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The program, Art @ Work: Sandtown began on Monday June 29th with a bang. With an amazing turn out, orientation began. The youth aged 14-21 years old signed in, were separated into their designated groups, met their fellow peers, and their mentoring artists. No time was wasted; each group immediately began to get to know one another. Read More →

SANDTOWN EMPLOYS 80 CITY YOUTH THROUGH  COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECTS

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Summer program offers workforce development and training from professional artists 

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, in partnership with Jubilee Arts, launch Art @ Work: Sandtown, a five-week summer employment program for Baltimore City youth. Beginning Monday, June 29 through Friday, July 31, Art @ Work: Sandtown will employ 80 young people as artist apprentices under master teaching artists to create eight highly visible murals throughout their community. The program is an expansion of Jubilee Arts’ year-round art programs for teens. Art @ Work employs youth enrolled in the city’s “YouthWorks” initiative, a workforce development program that matches young people between the ages of 14 and 21 to five-week work experiences with private sector, nonprofit, and city and state government employers.

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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announces the recipients of the MECU Neighborhood Event Grants. For 2015, 116 neighborhood associations and community-based nonprofit organizations were selected to receive funding of up to $1,000. The program awards organizations with cash grants for the purpose of producing special events, such as festivals, back-to-school rallies, block parties and health fairs. The MECU Neighborhood Event Grants program is supported by MECU: Baltimore’s Credit Union and administered by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts. Additional support was provided by the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development.

“MECU is proud of its sponsorship of the Neighborhood Event Grants.  This is the fourth year we have helped so many of our community organizations in Baltimore reach the people they serve,” said Herman Williams Jr., Chairman of the Board. “As Baltimore’s Credit Union, we have a commitment to help develop strong communities and this grant program lets us reach every corner of the City.”

All 2015 winners are listed HERE.

For more information on the MECU Neighborhood Event Grants, call 410-752-8632.

From the Wide Angle Youth Media Facebook page:

“In the wake of exciting distribution and programming accomplishments here at Wide Angle recently, we regret to share some unfortunate news. Over the weekend, the main Wide Angle Youth Media office was broken into. Although the intruder made quite a mess of things, we were very fortunate that no one was harmed, our media lab was untouched, and many of our cameras are still safe and in working order. Programming will be back in action today at all of our sites, including Miller’s Court, but the robbery has created a direct impact in our cash flow and we are reaching out with an immediate call for donations. Please share, and thank you for your support during this emotional turn of events. www.wideanglemedia.org/donate

Arts Advocacy Day is your opportunity to receive crucial advocacy training from experts in the field and then put that training into practice. Hosted by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by 85+ national arts organizations, National Arts Advocacy Day is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations. Grassroots advocates from across the country come to Washington DC to meet with their members of Congress in support of issues like arts education policy, the charitable tax deduction, and funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.

On Monday, join hundreds of your colleagues from across the country for interactive advocacy training and peer-to-peer learning and networking. That night, get inspired by our Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy at the Kennedy Center.

Then, on Tuesday, after the Congressional Arts Kick Off, you’ll meet with your congressional representatives to share your story about the impact and transformative power that the arts have in your community.

Why should I register?

At Arts Advocacy Day, you get three things you can’t get anywhere else.

  1. Networking with your fellow arts advocates from across the country and go on congressional visits led by State Captains.
  2. Learning the latest research facts and figures on the arts to help make your case.
  3. Strategizing with experienced advocates during an interactive role play session on how to make the case for the arts and arts education to your members of Congress.

Learn about Registration

Still not convinced? Check out highlights from the 2014 Arts Advocacy Day!

Join us on Facebook for the latest updates, and use hashtag #AAD15 to spread the word!

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National Endowment for the Arts – Our Town Grant

Supporting placemaking projects that contribute to the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and resilient places with the arts at their core. 

