The document outlines the agenda for a September 28, 2022, kickoff meeting of the executive team at AHCMC, detailing various program updates and discussions regarding funding and grants for FY2023, including COVID-19 relief efforts. Key topics include trends in the creative sector and upcoming grant opportunities for organizations and individual artists. The document also highlights the public arts initiative and community engagement efforts to increase participation and broaden audience reach.

1. SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
FY2023
KICKOFF

2. Executive
Team
Deputy Director
JOE FRANDONI
CEO
SUZAN JENKINS
Office Assistant
BRENT GOSSIT

3. Grants Team
Grants Assistant Manager
ANA-ALICIA FENG
Grants Manager
KAREN JUDSON
Grants Director
TAKENYA LAVISCOUNT

4. Marketing +
Constituent
Services
Team
Constituent Services +
Marketing Coordinator
SIERRA SMITH
Marketing + Communications
Manager
BRITTNEY DUBOSE

5. Public Art
Team
Public Art Manager
Flannery Winchester

6. Today's
Agenda
2:00 p.m. – AHCMC Programs Overview + Updates
- Grants
- Constituent Services
- Public Art
2:30 p.m. – Grantee Roundtable Discussion
- Junious Brickhouse, Urban Artistry
- Debbie Ellinghaus, Olney Theater Center
- Anuradha Nehru, Kalanhidi Dance
3:15 p.m. – Networking Tea + Sweets

7. County Appropriation $9.5 million for FY23
$5,069,380 $4,872,920
$3,716,887
$3,372,700
$3,792,700
$4,442,700
$4,473,615
$5,306,943
$5,506,943
$5,356,943
$5,623,159
$8,873,159
$5,707,506
$9,497,106
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000
$8,000,000
$9,000,000
$10,000,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
$6,747,406

8. Grants

9. COVID-19 Relief
AHCMC distributed $3,630,500 in
emergency relief funding to the
local creative sector in FY21.
In FY23 AHCMC will distribute an
additional $2,750,000 in
emergency relief funding.

10. Trends in the Sector
Organizational right-sizing
Commitment to DEIA goals
Sensitivity to mental health issues
and burnout
Attention to audience development

11. Trends in the Sector
Willingness to experiment
Deeper community partnerships
Renewed focus on diverse income
streams and contributed revenue
Expanded virtual and hybrid
programming

12. FY23 Individual
Artists &
Scholars:
Disciplines

13. FY23 Artists &
Scholars:
Geographic
Representation

14. FY23
Organizations:
Geographic
Representation

15. FY23
Organizations:
Disciplines

16. UPCOMING
GRANT
OPPORTUNITIES
 Wheaton Cultural Project
Grants (WCPG)
 General Operating Support I
Grants (GOS I)
 Advancement Grants (AG)
 Programming & Capacity
Building Grants (PCBPG)
 Artists & Scholars Project
Grants (ASPG)
 Arts Residencies in Schools
Grants (ARSG)

17. Webinar Attendance
73
137
153
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
FY21 FY22 FY23
Number
of
Attendees

18. Increased
Panel Scores
In FY23, 45% of GOS I applicants
received a score of 90 or above
In FY23, 86% of GOS I applicants
received a score of 80 or above

19. Constituent
Services

20. Thank You for Your Participation

21. Updating Our Advocacy Data

22. AEP 6 Goals
Audience Surveys
- GOS II – 50
- GOS I – 25
- Other Organizational grantees – 10
Total for Montgomery County
- 800 surveys, but we’d love to beat
AEP 5’s 1,100!
BIPOC Audience Intercept Surveys
- 25% of surveys from organizations with a
mission or guiding principles serving communities
of color

23. E N G A G E
A U D I E N C E S
CultureSpotMC.com
Culture Spotlight
Remnant Digital Ads
Guide to Children's Arts
Activities
County-wide Marketing
A C Q U I R E N E W
S K I L L S
Professional Development
• Forums
• Workshops/Webinars
• Seminars
Marketing Committee
Private Facebook Group
I N C R E A S E
E F F I C I E N C Y
Cooperative Advertising
• Washington Post
• Bethesda Mag
Calendar Partners
Ticket Giveaways

24. • Cultural events calendar, news + videos
• 20,000 page views per month!
• News, stories, and videos
• Individual Artist + Scholars Profiles
• Classifieds (Jobs + Opportunities Bank)
• Public Art Directory
• Digital Guide to Children’s Arts Activities
CREATIVE VOICES +
CULTURAL HAPPENINGS at
CultureSpotMC.com

25. Classifieds -> Jobs + Opps

26. Bethesda Magazine
 Print Magazine
 Remnant Digital Ads
CultureSpotMC
 Sponsored Content (Story)
 Special Feature E-blast
 Digital Ad + Pinned Social Media
COOPERATIVE ADS

27. Follow Us on Instagram!
@CultureSpotMC

28. Public Art

29. THE PUBLIC ARTS TRUST
Montgomery County's central program for
managing and commissioning all public art on
County-owned property
Public Arts Trust Steering Committee oversees the selection
of county's public art projects chaired by AHCMC Board
Member, Eleanor Choi
Today, the Trust continues to commission site-specific works
and supports other public art projects throughout
Montgomery County as budget allows
Public art program restored by law in 1995, Public Arts Trust
established

30. Second Wednesdays:
Jazz at the Kramer

31. The County Collects III:
Mother Nature

32. Certain Party or Parties
Unknown: Exhibition
Artwork by LaShell Rivers (above) & Curtis Woody (right)
Photography Courtesy of André Chung

33. Thank you!

34. Question
+
Answer