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STATE OF THE ARTS & HUMANITIESIN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
APRIL 2, 2014
the arts & humanities council of montgomery county
Enhance Quality of Life Drive the Economy Convene Communities
In Montgomery County arts, heritage and culture
Quality of Life
“Montgomery County is one of the Top 50 Best Places To Live”, CNN Money 2013
"Artists and art making in Maryland fuel our creative economy and expand opportunities for cultural engagement across the state," Dominick Murray, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
World-class performing centers and culturally-diverse neighborhoods make MC Maryland’s SMART Business Location says MCDED
Tourists rank attendance at cultural events and venues in the top 10 reasons to visit MC
Driving Our Economy
Montgomery County Economic Trends
Economy is growing
By 2017, the County’s employment base is projected to grow 5.9 percent
The arts and humanities are an important part of that growth
Convening Communities
58 performing venues60 galleries22 theatres 50 historical venues150 small, midsize and emerging arts & humanities groups27 book stores33 dance studios28 music stores14 recording studios9 art supply stores32 music schools1500 independent artists & scholars
And growing!
Montgomery County Arts &Humanities Funding History
2002-2014
Our Extraordinary Demography
48% White
52% People of Color
Population Estimates:
2013 = 1,016,677
2012 = 1,004,476
Population percent change, 4/1/10 to 7/1/13 =
4.6%
Seven Grant Categories
Advancement Capital Improvement Project General Operating Support Mid Size Organization Small Organization Individual Artists and Scholars Artists and Scholars in the Community Matching Grants
Eight Grant Categories
FY15 Budget Recommendation
$2,761,563 Large
OrganizationGrants
$1,111,000 CIP
$591,807 Small,
Midsize Organization
Grants
$349,330 Arts &
Humanities Council
$240,000 Advancement
Grants
$200,000 to Match Private Funds
$140,000 Public Arts
Trust
$90,000 to Activate Wheaton
A&E District
$5,483,700
Dynamic Thinking About the
Future
In forming its new Strategic Plan AHCMC should…
As a grant maker
As an advocate
As a capacity building, fiscal
sustainability expert
To foster incubators and
growth with an emphasis on
nascent organizations
To integrate technology with
strategic plan
Think Strategically…
Think Strategically…
To identify "arts deserts"
To help align hubs of cultural development with areas of economic development
To encourage, enable and convene collaborations between organizations and individual artists
To support diversity and advance equity with an awareness of changing demographics
To focus on intergenerational education
To encourage public/private partnerships
To find & maintain rehearsal, performance spaces
To develop more impactful support for Individual Artists and Scholars
To mine data and measure/assess against stated goals
To adopt an Adaptive Strategy
Think Strategically…
NEXT STEPS Solicit community feedback through
meetings with grantees and other stakeholders
Integrate resonate themes into the new strategic plan framework
Present framework to AHCMC Board for review
AHCMC Board to adopt in FY16
Next Steps
Questions?
Thank You!
Providing leadership that sustains arts and humanities organizations, artists and scholars and inspires participation in our
County’s rich cultural assets
