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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

ManneqART Announces 2015 Events Schedule

ManneqART Announces 2015 Events Schedule

ManneqART has announced its 2015 Competition which features the following unique and exciting events:
 
·         March 28-29 Sculpture on the Human Form Workshop for students and beginning artists
·         April 30--Artworks entry deadline
·         June 21 ManneqART Madness--Public introduction of the 2015 artworks
·         September 12-26  Public Display of Artworks
·         September 27 Gala and Stage Show 

ManneqART is a 501c3 nonprofit arts and education organization and competition based in Howard County, focused on bringing the Wearable Arts to the public.  

Now in its third year, it’s mission is to inspire creativity and reward excellence in the field of wearable art.  ManneqART reaches out to beginning and accomplished artists of all ages and skill levels and invites them to think outside their comfort zones to create artworks unlike anything our community has seen in the past.   A gallery of more than 150 artworks created by ManneqART contestants from 30+ states can be seen at: 


Since ManneqART was founded in 2013,  it has become an exciting Howard County arts event and a part of the Columbia Festival of the Arts.  Nearly 200 artworks have been presented to the community,  including over 100 shown at 16 Howard County locations for two weeks in September, 2014.   

Last year's entries included artworks from 19 states made of all kinds of materials, from metals and paper, to spray foam and melted plastic bags.   Artist awards totaling $10,000 were presented to artists in several categories.

For 2015,  ManneqART has entered into a Partnership Agreement with the Howard County Public Schools System to train students to create 3-dimension, wearable art.  Studies suggest that arts training might be related to improvements in math or reading skills.   

A March 28-29 Workshop will feature accomplished wearable artists teaching students and others  how to work with materials,  structure and colors to create artworks for the 2015 Competition. 

ManneqART is unique and growing non-profit but we can't provide these artworks to the Howard County community with the communities support.  We are seeking contributions for the 2015 competition.   and would be grateful for support in many different forms, including artist sponsorships, events support, in-kind contributions, cash donations,  fundraising outreach, volunteers and more.  
For more information about entering or supporting the 2015 competition,  go to the ManneqART website at www.manneqart.org, email info@manneqart.org or call 301.725.5555

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BACKGROUND:

Lee Andersen, a Kiwi from the North Island of New Zealand, founded ManneqArt in 2013, as an innovative nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization created to promote the arts and the artists.  ManneqART is patterned after New Zealand's 25 year old World of Wearable Art which attracts artists from all over the world and welcomes 50,000 plus visitors each year to Wellington, NZ.   An artist and highly successful "art to wear" fashions designer by trade,  Andersen is also well known for her unique knitted fashions worn by both public and private clients, such as Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad.   Some of Andersen's cutting edge designs are on display at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.   Today, she manufactures the Lee Andersen Collection at her 16,000 square foot factory in Howard County.   Her label is currently found in 800 boutiques in the US and Canada. 


More than 100 entries in the 2014 Competition were displayed free to the public for two weeks in September at 16 locations around Howard County.   Hundreds of people visited the displays.   The  June 2014 Hair and Makeup Competition attracted 1000+ visitors to Historic Savage Mill to see all the extreme hair and makeup designs professionally photographed on models wearing the unique 2014 artworks.     
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007

20070907 Fiscal Year 2008 Howard County Arts Council Grant Awards Announced

Fiscal Year 2008 Howard County Arts Council Grant Awards Announced

It is with all due respect that I venture to row in Howard County’s pond. We certainly have great bloggers in Howard County who cover the territory quite well. Nevertheless, it appears that the arts are alive and well in Howard County.

I have written about the enormous positive economic impact of the arts. The social, cultural, and economic return for every dollar a community spends on the arts is unexpectedly high – and it is a critical economic indicator of a thriving community…

Many years ago I participated in a group show in Howard County under the auspices of the Howard County Arts Council and was quite impressed with the organization…

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PRESS RELEASE --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 10, 2007 – Received Tuesday, October 2, 2007 1:27 PM

Contact: Coleen West

Phone: (410) 313-2787

E-mail: coleen@hocoarts.org

FISCAL YEAR 2008 HOWARD COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL GRANT AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Ellicott City, MD - On Friday, September 7, 2007, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman announced that 38 arts and cultural organizations will receive $361,017.31 in matching grants from the Howard County Arts Council for Fiscal Year 2008. Senator James N. Robey, Joyce Leviton representing Senator Ben Cardin, Howard County Council member ' s Calvin Ball, Jennifer Terrasa, Greg Fox, and Jay Dick of Americans for the Arts supported Mr. Ulman in presenting the awards to grantees.

