PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2025
Contact: Dana Whipkey
grantsandprojects@hocoarts.org
(410) 313-2787
Howard County Arts Council Accepting Applications from Individual Artists for IAM Creativity Grant
ELLICOTT CITY, MD – The Howard County Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Individual Artist Merit and Creativity (IAM Creativity) Award in the disciplines of Theatre and Literary Arts. IAM Creativity supports artists, 18 years of age and older, living in Howard County by providing unrestricted funds to support the creative work of Howard County artists and recognize excellence in a broad spectrum of artistic practices, backgrounds, and disciplines.
A maximum of four awards, including one $5,000 and three $1,000 awards, will be awarded in each discipline. The deadline to apply for Theatre and Literary Arts is 11:59pm EST on December 17, 2025. For further information, guidelines, and to apply, please visit hocoarts.org/iam-creativity.
Applications will open for Folk & Traditional Arts in 2027. Funds were awarded in Dance and Visual Arts in 2024 and Music and Film, New Media, and Video in 2025.
Please direct any questions about this program or the application to Michelle Grazio, IAM Creativity Grant Administrator, at [iamcreativity@hocoarts.org]iamcreativity@hocoarts.org or call the Arts Council at (410) 313-2787.