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10/01/2026

Have an idea for an arts or cultural project? Applications for the Choptank500 Grant are now open!

Choptank Arts & Culture Exchange (CACE) is accepting applications for $500 grants for artistic and cultural projects in Dorchester and Talbot Counties.

📅 Apply October 1 - 31, 2026

🔗 Learn more and apply: choptankarts.org/apply

Know someone with a creative idea? Share this opportunity with them!

09/03/2026

Our final Summer250 grant recipient for 2026 is mural artist Miriam Moran!

Miriam used the grant funds to host a free, hands-on art workshop during the first-anniversary celebration of her “Shine Your Light” mural in Cambridge. Participating children used professional-grade materials to create their own pieces of art to take home!

Learn more about Miriam and their work: https://artistmiriammoran.com/

08/31/2026

We recently awarded a Summer250 grant to Benjamin Cullen who creates unique buttons, custom pins out of clay, and tie tacks. His art is designed to make the world “a brighter place while making people smile or laugh.” Look for Ben’s booth at the Dorchester Showcase in Cambridge on September 27th. We’ll be stopping by as well to check out Ben’s work.

08/27/2026

Our next grant recipient, Framed Story Media, LLC, hosts vision board collage events at at 9S Studios in Easton and at off-site locations. Instructor/photographer Melissa Cooperman (pictured below) includes a studio photography portrait of each participant for them to use in their vision board collage. Participants use a variety of printed materials along with paint and drawing to display their wishes, dreams, and other personal details or themes they wish to include.

Grant funds will be used to help Melissa offer these workshops to retirement homes, school programs, or in-patient residence programs to make art accessible to people who may not be able to participate otherwise.

https://www.9sstudios.com/events/vision-board-studio-portrait-session-9p6ar-bxrms-lgz2e-n8867-gpr3w-e3j3m

08/21/2026

Parsley School of Music applied for a grant to help their students record and film their own musical performances.

Grant funds will be used to help purchase lighting equipment and other costs associated with filming and recording. Students will have access to their own video files to share among friends and family, use as part of their musical portfolios, or share on social media to reach a wider audience. We look forward to seeing some of these videos!

Quinn Parsley is pictured with CACE board member Donna Newcomer.

08/20/2026

The Eastern Shore Hospital Center Auxiliary recently received a Summer250 grant. Funds will be used for supplies for patients and staff to create a triptych which will consist of three 24 x 36 canvases. Each participant will paint their handprint and will include a word that makes them feel joyful. The finished work will be installed in the administrative wing of the hospital. Project organizers hope this project will convey to the public the importance of reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. Jeanne Bromwell and Judy Slaughter are shown accepting their grant award.

https://www.eshcvoices.org/about

08/18/2026

The next Summer250 grant recipient we’d like to introduce is Peachblossom Creators 4-H Club. Leader Tabitha Lucas applied for grant funds to support an upcoming workshop by Baltimore artist John Iampieri, who will teach the club members about screen painting and folk art. This is part of the club’s ongoing art program which provides art instruction for homeschooled students. We’re excited to help them continue their work with Mr. Iampieri.

08/17/2026

Awaken Recovery Foundation, Inc. hosts a weekly art night for its residents, who are women overcoming substance abuse. Art helps people “process emotions, reduce stress, build confidence…and creates a sense of belonging.” We are glad to provide support for art supplies through a Summer250 grant that we recently presented to representatives of the organization . Awaken Recovery Foundation hopes to host a community art exhibition in the future to showcase residents’ artwork. https://www.awakenrecovery.org/

08/16/2026

What a wonderful day we had at the 8th Annual Groove City Culture Fest!

A huge thank you to the Groove City Black Heritage & Culture Group for welcoming Choptank Arts & Culture Exchange (CACE) and giving us the opportunity to participate.

We had an amazing time meeting so many wonderful people, sharing information about CACE and our grant opportunities, and talking with artists, creatives, families, and community members throughout the day.

One of our favorite parts of the festival was inviting people to add to our community art piece. Every line, word, color, and brushstroke became part of something created together, a true one-of-a-kind expression of community.

We’re grateful to have been part of a day celebrating Black heritage, culture, creativity, and community on the Eastern Shore.

Thank you for having us! We can’t wait for next year. ⭐️

08/12/2026

Allison Williams of Continuum Dance, Inc. recently received a Summer250 grant from Choptank Arts & Culture Exchange. Funds will be used to support restaging Dreamers Reprise, an original dance work that was first staged in 2025. The contemporary work “explores themes of aspiration, identity, and resilience.” Both new and returning dancers will appear in the new performance which will take place on Sept. 26 and 27 at the Oxford Community Center.

Don’t delay–grab a ticket! https://www.continuumdancecompany.org/upcoming-events/

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P. O. Box 1153
Cambridge, MD
21613

Website

http://www.choptankarts.org/

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