County Arts Council

Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday prior to date of publication at the latest. To submit contest items, mail to Contests, Patuxent Publishing Co. Editorial, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; email hccalendar@patuxent.com ; fax 410-332-6336; or call 410-332-6497. Columbia Art Center Call for Entries — Seeking entries for its annual theme, "Umbrella Exhibition," to be held as part of Columbia International Day, July 23, 2 p.m.-sunset, Lake Kittamaqundi, in Columbia.

The object was to depict a vivid memory on colored paper, creating a narrative of depth and symmetry. Marriotts Ridge High School junior Taylor Hensh conjured up a piece illustrating what happens when New Year's Eve fireworks go wrong. The piece recalls a vacation at Deep Creek Lake two years ago with her family and a few others, when the fathers decided to set off fireworks — one of which struck Taylor in the arm, putting holes in her North Face jacket but leaving her otherwise unscathed.

The Howard County Arts Council is accepting exhibition proposals for the 1998-1999 gallery season at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City.Regional organizations, groups and individuals who wish to curate an exhibition or show their own work are invited to submit proposals.To receive an application, call Jennifer Scott at 410-313-2787. Or write to the Howard County Arts Council, Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City 21043.Pub Date: 1/11/98

The four artists in the exhibit "Intertwined Expressions" are linked by their devotion to abstraction. Similarities in how they use coiling lines and densely layered colors make for a cohesive show at the Howard County Arts Council. These linkages are most clearly seen in the works by Peter Gordon and Allison Long-Hardy. For both artists, circular and oval shapes help anchor compositions that otherwise feature enough floating forms to verge on being formless. Gordon intensively uses pencil and crayon to almost completely cover the paper surface in such works as "Early Morning, Autumn.

Maryland first lady Frances Hughes Glendening will be the keynote speaker at the annual membership meeting of the Carroll County Arts Council at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Wakefield Valley Golf Club ballroom, 1000 Fenby Farm Road, Westminster.Glendening, who embarked in January on a two-year celebration of the arts in Maryland, will discuss "Maryland: A State of the Arts."The meeting, open by reservation to members, will start with a mixer at 1 p.m. that will include a ballot for board of directors elections.

The Carroll County Arts Council will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day tomorrow with events for all ages. The Disney film Selma, Lord, Selma will be shown for free at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The film captures the true story of an Alabama schoolgirl who is inspired by King to resist the degradation of her fellow African-Americans. The film will be followed by a "kid friendly" discussion led by Charles Collyer and Pam Zappardio of the Zepp Center for Peace Studies. The film is rated G and is appropriate for ages 7 and older.

Carroll County Arts Council is sponsoring "Women in Music: Greatest Hits of the 1700s Concert" at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at Western Maryland College's Baker Memorial Chapel. The performance is a benefit for the council's Children's Art Education Scholarship.The concert, now in its third year, was developed by Judy Fercencz. She was former music adviser to the council."She is a very caring person and thought it would be good to raise money for the scholarship program," said Hilary Hatfield, the council's executive director.

Hilary Hatfield is to receive a $50,577 present from the state, and she's eager to share it with Carroll County's arts organizations.The money, a fiscal year 1995 grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, is $17,098 more than the Carroll County Arts Council BTC received last year, said Ms. Hatfield, administrator of the county organization.County groups received $51,133 for fiscal year 1995, which begins July 1, she said."The more money we receive from the Maryland State Arts Council, the more we have to give local programs," Ms. Hatfield said.

The Howard County Arts Council has chosen Ellen Kennedy, Valerie Costantini and the Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. to receive its annual Howie awards as outstanding artist, arts educator and business supporter of the arts.The Arts Council instituted the Howie awards to recognize long-term contributions to the arts in Howard County. Nominations are solicited from businesses, arts and education leaders and the community. The executive committee of the Howard County Arts Council selects the winners.

As a writer, choreographer, director, actress, radio host and, for nine years, chairwoman of the Glenelg Country School performing arts department, Carole Graham Lehan said she rarely works alone. `That's the thing about performing arts," she said, "you have to adapt and collaborate with other people and use what gifts they bring to the table." That is why she feels conflicted about being singled out to receive the Howard County Arts Council's Outstanding Arts Educator Award this year, she said.

Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday prior to date of publication at the latest. To submit contest items, mail to Contests, Patuxent Publishing Co. Editorial, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; email hccalendar@patuxent.com ; fax 410-332-6336; or call 410-332-6497. Howard County Arts Council Call for Entries - Seeking submissions for its biennial juried exhibit, Art HoCo 2011. Entrants must be 18-years-old or older who live, work or study in Howard County.

Listings are accepted on a space-available basis. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday prior to date of publication at the latest. To submit contest items, mail to Contests, Patuxent Publishing Co. Editorial, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278; email hccalendar@patuxent.com ; fax 410-332-6336; or call 410-332-6497. Columbia Art Center Call for Entries — Seeking entries for its annual theme, Umbrella Exhibition, to be held as part of Columbia International Day, July 23, 2 p.m.-sunset, Lake Kittamaqundi, in Columbia.

The Howard County Arts Council celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2011 by moving its annual gala to a new venue --the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College. The move is a growing up, of sorts, for the bash. “We wanted to bring the event up a notch but also keep the things that people love, like the HOWIE Awards, the Rising Star competition and the silent auction,” says Coleen West, HCAC’s executive director. For the first time, alcohol can be served at the gala, and the event will be more of a dress-up affair, says West.

Coffee & Conversation The next meeting with the Howard County Board of Education, where residents can chat informally with board members, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bellows Spring Elementary School, 8125 Old Stockbridge Drive in Ellicott City. Call 410-313-6680 for more information. Donate blood A blood drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way in Columbia. Call 410-381-4546 for more information. Call for artists The Howard County Arts Council is accepting slides and CD submissions from visual artists for a 2011 group exhibit examining environment interference and related issues.

The Carroll County Arts Council's eighth annual Festival of Wreaths once again broke the previous year's record in the number of wreaths (213) and money raised (more than $18,000). Visitors voted for their favorites as follows: Grand Prize Winner: "Peace on the Wing" by Pamela Zappardino. Audience Favorite: "Wings of Hope" by Jill Rosner and Julie Goge. Favorite Traditional Christmas Wreath: "Williamsburg Welcome" by the Woman's Club of Westminster. Most Unique Wreath: "Magical Cabinet" by Aaron Heisler.