Frederick Arts Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Stephen Parnes, President
Noel Manalo, Vice President
Angela Murphy, Treasurer
Directors
John D'Amore
Jessica Fitzwater
Sarah Hurwitz
Sean Morrissey
William Randall
Robin Sagoskin
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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FY2015 Community Arts Development Grants
The Community Arts Development (CAD) grant program provides support for local arts programming to occur in Frederick County. Nonprofit arts organizations, and other community organizations interested in conducting arts programming, may apply annually for general operating or project support.
Applications are now being accepted for FY15 CAD Grants. Please be advised that completed applications must be received by the FAC no later than Friday, September 19, 2014.
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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MSAC SEEKS MARYLAND PERFORMERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS FOR ARTS IN EDUCATION ROSTERS
The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) is seeking Maryland-based performers and teaching artists to apply for its Visiting Performers and Artist-in-Residence Rosters. The Rosters provide Maryland schools with a vetted list of in-state artists available to be booked to lead workshops or perform in Maryland schools. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 12, 2014.
Artists on the Visiting Performers and Artist-in-Residence Rosters include dancers, visual artists, puppeteers, poets, and playwrights. "The difference between the rosters is that Artists-in-Residence are invited into schools to hold workshops that can last number of days or weeks," said MSAC Arts in Education Program Director Chris Stewart. and "Visiting Performers are booked by a school to perform on a single occasion."
GOVERNOR O'MALLEY ANNOUNCES $13.4 MILLION IN ARTS AWARDS
Nearly $13.4 million in MSAC grant awards to 287 local arts organizations and arts councils were announced this week by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, reaffirming the importance of Maryland's vibrant nonprofit arts sector as a resource to residents and visitors statewide.
"The arts are at the very center of community life for so many Marylanders, whether it be in our schools, museums, churches, or at festivals, concerts and exhibits," said Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. "The livelihood of our arts organizations is critical to the quality of life we enjoy, and an economy strengthened by 12,700 jobs and an impact of $1 billion annually."
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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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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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Submissions to ART LINK
Next Edition will be published July 17
Submissions are due by Tuesday, June 15 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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The Frederick Arts Council is supported in part by:
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Tickets: $10
Tickets are available by sending a request and payment to the Frederick Arts Council or for purchase at Colonial Jewelers or Linton, Shafer, Warfield, and Garrett, P.A.
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Brain Freeze 2014
Potters' Guild of Frederick
14 South Market Street
Saturday, August 2, 3:00-9:00pm
The Potter's Guild of Frederick is serving up the perfect cure for August heat: ice cream. At the 3rd Annual Brain Freeze event on August 2nd, from 3-9pm, the Potter's Guild of Frederick will be serving up ice cream and fun to benefit the Frederick Rescue Mission. Brain Freeze is an Empty Bowls-inspired ice cream social.
Local potters have donated individually handcrafted bowls. Brain Freeze patrons will be able to select their own bowls and receive a scoop of free ice cream, donated by South Mountain Creamery! Children's bowls are $10.00, and adult bowls are $20.00.
A limited number of tickets are available and they are on sale now at the Potter's Guild of Frederick Gallery located at 14 South Market Street, in historic downtown Frederick, MD. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Fridays from 11am to 5pm, Saturdays 10am to 9pm, and Sundays from 12 to 5pm. Visa, Mastercard, checks & cash accepted.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Frederick Rescue Mission.
We look forward to seeing you at the Potter's Guild of Frederick on August 2 for ice cream and support of a great cause!
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Calls For Artists and Auditions
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Calling All Art in the Park Artists
The Frederick Arts Council is seeking artists who would like to create artwork (paintings, drawings, or other media) inside Harry Grove Stadium during the Frederick Keys game on Friday, August 29, for the entertainment and education of patrons. You are welcome to sell your art or take it with you; we simply want to bring live art creation to the game that night! If interested in participating, please email the Frederick Arts Council president at [email protected].
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Muralist Wanted
The Frederick Arts Council, in conjunction with  the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, is seeking a muralist to design and create a mural over several weeks with incarcerated males at their facility in Sabillasville. If you have experience and interest in this important endeavor, please contact the Frederick Arts Council's president at [email protected].
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Call for Entries
Entries due by Friday, September 12
The Delaplaine Arts Center announces the 3rd biennial National Juried Photography Exhibit being held in conjunction with Focus at the Delaplaine, a month-long celebration of photography featuring exhibits, workshops, and special events.
