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Deadline This Week! Anne Arundel County Arts and Cultural Resource Grants |
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Deadline to apply is March 31!
The Anne Arundel County Arts and Cultural Resource Grants support programming that: utilizes heritage resources in Anne Arundel County in a new or innovative way; increases public access to historic sites; improves or enhances how the public engages with heritage resources; and/or encourages the maintenance and preservation of important heritage sites.
Please note that during the 2022 Spring cycle, applications will be accepted from organizations located in the City of Annapolis that provide programming for the citizens of Anne Arundel County. We will also consider funding requests that include as part of the request support for certain limited physical improvements to an historic property that will directly support or expand the proposed programming and provide for safe, ADA-compliant public access.
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Tonight! Virtual Lecture – The Quakers and the Birth of American Antislavery |
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Tuesday, March 29
7:00 pm
Organization: Historic Annapolis
The Quakers—formally known as the Society of Friends—were the first group of white Christians to confront slaveholding as a religious problem that demanded social action. But in the 1600s, many Quakers were slaveholders themselves. It took energy and activism on the part of a small number of activists within this faith group to disrupt that status quo and steer their church towards an outspoken commitment to Black freedom. This lecture by historian Richard Bell tells that story, focusing in on the 1688 Germantown Protest as well the later crusades of three 18th-century Quaker men—Benjamin Lay, John Woolman, and Anthony Benezet.
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Art Express Tour of PHOTO | BRUT: Collection Bruno Decharme |
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Wednesday, March 30
12:15-12:45 pm
Organization: Mitchell Gallery at St. John's College
Take a lunchtime tour with Interim Director Lucinda Edinberg. The abcd/Bruno Decharme Collection includes more than 3,500 pieces in a variety of media dating from the mid-19th century to the present day. This exhibition will feature 16 artists with representative works that provide a window into artists who exemplify the 1945 concept of art brut, the French term for “raw art” invented by Jean Dubuffet to describe art graffiti or naïve art created outside the academic tradition of fine art. Artists include Marcel Bascoulard, Mark Hogancamp, Ichiwo Sugino, Elke Tangeten, Melvin Way, and others.
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Hearth Cooking Workshop at Historic London Town |
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Saturday, April 2
10:15am - 4:00 pm
Historic London Town and Gardens
839 Londontown Road, Edgewater
Are you interested in exploring Foods and Recipes of the past? Would you like to learn historically accurate cooking techniques? Does cooking on an open fire appeal to you?
Then sign up today for this Hands-On Workshop and learn how to cook like our ancestors! Recreate recipes from 17th, 18th and 19th century sources. Taste everything you make in class. Class size is limited so sign up early.
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No Nonprofit Left Behind: How Small Organizations Can Capitalize on New Trends in Fundraising |
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Wednesday, March 30
1:00 - 3:15 pm
Organization: Network for Good
As the world changes, fundraising changes. You need to be equipped to not only weather what’s happening in fundraising with new forms of communicating and giving, but also leap beyond your norm.
Larger nonprofits are seeing great success from investing in mindfulness (for their staff, partners, and constituents), crypto giving, refreshing their impact statements, and new stewardship tactics. So how can your small nonprofit take advantage of some of these innovations without having to grow your teams or divert a huge portion of your hard-earn fundraising dollars? Join this mini conference to find out!
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Wilma Lee Has Returned for a New Cruising Season |
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Wilma Lee’s 2022 Season Runs March 26th-October 30th
Join the Wilma Lee on a Heritage Cruise, offered by the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Cost: $45 per person, $40 AMM Members, $20 (Children 12 & under)
Time: 2 hours, exact times vary, please refer to ticket
Days of the Week: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holiday Mondays
Experience Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay like never before on this guided two-hour heritage cruise aboard the historic Skipjack Wilma Lee. Learn about the city’s history and the ecology of the Bay while viewing landmarks like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the Naval Academy. The Annapolis Maritime Museum's tour guides will identify and share fun facts about native Chesapeake Bay wildlife along the route. Perfect for families and maritime enthusiasts.
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Call for Proposals: Maryland Arts Summit 2022 |
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A Call for Proposals is now open for the Maryland Arts Summit, hosted by Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA)!
Submitted proposals will be reviewed by the Summit Committee, which includes staff and board members of MCA as well as community members and key stakeholders.
Each approved proposal will receive complimentary admission to the Summit and an honorarium of $350 for the first presenter. For each additional presenter that takes part in a presentation, an additional $150 will be added to compensation. Please limit presenters to no more than three (3) per session.
Deadline: 10 a.m, on Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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Coming Soon! Free Mural Workshops |
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New Available Grant Funding for Wildlife and Resilience in the Bay |
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The new funding program will be coordinated with and build upon the long-standing Chesapeake Stewardship Fund Small Watershed Grant (SWG) program, through which NFWF and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have provided significant funding to help decrease pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.The Chesapeake WILD grant program will complement prior investments in clean water for wildlife and people by supporting projects that cannot be funded by existing restoration grant programs, and are of exceptional value for fish and wildlife, outdoor recreation, climate resiliency, community engagement, equitable access to the outdoors and more.
This new funding is essential to achieve critical habitat restoration goals of the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership, including restoration, enhancement, and conservation of wetlands and riparian forested buffers.
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Historic Annapolis Employment Opportunity - VP for Advancement |
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Historic Annapolis is seeking a highly motivated, energetic leader for the position of Vice President of Advancement. This is an exceptional opportunity to join the senior management team at HA. This position serves a critical role by leading HA’s Development and Marketing Department. The VP of Advancement will work closely with the President/CEO and Board of Trustees in developing and implementing an integrated long-range fundraising strategy to meet revenue goals, to include campaign priorities, major gifts, planned giving, annual giving efforts, and membership.
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Four Rivers Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | fourriversheritage.org |
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