Contact Us:

MCACD
451 West Third Street, 10th Floor
Dayton, OH 45422

Judy Mott - Executive Director
Matt Dunn - Grants Administrator, 937-224-3850

Mission Statement:
The Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District supports, nurtures, and encourages the development and preservation of arts and culture in Montgomery County with primary funding from the Montgomery County Commission.

The Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District is a special purpose unit of government created under Ohio Law to provide support to arts and cultural organizations and individual artists within Montgomery County, Ohio. Currently, the District allocates $1 million annually to support the arts and cultural heritage of Montgomery County.

Funds are distributed in the following categories. Also provided are links to funding guidelines, procedures, report forms, and applications:

• Direct Operating Support to eighteen "Major" arts and cultural organizations, through a formula process, having operating budgets of $500,000 or more.  Additionally, support is provided to the Schuster Center.
  Major organizations annually complete the following forms:
          Form M1, Form M2, Exhibits 1-3

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• Fellowships, on a competitive basis, for Individual Artists. Applications for 2010-2011 literary and performing arists will be available in early 2010.
  Current recipients should use the following form at the completion of their Fellowship period:
  Final Report (in Word, same Final Report for everyone regardless of Fellowship year)
• Artist Contracts for 2009-2010 should be returned to DVAC by November 1, 2009.

Other helpful documents include the PowerPoint Presentation from our workshop, a Sample Artist Resume and an executable Image Synopsis Sheet (in Word).

• Special Project grants, awarded on a competitive basis, to small and medium-sized arts and cultural organizations. 2009-2010 funding has already been awarded. Applications for 2010-2011 will be available in the spring of 2010.
• Current award recipients should use the following forms:
  Final Report (PDF), due 30 days after your event/project
  Revision Form (Word) to be completed whether there are changes or not
  Acknowledgment of Public Funds and Guidelines for Use of County Logo (pdf)
• Contracts, Revision Forms and the Acknowledgment of Public Funds Form should be signed and returned to MCACD by November 1, 2009.

Inquiries regarding County funding of the arts should be directed to the staff above. This includes general operating support for large organizations, special project grants for small and mid-size organizations as well as individual artist fellowship grants. 

To see a list and links of Dayton's major Cultural Institutions or to see previous grant recipients, please continue scrolling down the page.

Related Links of the regions Major arts organizations:

Aullwood Audubon Center
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
CITYFOLK
Dayton Art Institute
Dayton Ballet
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Dayton History  
Dayton Opera
Dayton Philharmonic
Dayton Public Radio
Dayton Visual Arts Center (DVAC)
Human Race Theatre Company
K-12 Gallery for Young People
Muse Machine
Rhythm in Shoes
Think TV
Victoria Theatre
We Care Arts

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2009-2010 Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District

Special Projects Award Recipients 

Project Summaries for Projects Taking Place Nov 1, 2009 -October 31, 2010

 (Watch here, or above, for 2010-2011 Grant Application Info)

 

Bach Society of Dayton       
Follow the Muse is a creative way that the Bach Society of Dayton is working with Muse Machine students to teach them about classical music, while including them in rehearsals and performances.

 

Catholic Education Collaborative    
Urban Elementary Instrumental Music Initiative is a collaborative effort of the local Catholic high schools to provide band/musical instrument experience to grade school students. Funds will be used to pay for the instructors and defray the cost for students who can't pay the fees.

 

City of Vandalia       
Vandalia "Chiseled" Wheels to Wings is an arts competition/exhibition celebrating Vandalia's anniversary as a city. A call for artists will go out to national stone sculpters and the selected artists will do their work locally, in a public venue where people can watch. Five finished pieces will be permanent works of public art placed throughout the city.

 

City of West Carrollton       
West Carrollton Mural Project is a commissioned effort by the city to celebrate the arts by exposing citizens to public art in the form of a mural. Franklin artist Eric Henn has been selected to create the work which will either appear on a wall or on a water tower, either of which will create visual appeal for its location.

 

Culture Works       
University Night at the Arts is an effort to reach out to college students by having special nights at the arts where college students attend performances together. Tickets are discounted and the evening includes a lecture by someone from the arts organization and a social opportunity for students from other school to meet each other.

 

Dayton Carvers Guild    
Artistry in Wood Show and Exhibition is held at the Dayton Expo Center and brings in over 200 wood carvers to sell their art and also provide demonstrations. The event is open to the public and includes hands-on opportunities for adults and children to experiment with wood carving.

Dayton Gay Men's Chorus      
Spring Concert 2010 Unlike its other performances throughout the year, the Spring Concert is one that is "staged" in the style of a musical, with choreography and costumes. It will take place at the Victoria Theatre as part of the Victoria's "Impact Series."