Request for Proposal to represent Baltimore City

As Baltimore City’s designated Arts Council, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts strives to make Baltimore a more creative and vibrant city.  Excellent art is an essential part of building a strong community, as important as land-use, transportation, education, housing, infrastructure, and public safety.  With this in mind, the NEA has created the Our Town grant program to support creative placemaking in cities across the country.  Each city may enter only one application, which must be submitted by the Mayor.  Our Town offers support for projects in two areas:

  1. Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and Design projectsthat represent the distinct character and quality of their communities. These projects may receive matching grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000.  For additional information, please visit the NEA’s Our Town site at: http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/arts-engagment-cultural-planning-and-design-projects-grant-program-description
  1. Projects that Build Knowledge about Creative Placemaking These projects may receive matching grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. For additional information, please visit the NEA’s Our Town site at: http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/projects-that-build-knowledge-about-creative-placemaking-grant-program-description

For selection criteria, please visit the NEA’s Our Town Site at: http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/application-review

If appropriate, the same project may be submitted for both the recent Bloomberg Challenge RFP and this RFP for NEA’s Our Town.  Each application must be submitted separately.

All qualified Our Town applications will be forwarded to the Mayor’s Office for selection.  Depending on the number of submissions, you may be contacted to make a presentation.  Applicants will be notified of the Mayor’s decision by Monday, November 17.  It is expected that the selected applicant will prepare basic information to be submitted to the NEA Our Town program no later than December 15.  A full proposal must be submitted to the NEA by January 15, 2015.

Please find attached a Request for Proposal to represent Baltimore City. It must be submitted via email to:

Randi Vega, Cultural Affairs Director at rvega@promotionandarts.org

no later than 9am, Monday, November 10, 2014

For questions regarding this application, please email Randi at rvega@promotionandarts.org

For additional information, please visit the Exploring Our Town online resource, which includes case studies of more than 60 Our Town grants with an insights section of lessons learned.

http://arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/introduction#sthash.PcICJwXS.dpuf

Thank you for your interest. 

 

 

National Endowment for the Arts – Our Town Grant

Supporting placemaking projects that contribute to the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and resilient places with the arts at their core.

Application for Proposed Project to represent Baltimore City

This application must be submitted via email to:

Randi Vega, Cultural Affairs Director at rvega@promotionandarts.org

no later than 9am, Monday, November 10, 2014

 

Contact Information:

Name:

Title:

Organization:

Email:

Phone:

Address:

Project type (please check one)

_____ Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, and Design

_____ Projects that Build Knowledge about Creative Placemaking  

 

Organizational Information

  • Mission (150 word limit, does not include spaces):
  • FY14 income:
  • FY14 expense:
  • If any significant discrepancies in budget, please explain: (100 words maximum)

 Project Information:

  • Proposed Project Title:
  • Proposed Project Description (300 words maximum; word count does not include spaces)
  • Project Dates: The grant is for a two year period of support, beginning October 1, 2015. Project costs incurred before October 1, 2015 are not eligible.
  • Proposed Project Beginning Date:
  • Proposed Project Date Open to the Public:
  • Project Costs:  Funds for this grant must be matched at least 1:1. A minimum of half the total cost of each project must be from nonfederal sources. Matching funds may be all cash or a combination of cash and in-kind contributions. 
  • Total Project Costs:
  • Total Committed Funds, if any, as of November 2014:
  • Amount Requested from NEA’s Our Town*:

 Project Team: Introduce all key collaborators, including artists, arts organizations, city agencies, and private sector groups. Please list each entry on a separate line. (200 words maximum, does not include spaces)

 Project Activity/Venue locations: For multiple locations, please list each entry on a separate line. (200 words maximum, word count does not include spaces).  A map in JPG or PDF format highlighting the site(s) of proposed work may also be submitted.

 Audience Engagement

  • Briefly describe your desired audience (100 words maximum, does not include spaces)

 Attachments When adding attachments to your proposal for submission, please save as Your Project Name ____________ (Examples:  Samuel Street Map, Samuel Street Image 1, Samuel Street Image 2, Samuel Street Budget)Project Location(s): A map may be attached in JPG or PDF format highlighting the site(s) of proposed work.   This is optional, not required.

 Work Samples: These must be of previous completed work by both the principal artist(s) and, if applicable, artistic director and/or curator. One work sample may be of the proposed project, or portion of the project. No more than a total of 5 work samples may be submitted. The maximum size for all attachments combined is 10 MB.  Please send as attachments via email.  Make sure each work sample is labeled. If you should have any questions regarding work sample submission, please contact Randi Vega at rvega@promotionandarts.org

Images:  Only JPG or PDF format will be accepted. Please include artist’s name, artwork title, dimensions, media, year of completion, and a brief description of each attachment.

