Last week, through your generosity, we surpassed our #GivingTuesday fundraising goal -- successfully transforming the day into #GivingArtsDay! 

Thank you to all who made contributions to this campaign. We greatly appreciate your support and commitment to our work in…

I am spending today, November 8, at the annual ArtsLAB symposium hosted by Maryland Citizens for the Arts. This year’s theme is “Unheard Voices,” examined through the lens of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) initiatives. Featured will be panel…

The Fall fundraising season is upon us and our focus has been on writing grants, reviewing program data, preparing our FY 2018 annual report -- while also hosting our usual events and activities. 

Highlights this month so far have…

September has arrived with a mixture of gratitude, relief and exaltation after having successfully completed four back-to-back weeks of summer arts camps. Each week I treasure meeting new campers and reconnecting with returning campers, watching them develop new skills, make…

For me, the arts and performance were always something other people did. That is until I met Busy Graham and Carpe Diem Arts at age 40. First I took a 4-week ukulele class, a present to myself for that milestone…

I have been waiting with great anticipation for the Carpe Diem Arts summer camp season to begin. For the past four years, I have had the great pleasure of working -- first as a counselor, and then as co-director --…

School is almost out, summer vacation looms beautiful and big on the horizon, and as I configure summer growth opportunities for the four children in our blended family, I am grateful for Carpe Diem Arts. All four kids have been…

The month of May always brings a bustle of activities into our lives: May Day celebrations, Mother’s Day and college graduations to name a few. Carpe Diem Arts is offering five great public events to add to this mix. See…

Hello! These first few months of 2018 have been full to the brim of exciting events and activities -- and great leaps forward for Carpe Diem Arts. Our biggest news is that we received our 501(c)(3) designation as a nonprofit…

Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA) announces the winner of the 2017 Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year Award 

It is with great pleasure that Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA) announces the winner of the 2017 Sue…