Past Grants

Baltimore Shakespeare Festival

Toward the implementation of the Shakespeare for a New Generation program, designed to provide free access for students to experience the power of live theatre and the work of William Shakespeare. The program includes teacher workshops, in-school teaching artists’ visits, study guides, live performances of The Comedy of Errors, and post-performance discussions in 12 to 14 Baltimore City public schools.

Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts

For support of the 2009 Baltimore Book Festival. The festival, an annual regional event, features more than 200 authors, workshops, exhibits, storytellers, street performances, walking and library tours, and live music over a three-day period in Mount Vernon Place.

Baltimore Community Foundation

In support of the TEDx MidAtlantic conference held at the Maryland Institute College of Art. As part of a global series of events, the conference presented talks by technologists, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs, intended to ensure entrepreneurship and creativity in Baltimore.

Baltimore Community Foundation

Seed funding for support of a conservation and maintenance assessment program and restoration plan for 50 pieces of outdoor sculptures at 45 Baltimore City public schools. This initial grant will provide the necessary information to develop a plan for preserving 10 pieces of artwork a year, over a five-year period.

Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.

Planning grant for the expansion of a satellite location at the Newborn Ministries Jubilee Arts Center in Sandtown-Winchester. This initiative will connect artists with communities that would otherwise have limited or no access to an art center.