Video and Sound:  These may be submitted as web links.  Please include artist’s name, title, year of completion and a brief description of each attachment.  Video and sound samples are to be no more than 5 minutes in length.  If submitting a longer sample, please indicate a start and end point within the sample.

Project Budget: Please attach a project budget showing income and expenses.

This application with attachments must be submitted via email to:

Randi Vega, Cultural Affairs Director at rvega@promotionandarts.org

no later than 9am, Monday, November 10, 2014 

For questions regarding this application, please email Randi at rvega@promotionandarts.org

 

Thank you for your application. 

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KALEIDOSCOPE is the 15th Annual Great Halloween Lantern Parade in Full Color! The community that creates together is GREAT together! With fourteen years of lantern making and spectacle-creating under their belts, the diverse communities of Baltimore have created their most colorful EVER Great Halloween Lantern Parade. SAT OCT 25. 3:30pm Festival. 6:30pm Parade Line up at NEW starting point by Boat Lake and NEW Parade route! 7pm Parade starts. Ends with NEW Finale of Video Projection at Pulaski Monument, Eastern & Linwood Aves, Patterson Park. Rain date Sun, Oct 26. FREE! Take bus 13 to Linwood Ave. Bike and park it on festival site! If you’re driving, park on 550 S Eaton St garage and take the FREE shuttle from 4-9pm. – See more at: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/2014/2014-great-halloween-lantern-parade-festival-kaleidoscope#sthash.WR5r6Esp.dpuf

This year’s 15th Annual Parade is ALL NEW! Creative Alliance teachers have designed a new lantern and it’s FULL of brilliant hues. We also have a MUCH more dramatic Parade route that will start at the Boat Lake and cross over to the high ridge in the extension of the Park so the Parade can be seen on high. The marching bands have returned, as well as The Gathering’s Food Trucks, and we’re recruiting more than two dozen artists and students to create 17 monumental lanterns and performances.

3:30pm Festival in Pulaski Monument, Patterson Park (Eastern and Linwood Avenues) Lantern workshops, hayrides, family fun, crafts vendors, 20 food trucks, and bands. The Manly Deeds below! – See more at: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/2014/2014-great-halloween-lantern-parade-festival-kaleidoscope#sthash.WR5r6Esp.dpuf

Kids Costume Contest! Registration starts at 4pm!

Sac Au Lait perform 5:15-6:15pm

6:30pm Parade Line up on Boat Lake. 7pm Parade starts

with NEW PARADE ROUTE to Park extension. NEW monumental lanterns, stiltwalkers, dancers, and Bands Marching!

  • Batala! All women Samba drumcorps!
  • 901 Arts Band
  • Bateria Terra Maria
  • Sac Au Lait
  • Manly Deeds
  • Baltimore Westsiders Marching Band (video below)

– See more at: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/2014/2014-great-halloween-lantern-parade-festival-kaleidoscope#sthash.WR5r6Esp.dpuf

The fab pre-Parade, family friendly Festival has a new groovy layout and the same GREAT attractions, including: a wildly fun kids’ costume contest open to all, lantern making, hay rides, and more all FREE activities! So don’t miss out on the world class celebration that comes when ALL kinds of folk create a glittering show of light in the night! As always, ANYONE can march in the Parade, wear a costume, and carry their lanterns. Expect over to see over a thousand, neighbor-made lanterns!

Pre-Parade Lantern Workshops

CREATIVE ALLIANCE FAMILY WORKSHOPS
Sundays: OCT 12 & OCT 19
Creative Alliance: 3134 Eastern Ave, 21224
Three two-hour sessions: 10am, 12:30pm & 3pm. Suggested $5 donation.

PATTERSON PARK PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Saturday OCT 11
Patterson Park Public Charter School: 27 N. Lakewood Ave, 21224
Three one- hour sessions: Noon, 1pm & 2pm. Suggested $5 donation.

Festival (Day of) Workshops
SAT OCT 25: 30-min sessions
DROP IN! 3:30-6:00pm

Patterson Park — Pulaski Monument on Eastern & Linwood Avenues

Each workshop includes a light with lantern. Purchase lights at $2 each.

– See more at: http://www.creativealliance.org/events/2014/2014-great-halloween-lantern-parade-festival-kaleidoscope#sthash.WR5r6Esp.dpuf