January 20, 2021 - Maryland Traditions, the traditional arts program of MSAC, has announced the winners of its 2021 Heritage Awards, which recognize long-term achievement in the traditional arts.

An Evening of Music, Dance, Literary, Theatrical, and Visual Arts to Commemorate Maryland State Arts Council 50 Years of Service to the Arts Baltimore

Baltimore, MD (March 14, 2018) – The Poetry Out Loud (POL) Maryland State Finals was held on March 10, 2018 in the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff

BALTIMORE, MD (April 12, 2018) - The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) announced today that $225,000 has been awarded to 78 Maryland artists through

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students, co-created and cosponsored by the National Endowment for the

June 2018 Artist Insight - Interview with Hillary Steel Artist Statement Material and process are what drives me to create art. The slow labor of

BALTIMORE, MD (May 24, 2018) – Over 125 people attended the Individual Artist Awards (IAA) Ceremony at the American Visionary Arts Museum (AVAM) on

Baltimore, MD (May 24, 2018) – Maryland arts organizations will receive more than $2.6 million from the National Endowment for the Arts’ second major

SALISBURY, MD (June 12, 2018) – Today, the 78th National Folk Festival, which will take place in downtown Salisbury, September 7 – 9, 2018, announced

(Baltimore MD – June 25, 2018) – In 2007, the Maryland State Arts Council’s folklife program, Maryland Traditions, created the state Heritage Awards