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New Board Member, Erin Dickens receives award

MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES 2012 INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENTS

State awards grants in playwriting, crafts, photography, music composition, and music performance

Baltimore, MD – The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, has recognized vocalist Erin Dickins from Talbot County for creating work of exceptional quality. Ms. Dickins has been awarded the 2012 Individual Artist Award for Non-Classical Music Solo Performance for her CD, Nice Girls.

"Artists of this high caliber are the core of Maryland's modern creative economy," said Hannah Byron, Assistant Secretary, Department of Tourism, Film and the Arts, "their work is essential to the arts, which generate a billion dollars a year in Maryland and improve our quality of life across the board."

Administered by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the MSAC's highly competitive Individual Artists Award (IAA) Program recognizes the unique contribution made by artists to the cultural vitality of Maryland. An out-of-state jury reviews submissions anonymously and recommends awards for Maryland artists.

The IAA Program reviews 18 artistic disciplines, which are separated into 3 competition groups that are awarded on a triennial basis. 2012 award categories include playwriting, crafts, photography, non-classical music composition, and non-classical music solo performance. Approximately one-third of the awards were made in the photography category, which also received the most submissions this year.

A celebration in honor of Maryland's 2012 Individual Artist Awardees was held in May.