Submission Guidelines
2014 National Juried Photography Awards
Best in Show $1000
First Place $500
Second Place $250
Third Place $125
This year's juror is Frank Van Riper
The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
40 Carroll Creek Parkway, Frederick, MD
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AUDITIONS
Frederick Children's Chorus
The Frederick Children's Chorus welcomes children ages 8-12, and young women and young men with changing voices, to audition for its nationally-recognized choral music education and performance program. Auditions for membership in FCC's treble choirs take place each year from late spring until late August; auditions for membership in The Frederick Chamber Singers (FCS), an ensemble for teens with outstanding musical aptitude and skills, take place in August. Auditions take place at FCC's rehearsal location in the Evangelical and Reformed United Church of Christ, Frederick, MD.
Younger children may enroll in Little Music Makers (LMM), a non-auditioned program designed specifically for five through eight-year-old children. Enrollment is now open for Fall LMM classes.
FCC offers children the opportunity to grow musically by supporting their healthy vocal development with a comprehensive, balanced, sequential program. Children enjoy the shared experience of creating choral music with their ensembles, acquire musicianship skills, develop individual voices through one-on-one vocal coaching, and build camaraderie and the "spirit of the ensemble" with fellow choristers at retreats and in rehearsal.
FCC also affords its choristers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to participate in its national and international touring program, and experience the stage through collaborative performances with some of the area's most prestigious companies such as the The Frederick Chorale, Glorystar Children's Chorus, The Frederick Regional Youth Orchestra, and performances in exciting venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York City. Through FCC's transformative program, children discover their musical ability and creativity in a supportive environment that nurtures the whole child.
Contact [email protected] to arrange for your child's next step in musical enrichment and fun!
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Preserve Unity Render Empowerment, Inc.
P.U.R.E. Love
Volunteer Dance Instructors Needed
P.U.R.E Love, Inc. is a nonprofit organization located in Walkersville helping underprivileged youth, working poor families and homeless youth through after-school and cultural arts programs, including dance programs. We are looking for volunteers who would be able to teach ballet, modern, hip hop and jazz classes. Each class would be 1 day per week for 1 hour Monday-Saturday, with an option for additional teaching opportunities. Classes start September 8th, will be about 3 weeks in length, and will culminate with a performance on Nov. 22nd at the Glade Valley Senior Center. Teachers must be over the age of 18 and have at least 6 years of dance experience. Volunteers under the age of 18 are welcome, and will assist the teachers.
For more information, please contact Kristin Brown via phone, at 240-529-5029 or at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Volunteers Needed
Stage Manager, Vocal Director, and Technical Director
Valley Theatre of Middletown is in the beginning stages of planning for the musical production of "Annie" at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in early January 2015. This musical will benefit the Frederick Rescue Mission's upcoming "Faith House" program, an emergency homeless shelter for women and children soon to be opened in downtown Frederick.
We are seeking to fill the following volunteer positions: Stage Manager, Vocal Director and Technical Director. We are grateful for those individuals who may be giving of their time and talents on behalf of this worthy endeavor.
Valley Theatre would be happy to discuss the possibility of collaboration with other theater and dance organizations in the Frederick community.
If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact Susan McCarrick at 240-675-3111 or by email at [email protected] |
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June 21 - August 17
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Monica J. Davis
July 5 - August 16
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CATS!
July 5 - August 24
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August 2- 10 |
Keith Holt
August 16 - October 19
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Creative Outlet - Drop-In Art for All Ages
Every First Saturday, 3-5 pm
Expand your appreciation of the arts and diverse cultures with Creative Outlet. Each session allows young people and their families an opportunity to engage in art activities that focus on a different culture or region each month. Explore different mediums in a fun and open atmosphere while creating works of art in our spacious studios. $1 per activity. All ages welcome. Japan is the theme for August 2.
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center40 Carroll Creek Parkway Frederick, MD 21701 www.delaplaine.org
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322 North Market Street
Open Saturdays Noon-6pm, Sundays 1-5pm
(240) 529-7743 | [email protected]
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"Alfresco"
Exhibiting Now through August 31
Artist's Reception - Saturday, August 2, 5-8pm
The public is invited to join us for a First Saturday reception, where seasonal refreshments will be served
Gallery 322 presents a Summer Group Show, "Alfresco," celebrating the fresh air, delectable food and outdoor dining of summer. The show includes colorful still life paintings of garden-fresh produce and mouth-watering seafood, and summery landscapes featuring farmers' markets, sidewalk caf�s, and picnics on the beach. The painters of Gallery 322 are Walter Bartman, Jackie Jouvenal, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, and Russell Schofield; sculptures by Homer Yost complement the paintings.
Learn more at www.gallery-322.com or 240-529-7743.
