The Public Art Across Maryland (PAAM) program offers Conservation Grants to organizations to support the conservation and preservation of existing public artworks in Maryland.
Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Details:
The Public Art Across Maryland Conservation Grant program provides two types of support:
- The Conservation Planning Grant awards $5,000 to support artwork conservation planning efforts including: project administration, consultancy fees, community engagement, and collection management services and technology.
- The Conservation Implementation Grant awards up to $50,000 to support the conservation of permanent public artwork. The conservation project must be fully developed including identification of the project team and support and approval of the owners of the artwork and the site where it is located.
Funding Information
- Grant requests can range from $5,000-$50,000.
- No funding match is required.
- It is not required that the applicant have received a Planning Grant to apply for an Implementation Grant
- An organization may receive a Planning Grant and subsequent Implementation Grant in the same fiscal year
- An organization cannot receive two Implementation Grants in the same fiscal year
Eligibility Criteria
Artwork Eligibility
- Public art in any media is eligible for conservation funding. Artworks must be permanent, sited indoors or outdoors, free and publicly accessible to all, following conservation.
- Artwork must be located, or be in the process of being relocated, within the State of Maryland.
- Artwork types may include, but are not limited to: sculpture, painted mural, tile mosaic, mixed media, photography, and site-integrated public art.
Applicant Eligibility
While all conservation grant applicants are expected to compose a conservation project team, only one organization may serve as the lead applicant and will be the recipient of the grant funds and responsible for reporting requirements.
The applicant must must be one of the following:
- 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (an organization with an IRS-designated 501(c)3 status)
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- 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.)
- 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)
- School (a public or private school serving students in grades PreK-12)
- County Arts Council
- Arts and Entertainment District
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- The organization has one completed and documented fiscal year as of the date of the grant submission.
- 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).
For more information, visit Conservation Grants.
