Carpe Diem Arts works independently and in partnership with other non-profits on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in the greater D.C. area to bring the visual, literary and performing arts to life in a broad range of educational and community settings and performance venues – facilitating culturally diverse programs, exhibits, workshops and residencies, while also presenting/producing community dances and concerts, choral arts programs, and fundraising events to support innovative projects, with a special focus on harnessing existing resources to support arts outreach to under-served audiences.

(a)    to organize week-long engagements with artists, taking advantage of block-booking and travel discounts, while also providing artists with an opportunity to work with diverse audiences: elementary, middle and high school students and teachers, special needs populations, at-risk youth, and seniors – culminating in public performances;

(b)    to produce or facilitate concerts and special events at various venues, representing a broad range of cultural traditions and artistic disciplines;

(c)    to host a monthly community dance with live music and dance callers (contra, circle, square and Ceilidh dances) at a venue on Maryland’s Eastern Shore;

(d)    to facilitate arts enrichment activities (workshops, master classes, residencies, after-school programs) for all ages and levels of ability, with both local and visiting artists – in the visual, literary and performing arts;

(e)    to produce choral arts residency projects with master composers and recording artists working with school and community choirs, culminating in major public performances -- as well as a monthly community sing, with guest artists/song leaders;

(f)    to provide summer arts camp experiences for children and youth, and weekend retreats for adults and families, with opportunities to work closely with professional teaching artists;

(g)    to host artist retreats on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and organize an informal network of property owners willing to share their guest houses with artists seeking opportunities to create new works;

(h)    to establish a fund to support cultural arts programs and artist residencies in schools and under-served communities;

(i)    to partner with other area non-profits to produce fundraising events, showcases, festivals, summer arts institutes, and other cultural offerings with the goal of celebrating the arts and building strong living-learning communities.

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