#CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

This program supports projects in a wide array of arts and humanities disciplines, including folk, literary, visual art, media arts + more.

⏳ Submission deadline: April 3, 2026.

#CreativeSector #Grants

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

1 month ago

House Votes to Fund the Arts, Despite Trump Threats The Senate must now vote on the bill, which sets annual allocations for the NEA, NEH, Smithsonian, and other cultural programs.

#ArtsAdvocacy Win: The U.S. House of Representatives voted to continue funding the #NEA, #NEH, the #Smithsonian + others in a show of bipartisan support!

With the Senate vote ahead, continued advocacy for arts + culture funding remains essential. ➡️ hyperallergic.com/house-vot... #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

2 months ago

📣 Advocate. Connect. Inspire. Show your support for Maryland's #CreativeSector on February 12 at #MarylandArtsDay!

Register now to champion the economic and cultural value of arts + culture in our state and county: mdarts.org/maryland-arts-day/

#ArtsAdvocacy #Creativemoco

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

2 months ago

Now available 💸 Guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts’ FY27 Grants for Arts Projects.

📅 Deadline to apply: February 12, 2026

🔗 Learn more: www.arts.gov/grants/grant...

#Grants #Art #ArtsFunding #PublicFunding #CreativeSector

@freshairstudios.bsky.social

3 months ago

How Trump’s threat to the BBC could be bad for all of us in the creative sector… and not the way you might think. It’s been headline grabbing around the world, a story that might sent a quiet shiver down the spine of anyone working in the creative industries (particularly news!). I’m talking about Trump’s threat ...

Our CEO Paul has written this article on why Trump's threat to sue the BBC for vast amounts of money could be a problem for the Creative Sector, especially SMEs that make up its backbone:

www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-tr...

Let us know if you agree...

#creativeindustries #creativesector #Trump #BBC

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

3 months ago

3 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...

AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo artists + scholars for our FY26 Artists & Scholars Project Grants funding opportunity!

⏳ Deadline: Dec. 12, 2025

#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco

@greenformation.bsky.social

3 months ago

🌱 As part of @emccinno.bsky.social we invite you to join our community of practice: a platform for rethinking climate transition within the cultural and creative sector.
🗓️ Launch webinar: Thursday, Nov. 20, 13:00–14:30 CET
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#ClimateAction #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

3 months ago

#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #MoCo #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

3 months ago

HAPPENING TOMORROW 🎨 Public artists, don’t miss the Maryland State Arts Council’s Understanding Contracts in Public Art workshop. 💡💼

🔗 RSVP to gain practical tips to protect yourself + your work! www.eventbrite.com/e/understand...

#PublicArt #Artists #ProfessionalDevelopment #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

4 months ago

Reflecting on our FY26 Community Kickoff! 🎉💙

Thanks to all who joined us! It was inspiring to connect, share updates, and support one another. Together, we’re building a stronger, brighter future for #MoCo’s cultural + creative community. 🌟

#Creativemoco #CreativeSector #CreativeCommunity

Bremain in Spain

@bremaininspain.com

4 months ago

The UK creative sector is fighting back against Farage!
"Broadwick Group to "review" venue hire process after hosting Nigel Farage speech"
#Farage #creativesector
mixmag.net/read/broadwi...

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

4 months ago

2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/grant/...

AHCMC is accepting applications from #MoCo teaching artists for our FY26 Arts Residencies in Schools Grants funding opportunity!

⏳ Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025

#CreativeSector #Grants #Creativemoco

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

4 months ago

A new fund will route millions to the literary arts A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.

HUGE NEWS! 🗞️ Seven philanthropic foundations are launching a new Literary Arts Fund, distributing "at least" $50M to support nonprofit literary arts programs. ✍️📚

🔗 Learn more: www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

Story via: @npr.org
#grants #funding #writer #literaryarts #creativesector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

4 months ago

#PublicArt #Sculpture #ArtsAnd #ArtAndEnvironment #ArtAndConservation #ArtAndEngineering #ArtAndTech #MoCo #CreativeSector #Intersectionality

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

4 months ago

It's official! 🎉 County Executive @mcgexec.bsky.social declared October as Arts and Humanities Month in #MoCo! 👏

🔗 Let's celebrate + keep that creative energy going all year long. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/press-newsro...

