Fund the Arts
The Howard County Arts Council is authorized by Howard County Government and the Maryland State Arts Council to administer public funds designated for the arts. As the official grant-giving agency for the arts in the county, we administer several grant programs and award more than $300,000 annually to local arts organizations, PTAs, key regional arts and cultural institutions, college-bound high school seniors, and others. Through these grant programs, the Arts Council helps ensure stability and growth in the arts community.
Current grant programs are listed below with links to the most current applications and guidelines. Artists-in-Education, Baltimore City Arts and Cultural Organizations, Community Arts Development, Jim Rouse Theatre Subsidy, and Mark Ryder Original Choreography applications for the next fiscal year become available in February.
The Artists-in-Education Grant Program, a partnership between the Arts Council and local PTAs, places professional artists in residence at private and public K-12 schools to help students foster creative exploration.
AIE Grant Program Application and Guidelines
FY08 Artists-in-Education Grantees: Bollman Bridge Elementary School PTA, ballroom dancing residency with John Taylor, Elkridge Landing Middle School PTA, mosaic mural residency with Mary Deacon Opasik, Folly Quarter Middle School PTA, poetry residency with Gayle Danley, Guilford Elementary School PTA ,theatre residency with InterAct Story Theatre, Hammond Elementary School PTA, opera residency with Yvette Lewis, Harper's Choice Middle School PTA, painted mural residency with Abby Futter, Jeffers Hill Elementary School PTA, poetry residency with Gayle Delaney, Longfellow Elementary School PTA, two assembly programs about the Brazilian Rainforest with Antonio Rocha, Patapsco Middle School PTA, mixed media installation with Suzanne Herbert-Forton, Running Brook Elementary School, opera residency with Yvette Lewis, and Swansfield Elementary School PTA, bookmaking and illustration residency with Kevin O'Malley and Karen O. Brown.
funds day-to-day activities for county arts organizations, as well as arts-related projects for new arts organizations or non-arts groups.
CAD Grant Program Application and Guidelines
FY08 Community Arts Development Grantees: Blossoms of Hope...The Howard County Cherry Tree Project, Candlelight Concert Society, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts, Columbia Community Players, Columbia Concert Band, Columbia Festival of the Arts, Columbia Orchestra, Columbia Pro Cantare, Harmony of the Sol, Howard County Ballet, Howard County Poetry & Literature Society, Hua Sha Chinese Dance Center, Kinetics Dance Theatre, Little Patuxent Review, Misako Ballet Company, Rep Stage/HCC Educational Fund, Showtime Singers, and Sundays at Three.
The Jim Rouse Theatre Subsidy Program assists community arts groups by partially underwriting theatre rental fees at The Jim Rouse Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Jim Rouse Subsidy Program Application and Guidelines
FY08 Jim Rouse Theatre Subsidy Grantees: Columbia Orchestra, Columbia Pro Cantare, Howard County Ballet, Howard County Poetry & Literature Society, Hua Sha Chinese Dance Center, and Kinetics Dance Theatre.
The Baltimore City Arts & Cultural Grant Program provides funding to key Baltimore City organizations that serve the citizens of Howard County. At this time, only previous recipients of HCAC’s Baltimore City Arts & Cultural Grant Program are eligible to apply to this program.
BCAC Grant Program Application and Guidelines
FY08 Baltimore City Arts & Cultural Grantees: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Industry, Centerstage Associates, Maryland Historical Society, Maryland Science Center, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, National Aquarium in Baltimore, and Walters Art Museum.
The Mark Ryder Original Choreography Grant Program recognizes individual creative expression and provides financial assistance to choreographers to create new original work.
MROC Grant Program Application and Guidelines
FY08 MROC Grantee: Sonia Synkowski
The Technical Assistance Grant Program provides leadership, education and training to assist with arts management and arts administration functions. Applicant organization must be a current FY2009 Community Arts Development Grantee with an operating budget not exceeding $300,000.
Technical Assistance Grant Program Application and Guidelines
Arts Scholarships provides funding to college-bound seniors committed to pursuing a career in the arts. Applications for the next academic year become available in November.
Art Scholarships Application and Guidelines
Rising Star Emerging Performing Artist Award recognizes individual creative expression and provides financial assistance for emerging performers to further their career.
RSEPAA Application and Guidelines
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