MCAG Arts Education Fund
The Muddy Creek Artists Guild is committed to supporting local arts education in K-12 schools and beyond through its Arts Education Fund. Guild members donate art work at each show with all proceeds from those sales going to the Arts Education Fund. Additionally, we select a few magnificent works to raffle off at each show, with proceeds from ticket sales supporting the fund. By purchasing raffle tickets or buying donated art designated for the Art Education Fund, show visitors support art education in our local county schools, while simultaneously taking home some amazing art. Funds raised in 2025 will be distributed to the two middle schools (Southern and Central) in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
2024 - Arts Education Fund
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In 2024, the funds raised at our shows were earmarked for the art departments at Southern and South River High Schools. In early 2025, we delivered $1,656 to each school. Southern High School serves approximately 1,080 students, about half of whom are involved in the art program. South River High School has about 1,700 students, and taking at least one art credit is a requirement for graduation.
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​It was great to see such strong and vibrant art programs at both high schools. We were delighted to see the variety of mediums and subjects the art students are exposed to--clay, acrylic and oil painting, watercolor, photography, archeological art, drawing, collage, fiber, to name a few.
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Top image (left to right): Southern H.S. Principal Angela Hopkins, MCAG President Kendra Smith, Southern Art Department Chair Marlene Kramer, and MCAG member Roxanne Weidele.
Bottom image (left to right): South River H.S. art teacher Joe Germershausen, Kendra Smith, and MCAG Secretary Marcia Goldstein-Nathans.
2023 - Arts Education Fund
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In 2023, all funds raised at our pop-up art shows were designated for the art departments of the elementary schools in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Thanks to all of our local supporters and art lovers we had 3 successful shows. During February 2024, we were able to give checks for $1,000 to each of the 9 elementary schools: Deale, Edgewater, Central, Davidsonville, Lothian, Mayo, Shady Side, Traceys Landing, and Central Special.
To read a follow up about the schools and see what they were able to do with this gift, read this Blog post.
Some of the art donated by our member artists.
2022 - Arts Education Fund
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MCAG members voted to use proceeds from its 2022 annual Holiday "Gifts from the Arts" show to support the art departments of the local middle schools in southern Anne Arundel County, MD. We delivered $3,472 to the art teachers in our local middle schools to support art projects for the children.
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2021 - Arts Education Fund
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In 2021, MCAG unanimously voted to take proceeds from the 2021 shows to support the art departments of South River High School (Edgewater) and Southern
High School (Harwood) to enhance their art programming. On February 22, 2022, members presented each school with a check for $1,445.82.
"Since our founding in 2009, the Guild (MCAG) has contributed thousands of dollars in art scholarships and donations to local students and schools. It is a critical part of MCAG's mission of bringing arts to our south county community," expressed Lora Collins, President of Muddy Creek Artists Guild.
Top image: MCAG members Joanne Riley, Lora Collins (Guild President), and Linda Donahue (second, third, and fourth from left) present the donation to Sharon Litting, Art Department Chair (in front with check), Principal Stacey Smith (at right), and several students of South River High School in Edgewater, Md.
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Bottom image: MCAG members Joanne Riley, Lora Collins (Guild President), and Linda Donahue present the donation to art teacher Marlene Kramer (with check) and students at Southern High School in Harwood, Md.
