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ARTS MARYLAND OCTOBER 2012

Station North celebrates ten years

'Arts mean business, 'DBED's Johansson says

Gov. O’Malley visits Station North Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley visited Baltimore’s Station North Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District on Sept. 28 to MSAC releases Annual celebrate its 10th Anniversary. Station North was among the Report first of Maryland’s 20 A&E Districts. In April, it hosted The National Symposium on Arts/Cultural/Entertainment Districts.

Photo: Ben Stone, executive director, Station North A&E New arts building opens District; John Waters, Gov. Martin O’Malley. at UMBC

Literary Arts Week at Free Fall Baltimore

Weinberg unveils renovation

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Modell leaves cultural legacy

IN THE NEWS

EVENTS

OPPS & DEADLINES

Station North celebrates ten years Crowds enjoyed live music and views of the vibrant Station North Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District from the rooftop of the Charles Street Parking Garage in Baltimore, where one of Maryland’s first A&E district celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sept. 28.

Special guests, including Governor Martin O’Malley, filmmaker John Waters, Baltimore Museum of Art Director Doreen Bolger and Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) President Fred Lazarus, spoke about the success of the district, including its key role as an anchor for continued cultural and economic development in the area.

The celebration also included guided tours of Invited: Anniversary List, an exhibition presented by MICA M.F.A students that features site-specific artworks in 10 Station North businesses. The accompanying gallery exhibition, Invited: Celebration Station opens Oct. 21 in MICA’s Graduate Studio Center. The center serves as a cornerstone of Station North and has recently undergone a $20 million dollar renovation.

A 2012 Economic Impact Study found that Maryland A&E Districts supported, on average annually, Approximately 36.7 million in total tax revenue impact, more than 1,600 jobs and $147.3 million in state GDP.

Maryland was the first state to pioneer Arts & Entertainment Districts as an economic model on a statewide basis and has since designated 20 unique A&E Districts across the state, including three in Baltimore: Station North, Highlandtown and Bromo Tower.

To learn more about Arts & Entertainment Districts, visit http://www.msac. org/artsandentertainment or contact Pamela Dunne.

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'Arts mean business,' DBED's Johansson says Montgomery County's arts industry contributes $151 million to the local economy, said Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Secretary Christian Johansson during a keynote address at the Arts & Economic Prosperity Summit, held at United Therapeutics, a Maryland-based biotech firm in Silver Spring, Sept. 19.

Johansson cited the findings of an economic impact study on the arts in Montgomery County, which was developed by Americans for the Arts. The study also showed that the arts supports more than 3,000 jobs in the county and generates $10.3 million in local and state government revenue.

"We consider an investment in the arts to be an investment in Maryland's future because in Maryland, the arts mean business," Johansson said. "On a state level the nonprofit arts generate an annual economic impact of $1 billion and provide 11,000 jobs, which are supported by an overall payroll of more than $385 million a year," he said.

Johansson encouraged the state's business community to invest in the arts, saying that recent reports show the benefit of supporting the arts as a way to spur economic growth and enhance the quality of life in Maryland. He added that Maryland ranks fifth nationally for public support of the arts.

Photo: Christian Johansson, secretary, DBED; Dan Lurie, senior advisor, National Endowment for the Arts; and Randy Cohen, vice president of research and policy, Americans for the Arts

MSAC releases Annual Report Maryland’s arts industry generates $36.5 million in state and local taxes, and supports nearly 11,000 full-time jobs, according to the Maryland State Arts Council’s recently released annual report for fiscal year 2012.

The industry “pumps more than a billion dollars into our economy each year and has become the catalyst for neighborhood revitalization, improved tourism and creative collaboration in Maryland’s 20 state-designated arts and entertainment districts,” says Gov. Martin O’Malley in a published letter that introduces the report.

Available online, the 44-page publication features photos and artwork from a broad selection of MSAC partners and grantees, including arts organizations, programs and Individual Artists Award recipients. The report also includes artist and arts organization profiles, descriptions of all MSAC programs and details of all grants distributed to each county.

The Arts Council awarded nearly $9 million in operating grants to 244 arts organizations across the state for fiscal 2012.

