We, the Board of Directors and Staff of the Kent County Arts Council, are thrilled to announce our new name, new look, and new mission! As we move deeper in to the 21st Century, we vow to be a center for cultural expression and artistic interpretation for all Kent County residents! We will continue to […]
Continue ReadingThe Kent County Arts Council (KCAC) is excited to present DREAMWEAVER – a theatrical and literary journey across five decades of the life of poet/playwright Langston Hughes. One Performance only, Friday, September 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garfield Center for the Arts, 210 High Street, Chestertown, MD. Call 410-778-3700 to make a reservation […]
Continue ReadingOn January 1, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Kent County Arts Council (KCAC) unanimously approved two new members; Myra Bulter, Director, Kent County Parks & Recreation; and Mark Christopher Hampton, Executive Vice President for Strategies and Operations at Washington College. “I’m thrilled to have Myra and Mark join the KCAC board,” said Executive […]
Continue ReadingKent County Arts Council’s Migration: Art, Words, Music – Inspired by Jacob Lawrence opened on November 1, 2018. Joining the opening was Yumi Hogan, MD First Lady. Mrs Hogan is an artist herself and has spent time as First Lady as an advocate for the arts. The show began at RiverArts in Chestertown with the […]
Continue ReadingThe Kent County Arts Council is awarding $41,900 in General Operating grants for Fiscal Year 2019, a 36 percent increase over last year. “This is great news for the arts in Kent County,” said Clarke Bjorke, President of the Board of KCAC. “We are awarding more funding support and asking our grantee organizations to use […]
Continue ReadingThe Kent County Arts Council (KCAC) will hold auditions for their presentation of staged readings of a series of five new plays commissioned by and written for The Philips Collection in Washington DC to commemorate an anniversary of “The Migration Series” in 2015. The KCAC will produce the plays with Artist-in-Residence Jacqueline Lawton, Theater Department, […]
Continue ReadingThe KCAC is delighted to announce the unanimous election of four new members to our Board of Trustees. Their diverse array of areas of expertise- from music performance to entrepreneurship to media relations – reaffirm the notion that a love for the arts can be carried across careers, age, and educational background. These newly elected […]
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The Kent County Arts Council and New Day Campaign present a new exhibition created to address the stigma of addiction and open the door to healing for families and communities. This exhibition is made possible in part by The Hedgelawn Foundation and The Maryland State Arts Council. Additional support is provided by REACH: Washington College, […]
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The Kent County Arts Council has brought to Chestertown Heroin and Healing: An Exhibition Project. The exhibition is curated by Peter Brunn, New Day Campaign One of the pieces of art is a self portrait of his Daughter, Elisif, who died of an heroin overdose 20 days after completing it. Next to it is a […]
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Heroin & Healing: An Exhibition Project. Opening Reception, First Friday, March 2, 2018 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Raimond Arts Building in Chestertown, MD The Kent County Arts Council and New Day Campaign present a new exhibition created to address the stigma of addiction and open the door to healing for families and […]
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