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Golden Mile – In Focus is a public art project created by award winning artist Wing Young Huie coming in June 2020 to the Golden Mile. In addition to photographs by Mr. Huie, local photographers can submit photographs for potential inclusion in the project.

Images of identity, culture and otherness will document our community, share our stories and unite us in a time of need. Please participate, share your voice and help us offer a hopeful and uplifting way to
recover together. This project could not be more relevant than it is right now. As we navigate this pandemic we are uncovering new ways to interact and communicate, and it becomes increasingly important that we understand each other.

Email photographs: info@frederickartscouncil.org or Upload to: https://tinyurl.com/photo-project. The deadline for submitting images is May 20, 2020. Golden Mile in Focus is scheduled to open in June, 2020.

If you are a business or property owner on the Golden Mile and would like to join the companies offering space as part of this community-wide exhibition, please contact info@frederickartscouncil.org.

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Update on Golden Mile’s Westside Regional Park

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Attention Golden Mile Restaurants: Check out the Maryland Relief fund offering $2,500 grants!

May 5, 2020 / Golden Mile Alliance / Uncategorized

Frederick Arts Council is working with award-winning artist Wing Young Huie on Golden Mile – In Focus

April 8, 2020 / Golden Mile Alliance / Uncategorized

The Frederick Arts Council is working with award-winning artist Wing Young Huie on Golden Mile – In Focus – a public art project which will cover Frederick’s Golden Mile and open this June.

We are asking businesses if they would be interested in participating by providing exhibition space —either outdoor space on your building or outdoor space in windows or on walls of your business and/or property. Sponsoring this prominent public exhibition will provide your company with local and regional exposure.

Golden Mile – In Focus will adorn blank walls and buildings throughout Frederick and welcome visitors to the city. The images displayed on large prints, banners and billboards will portray the Frederick community and reflect their interest in the arts This project will not only cultivate the creative capacity and voice of the surrounding community, but it will also promote the Golden Mile as a cultural and economic destination, resulting in strengthened civic and social networks and connections within and across communities.. Current sponsors include 3M and SMI signs.

If you are interested, please write or e-mail the Frederick Art Council, 11 West Patrick Street, Suite 201, Frederick MD 21701 or www.frederickartscouncil.org . The Frederick Art Council will provide a Sponsorship Benefits Package.

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Grants for Frederick County Business for Recovery

March 30, 2020 / Golden Mile Alliance / Uncategorized

Frederick County businesses can now apply for a grant to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ogden Newspapers Inc., the parent company of The Frederick News-Post, has established a $1 million fund to help local businesses get back to full strength by subsidizing local marketing efforts through matching advertising dollars.

“We know businesses and workers here are hurting; we’re hurting, too,” said Geordie Wilson, publisher of The News-Post. “But if we can pull together as a community, we can weather this. Here at The News-Post, we want to do everything we can to help everyone get through the pandemic and get back to work. With these matching grants, we can help local businesses tell their story as they rebuild.”

Businesses operating in the Frederick market can apply for a grant of up to $15,000 today at ogdennews.com/community-grant. Applicants will receive a response to their application within one to two business days.

The fund is open to all locally owned and operated businesses affected by the coronavirus, Wilson said, whether or not they are current News-Post advertisers. Grant money can be used for local print and online advertising in The News-Post and at FrederickNewsPost.com between April 1 and June 30, 2020.

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