Apply to the Maryland State Arts Council's Public Art Across Maryland (PAAM) program to bring your community's public art dream project to fruition! Applications are due January 26, the only deadline for FY2024, so don't wait until the new year. Click here to check out the grant guidelines and start planning your application now.

The PAAM program offers two types of grants: Conversation and New Artworks. See details below.

Conservation

Conservation grants, awarded for either planning or projects, support the conservation and preservation of existing public artworks in Maryland, or the relocation of public art in or to Maryland.

 - Planning grants: up to $10,000
 - Project grants: up to $30,000

New Artworks

New Artworks grants, awarded for either planning or projects, support the planning, creation, and installation of new, local public art by a Maryland artist.

 - Planning grants: up to $10,000
 - Project grants: up to $30,000

Resources

If you need support with your application, join the PAAM team for one of its monthly virtual office hours sessions, where staff share tips on applying to the program and answer questions.

 - Click here to register for office hours on Thursday, December 14, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
 - Click here to register for office hours on Thursday, January 11, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Recordings from previous office hours sessions are linked below.

 - New Artworks & Conservation: How to Apply
 - How to Select an Artist
 - Budgets & Schedules

Apply Now!

Applications due by Friday, January 26, 2024