Arts And Humanities Council Of Montgomery County In

Marketing, communication and outreach: ahcmc's integrated marketing and professional development service, market power, provides subscribers with print and digital ads, cooperative advertising opportunities, professional development programs, and a county-wide cultural calendar (culturespotmc.com) that auto-populates 2 other online calendars. Market power currently serves 25 nonprofit subscriber organizations with more than 52 individuals participating in market power programs from these organizations. Cooperative advertising saved our community nearly $40,000 through discounted partnerships with bethesda magazine and the washington post. Along with these services, ahcmc engages arts and humanities constituents and individual artist and scholars through 5 different targeted newsletters, our blog, social media channels, and both original and republished editorial articles and content on culturespot.com. Additionally, we conduct original research each year in our community including economic impact, cultural asset mapping, community engagement and cultural planning studies and initiatives.

Public art: montgomery county's public art program, administered by ahcmc, seeks to build and inspire community identity and placemaking and to nurture artists engaged in public art. We strongly believe that public art enhances the quality of life in montgomery county. Residents of and visitors to montgomery county may come in contact with the over 400 pieces of public art and over 600 pieces of works on paper. We continue to collaborate with county agencies, such as the maryland national capital parks and planning commission, as an advisor and expert on the development of creative placemaking initiatives. We also manage the betty mae kramer gallery and music room, a 1,200 square foot gallery located in the silver spring civic center. The betty mae kramer gallery and music room is the first and only art gallery dedicated specifically to showcasing montgomery county's professional visual artists. The gallery serves visual artists in montgomery county and county visitors and residents wishing to see visual arts.