Section 4-510 - Authority; annual report.

§ 4-510. Authority; annual report.
 

(a)  Authority.- 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)  Annual report; publications.- The Council: 

(1) shall publish an annual report; and 

(2) may publish other material. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 83A, § 4-607(a)(1)-(11), (b); 2008, ch. 306, § 2.]