Frederick Arts Council
Board of Directors
Executive Director, Acting
Stephen Parnes
Executive Committee
Noel Manalo, President
Robin Sagoskin, Vice President
Angela Murphy, Treasurer
John D'Amore, Secretary
Directors
Jessica Fitzwater
Sarah Hurwitz
Sean Morrissey
William Randall
Frederick City Liaison
Donna Kuzemchak, Alderman
Frederick County Liaison
Paul Smith, County Commissioner
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Frederick Arts Council
11 West Patrick Street, Suite 201
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4190
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Help us continue to Promote, Support, and Advocate for the arts in Frederick County!
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2014-15 Arts in Education Grants
A major component of the Frederick Arts Council is our Arts in Education (AiE) program, through which we give matching grants to schools and other educational entities to bring arts into the classroom and to our constituents.
The Frederick Arts Council's AiE funds help teachers and program specialists enhance their arts curricula and offerings by drawing upon the talents of artists and arts organizations in our community. Please check our Artist Directory for names and contact information or contact the Frederick Arts Council for recommendations and consultation.
Arts in Education grants are available to schools and other educational institutions in Frederick County to bring artists into their programs. Schools may submit up to two grants each academic year. The maximum amount of each grant is typically $300 and must be matched 1:1. Grants are accepted on a revolving basis until the annual budget is exhausted. It is strongly encouraged that grant applications be submitted at least 30 days prior to the planned arts activity.
For more information, call the FAC office at 301-662-4190, or by email at [email protected]
Download the Application here!
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MARYLAND ART MARKETPLACE OPENS FOR ARTISTS
In advance of launching its new Maryland Art Marketplace, the MSAC is inviting Maryland artists of all disciplines to sign-up for the Maryland Artist Registry, and encouraging those with online selling sites for their art, crafts or artistic merchandise to opt-in to the Maryland Art Marketplace during the process.
While the Marketplace will focus on directing buyers and gift-givers to Maryland artists' online selling sites, the focus of the Maryland Artist Registry will continue to be connecting Maryland artists - even those who don't sell online - with opportunities and exposure. Its recently launched redesign supports audio, jpeg and PDF files, as well as embedded video.
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Why join the Frederick Arts Council?
The Arts are vital to the quality of life you enjoy in Frederick County. Whether you're engaged in the arts as an audience member, patron, educator or artist, the Frederick Arts Council is your arts ally. Our purpose is to foster an environment where the arts may flourish in our community through grants and scholarships, arts advocacy and links to essential resources.
Please consider joining today!
Did You Know? - Frederick Arts Council members receive a 10% discount on events at the Weinberg Center. Just present your membership card at the box office at time of purchase.
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Submissions to ART LINK
Next Edition will be published on Thursday, December 11
Submissions are due by Monday, December 8. Photos need to be in a jpeg format with 200dpi.
You or your organization must be a current member of the FAC to promote your event. If you wish to become a member or have questions please send an email to: [email protected]
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Fredericktowne Players and a Murder Mystery
For all of you who love murder mysteries and laughter, the Fredericktowne Players are able to combine the two. If you are having a birthday party, office party or any other social event, hiring the Fredericktowne Players will mean that your event will be a memorable one for your guests. Naturally, as we are entertainers, these murder mysteries are only for the purpose of enjoyment as we don't want to hurt anyone. However, there is a chance that any one of your guests might die of laughter or other complications.
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To view the entire "ART Link" in a format that supports all email versions, including those that truncate the message, please choose the "Click Here" link at the top of your email. Thanks!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS!
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The Frederick Arts Council has Frederick Spires-inspired holiday ornaments and other items for sale! Please contact us to discuss our collection or to place an order.
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Downtown Frederick Partnership has applied for up to a $25k matching grant to bring free, outdoor live concerts to the Carroll Creek Amphitheater in Downtown Frederick. They need your vote!
Voting is open through November 30 to determine the top twenty finalists. Register to vote, confirm your account (Levitt AMP will send a confirmation email) and then vote for Downtown Frederick Partnership! Link to vote - Vote Here |
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TAG of Frederick
216 North Market Street
Open Fri-Sun Noon-5pm
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Faces of Cuba: A Photographic Exhibit
by Charles Bowers
Bird Habitats: Imagination Taking Flight
by Joan Tarbell Plato
Through November 30
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Bowers, The Cigar 150
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Bowers, Fortitude
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Plato, Late Afternoon Gusts 200
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Plato, Bird On Rock
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In November, TAG/The Artists' Gallery features two solo exhibitions. Photographer Charles Bowers will show "Faces of Cuba: An Photographic Exhibition." In "Bird Habitats: Imagination Taking Flight," painter Joan Tarbell Plato presents a selection of her recent works inspired by birds and the natural world. These shows run through Nov. 30.
