CAC is seeking partners that offer after-school arts-based learning programs for K-12 students in Baltimore City. If you are interested in becoming a new or returning site partner for 2013-2014, please contact:
Julie Lin, Program Manager, Community Art Collaborative
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 Mt. Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
jlin01@mica.edu
Applications are due May 1, 2013 and are extremely competitive. Please note that CAC's 2013-2014 program year is contingent on approval of funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Partnering with CAC offers your organization these advantages:
- Dedicated, talented community artists who build your organization's capacity, expand existing programs, or develop new programs.
- CAC members undergo rigorous training in curriculum development, volunteer management, evaluation, and more
- Participation in a citywide network of other nonprofits that are CAC host sites
- Opportunities for training and cultural events on MICA's campus
- Access to assessment tools that translate your programming into measurable outcomes
- Exposure and publicity for your organization through CAC events and media outreach
- Quarterly CAC Crier newsletter updates with success stories, upcoming events, training and grantwriting opportunities
- Meeting and mentoring rising community artists in Baltimore, many of whom go on to become valued staff members at the organizations where they serve
- Participating in the statewide and national community of AmeriCorps service programs
- And more!
2012-13 Partner Organizations
- 901 Arts
- Access Art
- Baltimore Clayworks
- Baltimore United Viewfinders/Amazing Grace Church
- Barclay Elementary Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- Child First Authority
- Church of the Guardian Angel in Remington
- City Neighbors Charter School
- ClancyWorks Dance Company
- Creative Alliance
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB)
- Hampden Family Center
- Hamilton Elementary Middle School
- Jubilee Arts
- Muse 360
- New Lens Productions
- The Club at Collington Square
- University of Maryland, School of Social Work/Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
- University of Maryland, School of Social Work/Wolfe Street Academy
- US Dream Academy
- Walters Art Museum/Refugee Youth Project
- Waverly Elementary Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- Wide Angle Youth Media
2011-12 Partner Organization
- 901 Arts
- Access Art
- Baltimore Clayworks
- Baltimore United Viewfinders
- Barclay Elementary-Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- Barclay Youth Safe Haven
- Child First Authority
- The Club at Collington Square
- Guilford Elementary-Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore (GLCCB)
- Hampden Family Center
- Hamilton Elementary-Middle School/Hamilton Arts Collective
- Higher Achievement
- Jubilee Arts
- US Dream Academy
- Refugee Youth Project
- Walters Art Museum
- Wide Angle Youth Media
- Waverly Elementary-Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- University of Maryland/Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
2010-2011 Partner Organizations
- 901 Arts
- Access Art
- Baltimore Clayworks
- Barclay Elementary-Middle School/Greater Homewood Community Corporation
- Child First Authority
- The Club at Collington Square
- The Creative Alliance at the Patterson
- East Baltimore Community School/East Baltimore Development, Inc.
- House of Ruth Maryland
- Hamilton Elementary-Middle School/Hamilton Arts Collective
- Jubilee Arts
- Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
- MICA PLACE
- New Lens Productions
- Refugee Youth Project
- Walters Art Museum
- Wide Angle Youth Media
- Youth Dreamers
2009-2010 Partner Organizations
- Art on Purpose
- Barclay Elementary/Middle School
- Baltimore Clayworks
- Better Waverly Community Arts Center
- The Club at Collington Square
- East Baltimore Community School
- The Fundred Dollar Bill Project
- Goodnow Community Center
- House of Ruth Maryland
- Jubilee Arts
- The Men's Center
- Native American After School Art Program
- New Lens Productions
- Refugee Youth Project
- St. Wenceslaus Project
- University of Baltimore
- Wide Angle Youth Media
Community Art Collaborative is an AmeriCorps program funded in part by a grant from the Maryland Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
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