#MoCo #CreativeSector #NAHM #Art #Culture #Heritage #History #Creativemoco

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

5 months ago

What will happen to dance, with a major grant program changing? Twenty dance projects from around the country won grants totaling $100,000 dollars each today. These grants are among the most coveted in the dance world, but this round of winners is the last of its ...

#TuesdayThoughts | 📰 Funding shifts for the National Dance Project underscore the need for stable, diverse support in arts + culture. Full story via @npr.org ➡️ www.npr.org/2025/09/09/n...

#ArtsFunding #CreativeSector (1/2)

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

6 months ago

💸 Jazz Road Tours grants are open! South Arts invites jazz #musicians to apply for up to $15K to support 3–6 tour stops at an array of venues, with a focus on rural + underserved communities.

📅 Apply by Oct. 15 ➡️ www.southarts.org/grants-oppor...

#Jazz #Grants #CreativeSector #TouringArtists

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

6 months ago

New on AHCMC's blog: Meet our new Grants Manager Cat Frost! 🌟 Learn about her journey in the #creativesector, her #theatre background, and more. ➡️ www.creativemoco.com/blog/ahcmc-w...

#playwright #grantsadministration #creativemoco

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

6 months ago

💰 Grant Alert! The Maryland State Arts Council’s Arts Capital grant program is now open!

#Maryland arts + culture nonprofits with budgets under $3M can apply for funding to enhance or create accessible, usable facilities.

⏳ Apply by Oct. 3 --> msac.org/programs/art...

#Funding #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

6 months ago

Educating Ourselves about Childhood Arts Experiences—and Why They Matter In this new post from our Research and Analysis office, we look at two new reports on arts education and what they can tell us about why arts education matters.

📰 New NEA #data finds: out-of-school arts activities are linked to greater interpersonal skills, positive approaches to learning, and fewer behavioral issues.

That’s the power of #ArtsEd! Read the full study ➡️ www.arts.gov/stories/blog...

#Access #Education #CreativeSector

Video Games Europe

@videogameseurope.bsky.social

8 months ago

The overall contribution bolstered #GDP, created high-paying jobs, and increased tax revenues across all these countries.

Discover more insightful data in the @ukie report on video game technology spillover 👇
ukie.org.uk/publications...

#VideoGamesEU #CreativeSector

@broadbandtvnews.bsky.social

8 months ago

UK to invest £380 million in creative sector The UK government has announced £380 million in targeted funding to support innovation, access to finance, R&D, skills and regional growth across the UK in its Creative Industries Sector Plan. […]

#UKInvestment #CreativeSector #Innovation #Funding #ResearchAndDevelopment

All Namibian News

@namibiannews.bsky.social

9 months ago

PDM proposes local content fund Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Inna Hengari on Wednesday proposed the establishment of a local content development fund. She tabled the motion during the National Assembly session. The motion seeks to address the urgent need to promote and prioritise the broadcast of local content on Namibia’s radio and television platforms. “To address these challenges and leverage our small population, I propose the establishment of a local content development fund as a cornerstone solution,” she said. She suggested that the fund, financed through a portion of the N$50 million allocated to the creative sector and supplemented by public-private partnerships, would provide grants, training, and technical support to Namibian artists and producers. By reducing financial barriers, she said, the fund would enable the creation of high-quality music, films, and television programmes tailored to Namibia’s cultural narratives. For a small population, this targeted investment ensures a steady pipeline of competitive local content without over-relying on high percentage quotas that may strain our limited production capacity. She said Namibia’s broadcasting landscape reveals a concerning imbalance as 80% of music played on local radio stations originates from foreign sources. This creates a homogenised media environment that marginalises Namibian artists. “This reliance on foreign content results in a significant outflow of royalties, depriving local creatives of economic opportunities and stifling the creative industry’s growth,” she said. The post PDM proposes local content fund appeared first on The Namibian.

#LocalContent #Namibia #PDM #CreativeSector #SupportLocalArtists

Northern Heartlands

@nheartlands.bsky.social

9 months ago

Northern Heartlands stands in solidarity with Disabled creatives and our sector colleagues by speaking out against the proposed changes to the Access to Work Scheme. Please sign and share the Open Letter from the Culture Sector:
👉 tinyurl.com/AtWLetter

