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