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QACAC's Featured Artist is:
Grace Ciaravella
Stevensville, MD


Visit our Office:

Of Interest:

Ongoing Events and Calls for Artists
Call for Artists
“Members’ Best” - exhibit space is available to QAC Arts Council members at various Centreville businesses and public buildings. Three-month rotating exhibits. Call for guidelines 410-758-2520. Submit photos for consideration to QACAC, PO Box 218, Centreville, MD 21617 or to questions@arts4u.info DEADLINE ongoing.
Ongoing
The Clay Guild of the Eastern Shore - Promotes ceramic arts & craftsmanship, participates in shows & sales, and assists artists in professional development. New members welcome. Contact J. Higgins at 410-758-0131, V. Peram at 410-745-6436 or E. Satchell at 410-651-6488 for meeting information.
Ongoing
Art in Embassies Program - participants can loan works of art for up to 3 years to embassies worldwide. Dept. of State handles; cost of pickup, packaging, shipments, return, and insurance. Resume and slides to: Art in Embassies Program, Room 258, U.S. Dept. of State, Washington, D.C. 20520. 202-647-5723
Opportunity
Chrysanthemum—quarterly poetry magazine reads submissions of poetry in all forms. No reading fees. Send poems with SASE.
Nooknoow@aol.com for more info
Available
The Arts n Education (AiE) Grant Application for Artists for the Artists-in-Residence and Visiting Performers Programs is available from the Maryland State Arts Council. Call 410.767.6555 or www.msac.org
Visit the website and click on the ROSTERS AND REGISTRIES button for the Roster of Artists now searchable by artists, discipline, geographic availability and grade level.
Ongoing
Creative Capital - Grants for Experimental Art Creative Capital Foundation offers grants from $5,000 to $20,000 for artists working with experimental approaches to media, visual, performing and new media arts. 65 Bleeker St. 7th Floor, NY, NY 10013, 212-598-9900.
Ongoing
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts - Artists in Residence Program has openings now and in the future. Open to visual artists & writers. Spaces are 200 square feet. For application information, contact: Mike Purvis, Director of Visual Arts, MD Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MD 21401. Phone: 410-263-5544.
Ongoing
Nancy H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment - supports construction of public and private outdoor projects. Artists need a degree in the arts, creativity for combing ideas, evidence of dependability, and an understanding of budgets. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Trustees give preference to projects conceived and managed by artists. For more info, email NancyG4806@aol.com.
Ongoing
Artists' Workspace Fellowship - for drawing, painting, sculpture, or graphics. For details, contact: Workspace Program director, Woodstock School of Art, PO Box 338, Woodstock, NY 12498 or call 914-679-2388.

The Arts Council receives many publications with items of interest to artists. Not all can be listed here, but you are invited to visit the Council and review our periodicals library.

On the Web...
MPT ArtWorks for Artist www.mpt.org/artworks/
The Chronicle of Philanthropy philanthropy.com/
National Center for Nonprofit Boards: Newsletter excerpts from their newsletter, info on professional development training workshops, publications and more. www.ncnb.org/
Poetry Alive!: Summer residencies, educational materials, bookings, audio tapes. www.poetryalive.com/
The Arts & Healing Network: provides an international resource for art which heals an individual, community, or the planet. Includes call for entries, conferences, resources, etc. www.artheals.org/
The Baltimore Art Research & Outreach Consortium (BAROC) – offers a site that gives visitors a way to learn about MD artists. Features include bios and online collections. www.marylandartsource.org

QACAC

Centre for the Arts
206 S. Commerce St.
P.O. Box 218
Centreville, Maryland • 21617
Phone: 410.758.2520
Email: questions@arts4u.info