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March 7, 2024

Volume 24-12

Welcome to Artist Alley,

Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter.

We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.

WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.

For artist information, arts events, calls for art, and more visit WCAC's web page...

www.washingtoncountyarts.com.

Bruce Wilder & Thom Davis

Opening Reception - March 7, 2024

The Washington County Arts Council is happy

to support the

Barbara Ingram Foundation’s Summer Arts Academy

with student scholarships.

Contact the Foundation office at 240-347-4934

for further information.

Current offerings include: 2D Animation; Dance; Film and Darkroom Photography; Becoming an Actor; Ceramics; Dancing for the Camera; Creative Writing; Piano-Beginner/Intermediate Level; Piano Intermediate/Advanced Level; Strings; Vocal; Filmmaking 101; Cardboard Sculpting ;“Rock On Musicians” A Pop Song; “Climbing the Charts” A Pop Song ; and Visual Arts.

Washington County Free Library Announces

2024 Children’s Bookmark Contest

with “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Theme

Washington County Free Library is once again collecting entries for the annual Bookmark Contest! Children ages 5-12 are invited to design original bookmarks for the 2024 Summer Reading Club theme, “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” between March 1 and March 31, 2024.

Entrants must live in Washington County or have a WCFL library card. Families can pick up a contest entry design form at their local branch library or download the entry form at washcolibrary.org

Children are encouraged to use crayons, markers, and colored pencils to create original designs! No computer-generated art, tracings, or copyrighted images, please. 

Bookmarks submitted to any WCFL location by March 31, 2024 will be judged based on originality, design, and reproducibility. The winning bookmarks from each age category (ages 5-6, ages 7-8, ages 9-10, and ages 11-12) will be printed and available in all Washington County Free Library branches by mid-April for all library visitors to enjoy.

“Adventure Begins at Your Library” and we can’t wait to see what adventures you want to explore with us in your bookmark designs!

For more information, please visit washcolibrary.org, call 301-739-3250, or visit your local library.

2024 Call For Proposals

Proposals will be accepted through March 22, 2024, at 11:00 AM. Notifications regarding proposals and virtual support will be sent out no later than April 10, 2024. Late submissions will not be accepted.

We are using a new submission portal! Please read the document thoroughly. Should anyone have any questions, please email info@mdarts.org.

There will be one proposal per email. Please email info@mdarts.org for any questions regarding the Maryland Arts Summit CFP.

Maryland Arts Summit Timeline

For more information about the summit, please visit our website.

To update your summer camp listings,

email Gallery Manager, Chris Brewer at gallerymanager@washingtoncountyarts.com

To include your art events in the arts calendar of the Washington County Arts Council’s website

https://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/events

To join the Artist Registry of the Washington County Arts Council

https://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/artists/join

To include your art events in future editions of Artist Alley, the electronic newsletter of the Washington County Arts Council, email art information to maryanneb@washingtoncountyarts.com.

Please specify organization, program, dates, brief description, location, ticket price and contact information. Please also include a photo or graphic.

To stay connected,

please join the

Washington County

Arts Council page

on Facebook.

Opportunities for Artists

Explore MSAC grants and opportunities available to independent artists, click here for details.

Links for Artists

Maryland Art Directory

Arts Across Maryland

Opportunities for Artists

The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development.

Supported in part by:

The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of

County Arts Agencies of Maryland,

Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and Americans for the Arts

CAAM

The WCAC facility is wheelchair accessible!

Thank you for providing your email address to the

Washington County Arts Council. Your information was obtained from

at least one of the following methods: signing our guest book,

becoming a member, donating, entering a contest, or exhibiting with us.

34 S. Potomac St., Suite 100

Hagerstown, MD 21740

(301) 791-3132

info@washingtoncountyarts.com