints Peter and Paul High School in Talbot County, placed second. Jamila Anderson, a 10th-grader at New Town High School in Baltimore County, finished third. Maryland's poet laureate, Stanley Plumly, was one of the judges.

POL promotes the recitation and performance of poetry as an oral-art form. The National Poetry Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts partner with state arts agencies, such as the Maryland State Arts Council, to stage the annual POL program. The Maryland state contest was open to all students in the 10th-12th grades in public and private schools. It will expand next year to include ninth-grade students.

Photo: Jamila Anderson, Kari Barclay and Kate Moran

Submit qualifications for Key Bridge art project The Arts Council invites artists and professional design teams to submit their qualifications for working on the 1812 Bicentennial Francis Scott Key Bridge Public Art Project. Deadline for submissions is March 18.

Administered by the Arts Council, the project will enhance the bridge as part of Maryland's multi-year commemoration of the War of 1812 bicentennial. Funding comes in part from a National Scenic Byways Program grant. The bridge, opened in 1977, is located in the area where Francis Scott Key witnessed the British bombardment of Fort McHenry from a British vessel and wrote the National Anthem. It crosses Baltimore's harbor.

For more information about this request for qualifications, visit the Arts Council web site, or e-mail Susie Leong. Also, visit Star-Spangled 200: A National Bicentennial in Maryland for bicentennial details.

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IN THE NEWS ● Baltimore County 5th grader wins Peabody scholarship

● New Annapolis Opera GM making plans to help company grow

● Why cutting arts funding is not a good idea

● Baltimore grant program expands to mural, garden projects

● BSO's Alsop named principal conductor of San Paulo orchestra

● Bethesda struts its stuff with annual dance festival

● Maryland artist Joyce Scott receives $50,000 fellowship

● Are the arts habit-forming?

● Irene Lewis exits Center Stage

● Nine key traits for next-generation organizations

EVENTS Arts advocates to gather in Washington Americans for the Arts presents its 24th annual Arts Advocacy Day, April 4-5 in Washington, D.C. The event allows arts advocates from across the nation to visit with members of Congress and make a case for arts and arts education. Actor Kevin Spacey will deliver the yearly Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy. Receive two free tickets to the lecture with your Arts Advocacy Day registration.

Free exhibition features BMA's photography collection A new photography show has opened at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Seeing Now: Photography since 1960 is a collection of more than 200 images owned by the museum. The exhibition runs to May 15 and includes work by Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Gary Winogrand and Cindy Sherman.

Howard County hosts 2011 arts gala Tickets for Howard County's 14th annual Celebration of the Arts, March 26 at Howard Community College, are available online. The event is one of the county's major fundraising events. It's also a showcase for local performing and visual artists. Howard County Arts Council marks its 30-year anniversary in 2011.

Felt exhibition opens at Cumberland gallery Allegany Arts Council's Saville Gallery plans an opening reception, 6-8 p.m. on March 12, for a new exhibit of felted artwork by the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild Felting Group. I Just Felt Like It, which runs from March 10 to April 2, features a variety of felting techniques used by the 14 members of the group. The reception is free and open to the public. For more information, call 301-777-ARTS (2787).

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OPPORTUNITIES MSAC, Md. Nonprofits workshop for program evaluation & DEADLINES Learn how a systematic program evaluation can benefit your organization. Maryland Nonprofits presents Introduction to Logic Modeling and Program Planning, March 31, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Maryland State Arts Council, 175 W. Ostend St. in South Baltimore. This workshop is open to all Grants for Organizations, Community Arts Development and Artist in Communities grantees. Representatives of organizations looking to acquire a basic understanding of evaluation principles are encouraged to attend. Registration form available online. Call or e-mail Sharon Blake, 410-767-6536, for more information. Limited to 20 participants.

Meet artists for your residency program An artist selection conference in connection with the Art Council's Arts in Education (AiE) Program will be held Saturday, April 2, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City. Teachers, cultural arts representatives and school administrators can meet the performing artists, visual artists, playwrights, and poets (or their representatives) eligible to participate in AiE's Artists-in-Residence Program to discuss residencies in their schools. Registration is required. Please submit a registration form for each person attending. For more information, call or e-mail Chris Stewart , 410-767-6476.

The Artists-in-Residence application deadline is May 20 for the 2011-2012 school year. Guidelines and an application form will be available on the Arts Council web site by mid-March. A roster of artists is also on the site.

Arts education group offers professional training Applications for the Community Arts Education Leadership Institute, which runs from June to December this year, are due March 15. Designed for leaders and aspiring leaders, the program provides participants with individualized training. The seven-month program includes a seminar at Drexel University in Philadelphia, July 12-16. For more information, call or e-mail Jay Samios, 212-268-3337, ext. 12.

Show your act to potential presenters Performing Arts Exchange plans two evenings of juried showcases for performing artists, Sept. 22-23 in New Orleans. The 15-minute slots give performers an opportunity to show their work to presenters. Up to 18 showcase positions are available. Applications must be received by March 31.

Latino arts group accepting apps for leadership program National Association of Latino Artists and Culture convenes its annual Leadership Institute, July 11-16 in San Antonio, Texas. The program, which accepts 15 to 20 Latino artists and emerging leaders of Latino cultural organizations, provides training in nonprofit arts management and leadership development. Deadline for applications is April 15.

Volunteer at June arts festival in West Baltimore ROOTS Fest 2011, a national arts festival in West Baltimore, June 22-26, seeks volunteers. Call or e-mail Jai Brooks, 443-413-2577, for information. The festival takes place across 52 acres of green space around the "Highway to Nowhere" -- the 1.4-mile roadway built 40 years ago through the neighborhood.

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175 W. Ostend St., Suite E 410-767-6555 TTY1-800-735-2258 www.msac.org Baltimore, MD 21230 Martin O'Malley, Governor Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor

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