The sandy spring museum will connect folk artists to public audiences through the folk artist enterprise initiative, a program to support folk artists as entrepreneurs
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- Award ID
- MA255567OMS24
- Recipient
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Sandy Spring Museum UEI MCSSJKNLE7C5
- Awarding agency
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Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
- Obligated
- $268,115
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 45.301 Museums for America
- Completion date 72% complete
- Funding
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- $132,338.00 Federal
- $135,777.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Sandy Spring, Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD, USA
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About this award
The Sandy Spring Museum received a $268,115 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America (MFA) program (CFDA 45.301) to support its Folk Artist Enterprise Initiative. This three-year project (Sep 2024 - Aug 2027) will connect folk artists, particularly from marginalized or immigrant communities, to public audiences through new promotional materials, workshops, and events hosted at the museum's rental space. The initiative aims to increase exposure and provide entrepreneurial opportunities for participating folk artists, enabling them to share their traditional arts and benefit financially, artistically, and socially. The project emphasizes outreach to expand the museum's existing network of folk artists and collaborative development of promotional services to support the artists' enterprises.
Description
Project staff will conduct outreach to expand its existing network of folk artists, with a special emphasis on those from marginalized or immigrant communities. Participating artists will be invited to collaboratively develop promotional materials and services for workshops and events that the museum will promote and host in its rental space. Through increasing exposure and providing new opportunities for earned income, the museum will enable folk artists to share their traditional arts, benefitting them financially, artistically, and socially.
Quick answers
Who received award MA255567OMS24?
MA255567OMS24 was awarded to Sandy Spring Museum by Institute of Museum and Library Services (National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities) on September 1, 2024.
How much is award MA255567OMS24 worth?
$268,115 has been obligated on MA255567OMS24: $132,338 in federal funding and $135,777 in non-federal funding.
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