CARROLL COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL INC

FROM JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025, THE CARROLL COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL ENGAGED 773 PROFESSIONAL AND LOCAL ARTISTS FOR IN-PERSON ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, PROVIDING EQUITABLE COMPENSATION AND DIRECT ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO MARYLAND ARTISTS. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE ARTS COUNCIL PRODUCED 135 PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SPANNING LIVE PERFORMANCES, FILM, EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS, AND PUBLIC EVENTS, SERVING MORE THAN 32,600 PATRONS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE SUPPORTED BY A ROBUST VOLUNTEER NETWORK, WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANT IN-KIND SERVICE HOURS IN SUPPORT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL'S MISSION. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PROGRAMMING, THE ARTS COUNCIL ADMINISTERED 27 GRANTS TOTALING 69,500 THROUGH ITS ESTABLISHED RE-GRANTING PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVELY PRODUCED HUNDREDS OF ARTS PROGRAMS, ENGAGED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS, AND SUPPORTED SUBSTANTIAL VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT, EXTENDING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY WELL BEYOND ARTS COUNCIL-PRODUCED PROGRAMS. THE CARROLL COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTS THREE PRIMARY GRANT PROGRAMS ANNUALLY: THE COMMUNITY ARTS DEVELOPMENT (CAD) GRANT, THE ARTS OPPORTUNITY MINI GRANT, AND THE ARTS IN EDUCATION (AIE) GRANT. CAD GRANTS PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT TO ESTABLISHED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND COMMUNITY ACCESS. ARTS OPPORTUNITY MINI GRANTS SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AND SMALL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH PROJECT FUNDING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. ARTS IN EDUCATION GRANTS SUPPORT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN INTEGRATING MARYLAND ARTISTS INTO LEARNING EXPERIENCES, WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE ARTS COUNCIL ALSO ADMINISTERS TWO LONG-STANDING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. THE TOM HOLDER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTS YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN ARTS CLASSES, CAMPS, AND THEATRE PROGRAMS, REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS. THE TEVIS COLLEGE ARTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 1,000 ANNUALLY TO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM EACH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PURSUING POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE ARTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1986, THE TEVIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 145,000 TO OVER 200 STUDENTS, SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE AT 100+ UNIQUE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES NATIONWIDE.