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New arts building opens at UMBC Gov. Martin O’Malley and other dignitaries, including Freeman A. Hrabowski III, UMBC president, officially opened the first phase of a new $165 million performing arts and humanities building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, on Sept. 19. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, UMBC hosted an arts and humanities festival as part of a day-long celebration.

UMBC is a partner of Maryland Traditions, the statewide partnership initiative of the Maryland Folklife Program, which celebrates Maryland’s distinct traditional arts and cultures by promoting, sustaining and documenting living traditions.

Literary Arts Week at Free Fall Baltimore The Maryland State Arts Council is partnering with the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the CityLit Project, to present the second annual Literary Arts Week during October’s National Arts & Humanities Month in Baltimore.

The literary arts community will host a series of 10 free, public events in Baltimore during the week of October 14-20. A radio documentary from WYPR culture guru Aaron Henkin; “Moon Madness,” which is a chance to share writing about or inspired by the moon; and a “State of Publishing” panel helmed by CityLit Press are among some of the week’s free events that celebrate Baltimore’s thriving literary culture.

Literary Arts Week is a part of Free Fall Baltimore, an initiative of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) that features more than 300 festive and free activities, including dance and musical concerts, classes and hands-on workshops, lectures, history and heritage tours, theatrical shows and art gallery/museum exhibitions.

Weinberg unveils renovation Weinberg Center for the Arts showcased its recently completed $1 million dollar renovation at an official unveiling ceremony, Sept. 29. Located in Frederick Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District, the Art Deco-style arts center and performance venue was known as the Tivoli Theatre from its opening in 1926 until its 1978 reopening under the City of Frederick as the Weinberg Center for the Arts.

Weinberg Center for the Arts Inc. undertook the renovation fundraising effort in September 2008 and reached the goal of $1 million early, said John Healey, executive theater manager.

Weinberg’s interior renovations include wall and floor upgrades, a lighter color scheme throughout and the installation of a new ticket box. “The work was mostly cosmetic and the structure of the theater remains solid, “said Healey.

The first show since the unveiling is scheduled for Oct. 6, when funk musician Maceo Parker—who got his start with James Brown—takes the stage.

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Photo: John Healy, theater executive manager and Danyce Weinberg, daughter of the theater’s former owners, who donated the property to the City of Frederick.

Modell leaves cultural legacy Beyond enhancing the sports life of Baltimore, Art Modell, who passed away Sept. 6 in Baltimore, and his late wife Pat, were among the region’s most generous donors to the city’s cultural institutions, including the Lyric Opera House, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Following the Modells’ $3.5 million gift in 2010, The Lyric was renamed to the Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric.

The Modells donated $1 million to Walters Art Museum during the economic downturn, which was “critical,” said Walters Art Museum director Gary Vikan. “He was enormously generous to us in all respects, and his generosity came with a light touch,” he added.

● Presidential Proclamation—National Arts and Humanities Month, 2012 IN THE NEWS (whitehouse.gov)

● 36 Hours in Baltimore (New York Times)

● When Art and Food Unite (Wall Street Journal)

● Book lovers descend on annual city festival (Baltimore Sun)

● Memorial seeks to remember Marylanders who lost their lives in 9/11 (ABC- 2 News)

● Bright ideas are the focus for Trawick Prize finalists’ exhibit (Gazette.net)

● Frederick Arts Council selling downtown center (ABC-27)

● Walters’ art Installation is part of picture perfect upgrades at Robert E. Lee Park

● Hyattsville arts festival receives record number of submissions (Gazette.net)

● Making a big difference with local art (Capital Gazette)

● Baltimore schools join Kennedy Center Arts Program (Frederick News Post)

● Artist’s Coins Used As Currency in Frederick (CBS Local)

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EVENTS ● Free Fall Baltimore returns for its seventh year The event features 80 local cultural organizations and attractions offering more than 300 free events. Held during National Arts and Humanities Month, Free Fall Baltimore offers: music, dance and theater performances; art exhibitions; admission to museums; lectures; tours; and workshops – all free of charge at venues throughout Baltimore. Free Fall Baltimore is a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.

● Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art The Salisbury museum presents its 15th annual Chesapeake Wildfowl Expo, Oct. 12-13. Admission to this event and the museum is free that weekend. The Expo is a tribute to the evolution of decoy art. It includes competitions, carving demos, live music and a decoy marketplace on the parking lot. Free appraisals of decoys are available each day.

● Mountain Maryland Art Sale & Tour The Allegany Arts Council presents its annual Mountain Maryland Art Sale & Tour from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm on two successive weekends, Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 27-28. This year’s event features 39 participating artists in Western Maryland and West Virginia. Enter a drawing to win $100 in cash following each weekend of the tour. For more information, call the arts council, 301-777-ARTS (2787).

● African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the David C. Driskell Center The exhibition, which showcases the generation of artists who opened new possibilities for African American art, features renowned African American artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Sam Gilliam, and more. The free exhibition is now open and runs through Dec. 14.

● Mansion at Strathmore presents former Maryland Traditions Apprentice Award Recipient Samia Mahbub Ahmad, a 2010 recipient of the Maryland Traditions Apprenticeship Award, will perform classical Hindustani vocal music at The Mansion at Strathmore, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 10. One of India’s premier classical vocalists, Ahmad melds the Hindustani Classical sounds with the rhythms of South Africa and the west.

● Council gallery exhibit features Harford through a pinhole The Harford County Cultural Arts Board is pleased to announce the exhibit Harford Through a Pinhole by Harford County photographer Rob Kauzlarich. The exhibit features diverse images of Harford County taken with a pinhole camera and printed in silver gelatin. The exhibit has been exhibited widely and received 1st place at the Havre de Grace Art Show. It is free to visit through mid-October, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Council Gallery (212 S. Bond St., Bel Air, MD).

● Maryland Hall exhibits Chesapeake Bay Woodcuts Chesapeake Bay Woodcuts by Philip Byrnes McMartin are on display on the 2nd Floor of the Chaney Gallery at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts until October 23. The free exhibit includes 20 woodcuts on clear white pine blocks by McMartin, who lived in Annapolis much of his life and devoted his artistic pursuits to creating images of Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.emarketingmd.org/Tourism/MSAC/Newsletter/October_12/index.html (6 of 8)10/15/2012 1:46:07 PM ARTS MARYLAND

OPPORTUNITIES ● MSAC Grants for Organizations Deadline & DEADLINES The deadline for Maryland State Arts Council’s fiscal year 2014 Grants for Organizations(GFO) applications is Nov 1. For more information, or to view a recording of the Sept. 18 live GFO webinar, visit http://www.msac.org/ gfo.

● Poetry Out Loud Deadline Schools in the 2012-2013 Maryland Poetry Out Loudprogram must report their top three student winners to Christine Stewart at the Maryland State Arts Council by 5:00 p.m., Dec. 7. County competitions begin in January 2013, followed by regional contests in February. The Maryland state finals will be held March 9 at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

● NCTA seeks Programming Manager The National Council for the Traditional Arts seeks a highly-motived Programming Manager to coordinate program content for major annual festivals, tours and other events. For more information, view the job description.

● The Visit Maryland calendar can promote your event Averaging 35,000 unique page visits a month, the Visit Maryland event calendar is a free and effective tool for promoting arts events. Click here to register and add your events.

● ARTsites 2013: Call for artists The Howard County Arts Council seems proposals form artists and sites for ARTsites 2013, a year-long outdoor sculpture exhibit from April 2013-14. Selected artists will be awarded a grant to cover costs associated with exhibiting their work. The deadline to apply is Oct. 17. For complete guidelines, click here.

● AHCMC seeks Grants Program Officer The Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County seeks a Grants Program Officer to manage AHCMC’s grant making program. View the job description for details and instructions on how to apply.

● American Academy in Rome offers 30 Rome Prize fellowships Through a national juried competition, the Academy will award emerging artists and scholars in the early or middle stages of their careers who represent excellence in the arts and humanities. Detailed information is available online. Deadline for applications is Nov. 1. Applications will also be accepted between Nov. 2 and Nov. 15 for an additional fee.

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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