Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
$125,000 / 2008 / Arts
Five-year funding for support of the Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize, awarded annually at Artscape. The purpose of the prestigious award is to encourage artists to live and work in Baltimore.
Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts
$5,000 / 2008 / Arts
A challenge grant for support of the 2008 Baltimore Book Festival. The September festival features more than 300 authors, exhibits, workshops, discussions, reviews of student work by professionals and peers, storytelling, nonstop readings, street performances, and live music.
Baltimore Clayworks, Inc.
$20,000 / 2008 / Arts
Toward the renovation of the Gallery Building, 1883 Provincial House. The renovations will provide additional space for handicapped-accessible exhibitions, offices, workshops, visiting artist housing, and community meeting space.
Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc .
$30,000 / 2008 / Environment
Toward support of the Chesapeake Stormwater Initiative, a collaborative project of local waterkeepers organized to monitor and initiate legal action against noncompliant developers known to be polluting the waterways. The regional office coordinates the activities of the “Get Out the Dirt” campaign, focusing on the reduction of stormwater from construction sites.
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
$5,000 / 2008 / Environment
Toward the launching of a virtual farmers’ market website, connecting buyers and sellers with availability of local produce. This project is among the first of its kind in the country, and provides an online venue for informing the general public about when food is harvested, how much is available, and where it can be purchased from local farmers’ markets.