The Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is joining Americans for the Arts and arts agencies across the nation in encouraging people to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM) by supporting the arts in their local communities during the month of October.
HCAC will participate in NAHM with two October events celebrating sculpture. On October 2, The Arc of Howard County and the Arts Council will host a special ARTsites reception at The Arc from 6–7:30pm. Artist Jim Paulsen will speak about public art and his sculpture, Sentinel Magic, currently on display at The Arc as a part of ARTsites 2013, a year-long public art exhibit. On October 18 at 6pm, a Gallery Talk on contemporary sculpture at the Howard County Center for the Arts will feature three artists whose work is currently on display at the Center: Mary Annella “Mimi” Frank, Susan Morrison, and Stewart Watson.
Other Howard County arts events taking place in October include:
Find out what's happening in Ellicott Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
October 4–31
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents Dracula.
Find out what's happening in Ellicott Citywith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Thu–Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm. $15–$39.
Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, Ellicott City. 410-313-8661.
October 12
Columbia Orchestra presents Verdi’s Requiem. 7:30pm. $10–$25
Jim Rouse Theatre, Columbia. 410-465-8777. www.columbiaorchestra.org
October 19
Kinetics Dance Theatre presents Celebrating Past & Future: 30 Years of Dance
7:30pm; pre-show reception, 6:30 pm. $10–$15
Slayton House, Columbia. 410-480-1686. www.kineticsdance.org
October 26
Columbia Pro Cantare presents Choral Postcards from Europe. 8pm. $20–$25
Jim Rouse Theatre, Columbia. 410-799-9321. www.procantare.org
Coordinated by Americans for the Arts, National Arts and Humanities Month is designed to encourage Americans to explore new facets of the arts and humanities in their lives and to begin a lifelong habit of active participation in the arts and humanities. This month-long celebration grew out of National Arts Week, which Americans for the Arts, along with the National Endowment for the Arts, began in 1985. More information about National Arts and Humanities Month is available online at www.AmericansForTheArts.org/nahm.
To learn more about Arts Council programs and other Howard County arts events, stop by the Center for the Arts and pick up a copy of the HCAC’s quarterly Arts Calendar, call 410-313-ARTS (2787), or visit us online at www.hocoarts.org.
