Grantees should use the logos below to give credit to the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) in publications and ads. Any organization receiving funds from MSAC must give credit to MSAC whenever and wherever credit is being given, including written, oral, broadcast and internet.

NOTE: If your organization has received funding from other sources for a specific project and those funders are credited, Maryland State Arts Council must also receive credit as providing operating support.

See the Grant Recognition Guidelines below for details.

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July 22, 2009 Update

The State of Maryland, through the Department of Business & Economic Development and the Maryland State Arts Council, is the single largest contributor to the arts in Maryland. No other organization, in most cases, public or private, invests more to strengthen and sustain Maryland’s vibrant arts community than your state government. We count on grant recipients like you to recognize and acknowledge the state’s financial commitment whenever and wherever possible. This acknowledgment is a fundamental part of our effort to leverage the value of the Maryland State Arts Council grants and to communicate the importance of the economic impact of the arts in Maryland.

In this economic climate especially, it is important to continue to make our citizens aware of the contributions of the arts and the arts council.

New Logo
Our strategic plan for 2009-2013 includes a new logo. This is a reminder that you need to use this logo on your websites and publications if you have not already done so.

Window Cling
Please attach the window cling you received to a window on your door or entry for all who enter to see.

Please review the MSAC’s Grant Recognition Guidelines and make sure that everyone who helps publicize and promote your organization is aware of your rights and responsibilities as a grantee.

Feel free to contact your MSAC Program Director if you have any questions about MSAC’s Grant Recognition Guidelines or need additional information.

GRANT RECOGNITION GUIDELINES

These guidelines explain the use of the MSAC logo as well as written and oral credit. Failure to comply with all terms of the agreement may jeopardize future funding. Compliance with these requirements will be reviewed when your organization requests grants in the future.

Grant agreements require that all general operating and art program grant recipients credit MSAC for funding support whenever or wherever credit is given: printed materials; broadcast or spoken acknowledgments; print, broadcast or electronic advertising; media production; and any other place where funding support is acknowledged.

NOTE: If your organization has received funding from other sources for a specific project and those funders are credited, Maryland State Arts Council must also receive credit as providing operating support.

• Credit for MSAC must be commensurate with that of other funders at the same level, whether private or public.

• When the MSAC’s financial support comprises the largest individual share of funding for a project, performance or exhibition, acknowledgment of MSAC shall be proportionally more prominent in the printed, audio and video materials, internet, publicity and advertising than acknowledgment of other sources of financial support.

STYLE GUIDE & PLACEMENT

Credit the Maryland State Arts Council for the financial support it provides by using the agency's current logo. The logo must be reproduced as a unit without alteration. The logo is available as a JPG or EPS file on at www.msac.org, click on the Grants section.

The logo with text may be downsized to no smaller than 1" high. The size of the logo used should be commensurate with that of other organizations providing financial support at the same level.

MSAC encourages grantees to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts by adding their logo, found at their website, www.arts.endow.gov/manageaward.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Grant recipients must give logo credit to the MSAC regarding all activities that MSAC funds. The logo should appear in any print promotional materials including newsletters, calendars, catalogues, brochures, flyers, posters, announcements, newspapers, programs, films, electronic transmissions, and web marketing or web site.

Programs
Recognition must be given on the title page of all programs printed by grant recipients in a font size not smaller than 8-point. Refer to the Printed Grant Recognition Requirements By Type of Grant section at the end of this document for exact wording for your grant type.

Also, the MSAC logo must be listed in the donor category that is most appropriate to the level of financial support that the organization received from the Council. Wherever logo credits are used, whether for public or private contributors, in any category, the MSAC logo must be included in a size commensurate with the size of the support.

Educational Materials
Logo credit must be given to the Council in all educational materials distributed in association with any Council-funded program or exhibition, including brochures, pamphlets, flyers, postcards, web sites, etc.

Print Advertising
Logo credit must be given to the Council in all print advertising placed by a grant recipient. Billboard advertising must include the Council logo. Any advertising, regardless of size or length, placed by a grantee that credits funders must credit the Council.

Electronic Advertising
Logo credit must be given to the Council in all electronic advertising including television and the internet. Organizations must use the MSAC credit logo on their websites along with a hyperlink to the MSAC web site.

PROVIDING WRITTEN OR ORAL CREDIT

Promotional Appearances and Newspaper Interviews
During television and radio appearances by representatives of the grant recipient, if oral credit is given for any funder, oral credit must also be given to acknowledge the support received from MSAC. Grant recipients should acknowledge MSAC’s support in any newspaper interviews about the grant recipient's programs.

News Releases
News releases must credit MSAC support as follows.

The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities.

MSAC encourages grantees to acknowledge the National Endowment for the Arts by adding the following sentence.

Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Oral Credit
In cases where there is no printed program, oral credit must be given to acknowledge the support received from MSAC. Non-written announcements apply to pre-performance announcements, gallery talks, radio broadcasts and audio descriptions for people who are hearing impaired. Oral credit should be as follows.

The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

OR

The [Name of Organization] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development providing financial and technical assistance to nurture artistic excellence and expand public participation in the Arts.

MSAC encourages grantees to recognize the National Endowment for the Arts by adding:

Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

PRINTED GRANT RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS BY TYPE OF GRANT

General Operating Grant Recipients
The [Name of Organization] is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

Arts Program Grant Recipients
The [Name of Organization’s Name of Arts Program] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

Arts Project Grant Recipients
The [Name of Organization’s Name of Arts Project] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

Arts in Communities Grant Recipients
The [Activity, festival, exhibit, performance name] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.

Community Arts Development Grant Recipients
The [Name of county arts council] is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities.

You are encouraged to add this NEA acknowledgement to those above:
Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

CAD-Challenge America
ARTvantage
Maryland Traditions
The [Name of Organization’s Name of Project] is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Logo Style Guide
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