§ 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.

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