Artist Opportunities

Whether you are a painter, illustrator, designer, musician, photographer, actor... the Annapolis Arts District is fertile ground for new ideas. Learn more about artist opportunities through tax incentives, grants and calls to artists, and available spaces for lease within the District.

Tax incentives

The benefits offered to designated districts include property tax credits for new construction or renovation of certain buildings that create live-work space for artists and/or space for arts and entertainment enterprises, an income tax subtraction modification for income derived from artistic work sold by "qualifying residing artists", and an exemption from the Admissions and Amusement tax levied by an "arts and entertainment enterprise" or "qualifying residing artist" in a district. The links below have the forms and information for the tax credits.

City of Annapolis' Annapolis Arts District Property Tax Credit Form

City of Annapolis Admission and Amusement Tax exemption in the Annapolis Arts and Entertainment District (Chapter 7.62)

Maryland Income Tax Modification for Artists Form

Maryland Income Tax Modification for Artists

Grants & Artist Calls

With a plethora of arts organizations and communities, there's always ways to get involved or find collaborators for a project in the Annapolis Arts District. Click the links below to see current calls for artists and grants.

Arts Council Of Anne Arundel County

Maryland State Arts Council

MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART

CAFE.ORG

Greater Baltimore Cultural AlLIANCe

Call for art from publicartist.org

Creative Capital

CASTING CALL FOR ACTORS

Taxi - resource for Songwriteres & Composters

Call the arts district home

Live. Work. Play. Whether you're seeking a residence, retail space, co-op, or live-work environment, here's what the Arts District has to offer as far as real estate.