The Talbot County Arts Council is offering mini-grants between $100 and $500 for arts-related projects and programs during the present fiscal year that ends on June 30, 2015. The amount requested must be matched at least a dollar-for-dollar by the grant recipient. The mini-grant program allows the Arts Council to quickly support new arts organizations and initiatives. It is funded by grants from Talbot County and the Towns of Easton, Oxford, and St. Michaels.
The concept of mini-grants was introduced in 2000 with five grant awards totaling $1,800. During the past five years, the Arts Council has distributed almost $35,000 in mini-grants. This year’s mini-grant budget is $7,500, to be distributed between $5,000 for projects sponsored by organizations and $2,500 for arts programs in public and private schools.
Applications may be submitted at any time by nonprofit or government-related organizations or schools in Talbot County. Requests received by the end of a given month are decided during the following month. Below are some of the mini-grants approved during the past year:
Grants to Organizations
Friends of the Lunar New Year, an activity of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for Lunar New Year Celebration at the field house of The Country School on February 1, 2014
Oxford Community Center, Inc., for a one-man show, “P.T. Barnum: the Master Showman,” at the Center on March 30, 2014
St. Michaels Community Center, Inc., for a concert by Kim and Reggie Harris and Magpie: Celebration of Earth Day and Tribute to Pete Seeger, at the St. Michaels Middle/High School Auditorium on April 23, 2014
Talbot County Free Library, for a lecture on Robert Frost by local poet Sue Ellen Thompson at the Main Library in Easton on April 24, 2014
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Inc., for metal casting workshop with casting sculptor Christian Benefil during May 5-8, 2014
Chesapeake Center, Inc., for a Happenstance Theatre presentation of Pinot & Augustine featuring award-winning artists Mark Jaster & Sabrina Mandell, at the Center for an audience of adults with various disabilities on May 9, 2014
Critchlow-Adkins Children’s Centers, Inc., for a Happenstance Theatre presentation of Pinot & Augustine at the Center for an audience of about 100 preschool children on May 9, 2014
Chesapeake Multi-Cultural Resource Center, Inc., for a Happenstance Theatre presentation of Pinot & Augustine at the Center for an after-school audience of mostly Hispanic immigrant children on May 13, 2014
Local Port of Art, an activity of Michaels Events, Inc., for Mommy/Daddy & Me: Painting the Basic, a children’s art class at the gallery during July 22-29, 2014
St. Michaels Events, Inc., for A Fair Weekend in St. Michaels during September 19-20, 2014
Carpe Diem Arts Outreach Fund, an activity of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for a four-part performance series at Brokletts Place, the Talbot County Senior Center, during September-December 2014
Frederick Douglass Honor Society, an activity of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc., for the musical component of Frederick Douglass Day in Easton on September 27, 2014
Grants to/for Schools
St. Michaels Middle/High School, for annual student musical theater production of Godspell 2012 at the SMMHS Auditorium during February 27-March 2, 2014
Saints Peter and Paul High School, for annual student musical theater production of Xanadu at the Historical Society Auditorium in Easton on March 14-16, 2014
Easton Middle School, for annual student musical theater production of Willy Wonka at the Talbot County Auditorium on March 28-30, 2014
For further information on the mini-grant program, contact the Talbot County Arts Council, PO Box 6, Easton, MD 21601 (phone 401-310-9812/e-mail [email protected]) or visit website www.talbotarts.org.
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