The Talbot County Arts Council has approved Community Arts Development Grants to 36 local organizations for arts-related programs and projects during fiscal year 2019 (July 2018 through June 2019). The budget for these programs is the highest-ever annual total of $80,000, made possible by a just-announced increase in the Arts Council’s own state grant of 5 percent to $124,250 for this year.
The recipients of this year’s grants are:
Major Arts Organizations Based in Talbot County
• Academy Art Museum, Inc., for a general operating grant for FY 2019
• Avalon Foundation, Inc., for a general operating grant for FY 2019
• Chesapeake Music, Inc., for the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival during June 2-16, 2019, and Jazz on the Chesapeake’s Monte Alexander Jazz Festival during August 30-September 1, 2019
• Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Inc., for seven concerts in Easton and at Chesapeake College during September 2018-April 2019
Other Arts Organizations Based in Talbot County
• Allegro Academy, Inc., for Allegro Children’s Chorus and Vocal Scholars during 2018-2019; Summer Songs at Trinity Cathedral on on July 27, 2018; and a spring concert series during March-May 2019
• Bay Country Chorus, Inc., for the 2017-2018 concert season including annual show
• Carpe Diem Arts, Inc., for the quarterly Passport to the Arts calendar during 2018-2019; the Carpe Diem Arts Lunchtime Concerts at Brookletts Place during September 2018-May 2019; Carpe Diem Concerts at the Chesapeake Center in Easton during September 2018-March 2019; and Carpe Diem Community Concerts at St. Michaels MHS Auditorium during December 2018-March 2019 and at another county location during March-April 2019
• Chesapeake Film Festival, Inc., for the Eleventh Annual Chesapeake Film Festival at various locations in Talbot County during October 12-14, 2018, and CFF’s Film Series “Reel Gems—Talbot County” at various county locations during 2018-2019
• Continuum Dance, inc., for fall and spring concerts at Oxford Community Center
• Delmarva Review Literary Fund, Inc., for publication of the annual Delmarva Review in November 2018
• Easton Choral Arts Society, Inc., for a six-performance concert series in 2018-2019, and the ECAS High School Choral Competition on March 2, 2019
• Mid-Shore Community Band, for the 2018-2019 concert season in the Mid-Shore Area
• St. Michaels Art League, Inc., for Art in the Community during 2018-2019, including Art Hunt in July 2018; “Under the Tent” Labor Day Weekend Art Show; Monthly Guest Artist Demonstrations during September 2018-May 2019; Children’s Art Day on September 15, 2018; Video Lessons at the Library during September 2018-May 2019; and the Celebrate St. Michaels Banner Program during January-November 2019
• Tidewater Singers, Inc., for annual winter and spring concerts during 2018-2019
• Tred Avon Players, Inc., for four dramatic and musical productions and four workshops during 2918-2019
Out-of-County Organizations Serving the Arts in Talbot County
• Brown Box Theatre Project, Inc., for a production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It at Muskrat Park in St. Michaels on September 15,2018, and Mox Nox or Soon Comes the Night at Oxford Community Center in May 2019
• Maryland Humanities Council, Inc., at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum during July 9-11, 2018, for Chautauqua 2018: Seeking Justice, with presentations on Frederick Douglass, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Thurgood Marshall
Art by Other Organizations in Talbot County
• Brookletts Place, the Talbot County Senior Center, an activity of Upper Shore Aging, Inc., for Art Showcase on Brookletts during July 2019-June 2019
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Inc., for “Exploring the Chesapeake: Mapping the Bay,” during July 2018-March 2019
• Chesapeake Center, Inc., for the Tenth Annual Community Awareness Event, in which adults with various disabilities share their talents in song, dance, musical instruments, and recitation, during October 2018
• Christ Church Episcopal in Easton, for Sunday Concert Series during 2018-2019
• Easton’s Costume Shop, an activity of the Eventful Giving Fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for assistance with the cost of housing a costume collection used by local and regional theater groups during 2018-2019
• First Night Talbot, Inc., an activity of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for First Night Talbot in downtown Easton on December 31, 2018
• Frederick Douglass Honor Society, an activity of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for the musical component of Frederick Douglass Day in Easton on September 22, 2018
• Oxford Community Center, Inc., for Live Music Series during July 2018-May 2019; Art Workshops in August and October 2018; and Sixth Annual Model Boat Show on November 12, 2018
• Presbyterian Church of Easton, for Sunday Concert Series during October-December 2018
• St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, for Sunday Concert Series during 2018-2019
• St. Michaels Community Center, Inc., for ; Summer Concerts in Muskrat Park during June-August 2018; “Acting Up” Children’s Theatre Camp during July 16-28, 2018; Talbot Idol, Season 4, at the St. Michaels MHS Auditorium on August 4-5, 2018; Mosaic Camp for Kids with Jen Wagner in August 2018; and Adult Art Classes during September 2018-May 2019
• Tilghman United Methodist Church, for Music of Tilghman and Friends Concert Series during 2018-2019
• Waterfowl Festival, Inc., for Painting Feathers and Fishing Flies in Watercolor on November 7-8, 2018; Wine and Watercolors Art Party on November 9, 2018; and Waterfowl Festival: Decoy Painting for Kids on November 12-13, 2018
Programs for Children Outside Regular School Schedules
• Crashbox Theatre Company, Inc., for Crashbox Summer Theatre Summer Camp at the Talbot County Auditorium during July 16-27, 2018
• Mental Health Association of the Eastern Shore, Inc., for the Kids on the Block Early Learning Series with musician and educator Judy Amdur during 2018-2019
• Talbot County Free Library, for children’s performance of “Uncle Devin and Percussion” on July 28, 2018
• Talbot Hospice Inc., for Student Artwork Gallery during September 2018-May 2019
• Talbot Mentors, Inc., for Summer Art Camp Scholarships during July-August 2018; Visual Arts with Constance Del Nero during September 2018-June 2019; and Photography and Poetry Fundamentals during March-May 2019
• Tilghman Area Youth Association, Inc., for Afterschool Arts Adventures during September 2018-May 2019; Arts on the Island in April 2019; and Art Showcase at Tilghman ES in May 2019
The Talbot County Arts Council’s next regular grant cycle will be for Arts-in-Education Grants to local elementary and secondary schools during 2018-2019. This will be announced in August with an application cutoff of September 30. Requests for Mini-Grants of up to $500 are accepted by the Arts Council at any time, with decisions and cash awards if appropriate the following month.
For further information on Arts Council grant opportunities visit website www.talbotarts.org or contact Gerry Early, executive director, at 410-310-9812/ e-mail gearly@talbotarts.org.