#ProtectATW #CreativeSector #DisabledArtists

All Namibian News

@namibiannews.bsky.social

9 months ago

Namibian voice echoes at arts summit in South Korea Namibia’s creative sector took a step on the world stage at the 10th World Summit on Arts and Culture, held in Seoul, South Korea, last week. Under the theme, ‘Sustainable Futures: Creativity, Care, and Connectivity’, the summit welcomed hundreds of international participants, from cultural policymakers to artists and financiers, including the voices of the overlooked. The National Arts Council of Namibia (NACN) represented Namibia, demonstrating the country’s commitment to global cultural exchange and domestic creative empowerment. NACN administrator Gretta Gaspar describes the summit as “a moment of visibility and reflection for Namibia, where attendance marked determination to bring to light the unique realities of the Namibian creative ecosystem, specifically our artists in under-resourced and rural settings”. Gaspar notes that Namibia was not a mere observer, but an active participant – attending panel discussions, strategy roundtables, and bilateral meetings. She says one of the core messages that was brought to the summit included the need for sustainable arts funding in Namibia. “We pressed the needs of infrastructure gaps, training gaps, and access gaps to finance – especially for women, youth, and rural creatives,” Gaspar adds. The interventions have drawn attention from other global institutions eager to engage with emerging creative economies, she notes. Gaspar further adds that some of the outcomes have been talks likely to lead to formalised partnerships in ventures such as artist residencies, digital content production, and intellectual property protection. Namibia’s focus on equity and inclusiveness was the highlight in Seoul. Entering into the country’s ongoing review of the National Arts Fund Act, Gaspar spoke about policy shifts for decentralising arts support. “International lessons we learn should find expression in our realities. We want to localise these lessons for daily application – not just in Windhoek, but at Oshakati, Rundu, Keetmanshoop, and in every creative corner of Namibia,” she says. Gaspar says the most powerful impact of the summit may have been the sense of solidarity among Global South countries, which was revived. “There was a very strong sense of South-South cooperation. We met with peers from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to discuss co-productions and shared learning platforms,” she notes. Those connections are already being sought after with drafts of agreements for youth programming and rural artist development. She also notes that countries, such as South Korea, already include arts and culture in their national development plans. “We return with examples of what can be achieved when the creative economy is given policy space to flourish,” Gaspar says. She adds that these lessons are already having an impact on how the NACN thinks about digital inclusion and mobile training platforms for artists in Namibia. For local artists, its future dividend is already being mapped. Gaspar ensures that the experience and connections made will roll over into regional outreach programmes, more diversified funding calls, and exposure for Namibian artists to tap into international platforms. “We take the voices of our artists with us where we go. This meeting once again confirmed our mission to serve the industry with vision, based on local needs but inspired by global solidarity,” she concludes. The post Namibian voice echoes at arts summit in South Korea appeared first on The Namibian.

#Namibia #ArtsSummit #SouthKorea #CulturalExchange #CreativeSector

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

9 months ago

📚 What: Creative Entrepreneurs Series | Session #6
🗓 When: June 3 at 6pm
📍 Where: Betty Mae Kramer Gallery
🎯 Topics: What is Estate Planning? Why is it Necessary? Protecting Your Artistic Estate + more!
🔗 RSVP link above 👆
#entrepreneurs #creativesector #creativebusiness #WALASpring2025 #MoCo (2/2)

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

9 months ago

🌟 Open to emerging, mid-career, and executive nonprofit professionals working in the #creativesector in and around #MoCo.

🗓 New Deadline: June 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM

#Creativemoco #LeadershipCoaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #DMV (3/3)

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

9 months ago

🚨 Deadline Extended! Apply by June 5 for the Leveling the Playing Field (LTPF) Leadership Coaching Cohort and get FREE 1-on-1 coaching to support your personal + professional growth. 👉 creativemoco.com/leadership-c...

#creativesector #art #humanities #leadership #coaching #MoCo (1/3)

Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

@creativemoco.bsky.social

9 months ago

📚 What: Creative Entrepreneurs Series | Session #5
🗓 When: May 27 at 6 PM
📍 Where: Betty Mae Kramer Gallery in #DTSS
🎯 Topics: Tools + best practices to find, apply for, and manage grants successfully.
🔗 RSVP link above 👆

#entrepreneurs #creativesector #creativebusiness #WALASpring2025 #MoCo (2/2)

Creative UK

@creativeuk.bsky.social

9 months ago

Creative UK chatted with Senah who is an Artist Administrator at Artiq. She shares how the London-based #artagency is championing the next generation of artists and curators, and how impactful collaboration can truly be for the #creativesector 🎨

🔗 hubs.ly/Q03nJKZN0