In December, TAG/The Artists' Gallery will feature Julie Maynard's "Mytho/Logical," a show of two-and three-dimensional collages and wood carvings. In addition, all gallery members will have pieces in "Small Works/Big Hearts," a show of artwork that is 20- by 16-inches or smaller. Work in all media will be modestly priced with holiday gift-giving in mind and a percent of sales going to charity. Both shows run Dec. 5 - 28, with a reception from 5 to 9pm on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Sunflower
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Nothing About This Should Be Interpreted (detail)
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Learn more at www.the-artists-gallery.org or 301-696-8187.
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322 North Market Street
Open Saturdays & Sundays Noon-6pm
(240) 529-7743 | [email protected]
Russ Schofield
Through November
Gallery 322 will be exhibiting recent works by member artist Russ Schofield throughout the month of November. The gallery, located at 322 North Market Street, Frederick, is open weekends from 12-5PM. Works on display reflect a wide range of artistic styles.
Learn more at www.gallery-322.com or 240-529-7743.
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322 North Market Street
Open Saturdays & Sundays Noon-6pm
(240) 529-7743 | [email protected]
GALLERY 322 ANNUAL SMALL WORKS SHOW
Gallery 322 announces the Opening Reception of their Annual Small Works Show on Saturday, December the 6th from 5 - 8 PM. Gallery 322 will be participating with the Downtown Partnership with extended hours on the first 3 Saturdays in December. The Gallery will be filled with a stunning array of original art in a variety of media and subject matter. These smaller scaled works of art are a great starting point to begin a personal collection of fine art or add to an existing collection. Share the inspiring world of art with the gift of original art-- a small painting or sculpture is the perfect present for the special person on your list.
Gallery 322, one of Frederick's finest contemporary galleries, is located in the heart of the downtown historic district at 322 North Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701. Known for its high quality of art, Gallery 322's selections includes landscape, figurative, still life paintings, and sculpture. Walter Bartman, Jackie Jouvenal, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, Russ Schofield and Homer Yost are all represented by Gallery 322. The artists invite you to join them for their Champagne Holiday Happy Hour on Tuesday, December 9th from 5 to 8 PM. The festive celebration to show our appreciation to our long time patrons and to welcome new collectors to our gallery will be attended by all the Gallery artists. We will highlight our diminutive works of art with affordable prices as well as some of the larger works in the side galleries.
December Hours: First 3 Saturdays in December 12 - 8 PM, Saturday, December 27th and Sundays, 12 - 5 PM. By appointment: 240 529-7742 or [email protected]
Champagne Holiday Happy Hour: Tuesday, December 9th from 5 - 8 PM
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Blanche Ames Gallery
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick
4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick, MD 21703
The Gallery is open to the public on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and during 9-5 business hours Tuesday through Friday. Please call 301-473-7680 before visiting on weekdays to assure that the building is open. You may also visit by appointment at other times by calling that number, or via email to office@frederickuu dot org
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"Men with Pens": Bob Friedenberg & Bill Lewis
From December 7, 2014 until January 11, 2015 the Blanche Ames Gallery will feature the drawings of Bob Friedenberg and Bill Lewis. Their show, "Men with Pens" will delight and amaze those who view their works.
Bob Freidenberg started drawing in college while pursuing his doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics. It's been his lifelong hobby and now a concentrated passion to record and manipulate his mind's wanderings.
Bob's work is a collection of very detailed black and white pen and ink drawings all made using a .25mm Rapidograph. Everything he does is inked entirely by hand, utilizing a wide variety of themes ranging from naturalistic scenery to devices and mechanical objects to science fiction and fantasy. Often, he incorporates pictures, words, symbols, equations, and anything else he can think of into his drawings to add depth, and texture, and to engage the viewer on a long term basis. In fact, recently he has started replicating the equations from his PhD dissertation as graphics. The idea is to keep you looking and always finding something new.
Bill Lewis grew up in California. His art training started in the 60's with an initial focus on abstract, modern painting and sculpture. His heart, however, has always been with realistic illustration and drawing. He worked as an artist and illustrator for a variety of venues in the 60's and 70's including being an animator for the Saturday morning cartoons (Batman, Superman and Archie, etc.).
