The deadline to apply for the 2024 IAM Creativity program (Dance and Visual Arts) has passed.
The purpose of the Individual Artist Merit and Creativity (IAM Creativity) program is to recognize, uplift, and celebrate Howard County artists and diverse art expressions and disciplines.
IAM Creativity will support artists, 18 years of age and older, living in Howard County. Applications will be evaluated by an independent panel of artists and/or arts professionals with expertise and perspectives in each of the disciplines being considered. The program was developed to fulfill one of the Arts Council’s long-time strategic priorities to offer grants to individual artists.
The IAM Creativity program will provide unrestricted funds to support the creative work of Howard County artists and recognize excellence in a broad spectrum of artistic practices, backgrounds, and disciplines. Accepting applications for two (2) disciplines each year, the IAM Creativity program will provide awards in seven different artistic disciplines over the next four years: dance, film, folk and traditional arts, literary arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Each year, a maximum of four (4) awards, including one (1) $5,000 and three (3) $1,000 awards, will be awarded in two (2) disciplines. This year, applications will be accepted in Dance and Visual Arts disciplines. The deadline to apply for the 2024 IAM Creativity program (Dance and Visual Arts) has passed.
If you would like to learn more about this grant program, review FY24 guidelines here.
In subsequent years, applications will open for the following disciplines:
Music and Film, New Media & Video in 2025
Theatre and Literary Arts in 2026
Folk & Traditional Arts in 2027
Questions? Email Michelle Grazio, IAM Creativity Grant Administrator at iamcreativity@hocoarts.org or contact us by phone Monday – Friday from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm at 410.313.ARTS (27827).
IAM Creativity Panelist Bios: Dance & Visual Arts (2024)
Dance: Cheryl Goodman, Nicole Martinell, and Allen Xing
Visual Arts: Schroeder Cherry, Frank McCauley, and Sheena Morrison
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