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Montgomery County Council President Berliner and County Council Honor Non-Profit Energy Alliance For Environmental Leadership
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD (December 12, 2011) - The Non-Profit Energy Alliance (NPEA) will be recognized for environmental leadership by the Montgomery County Council and Council President Roger Berliner. View Details
Announcing participants of Non-Profit Energy Alliance IV
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD (October 12, 2011) - Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County, The Nonprofit Roundtable, and Nonprofit Montgomery today announced NON-PROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE IV, the fourth group of nonprofits in Greater Washington convened expressly to assist non-profit organizations in Montgomery County and its neighboring jurisdictions organize and negotiate as a group for cheaper and greener electricity. This marks the first full year of the NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE. View Details
Cultural Leaders and Organizations to be Celebrated at the 2011 County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 27, 2011) - Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the winners of the 10th Annual Montgomery County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. The winners will receive their awards from County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett and Mrs. Catherine Leggett at a special ceremony that will take place on Monday, October 24, 2011 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. View Details
Montgomery County Residents to Discover Public Art through Where's Ike?
SILVER SPRING, MD (September 26, 2011) — Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the launch of Where’s Ike?, an online campaign to increase awareness of and appreciation for the amazing public art pieces located around Montgomery County. View Details
BCC Student Wins Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award
SILVER SPRING, MD (June 13, 2011)—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces that HANNAH JOHNSTON, a 2011 graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, MD, is the 2011 recipient of the Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award. Johnston will receive a $1,000 cash award on Wednesday, June 22 at 6:30 at the award presentation and reception. She and acclaimed fiction writer and NEA Literature Program Officer, Amy Stolls, will present a reading together. View Details
Einstein Student Wins Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award
SILVER SPRING, MD, May 27, 2010 — Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces that DANIEL TORETSKY, recent graduate of Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, MD, is the 2011 recipient of the Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award. Toretsky will receive a $3,000 cash award on Tuesday, June 7 at 5:00 PM at the reception for his solo exhibition at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery. View Details
Montgomery Traditions to Launch May 24, 2011
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 10, 2011)—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) in conjunction with McGinty’s Public House announces the launch of www.MontgomeryTraditions.org, a new multimedia website featuring personal narratives of Montgomery County folk and traditional artists. The opening reception will be held Tuesday May 24, 2011 from 6:00 - 7:00PM at McGinty’s Public House. View Details
Free Forms & Faces Opens at Kramer Gallery
SILVER SPRING, MD (May 4, 2011)—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the opening of “Free Forms & Faces,” a new exhibition at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room inside the Silver Spring Civic Building in downtown Silver Spring. The opening reception will be held Tuesday, May 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Gallery. The public is invited to this free event. View Details
Sixteen Non-Profits Slash Carbon Footprint With Green Energy
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD (April 19, 2011) ―The Nonprofit Roundtable, Nonprofit Montgomery, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light announced today that sixteen Greater Washington nonprofits are drastically reducing energy costs by participating in the NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE III, a cooperative purchasing alliance. View Details
Call To Visual Artists Residing in Montgomery County
SILVER SPRING, MD (January 5, 2011)— The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) and BlackRock Center for the Arts have entered into a collaborative arrangement to jointly seek artists who reside in Montgomery County for exhibits in their respective galleries. This Call to Montgomery County Artists is for the purpose of creating shows in two new galleries: the Terrace Gallery at BlackRock Center in Germantown and the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room in the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring. View Details.
Mixing it Up at the Kramer Gallery
SILVER SPRING, MD January 3, 2011—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the opening of “Mixing it Up,” a new exhibition at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room inside the Silver Spring Civic Building in downtown Silver Spring. The opening reception will be held Sunday, January 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the Gallery. The public is invited to this free event. View Details.
Dedication of Kramer Gallery
SILVER SPRING, MD December 7, 2010 — On Wednesday December 15, 2010, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and Mrs. Leggett, joined by former County Executive Sidney Kramer, will formally dedicate the gallery inside the newly-opened Silver Spring Civic Center as the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room as a tribute to the former First Lady of Montgomery County. View Details
Kramer Gallery Launches Inaugural Exhibtion
SILVER SPRING, MD (October 19, 2010)—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the opening of the first exhibit at Silver Spring’s newest art gallery—the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room inside the Silver Spring Civic Center in downtown Silver Spring. Titled “Three Visions of Nature,” the exhibit presents three outstanding photographers who are residents of Montgomery County. The featured photographers are Nikhil Bahl, Montgomery Village, Joanne Miller, Silver Spring, and Bert GF Shankman, Olney. View Details
Non-Profit Energy Alliance II
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD -- The Nonprofit Roundtable, Nonprofit Montgomery, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County today announced NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE II, the second group of nonprofits in the Greater Washington Regional Area convened expressly to assist non-profit organizations in Montgomery County and its neighboring jurisdictions organize and negotiate as a group for cheaper and greener electricity. View Details
2010 County Executive's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Winners Announced
SILVER SPRING, MD -- Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces the winners of the 9th Annual Montgomery County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. The winners will receive their awards from County Executive Isiah “Ike” Leggett and Mrs. Catherine Leggett at a special ceremony that will take place on Monday, October 18, 2010 beginning at 7:00 pm at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. View Details
Gallery Honors Former First Lady of Montgomery County
SILVER SPRING, MD — On Thursday July 8, 2010, the Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett announced that the gallery inside the newly-opened Silver Spring Civic Center at Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring will be named the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room as a tribute to the former First Lady of Montgomery County. The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC), the non-profit arts agency designated to distribute County funds for arts and humanities, will manage the Gallery and Music Room. View Details
Non-Profit Energy Alliance Helps Montgomery County Non-Profits Purchase Green Energy
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD -- Nonprofit Montgomery, Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County and Greater Washington Interfaith Power & Light today announced the first ever NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE. The NONPROFIT ENERGY ALLIANCE was created expressly to assist non-profit organizations in Montgomery County and its neighboring jurisdictions organize and negotiate as a group for cheaper and
greener electricity. View Details
Arts & Humanities: A Mayorga Coffee Special Blend Debut
SILVER SPRING, MD, December 9, 2009 — The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) today announced a dynamic new partnership with the Montgomery County-based business, Mayorga Coffee LLC. The partnership, including the development of a specialty coffee, The Arts & Humanities Blend, made its debut on December 6, 2009 at the 24th annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball for the Benefit of the Arts and Humanities... View Details
Honorable and Mrs. Isiah “Ike” Leggett Present the 24th annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball for the Benefit of the Arts and Humanities
SILVER SPRING, MD, USA – The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) and the Executive’s Ball Committee announce Appetite for the Arts and Humanities, the 24th annual Montgomery County Executive’s Ball for the Benefit of the Arts and Humanities at the Hilton Rockville Atrium on Sunday, December 6, 2009... View Details
Nature Takes Children on Voyage of Discovery and Art
September 14, 2009 —The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announces a reception and opening for an exhibition of nature photography created by children ages 7 to 17 from Washington Square, a Montgomery County public housing community in Gaithersburg. Held on September 21, 2009 from 4:30p.m. to 5:45p.m. in the Executive Office Building Lobby... View Details
Inner Mongolian Ensemble to Perform
February 9, 2009 —The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) presents a public performance featuring An Da Union, a traditional Mongolian music and dance group touring the U.S. for the first time. View Details
September 3, 2008—The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) announced today that Suzan E. Jenkins has been named CEO. View Details
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