 

Dayton International Festival   
37th Annual A World A'Fair Weekend of activities at the Dayton Convention Center featuring cultures from around the globe. Funds will be used to bring in a performing group from South America.

 

Dayton Jazz Orchestra      
Miami Valley Jazz Camp is a successful summer camp that teaches various aspects of jazz and culminates in a concert performed for parents and the public.

 

Downtown Dayton Partnership      
Urban Nights takes place twice a year in Downtown Dayton and celebrates the arts and culture of our community. Funds pay for artists to participate and also for marketing.

 

East End Community Services    
Bringing Arts to the Community is a series of after school classes that will teach music, dance, creative writing, etc. that will culminate in a progam later in the year.

 

Gem City Ballet       
Sleeping Beauty is the performance of this timeless classic.

 

Gem City Chorus       
Fundamentals of Vocal Sound and Production is both a recruitment tool for the chorus and a learning opportunity for women who desire to learn more about singing. Participants attend workshops on singing and also get to sing with the chorus at a concert that coincides with the workshops.

 

Home Based Arts       
Amazing Arts of Dayton Edition is a coloring book written, drawn, and created by local artists. It highlights Dayton's arts organizations and is distributed to various schools.  Learning components and lesson plans are included.

Hope Community Arts Center      
Recruitment Event Series is designed to launch the creation of the Arts Center by having a series of events open to the public. These include musical performances and visual arts displays. The arts center is a new alternative that is serving not only its neighborhood but the entire community.

 

Involvement Advocacy      
Blue Sky Project is a summer residency program featuring local, national, and international artists working with a select number of students in a master-class setting to learn and participate in various art forms over a 6-8 week period. Works are exhibited throughout the program for the public.

 

Jazz Advocate        
Jazz Advocate Community Festival is a community-wide event that is hosted in a different neighborhood each year. It's goal is to promote jazz and also build vibrant communities.

 

Kettering Children's Choir      
KCC Classic will feature a variety of 17th century Baroque and 18th century classical music. This concert is one concert in its year-long series of presenting music from different time periods.

 

Learning Tree Farm      
Native Americans & Pioneers on the Farm is a project teaching students aspects of American history that revolves around Native American Indians and the Pioneers who encountered them.

 

Miami Valley Council for Native Americans   
Keeping the Tradition Pow Wow is held at Sunwatch and celebrates the rich heritage of Native American Indians. The event demonstrates music and dance as well as displays of cultural artifacts.

Miami Valley Dance Company      
Celebrating Twenty Years with Our Favorites will showcase ballet excerpts that have been performed by the company over the years.

 

Miami Valley Firefighters & EMS Memorial Association   
MV Firefighters/EMS Memorial is a project to create a Firefighter/EMS memorial at Stubbs Park in Centerville. 

Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra    
Celebrating a Score of Years of Performing Musical Scores is an anniversary performance celebrating the history of the Orchestra. In addition to performing some of its favorite pieces the Orchestra has also commissioned work to be performed by the Orchestra and directed by the composer.

 

Oregon District        
First Friday is an event that happens monthly downtown and in the Oregon District. Funds for artists to perform or do their art in outdoor venues that will be staged throughout the downtown and the Oregon District.

 

Residence in Praise Fine Arts Center    
Artistic Creative Enrichment Project is an after-school and summer camp program using local artists to work with students to teach them a variety of artforms. Performances and exhibitions feature what the youth have learned.

 

St. Margaret's Church       
Summer Arts Camp is a week-long summer camp teaching a variety of artforms. The camp has been so popular that it is being repeated for a second week to meet the demand.

 

Town Hall Theatre       
Touring to the Mathile Theatre is an effort to reach out to a wider audience by taking its performances both to local schools and also to the Mathile Theatre at the Schuster Center. The two show are Stellaluna and Flat Stanley.

 

United Irish        
Dayton Celtic Festival is a long-standing festival at Riverscape featuring a range of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh musicians, dancers and storytellers.

 

Wright Dunbar, Inc.       
The West Side Story DVD is an oral history project that will capture stories that remember and celebrate the rich history of Dayton's West side.

 

YWCAOne Monday Morning Series is an interactive concert series provided as part of the YWCA's early childhood education program.

 

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INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED FELLOWSHIPS
in recognition of their work (2009-2010 categories were visual and media artists alternating every other year with literary and performing artists):

Sheila Ramsey (Theater Arts) won the Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded regardless of discipline)

See the news release (above) for Ms. Ramsey's bio.

Fellowships were awarded to:

Tim Borgert - Oils, Charcoal
Susan Byrnes -  Sculpture, Installations
Stefan Chinov - Sculpture & Drawing
Christine Klinger - Sculpture
Carrie Longley - Sculpture
Mark Lyons - Film
Penny Park - Encaustic Painting
Shon Walters - Wood Sculpture
Joel Whitaker - Photography