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Logos and Crediting MSAC
Grantees should use the logos below to give credit to the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) in publications and ads. Any organization receiving funds from MSAC must give credit to MSAC whenever and wherever credit is being given, including written, oral, broadcast and internet. NOTE: If your organization has received funding from other sources for a specific project and those funders are credited, Maryland State Arts Council must also receive credit as providing operating support. See the Grant Recognition Guidelines below for details. To download, right click on a logo file and choose SAVE AS.
July 22, 2009 Update To Maryland State Arts Council Grantees: The State of Maryland, through the Department of Business & Economic Development and the Maryland State Arts Council, is the single largest contributor to the arts in Maryland. No other organization, in most cases, public or private, invests more to strengthen and sustain Maryland’s vibrant arts community than your state government. We count on grant recipients like you to recognize and acknowledge the state’s financial commitment whenever and wherever possible. This acknowledgment is a fundamental part of our effort to leverage the value of the Maryland State Arts Council grants and to communicate the importance of the economic impact of the arts in Maryland. In this economic climate especially, it is important to continue to make our citizens aware of the contributions of the arts and the arts council. New Logo Window Cling Please review the MSAC’s Grant Recognition Guidelines and make sure that everyone who helps publicize and promote your organization is aware of your rights and responsibilities as a grantee. Feel free to contact your MSAC Program Director if you have any questions about MSAC’s Grant Recognition Guidelines or need additional information.
GRANT RECOGNITION GUIDELINES Your signed Grant Agreement form includes a provision requiring that the organization credit the Arts Council for support of activities funded by MSAC. These guidelines explain the use of the MSAC logo as well as written and oral credit. Failure to comply with all terms of the agreement may jeopardize future funding. Compliance with these requirements will be reviewed when your organization requests grants in the future. Grant agreements require that all general operating and art program grant recipients credit MSAC for funding support whenever or wherever credit is given: printed materials; broadcast or spoken acknowledgments; print, broadcast or electronic advertising; media production; and any other place where funding support is acknowledged. NOTE: If your organization has received funding from other sources for a specific project and those funders are credited, Maryland State Arts Council must also receive credit as providing operating support.
STYLE GUIDE & PLACEMENT Credit the Maryland State Arts Council for the financial support it provides by using the agency's current logo. The logo must be reproduced as a unit without alteration. The logo is available as a JPG or EPS file on at www.msac.org, click on the Grants section. The logo with text may be downsized to no smaller than 1" high. The size of the logo used should be commensurate with that of other organizations providing financial support at the same level. MSAC encourages grantees to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts by adding their logo, found at their website, www.arts.endow.gov/manageaward. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS Grant recipients must give logo credit to the MSAC regarding all activities that MSAC funds. The logo should appear in any print promotional materials including newsletters, calendars, catalogues, brochures, flyers, posters, announcements, newspapers, programs, films, electronic transmissions, and web marketing or web site. Programs Also, the MSAC logo must be listed in the donor category that is most appropriate to the level of financial support that the organization received from the Council. Wherever logo credits are used, whether for public or private contributors, in any category, the MSAC logo must be included in a size commensurate with the size of the support. Educational Materials Print Advertising Electronic Advertising PROVIDING WRITTEN OR ORAL CREDIT Promotional Appearances and Newspaper Interviews News Releases The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. MSAC encourages grantees to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts by adding the following sentence. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Oral Credit The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. OR The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development providing financial and technical assistance to nurture artistic excellence and expand public participation in the Arts. MSAC encourages grantees to recognize the National Endowment for the Arts by adding: Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PRINTED GRANT RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS BY TYPE OF GRANT General Operating Grant Recipients Arts Program Grant Recipients Arts Project Grant Recipients Arts in Communities Grant Recipients Community Arts Development Grant Recipients You are encouraged to add this NEA acknowledgement to those above: CAD-Challenge America
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