Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC)

Eligible applicants:
🟢 Arts organizations
🟢 Youth-focused or safety-net organizations partnering with artists or arts nonprofits

📅 Deadline: September 11
🔗 Details above! 👆

Funding Opp for Youth Arts Programs! 💸 --> www.thecommunityfoundation.org/divas-summer...

The Greater Washington Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Donors InVesting in the Arts (DIVAs) Giving Circle! ✨ Funding supports programs that increase access to the arts for #MoCo youth.

MCPL to Host “Vinyl Day” Celebration - The MoCo Show Montgomery County Public Libraries will host “Vinyl Day: Just for the Record” on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring, featuring live DJ […]

#MoCo get ready to vibe! 🎧💿

Aug. 9 is all about #vinyl sales, workshops, #music, #DJing, STEAM activities + more at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in #Silver Spring.

Did we mention? It’s #FREE. 🤩 Don’t sleep on this sound choice for your Saturday. 🎶

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Don’t miss Darden Purcell, Ben Thomas & Chris Ziemba on August 13 at Jazz at the Kramer! These top-tier artists promise an evening of rich melodies + creative interplay at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery. ➡️ jakaugust2025.eventbrite.com

#Jazz #LiveMusic #Creativemoco #JazzAtTheKramer

drop your best book recs 📚💙

Announcing the 2025-26 Shakespeare in American Communities Grantees $1 million will support Shakespeare programming for young people and theater apprenticeship programs across America.

Good news never gets old! 🎉 Big congrats to all the 2025-2026 Shakespeare in American Communities grant recipients and special shout-out to local recipient Olney Theatre Center!! 👏🎭 #theatre #Shakespeare #grants #TYA

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In March, AHCMC & Councilmember @natalifg.bsky.social‬ co-hosted a Cultural Plan Youth Town Hall.✨

🎤Middle + high school students shared their perspectives on how art, culture & creative expression can help address community challenges.

See highlights + photos here! 📸 #CreateToBelong #Creativemoco

This future space will celebrate #history, inspire awe for the natural world, and carry her message of #EnvironmentalStewardship forward. Take the survey before it closes on August 15. 👆(2/2)

#museum #communityengagement #HumanitiesAnd

Montgomery Parks seeks input on museum honoring Rachel Carson The Springsong Museum, a Silver Spring-based nonprofit, is seeking to fund and build a museum honoring Silver Spring native Rachel Carson.

🌎 Montgomery Parks wants your input! 📋 --> bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/14/r...

A new museum honoring Rachel Carson, renowned environmentalist + former #MoCo resident, is in the works. (1/2)

Local Artist Opportunity! 🎨🎤 --> www.mymcmedia.org/wheaton-arts...

The Wheaton Arts Parade is calling for vendors + performers to join their fall parade and festival in downtown Wheaton!

Applications open until July 31.

#Parade #Festival #WheatonMD #MoCo #ArtistOpportunity

ARTIST OPP 🎨 The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival invites artists to submit designs for their first ever poster competition!

All visual mediums are welcome. Full details + how to enter:
👉 pittsburghjazzfest.org/poster-conte...

#ArtistOpportunity #JazzFestival #PosterCompetition

Photo Credit: Art Stream Inc. Theatre Production. Photo by Hayley Cutler.

✨ Your Voice Matters! @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social and AHCMC want to hear from YOU about the future of arts, culture + creativity in the county. Take the Cultural Plan Survey for a chance to win a $100 gift card! --> www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZSYBQ7D

#CreateToBelong #MoCo #Creativemoco

Cultural Arts Incubator Visit the post for more.

Selected Artists Receive:

💸 $5,000 stipend
🕺 Free rehearsal space
🎤 A fully produced performance (tech, lights + documentation included!)

🔗 Apply by July 20: mcblogs.montgomerycollege.edu/cac/incubator/

#PerformingArtistOpportunity

🎭 Performing artists! Ready to shake things up on stage?

The new Cultural Arts Incubator at @montgomerycollege.bsky.social's Cultural Arts Center is a paid opportunity for you to take risks + create something daring. --> mcblogs.montgomerycollege.edu/cac/incubator/

#MoCo #PerformanceArt

💡 Open to individuals, nonprofits , and fiscally sponsored projects

💰 Grants: $500–$5,000

📅 LOI due July 21

#LGBTQHistory #Preservation #History #Culture #Grant (2/2)

Expanding Collective History with the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance | National Trust for Historic Preservation A new grant program with the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance works to amplify LGBTQ+ place based history.

