Monthly Archives: April 2015

Member News: April 28, 2015

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See what MFA Members are doing in other locations to make the world more creative. MFA is highlighting Members’ event and exhibitions on our Blog so the world can follow us.  Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.  Check back on a weekly basis for new exciting art events Please note that MFA Member News…

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Thank You for making MFA #1

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    There are many ways in which you make MFA #1! Thank you!                 It’s great to get your votes of confidence!               Now there’s one other contest we need to win! Help MFA be #1 again – and raise more than $20,000 to support a…

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Did You Know….?

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Did you know that it costs MFA $165 to hang a picture on the wall? It’s not because we have expensive walls (we don’t) or because we hire expensive installers (they’re all volunteers), or because we waste money (our expenses, after paying for staff, have actually decreases by 5% in the past 10 years). It’s just that it costs money…

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How MFA Keeps the Doors Open and the Lights On!

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It takes money to run an organization – even a nonprofit organization. We pay rent, utilities – and gallery managers like Mia and Hannah! While art is at the heart of MFA, without sufficient income it isn’t possible to keep the organization running. It’s a puzzle fitting together the different income streams that keep MFA’s doors open: Exhibition Fees, Membership Dues, Fundraising…

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Member News: April 22, 2015

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See what MFA Members are doing in other locations to make the world more creative. MFA is highlighting Members’ event and exhibitions on our Blog so the world can follow us.  Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.  Check back on a weekly basis for new exciting art events MFA Member Maurice Margulies Maurice’s six…

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Me & My Art Monday: Meet Lee Boynton

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This week’s featured artist:  Lee Boynton, member early years in Annapolis, then rejoined MFA in 2012: ME: I was born and raised in Southport, CT, and spent a lot of my childhood and on the water, racing and cruising along the coast of New England. The sea became the spawning ground for my passion for art and I yearned to express the subtle beauty…

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Great Give 2015!!! What MFA does with the money!

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For the past two years, MFA has participated in “The Great Give” a 24-hour fund-a-thon sponsored by the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County. Nonprofits in Anne Arundel County compete for cash prizes by getting a lot of donors to make small gifts in support of their favorite nonprofits. And we’ve been VERY successful.  For the past two years, MFA…

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Member News: April 15, 2015

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See what MFA Members are doing in other locations to make the world more creative. MFA is highlighting Members’ event and exhibitions on our Blog so the world can follow us.  Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.  Check back on a weekly basis for new exciting art events MFA Member April Rimpo April M…

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The Great Give 2015!

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Can you give $15 in ’15? For the past two years, MFA has participated in “The Great Give” a 24-hour fund-a-thon sponsored by the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County. Nonprofits in Anne Arundel County compete for cash prizes by getting a lot of donors to make small gifts in support of their favorite nonprofits. We have been VERY successful….

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Member News: April 8, 2015

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See what MFA Members are doing in other locations to make the world more creative. MFA is highlighting Members’ event and exhibitions on our Blog so the world can follow us.  Subscribe to the blog by entering your email in the right sidebar.  Check back on a weekly basis for new exciting art events MFA Members Patrice Drago and Ruth…

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