Bill's artistic endeavors slowed for many years during a federal career in fire and emergency services training. After retirement, he resumed the work that he loves. Much of his current work has been in mixed media, including pen and ink, charcoal and pencil, ad marker, colored pencils, pastels and watercolor. His sight is drawn to people in everyday situations, with a special affection for the humorous conditions in which we often find ourselves.
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Potters' Guild of Frederick - Gallery Store
14 South Market Street | Frederick, MD
New Gallery Hours!
We are now open everyday for the Holiday season.
Mon.-Thurs. 11am-5pm, Fri. 11am-9pm, Sat. 10am-9pm, Sun. 12-5pm
First Saturday Events - Join us the first three Saturdays in December (6th, 13th, and 20th) at the Guild Gallery located at 14 S. Market Street in downtown Frederick for recipe and prize giveaways as you relax with a hot cup of cider. Our artists have been busy creating new work for the holidays. Whether you're looking for decorative or functional work, you're sure to find an original gift in our gallery. Be sure to ask about our gift certificates, now available!
Frosty Friday - The Guild will be participating in the Frosty Friday festivities, so plan on shopping local this Black Friday and come downtown on Friday, November 28th!
Monthly Meetings - Monday, December 1, 2014!
If you are interested in becoming a Guild member or if you would like more information about what we do, we invite you to attend our monthly meetings! Our next meeting will be on Monday December 1st in the meeting room of the Common Market located at 5728 Buckeystown Pike #1-B, Frederick. Our program for the month of December will be a tool making session! The meeting will begin with refreshments at 6:00pm. Hope to see you there.
Please email us at [email protected] for more information or check out our website pottersguildoffrederick.com for event updates and additional information about the Guild.
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 9 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701 (301) 620-8590
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Color on the Creek
Photography by Peter and Kristin Kremers
Show runs through Novermber
100% of the profits of the sale of the photography will be donated to the Color on the Creek Project. Color on the Creek is an initiative where water plants were installed on Carroll Creek to reduce the amount of algae growing, therefore reducing the unpleasant smell and appearance of the creek. The current water garden dwarfs the display at Longwood Gardens south of Philadelphia and is 6 times larger than Monet's famed garden at Giverny France. Donations can also be made at Color on the Creek's website.
Tuesday through Saturday
10am-6pm, Wednesday until 8pm
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Local Theatre/Music/Dance
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Choral Arts Society of Frederick
Holiday Concert: "On A Winter's Eve"
Friday, December 5th, at 7:30 P.M. and Saturday, December 6th, at 3:00 P.M.
At Kussmaul Theater, Frederick Community College
For ticket information, visit our Tickets page.
Tickets: $15 in advance for adults; $12 for students/senior citizens
At the door $18 for Adults; $15 for students/senior citizens
A choral celebration of seasonal sounds and holiday favorites, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Baby It's Cold Outside," "Jingle Bells," "Little Saint Nick, "Thompson's "Alleluia," and more!
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Weinberg Center for the Arts
20 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
http://www.weinbergcenter.org/
Box Office: 301-600-2828
The Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas Show
Friday, November 28, 2014 8:00pm
Tickets: | $20 | $25 | $30 | Buy tickets here
Formed in the late 1930s at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in Talladega, the GRAMMY�-winning Blind Boys of Alabama has harmonized throughout the turbulent 20th century and well into the 21st. Known for their loose definition of gospel music, including sounds of rock, pop, blues, funk and everything in between, you won't want to miss their take on your holiday favorites.
Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!
A play by Allison Gregory | Adapted from the book series by Barbara Park
Sunday, November 30, 2014 3:00pm
Tickets | $15 Adults | $10 Seniors | $7 Children & Students | Buy tickets here
Back by popular demand, it's everyone's favorite first grader! All of the students in Room One are happily planning the perfect holiday party except Junie B. who drew the name of her arch nemesis for the Secret Santa gift exchange. Don't miss what Junie B. does next!
The Wizards of Winter - A Trans-Siberian Experience
Thursday, December 4, 2014 8:00pm
Tickets: | $20 | $25 | $30 | Buy ticketshere
Rock out this holiday season with some of the Mid-Atlantic's finest rock and progressive musicians! Originally formed to reprise the greatest hits of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and touring with TSO alumni Tommy Farese, Guy LeMonnier and Tony Gaynor, The Wizards of Winter are sure to put the rock 'n roll in your holiday celebration!
Eileen Ivers' An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas
Friday, December 5, 2014 8:00pm
Tickets: | $20 | $25 | $30 | Buy ticketshere
She's been called a "sensation" by Billboard Magazine and "the Jimi Hendrix of the violin" by The New York Times. What better way to jump start the holidays than with the signature sound of the GRAMMY�- awarded, Emmy�-nominated, Irish-American Eileen Ivers?