The awards were announced at the Arts Council's annual meeting and reception on September 7, at the Howard County Center for the Arts. These matching grants will be used by 19 Howard County organizations; 11 Howard County public schools; and 8 key Baltimore City organizations to support general operations, artist residencies, and special projects in the arts. Over 300 HCAC members and friends joined state and local politicians at the grant award ceremony.

Community Arts Development Grants fund day-to-day activities for Howard County arts organizations as well as special projects in the arts; $205,605.65 was awarded to the following 19 organizations for FY2008:

Blossoms of Hope ... The Howard County Cherry Tree Project Project

$339.65

Candlelight Concert Society

Operating

$30,000.00

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Project

$3,000.00

Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts

Operating

$23,618.00

Columbia Community Players

Project

$1,800.00

Columbia Concert Band and Jazz Band

Project

$3,000.00

Columbia Festival of the Arts

Operating

$50,465.00

Columbia Orchestra

Operating

$18,800.00

Columbia Pro Cantare

Operating

$24,154.00

Harmony of the Sol

Project

$3,000.00

Howard County Ballet

Project

$340.00

Howard County Poetry and Literature Society Operating $11,515.00 Hua

Sha Chinese Dance Center Project $3,000.00 Kinetics Dance Theatre

Operating $8,775.00 Little Patuxent Review Project $1,800.00 Misako

Ballet Company Project $1,500.00 Rep Stage/HCC Educational Foundation

Operating $14,999.00 Showtime Singers Project $3,000.00 Sundays at

Three Project $2,500.00

The Jim Rouse Theatre (JRT) Subsidy Program assists community arts groups by partially underwriting theatre rental fees; $14,370 was awarded to the following 6 organizations for FY2008:

Columbia Orchestra

$5,478.75

Columbia Pro Cantare

$3,641.25

Howard County Ballet

$1,355.00

Howard County Poetry and Literature Society $827.50 Hua Sha Chinese

Dance Center $750.00 Kinetics Dance Theatre $2,317.50

Artist-in-Education Project Grants are a partnership between the Arts Council and local Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) to place professional artists in residence at Howard County Schools to help students foster creative expression; $17,841.66 in funding was awarded to the following 11 schools for FY2008:

Bollman Bridge Elementary School PTA

$1,133.00

Elkridge Landing Middle School PTA

$2,000.00

Folly Quarter Middle School PTA

$674.00

Guilford Elementary School PTA

$2,025.00

Hammond Elementary School PTA

$1,333.00

Harper ' s Choice Middle School PTA

$1,773.33

Jeffers Hill Elementary School PTA

$1,831.67

Longfellow Elementary School PTA

$725.00

Patapsco Middle School PTA

$1,333.33

Running Brook Elementary School PTA

$2,513.33

Swansfield Elementary School PTA

$2,500.00

Baltimore City Arts and Cultural Grants provide funding to key Baltimore City organizations that provide significant services to Howard County residents; $123,200 was awarded to the following 8 organizations for FY2008:

Baltimore Museum of Art

$27,300.00

Baltimore Museum of Industry

$6,625.00

Center Stage

$16,750.00

Maryland Historical Society

$5,000.00

Maryland Science Center

$10,500.00

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore

$9,250.00

National Aquarium

$25,125.00

The Walters Art Museum

$22,650.00

Howard County Arts Council grants are awarded on the basis of artistic merit, ability of the applicant to carry out the project, and level of service to the community. Grantees are selected through a competitive process in which applications are reviewed by an advisory panel made up of academics and artists representing a variety of disciplines. Grant award recommendations are then reviewed and approved by the Howard County Arts Council Board of Directors.

The Arts Council ' s grant program is supported through grants from the Howard County government and the Maryland State Arts Council as well as through the Howard County Arts Council ' s own foundation, corporate, and individual giving initiatives.

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The Howard County Arts Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the citizens of Howard County by fostering the arts, artists and arts organizations. The Howard County Arts Council receives major grants from the Howard County Government and the Maryland State Arts Council and sustaining annual support from corporate, foundation and individual sponsors. Howard County Arts Council offices are located at the Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, MD 21043. The Howard County Center for the Arts is a handicapped accessible facility and full participation of individuals with disabilities is encouraged. For information, call 410.313.ARTS (2787), fax 410.313.2790, or email info@hocoarts.org.

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