Announcements
- Aug.31.17Frederick Arts Council Launches Public Art Survey and Facebook Group as part of Public Art Master Plan Initiative
- Aug.31.17Frederick Arts Council Will Host 11th Annual Art in the Park at September 1st Frederick Keys Game
- Aug.31.17Frederick Arts Council Announces New Officers and Three New Board Members
- Aug.31.17Frederick Arts Council’s Sky Stage Recognized by the Americans for the Arts as One of the Country’s Best Public Arts Projects
- Jun.19.17Frederick Arts Council Announces Passing of Board President Michael Campagnoli
- May.31.17Frederick Region Places in Top Ten Vibrant Arts Communities in New National Study by the National Center for Arts Research
- May.31.17Frederick Arts Council Will Hold 24th Annual Festival of the Arts June 2nd, 3rd, 4th
- May.31.17Sky Stage Wins Historic Preservation Award for Community Leadership
- May.01.17Frederick Arts Council Announces Partnership with Ausherman Family Foundation to Develop Public Art Planning Process for Frederick County
- Apr.04.17Sky Stage Opens on April 8th for Spring/Summer 2017 Season
- Mar.30.17FAC Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Historic Event at Weinberg
- Mar.27.17Frederick Arts Council Statement in support of the National Endowment of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Mar.16.17FAC Attends “Leading Edge” Ceramic Art Exhibition at Hood College
- Feb.13.17FAC President Michael Campagnoli Visits Local Galleries
- Feb.06.17Frederick Arts Council will hold 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Arts at the Weinberg Center
- Dec.12.16FAC Participates in Unveiling of Mural of Hope at Asbury United Methodist Church
- Nov.14.16FAC Announces its 2017 Community Arts Development Grantees
- Nov.09.16FAC Adds Community Outreach Coordinator
- Oct.27.16FAC Announces New President, Officers, and Board Members
- Jul.25.142015 CAD Grant Application Period Is Now Open
- Sep.25.13Funding for art activities in Frederick County
- May.08.13Art In The Park 2013 – Call For Artists
- Feb.26.13Frederick Arts Council Moving to New Location
- Nov.13.12Arts in Education Grants
- Nov.07.12Festival of The Greens and Stockings
- Jul.05.12Friday, August 17: Art in the Park
- May.17.12Festival of the Arts Entertainment Schedule
- Mar.06.12Free Concert on March 23rd: Rhythm in Blue United States Air Force Jazz Ensemble
- Mar.06.12Five Photogs, Five Visions Gallery Exhibit featured in March
- Oct.21.112011 Class of Inductees Announced for the Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame
- Oct.06.11Hall of Fame Inductees to be Announced at Annual Celebration of the Arts Dinner
- Oct.01.11Art of Community Living Exhibit
- Sep.27.11Rebecca Pearl booksigning at Frederick Artist Market
- Sep.27.11Newgrass Effect in Concert September 30th
- Sep.23.11Vaudeville Returns to Frederick
- Sep.19.11Theater Groups to Host Season Launch Party
- Sep.16.11Runway Shows Round out Frederick Fashion Week
- Sep.15.11Frederick Theater Season Launch Party
- Sep.10.11Pillars of Frederick Mural Dedicated
- Aug.30.11Frederick Fashion Week Schedule Announced
- Aug.23.11Art of Fashion Gallery Exhibit
- Aug.15.11Art in the Park Details Announced
- Aug.08.11Pillars of Frederick Mural Project Reaches Ninety Percent of Fundraising Goal
- Jul.26.11Artomatic@Frederick Registration Opens Aug.1
- Jul.26.11Participants Sought for Art in the Park
- Jul.13.11Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations
- Jul.08.11Vote for the Next Public Art Project
- Jul.07.11Grants Available to Local Nonprofits for Arts Programming
- Jun.28.11Colors of Frederick and Beyond Art Exhibit
- Jun.24.11Community Input Sought for Next Public Art Project
- Jun.24.11North of Fourth Mural Project Seeks Artists
- Jun.22.11Frederick Fashion Week Photography Shoot and Preview Night!