John Pizzarelli Quartet
Saturday, December 6, 2014 8:00pm
Tickets: | $25 | $30 | $35 | Buy Ticketshere
Enjoy music of the season with the sounds of jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli.
Called "Hip with a wink" by Town & Country, "madly creative" by The Los Angeles Times and "the genial genius of the guitar" by The Toronto Star, Pizzarelli applies his trademarkstylish modern jazz to holiday classics.
This engagement of John Pizzarelli Quartet is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Box Office: 301-694-4744 or
A REVOLUTIONARY CHRISTMAS
BY REINER PROCHASKA
DIRECTED BY SUZANNE BEAL
DECEMBER 5 - 28
Preview December 4
This original premiere, written by MET company member Reiner Prochaska, tells the story of a family living on a German farm in Frederick during the Revolutionary War. When they end up taking an escaped Hessian soldier captive, the soldier helps them rediscover love, hope, forgiveness, and the meaning of Christmas. For audiences of all ages.
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 Ebenezer Scrooge, a miser in the first degree, thinks Christmas is a "humbug." When the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future come calling on Christmas Eve, Mr. Scrooge starts to see his life in a different light. This clever and heartwarming adaptation will delight audiences of all ages!
Please note, this production takes place in two different locations:
December 12 - 13
At the Carroll County Arts Center
91 West Main Street, Westminster
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December 19 - 21
At the Weinberg Center for the Arts
20 West Patrick Street, Frederick
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THE COMEDY PIGS
 The Comedy Pigs are Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) hilarious sketch and improv group now in their 22nd year.
12/6 & 12/7 @ 10:30, 1/16, 1/17, 1/23, 1/24 @ 9:00, 2/21, 2/28 @ 10:30, 3/13, 3/14, 3/20, 3/21 @ 9:00, 4/11 & 4/18 @ 10:30, 5/8, 5/9, 5/15, 5/16 @ 9:00, 6/13 & 6/20 @ 10:30
Tickets: $13.50 (includes $1.50 handling fee)
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JUNIE B. JONES IN JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS
Adapted by Allison Gregory Based on the Book by Barbara Park
Junie B. is a first grader with an attitude. The holiday sing-along should be fun, but when it's time for the Secret Santa drawing, Junie B. picks the one person she'd rather not have - Tattletale May. Don't miss this family-friendly story, with a message about the importance of giving.
November 29 - December 28
Every Saturday & Sunday at 1:30pm
Tickets: $12 (plus $1.50 processing fee)
Box Office: 301-694-4744 or
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The Last Hurrah
Every Sunday at 7:00pm
Admission is FREE!
Join host Kevin Cole at a free weekly comedy show as he welcomes a panel of comedy writers, actors and special guests to discuss the events of the past week, life, and whatever else comes to mind. The show aims to give local comedic talent an open space to try new things in front of an audience, while giving audiences one final hurrah before they have to return to their 9-5 jobs on Monday morning.
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 Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards Deadline: December 5, 2014 The Bernard/Ebb Songwriting award is seeking the area's best songwriters to compete for a chance to perform for a live audience and win a $10,000 grand prize. Both individual songwriters and bands are encouraged to apply. A jury of esteemed judges will select the semi-finalists. The Grand Prize Jury will then review the semi-finalists' submissions and select the finalists who will each perform two of their original songs at the live performance on March 6, 2015. The Grand Prize Jury will select the first Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Award winner and winning Young Songwriter during the live performance. Apply online or download the application for more details. Bethesda Fine Arts Festival Deadline: December 5, 2014 The Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, scheduled for May 9 & 10, 2015, will be held in downtown Bethesda, a lively urban area renowned for restaurants, shopping, galleries and theaters. Artists from all over the country are invited to apply! Festival Application details Non-refundable Application Fee: $30 Booth Fee: Standard, 10' x 10': $425 Booth Fee: Deluxe, 10' x 20':$850 Apply online or download the application for more details. Bethesda Film Fest Deadline: January 12, 2015 Bethesda Film Fest celebrates the work of local and regional documentary filmmakers with formal screenings on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Imagination Stage. The screenings will feature up to five short documentary films by filmmakers from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. Filmmakers whose films are selected will receive an honorarium of $500. A film by a young filmmaker, under the age of 18, may also be chosen. All topics are eligible. Films must have been completed within the last two years. Apply online or download the application for more details |
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