Frederick Arts Council
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Stephen Parnes, President
Noel Manalo, Vice President
Angela Murphy, Treasurer
Jim Caruso, Secretary
Directors
Jessica Fitzwater
Sarah Hurwitz
Sean Morrissey
William Randall
Robin Sagoskin
Frederick City Liaison
Carol Krimm, Alderman
Frederick County Liaison
Paul Smith, County Commissioner
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Frederick Arts Council
22 South Market Street, Suite 3
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4190
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The Maryland State Arts Council recently unveiled a renewed Strategic Plan for the Arts, targeting "key areas that are critical to sustaining the economic impact and the economic vitality of Maryland's nonprofit arts sector."
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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
Submissions are due the first and third Monday of each month. 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: info@frederickartscouncil.org
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The Frederick Arts Council is supported in part by:
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 Current Exhibits "Black VW" by Daniel Rozmiarek
Click here for more current exhibits! _______________________________________________________________
Upcoming Exhibits
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Holiday Art Competition
November 17 - December 29
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Clustered Spires Quilt Guild
December 7-29
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Susanne Clawson
December 7 - January 12
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Camera Clique
December 7-29
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Click here for more information!
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center40 Carroll Creek Parkway Frederick, MD 21701 www.delaplaine.org
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SCENTS & SWEETS COMPETITION & AUCTION
The 2013 Holiday Committee of Celebrate Frederick, Inc. would like to invite you to a creative competition in our mediums - gingerbread and floral. Our Annual Scents & Sweets Competition & Auction is set for Thursday, December 5th at The Faux School in Downtown Frederick along Carroll Creek. In the spirit of the holiday season, we will be conducting a silent auction in conjunction with the competition to raise funds for Celebrate Frederick.
The competition will take place at The Faux School at 35 S. Carroll Street in Frederick, MD and opens to the public at 5:30 pm. Both amateurs and professionals alike are invited to participate in this annual event showcasing the holiday season through sight and smell.
Please click here for all the details!
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 4 E Church St, Frederick, MD 21701 Gallery Hours: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, noon to 5pm, or by appointment Phone:(301) 696-8187
"We Two" by Phyllis Jacobs
Phyllis Jacobs is currently having a solo show at The Artists' Galley entitled "Pencil Box and Coloring Book." The exhibition continues through December 1.
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"Light & Shadow" Regional Juried Art Show
at Blanche Ames Gallery
"Light & Shadow", a regional juried art show with works by thirty-six artists, will open at the Blanche Ames Gallery on Sunday, November 3, 2013. Juror Margaret Dowell, MFA,PhD, selected art for this show from 142 artworks submitted. The selected include twenty-one artists from various towns in Frederick County, and fifteen artists from other states or counties.
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Art media include collage, painting (both oil and acrylic), drawings, photography, digital painting and mixed media. The Juror and the Gallery invite visitors to explore the many ways that artists use lights and shadows to stimulate our awareness of the world.
Dr. Dowell, the show's sole juror, is an artist, educator and editor. Her teaching career includes art instruction with Frederick County Public Schools and area colleges. She held her first solo exhibit when she was 21, and since then has won numerous awards for painting and drawing. In 1993, she was the first recipient of the prestigious Meredith Springer Award, given by the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center. She now lives and teaches in Southern Maryland. Her current professional interest is using art as a resource for addressing the urgent public health issue of addictions.
The Blanche Ames Gallery is located in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, 4880 Elmer Derr Rd, Frederick. www.frderickuu.org/arts. Visiting hours and directions to the Gallery are available online at , or by phone 301-473-7680.
Light & Shadow, the Gallery's Third Biennial Show, will close on Sunday November 24, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. A People's Choice Award will be announced on the final day of the show.
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The Kim Wilk gallery entitled "Inspired Symmetry" continues through November at Unique Optique. Kim is "just a girl, pursuing her dreams, innovating, creating, trying to make the world a little more beautiful, one design at a time."
Unique Optique
9 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD 21701
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Local Theatre/Dance/Music
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BY DAVID SEDARIS
DIRECTED BY SUZANNE BEAL
DECEMBER 6-29
Preview December 5
Based on the outlandish and true chronicles of David Sedaris' experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy's Santaland display, this hilarious cult classic features comic encounters during the height of the holiday crunch. NPR humorist and best-selling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. For mature audiences.
 
CARROLL COUNTY ARTS CENTER
DECEMBER 13-14
91 West Main St., Westminster
WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
DECEMBER 20-22
20 West Patrick St., Frederick
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!
Maryland Ensemble Theatre
31 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
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The Frederick Arts Council promotes, supports and
advocates for the arts in Frederick County, Maryland.
22 South Market Street, Suite 3
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4190
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