- Jun.03.11Festival Kickoff Party
- Jun.01.11Frederick Again Named a Top 25 Small Arts City
- May.24.11Artists Sought for Jersey Design Contest
- May.24.11Frederick Festival of the Arts Details
- May.19.11Entertainment Lined up for Second Festival Stage
- May.18.11June Gallery Exhibit to Feature Husband and Wife Artist Team
- May.04.11Choreographer Liz Lerman to Speak in Frederick
- May.04.11Three Visions Art Exhibit at the CAC in May
- Apr.27.11Cultural Arts Center Open House
- Apr.21.11Festival Mainstage Lineup Announced
- Apr.14.11Civil War 150 Dramatic Reading to Premiere in Frederick
- Mar.28.11The Playful Spirit is April Gallery Exhibit Theme
- Mar.28.11Frederick to Host Statewide A&E District Meeting
- Mar.20.11Film Office Kickoff Luncheon Postponed
- Mar.20.11Super Art Fight on March 25
- Mar.20.11Molasses Creek Concert is SOLD OUT
- Mar.08.11Frederick Film Office Kickoff Luncheon on March 25th
- Mar.08.11Molasses Creek to Perform in Frederick
- Mar.04.11Publishing Consultant to Conduct Workshop
- Mar.01.11Frederick Artist Market Scheduled for March 5th
- Mar.01.11March Gallery Exhibit at CAC
- Feb.16.11Art Lottery to Benefit Festival of the Arts
- Feb.16.11Arts Council Launches Frederick Film Office
- Feb.01.11Vote for Frederick as Top Arts Destination
- Feb.01.11Maryland Arts Day 2011 Scheduled
- Jan.28.11Moonshine Cabaret Event Sold Out for January 29th
- Jan.26.11Arwork Being Sought for ArtSelect Event and Gallery Exhibit
- Jan.13.11Leadership Guru and Author to Speak in Frederick
- Jan.13.11Capital Fringe Fest Winner Performing in Frederick
- Dec.05.10Local Artwork Sought for State Capitol
- Nov.04.10Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class
- Oct.01.10Frederick County Arts Hall of Fame Developed
Frederick Again Named a Top 25 Small Arts City
June 1, 2011
American Style Magazine has once again named Frederick as a Top 25 Small Art Cities in the United States. Each year, AmericanStyle Magazine, a national publication that promotes the significance of handmade objects of art, has an annual competition to select the top twenty-five arts destinations in the United States, based on population numbers.
For 2011, Frederick is ranked eighth overall, cracking the top ten list. This is ten spots ahead of last year’s ranking of eighteenth. Frederick is in great company on this list with Asheville, NC, Santa Fe, NM, Sedona, AZ, and Key West, FL as other top ten cities. This should result in increased tourism and recognition that Frederick is an arts destination.
Frederick is home to a nationally-juried fine arts and crafts festival, a new plein air painting event, internationally-recognized public art, a major regional art center and approximately ten other galleries. In the performing arts, there are three theaters within 50 feet of each other in downtown Frederick, two major film festivals, an estimated twenty dance studios, over a dozen theater and producing groups, eight choral groups, seven symphonic, brass, or concert bands, and other great events that feature live music. And that is just the half of it.
AmericanStyle magazine showcases the eclectic lifestyles of artists, the elegant homes of craft collectors and features about “the art of creative living,” making Frederick a perfect fit to be chosen as one of its arts destinations. Their 2011 Arts Destination poll marks the fourteenth year for such a list, which recognizes a total of seventy-five cities, the top twenty-five in each of three categories: big cities (populations of 500,000 or greater), mid-size cities (populations of 100,000 to 499,999), and small cities (populations of less than 100,000).
Other cities in the region included in the small city category were Annapolis, Maryland and Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Top large and mid-size cities in the area include Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Alexandria.
The American Style recognition isn’t the only acknowledgement of Frederick’s thriving arts community. In 2010, Downtown Frederick’s Arts and Entertainment District was honored by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development as the top Arts and Entertainment District in the state. Downtown Frederick is one of nineteen Arts and Entertainment Districts designated by the State of Maryland.
Copies of the Summer issue, which lists the Top 25 Cities for Art, is available for purchase at a discounted rate at the Cultural Arts Center, located at 15 W. Patrick Street in downtown Frederick. For more information, contact the Frederick Arts Council at 301-662-4190.