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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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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September 2014
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WEBINAR & LIVE Q&A SESSION
October 8, 2pm
Go to MSAC's website for a pre-recorded GFO webinar and then register to participate in the live GFO Q&A session. You will be able to ask questions during the live webinar session. The pre-recorded GFO webinar will be available at www.msac.org from September 18 through December 31, 2014. Register now and add your questions to the registration form so we are sure to get to your items.
RSVP for the Live Q&A Session
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7th ANNUAL MARYLAND PRESENTERS NETWORK MEETING
Registration is OPEN for the 2014 Maryland Presenters Network Annual Meeting on Monday, October 27th at the Gordon Center for the Performing Arts in Owings Mills! Join us for a FREE day of development, networking, and learning with your arts presenting professional and board member peers from Maryland-based non-profit organizations.
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THE MID-ATLANTIC PERFORMING ARTS MARKET
November 10 - 12, 2014
Millersville University, Lancaster, PA
The MSAC is pleased to partner with Pennsylvania Presenters to promote the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Performing Arts Market booking conference. Presenters, artists and agents from across the Mid-Atlantic region will be attending the event to view juried showcases, engage in business meetings, and network to seek successful cooperative (block) booking opportunities.
Our vibrant Maryland presenting community can serve as active participants in this regional booking initiative...expanding the capacity of presenting organizations of all sizes and from all corners on our region to engage with fellow arts professionals for cooperative presenting and booking opportunities.
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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
October 16
Submissions are due by Tuesday, October 14. 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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The Frederick Arts Council is supported in part by:
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Lord D. Nickens Mural Dedication
At long last, the Lord D. Nickens mosaic mural public art project was officially dedicated on Sunday, September 28. The event was attended by some 200 individuals, including civil rights activists, community leaders, and area residents. The Frederick Arts Council and the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick, which initiated the project, want to thank the Maryland State Arts Council for its generous $5,000 Public Art Project Grant, which significantly helped fund this important work.
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Calls For Artists/Auditions
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ART IN TRANSIT
Purple Line Seeks Artists for Enhancement Projects
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The Maryland Transit Administration's ( MTA) General Engineering Consultant Team (GEC) seeks artists to create enhancements for the future Purple Line light rail project. The Purple Line, expected to be operational in 2020, will connect Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland.
Artists are being asked to submit applications by Friday, November 14, 2014, to be considered for future opportunities along the Purple Line. This Call for Artists is open to all professional artists, preferably with public art experience.
Approximately 21 locations have been identified as Art-In-Transit opportunities, including fences, railings, ground planes, feature walls, retaining walls, bridges, tunnel portals, way-finding pylons, and station canopies and windscreens.
The second phase of artist selection is expected to begin in 2015, with a competitive interview or proposal process for each opportunity. Artists who are invited to submit proposals will be offered a stipend commensurate with the scope of the project and the proposal requirements.
Artists will be asked to work with the communities along the corridor to create artwork that highlights the cultural vitality of the region, and reflects the artistic, cultural and/or historical interests of the surrounding communities.
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Local Theatre/Dance/Music
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 Lucky Stiff
October 3-5
Jack B. Kussmaul Theatre
Frederick Community College
Tickets: $22.00 (discounts applied for children, students, seniors, and vets)
For tickets, call (240) 315-3855 or visit the FtP website
Lucky Stiff is a hilarious musical farce with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair! An English shoe salesman is forced to take the body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to a dog home in Brooklyn, or his uncle's gun-toting ex!
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Box Office: 301-694-4744 or
 Clybourne Park
by Bruce Norris
directed by Peter Wray
Final Weekend!
Thursdays through Sundays
Bruce Norris' witty new spin off of Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun follows a Chicago household in 1959 as a black family plans to move into a predominately white neighborhood. The neighbors gather and try to convince the family to choose a different suburb. As the discussion heats up, the play switches to the same house in 2009 as the neighborhood has changed and gentrification has set in. This Pulitzer and Tony award winning satire takes jabs at everything from race to real estate. For mature audiences.
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The Comedy Pigs
2014-15 Season
October 10-11, 17-18, 9pm
The Comedy Pigs, MET's resident improv/sketch comedy troupe is back with a new season of gut wrenching fun.
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2014-15 Family Theatre Series
Stella Luna
Through October 26
Saturdays and Sundays 1:30pm
Baby bat Stellaluna's life is flitting along right on schedule-until an owl attacks her mother one night, knocking the bewildered batlet out of her mother's loving grasp. The tiny bat is lucky enough to land in a nest of baby birds, but her whole world has just turned upside down!
2014-15 Fun Company Season Subscription
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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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482-A Prospect Blvd. | Frederick, MD 21701 | 301-846-4247
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Taps Alive
A Show of Rhythm & Blues...
