2023 CFAAC Annual Report - Report - Page 23
Supporting Growth: Maryland Hall Stays Rooted While
Embracing the Future
An artistic symphony unfolds within the corridors of
Maryland Hall – it’s a choreography of sound, movement,
and creativity where the cadence of instructors guiding
students, the delicate strings of violins, the rhythmic
footsteps of dancers, and the percussive sound of potters
shaping clay echo through the air.
If you live in or have visited Annapolis, you may have
attended a performance, a gallery opening, or even
taken a class at Maryland Hall. As it so eloquently states
on its website, “Dedicated to Art for All, Maryland Hall
stands as the region’s cultural core, actively convening
and engaging people of all ages and backgrounds in arts
experiences that strengthen community.”
To Maryland Hall Executive Director Jackie Coleman,
it’s a place that fosters connectiveness and expression.
“Maryland Hall has a powerful ability to make
connections happen on a lot of different levels through
our art classes, performances, and galleries.”
emphasized the opportunity for contributions for the
new fund. “The Community Foundation is a voice for
nonprofits and having them represent us meant a lot to
the board,” she said.
“My experience with Annapolis is that it
is very network focused and intertwined
in a really positive way,” continued Jackie.
“On that note, the Community Foundation
gives us a great opportunity to plug into this
interwoven network.”
There’s no mistake in saying that Maryland Hall has
grown over the years and it continues to do so. One
example is the organization’s newest addition—the
Media Arts Hub.
The Hub is a destination for creatives to learn, create,
and express themselves through graphic design, digital
illustration, animation, music/audio production,
photography, and video production.
Knowing that they wanted this hub of creativity to
flourish and continue to build community, Jackie and
the Maryland Hall board of directors jumped at the
chance to open the Maryland Hall Endowment Fund
during the Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary
Nonprofit Endowment Special Offer.
“The Media Arts Hub represents the way we are
growing—moving to a new way of presenting arts,” she
said. “We are trying to align to where the world is going
while staying grounded in a building that is 132 years
old. It’s an opportunity to keep the roots but change and
grow into the future.”
“It was really exciting to participate in the Community
Foundation’s anniversary initiative and this helped
the board make a decision quickly; they wanted to be
a part of it,” Jackie said. “They saw the importance of
being able to have and grow sustainable funds that
can help if there is a rough time. Also, there’s only so
many hours in the day and the administrative help
that the Community Foundation offers—managing an
endowment—is a plus. It takes the administrative work
off our plate.”
“So alongside building the funds, we are trying to be
thoughtful about the programming, growing with our
community’s desires and interests,” she added. “In the
same way that endowments can help sustain us, they
can help us grow.”
Support the Maryland Hall Endowment Fund at
cfaac.org/MarylandHall.
Generating awareness of Maryland Hall was also on
leadership’s mind when they opened the fund, and she
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