💵 New grant alert! 🏳️‍🌈 --> bit.ly/4eLO0gI

The LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance is accepting applications for its first nationwide grant program supporting projects tied to LGBTQ+ place-based history. (1/2)

🎬 Lights, camera… submit! The 11th annual Wheaton Film Festival is happening this November + they’re accepting entries now! --> filmfreeway.com/Wheaton?mc_c...

🎟️ Submit your short film today!
🗓️ Regular deadline: Sept 1

#MoCo #Film #IndieFilm #FilmFestival
#CallForEntries #Filmmaker #WheatonMD

#JazzAtTheKramer #LiveJazz #DTSS #SilverSpringMD #BMKG #KramerGallery #SupportLocalMusic #JazzConcerts #BlueskyMusic #FreeEvents

A Little Jazz. 🎵 A Lot of Magic. ✨ Only at the Kramer. --> jakjuly2025.eventbrite.com

Catch an expressive, sophisticated night of rich jazz with pianist Paul Bratcher + guitarist Joshua Bayer on July 9 at Jazz at the Kramer. 🎸🎹 RSVP now! #creativemoco

#MoCo #SummerReading #BuddingArtist #BookWorm #ArtsAccess #DEIA #MCPLSummer #ArtsAnd #BookSky

Parents! @mcpllibraries.bsky.social's Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing and AHCMC is teaming up to add artsy fun! 🎭✨ Kids who earn the Innovative Artist badge will help support our Fall Youth Arts Summit + get cool prizes!

📖👇 Learn more: montgomerycountymd.gov/library/prog...

📸 Photo credits: "Cultural Preserves" by Holly Bass. Photos by Sed Gary, Dream Story Productions, 2025

Our final Cultural Preserves Pop-Up is this Saturday (6/28) at SummerFest! ✍️ Stop by our table from 6:30pm – 8:30pm to share your stories of home, belonging, and community in #MoCo with us. 🏠 See you there! --> www.gaithersburgmd.gov/recreation/s... #CreateToBelong

Emergency Preparedness Symposium 2025 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities presents a four (4) informational session to help artists and organizations be prepared in case of emergency - natural or man-made.

🛠️ Attend to gain access to emergency preparedness tools, resources, and best practices for artists + organizations.

RSVP for one session or the full series! --> www.eventbrite.com/cc/emergency...

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THIS FRIDAY! The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities is hosting a free virtual Emergency Preparedness Symposium with 4 sessions:

1️⃣ Stories, strategies & systems for readiness
2️⃣ Insurance & planning for artists
3️⃣ Disaster prep & collaboration
4️⃣ Centering accessibility in emergency planning

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DC-Takoma Native Playwright Wins Second Tony Award DC-Takoma Park playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins earned his second Tony Award on Monday for his play Purpose.

Not only did Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Purpose earn him his second Tony Award, but it also won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! 🏆🎭 Huge congrats, Branden!! 👏 --> www.mymcmedia.org/dc-takoma-na...

#TakomaMD #DC #MoCo #TonyAwards #PulitzerPrize #BlackPlaywrights #Theatre

🎨 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS -> www.rockvillemd.gov/2579/Memory-... | The City of Rockville seeks an artist to create a new central piece for the Memory Walk public artwork, replacing the original work that was deaccessioned in 2023.

📅 Submission deadline: July 11

#MoCo #PublicArt #CallforArtists

Photo Credit: Kalanidhi Dance Student Showcase at the
@montgomerycollege.bsky.social Cultural Arts Center. Photo by Lavanya Thamire

#MoCo #Creativemoco #CulturalPlan #CulturalSurvey #CommunityVoices #CommunitySurvey #CommunityEngagement

@montgomerycountymd.bsky.social and AHCMC want to hear from YOU! We're shaping the future of arts, culture + creativity in the county and your voice matters! Take the Cultural Plan Survey for a chance to win a $100 gift card! --> www.creativemoco.com/cultural-plan/ #CreateToBelong