Reopening The Arts + Humanities in Montgomery County
State and local restrictions on arts and humanities businesses and practitioners will lift on Friday, May 28, 2021! Please use the resource lists below to help guide the cultural industry’s reopening and recovery as we safely plan and implement programming online and in-person. Letters of Approval remain mandatory before May 28th.
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County Recommended Event Safety Protocols |
County COVID-19 Regulations + Orders |
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Arts + Humanities Reopening Resources
Government Operating Guidelines and Restrictions
- County Lifts Local Mandates and Reopens May 28th – Bethesda Beat
- County Three-Phase Reopening Plan
- County confirms 50% full Vaccination Threshold Met Friday, May 14
- County General Operating and Reopening Guidelines
- County Venues/Performances/Concerts/Theaters Guidelines
- County Museums/Art Galleries Guidelines
- County Youth Camp Programs: Indoor/Outdoor Guidelines
- State Lifts restrictions on indoor and outdoor venues, theaters, event spaces, performances, galleries, bars, and restaurants
- State Lifts indoor mask requirement
- State Event, Venue, Performance, & Screening Safety Recommendations
- State Entertainment and Recreation Attraction Recommendations
- State Dance Studio Recommendations
Arts + Humanities Industry Reopening Resources
- CNN Summer Concert Guide for Audiences
- Americans for the Arts’ Arts Reopening Guide
- National Endowment for the Arts – The Art of Reopening
- National Endowment for the Humanities Updates + Resources
- Maryland State Arts Council Resource List
- American Alliance of Museums Reopening Guide
- DanceUSA Return to Dance and Training Guide
- Chorus America – Singing and Reopening Safetly
- Community Chorus Reopening and Season Planning
- Union Safety Guidelines for Reopening – DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and Teamsters
- IATSI Recovery Plan
- Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Safety and Reopening Guide
Arts Education Reopening, Safety + Programming Resources
- National Arts Education Association – Visual Arts Remote Learning Toolkit
- American Band Association Student Safety and Music Program Instruction Guide
- American String Teacher Association – Resuming Classroom + Studio Instruction
- Educational Theatre Association – Guide to Creating Online Content
- Educational Theatre Association – Reopening School Theatre Programs
- Advancing Dance Education in the Arts – Virtual Programming
General Operating, Event + Reopening Guidelines
Reopening Funding + Support
- AHCMC Coronavirus Resource Page
- SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
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Applications opened on April 26 at 12p EDT
- As of 5p April 27th, more than 14,400 applications have been created in the SVOG portal and more than 6,000 had been submitted.
- Application review has already begun
- Expected awards will begin in May
- Note: because this is a federal grant program and to ensure fair and equal treatment of all SVOG potential applicants, specific SVOG information cannot be provided to individual applicants. The best sources of information for reference are www.sba.gov/svogrant and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants – FAQ (sba.gov)
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- National Endowment for the Arts – American Rescue Plan Grant Funding
- National Endowment for the Humanities – American Rescue Plan Grant Funding
- Institute of Museum and Library Sciences – American Rescue Plan Grant Funding