Public Art Across Maryland New Artworks Grant

The Public Art Across Maryland (PAAM) New Artworks Grant offers funding to artists and organizations to support the planning, creation, and installation of new local public art projects.

Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council

State: Maryland

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 05/13/2022

Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $20,000

Details:

The Public Art Across Maryland New Artworks program supports independent artists and organizations planning and creating new public artworks with communities in Maryland.

The program supports community visioning activities and planning processes to develop a public art proposal as well as funds to create and install the final public artwork. The resulting artwork may be in any media, temporary or permanent, and be located inside or outside. The artwork must be free and publicly accessible to all.

Funding Information

The Public Art Across Maryland New Artworks program provides two types of support:

The New Artworks Planning Grant awards up to $5,000 to support independent artists or organizations creating public art proposals with communities. The grant supports artist fees for artwork design and proposal development, and/or organization administrative fee(s) to support a Call-to-Artists process.
The New Artworks Project Grant awards up to $20,000 to independent artists or organizations to support the fabrication and installation of new public artwork. The artwork must have been developed through a community process, and be fully designed including identification of the artist(s) creating the work.

Use of Fund

Public Art Across Maryland New Artworks Planning Grants may be used for:

Administrative fees related to community activities and/or selection of the artist
Artist fees and/or honorariums for artwork design and proposal development
Consultant fee(s)
Facility/equipment rentals for community meetings
Online application software fees

Public Art Across Maryland New Artworks Project Grants may be used:

Paying artists, fabricators, and individuals to fabricate and install the public artwork
Renting equipment and/or space needed for fabrication and/or installation
Purchasing artwork materials and/or tools for fabrication and/or installation
Transportation of the artwork to the site
The administration/Project Management fee may not exceed 15% of the project budget

Eligibility Criteria

Independent Artists:

The applicant must be the lead artist whose original work is included in the project.
The lead artist applicant must be a Maryland resident (owning or renting residential real property in Maryland at the time of submission of the application and throughout the funded project or program) and must be 18 years of age or older.
- Collaborative groups must be composed of artists who are 18 years or older. 50% of artists in a collaborative group must meet the residency requirement above.
Only one application per project or program will be considered for funding.
The applicant may not be enrolled in any matriculated high school, undergraduate, or graduate degree program.

Arts Organizations and/or Programs:

Must be one of the following:
- 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status)
  - Model A Fiscal Sponsorship (Comprehensive sponsorship, in which the assets, liabilities, and exempt activities collectively referred to as the project are housed within the fiscal sponsor.)
  - For fiscal sponsorships supporting an individual, the artist must meet the residency requirements for independent artists.
- Unit of government (a unit of government (town, city, county, state capacity) with the capacity to undertake an arts program)
- College/university (an established higher education institution in Maryland)
- The school (public or private school serving students in grades PreK-12)
- County Arts Councils
- Arts and Entertainment Districts
The organization is incorporated in Maryland or has a significant physical presence in Maryland (more than 90% of the artistic work will occur in Maryland).