# Economic Development (GEC)

## Title 4. Tourism, Film, and the Arts

### Subtitle 5. Maryland State Arts Council

#### Section 4-510

(a) The Council may:

  (1) conduct a statewide survey of resources and needs in the arts;

  (2) determine the extent to which existing resources can fill the needs;

  (3) design new or expanded programs in the arts on its own or with arts organizations;

  (4) encourage and assist in the formation and activities of community arts councils;

  (5) provide technical and consultative assistance to arts organizations throughout the State;

  (6) provide logistical and financial assistance to encourage the touring of outstanding professional performances and exhibitions of art, from inside and outside the State, to communities throughout the State;

  (7) make awards for excellence in the arts;

  (8) make grants to arts organizations and individual artists;

  (9) cooperate with educational institutions and organizations to establish a higher level of education in and appreciation of the arts by students throughout the State;

  (10) explore the feasibility of regional arts programming in neighboring states and program exchange with other states, and implement the programs the Council considers advisable;

  (11) make recommendations to the Board of Public Works concerning appropriate aesthetic decorations, embellishments, accessories, and ornamentation to State projects, buildings, and property; and

  (12) conduct other programs consistent with this subtitle.

(b) The Council:

  (1) shall publish an annual report; and

  (2) may publish other material.

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Md. Code Ann., Econ. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)