Advocacy Archives

FY12 Mini Retrospective
Each June 30, the fiscal year comes to close providing AHCMC staff, board members and you, our constituents, a perfect opportunity to reflect on all we’ve accomplished this year. Below you’ll find a “snack size”... Read More

Advocacy Potluck Gets Big Turnout
Thank you, Montgomery County, for the great turnout for AHCMC’s annual Advocacy Potluck. This year, over 50 arts and humanities advocates prepared and shared a meal with six of the nine County Councilmembers, including Council... Read More

How the arts and humanities foster creative business
Last week, we also submitted this testimony from Gary Skulnik, President of Clean Currents. Here, he talks about how arts education fosters the kind of creativity he looks for in his employees. Read his testimony... Read More

How the arts and humanities in Montgomery County spur tourism
Last week at our Public Hearing with Montgomery County Council, Bethany Mattocks, Marketing and Communications Manager at the Conference and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of Montgomery County, gave a thrilling testimony on how the County’s cultural scene... Read More

How the arts and humanities enrich Montgomery County's community
Last week, we encouraged Montgomery County Council to support the FY13 arts and humanities budget. Read my testimony below! Good afternoon. I am Suzan Jenkins, CEO of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County... Read More
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[INFOGRAPHIC] Let's start with a dollar: the Economic Impact of the Arts & Humanities in Montgomery County, MD
Did you know that in FY10, AHCMC’s 71 grantees created 3,448 jobs and stimulated the economy with $57,321,373 in total expenditures? Learn more about the economic impact of the arts & humanities in Montgomery County... Read More