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TAG of Frederick
216 North Market Street
Open Fri-Sun Noon-5pm
A Photographer & A Painter
August 1-31
Opening Reception - August 2, 5-9pm
In August, TAG of Frederick (formerly The Artists' Gallery) will feature an exhibition by Colleen Clapp and Mark Rothkopf entitled, "A Photographer & A Painter." This show, along with an exhibit of work by the other members of the gallery, will run the entire month of August.
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Colleen Clapp, award winning artist and illustrator, was raised in an environment surrounded by art and artists. Dedicated to the visual arts at an early age, she studied fine art in college and went on to learn graphic design and illustration.
She has enjoyed a very diverse art career that has spanned a period of over 30 years. Commissions include public murals, magazine and book illustration, portraits, and paintings in a variety of media. In recent years she has surrendered to the call of the fine arts again and exhibits her oil paintings in the Baltimore / D.C metropolitan area. Clapp maintains a studio in Frederick, Md.
"These paintings, which some may see as abstracted landscapes, are a collection of color, rhythm and texture," said Clapp. "To me, they represent a journey - perhaps a 'pilgrimage in progress' to an unknown place, a mysterious beginning, or an inevitable ending. I hope you find these works create a sense of quiet, reflection and introspection. Enjoy the journey."
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Mark Rothkopf grew up near Woodstock, N.Y. in a beautiful area full of colorful characters. He earned at B. A. from the University of Maryland, studying studio art and art history. While at school, a friend introduced him to black-and-white photography and helped him set up a darkroom. A photography workshop he took in Vermont "changed me forever," he said. "The work stirred a passion in me that has never left me."
Rothkopf began to travel in his thirties. His search for the unusual led him to Iceland and Canada's Gasp� Peninsula. "There I found a beauty and peacefulness I had never experienced before," he said. "This show is about those trips and how they have affected my quest for that same sense here at home."
Learn more at www.the-artists-gallery.org or 301-696-8187.
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437 North Market Street
(301) 637-0145 | [email protected]
Unfiltered 2014
An annual exhibition of works from local artists
August 2-30, Open Fridays 5-8pm and Saturdays 3-8pm
Artist Reception - Saturday, August 2, 5-8pm
Over one-hundred and ten paintings, drawings, prints and photographs from sixty area artists will be on display and for sale at The Griffin Art Center through the month of August. This is a great art and social event in historical downtown Frederick. The public is invited to view the outstanding works on exhibition. Each year, the show continues to grow in popularity and reflects a variety of subjects, from abstract to landscape and the figure. The work is reasonably priced, so this is your opportunity to become an art collector or perhaps buy a real "one of a kind" gift.
For more info, visit www.griffinartcenter.com
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Evening Journeys
Renee Carruthers
Opening August 2, 5-8pm
and on exhibit through the end of September at Unique Optique
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And don't miss...
In My Own Back Yard
Photographs in Frederick
by Robert Kienle
...through the end of July
Tuesday through Saturday 10am-6pm, Wednesday until 8pm
9 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 620-8590
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Local Theatre/Dance/Music
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Box Office: 301-694-4744 or
Summer Improv Bash 
August 1-2 at 8pm
All Tickets $11.50
Join improv troupe Quattro Fomaggio and special guests for an weekend of bold improv comedy and shenanigans. For mature audiences.
The Wizard of Odd
August 8-9, 15-16 at 8pm
All Tickets $13.50 Students/Seniors, $16.50 Adults
Frederick Community College
7932 Opposumtown Pike, Frederick, MD
In this re-interpretation of the classic tale, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, outsider Dee finds himself in an odd fantastical world filled with strange creatures. In his journey to find his way home, he meets a trio of misfits who help him discover the true meaning of friendship, home and self worth.
 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. While the panel will change from week to week, regular panelists include Lisa Burl (MET Company member, Balls Deep In Love), Karli Cole (MET Regular, Seemless, Annual Live 2), and Andrew Michaels(Annual Writer, Annual Live 2). Panel discussions will be broken up with special appearances from local stand up comedians, improv groups, and sketch comedy. 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.
For more information on all MET Summer Shows and Summer Flex Packs, visit marylandensemble.org
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The Fun Company, Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) family theatre, is now enrolling students for its burgeoning summer camp for kids and teens, Fun Camp. Fun Camp's wildly popular and successful summer camps are an intense, yet fun filled experience for young performers.
Depending on the session, campers spend the first week exploring exercises in acting, improvisation, voice, movement, theatrical design, song and dance. That is followed by a jam packed week of rehearsing for their final performance which is open to the public. Final performances are structured to reflect the individual participants of each session and are created based on their creativity, imaginations and unique characters.
The final Fun Camp session will run from August 4 through August 15. Camp is held Monday through Friday from 10am to 3pm with a final performance taking place on the last Friday of the session at 3pm. Cost is $380.
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