October 19 at 7:30pm
Jack B. Kussmaul Theater
at Frederick Community College
Advanced Purchase Tickets $20
"Taps Alive" is a celebration of tap dance that the whole family will enjoy. Directed by International Tap Dancer Joe Dodd, the show brings together professional and local tap dancers from Maryland and the surrounding states and live music from the Allen Jones Jazz Trio. The Show will feature performances by 24/7 Dance Studio's Tapology Tap Ensemble and Guests, Baakari Wilder, Jason Holley, Maryland Youth Tap Ensemble, Teeline Irish Dance Company, Capitol Tap of Knock on Wood Tap Studio, Tappenstance, Tappening, Artisitic Rhythms Alliance, Roxanne King, Riley Korrell, House of Tap, Justin Myles, Joe Dodd, Emily Krause, and many more...
Click on the poster to the left to reserve your tickets!
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Zombie Prom
Saturday, October 25, 8pm-Midnight
Advanced Purchase Tickets $20
Come dressed as a zombie in your most creative prom attire and join us for an evening of ghoulish festivities. Must be at least 21 to attend.
Click on the poster to purchase your tickets!
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Join us for the First Saturday Exhibit Reception, October 4, 3-5pm
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Keith Holt
Through October 19
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Luis Alvarez Roure
Through October 19
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Bruce Saunders
Through October 26
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Philip Lindsey
October 4-26
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October 4-26 |
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Fall 2014 - One-Day, Weekend, and Master Artist Workshops
Still time to register for Fall workshops! Select from among one-day and weekend opportunities, each designed to suit busy schedules and an array of interests. Upcoming workshops address media including digital photography, colored pencil drawing, metalsmithing, and portrait painting. Explore our full class listing and register for a seat on the Delaplaine's Classes & Workshops page.
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center40 Carroll Creek Parkway Frederick, MD 21701 www.delaplaine.org
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322 North Market Street
Open Saturdays & Sundays Noon-6pm
(240) 529-7743 | [email protected]
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Harvest of Color
October 4-26
Opening Reception October 4 5-8pm
As the air gets a bit chillier, the artists of Gallery 322 turn to warmer palettes and dramatic color in a group show, "Harvest of Color," featuring landscapes, still lifes and figure works that glow with brightness and energy. The painters are Walter Bartman, Jackie Jouvenal, Jan Kaufman, Linda Kirvan, Ann Schaefer, and Russell Schofield. Homer Yost's sculptures embody the warmth and drama of the season, and work with the paintings to make this an exciting and beautiful show. During most of the hours the gallery is open, at least one of the artists is scheduled to be in the gallery to answer questions, help visitors enjoy the exhibit, and occasionally demonstrate some of the techniques and materials used to create the artwork.
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
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"Treasure Beneath" by Jean McIntyre Lamb
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Overlapping Series
by Jan McIntyre Lamb
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Photography
by Brady Wilks
October 3-26
Opening Reception October 4, 5-9pm
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"Fishin' Shack" by Jean McIntyre Lamb
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In October, TAG of Frederick will feature a solo show by painter and printmaker Jan McIntyre Lamb entitles, "Overlapping Series." "One idea fathers several images which turn into a number of works," she says. "While working on these, the next idea is born which will in turn propagate another series."
In addition, photographer Brady Wilks will have a show of new work, and there will be work on view by the other members of the gallery.
Learn more at www.the-artists-gallery.org or 301-696-8187.
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Potters' Guild of Frederick - Gallery Store
14 South Market Street | Frederick, MD
Gallery Hours
Wed.-Thurs. 11am-5pm, Fri. 11am-9pm, Sat. 10am-9pm, Sun. 12-5pm
"Grape Harvest"
Opening Reception October 4, 5-9pm
The Potters' Guild of Frederick is celebrating the crisp weather with a seasonally inspired exhibit for the harvest season! Throughout the month of October, the Potters' Guild gallery will highlight serving pieces and accessories for your fall table. You'll find a great selection to compliment your favorite bottle of wine and make a tempting display of those cheeses you love to serve with it.
An opening wine and cheese reception will take place on the First Saturday of October, October 4, from 5-9pm at the Potters' Guild gallery.
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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
Opening on October 4, 5-8pm
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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 In-Betweens
an exhibition of recent landscape paintings by
Marie Riccio
October 4 - November 21
Opening Reception Saturday, October 4, 3:30-5:30pm
Artist's Reception Saturday, November 1, 3:30-5:30pm
Artique Underground
228 North Market Street Frederick, MD
Gallery Hours: Friday 10am-4pm or by appt.
Beginning October 4th and through November 21st, Artique Underground in Frederick, Md., presents "In-Betweens," recent landscape paintings of Maryland artist, Marie Riccio.
During her first solo exhibit at Artique Underground, Riccio will be exhibiting her most recent oil paintings, exploring her observations of the landscape. Ms. Riccio's landscape paintings embody both her observations and her emotional response to her subject. She orchestrates her compositions from nature as she seeks out in-between spaces.
Ms. Riccio says of her work, "The unexpected happens when you seek it out... There is so much to discover in the natural world."
For a complete list of exhibits and additional information, or to view more of Ms. Riccio's work, visit www.mariericcio.com, email [email protected], or call 240-688-7701.
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