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Artists & Communities 2009-2010 Guidelines Available
Program Now Open to Artists from All Nine Mid Atlantic Partner States
Baltimore, MD - July 30, 2008 - Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announces the release of guidelines for the 2009-2010 cycle of Artists & Communities, a program that offers support for long-term residencies developed collaboratively by visiting artists with host nonprofit organizations to conduct community-based creative projects.
Artists & Communities provides opportunities for professional artists to collaborate with nonprofit organizations in projects that result in the creation of new work and involve members of the host community in the artistic process. Artists and nonprofit organizations from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia are eligible to participate in the program.
The 2009-2010 Artists & Communities guidelines can be downloaded online here. The deadline for the applications is December 1, 2008 for projects taking place between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
Artists & Communities is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The Heinz Endowments, William Penn Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation ("MAAF") is one of six regional arts organizations in the United States. Created in 1979, the Foundation primarily conducts programs across nine states and jurisdictions, including Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia, the organization also works nationally and internationally. MAAF advances the arts through specialized activities in the following select program areas: Presenting, Touring, and Exhibiting; Artist Support, Projects and Residencies; and Knowledge Building. Each of these areas is designed to support excellence; enhance access to the arts of the region, nation, and world; and broaden the reach of artists and arts organizations. Programs serve a diverse range of artists, organizations and audiences in the literary, performing and visual arts.
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