Chesapeake Arts Center Receives $24,250 Grant to Support Free MakerSpace Workshops and Classes
Brooklyn Park, Maryland, June 19, 2020 — Chesapeake Arts Center (CAC) has received a $24,250 grant from the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) to support family and children’s programming as part of CAC’s Michael Stanley MakerSpace. The award comes from the Fund for Anne Arundel, a fund of CFAAC.
The grant funds will support the expansion of CAC’s MakerSpace STEAM-related education programs (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math). The grant will enable CAC to expand free monthly MakerSpace Family workshops from once a month to twice each month; monthly workshops serve about 100 individuals enabling CAC to double its audience for these activities. The grant will also support new free workshops for students ages 6-16 in CAC’s new STEAM Lab, slated to open in September 2020. The STEAM lab will be outfitted with a wide variety of arts and technology materials to foster invention and play. As part of the grant, CAC will create a variety of opportunities where students can design, paint, build, draw, tinker, and experiment in both structured and free play workshops.
Donna Anderson, Executive Director of CAC, said, “Through the Community Foundation’s Fund for Anne Arundel, CAC will be able to serve thousands more local students and families with innovative, inspiring, and most importantly, free programs in the year ahead. We are grateful for the Community Foundation’s support for these free programs which will ensure equal access to the arts for all students and families in our community.”
About Chesapeake Arts Center:
Founded in 2001, CAC serves more than 50,000 people each year delivering its mission to “cultivate and deliver innovative arts and education programs that inspire joy, creativity, and collaboration within our community.” The 58,000 sq. ft. multidisciplinary arts facility is located in Northern Anne Arundel County, just inside the Baltimore beltway. The facility houses a 752-seat Hammonds Lane Theatre, a 120-seat Studio 194 Theatre, gallery space, ceramics lab, dance studios, music room, MakerSpace and classrooms. For more information on CAC, go to www.chesapeakearts.org or call 410-636-6597.
About CFAAC:
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County (CFAAC) is a tax exempt, 501(c)(3), publicly supported philanthropic organization with the long-term goal of building permanent funds that provide support to local nonprofit organizations through grants and special projects. CFAAC’s mission is to inspire and promote giving in Anne Arundel County by connecting people who care with causes that matter. Established in 1998, CFAAC is one of the largest funders of nonprofit organizations in Anne Arundel County. CFAAC distributed nearly $3 million in 2019 to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Learn more at www.cfaac.org.
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