PRESS RELEASE  APRIL — MAY 2002
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For Immediate Release
Current through May 15, 2002

RADAR Receives Major Backing from Baltimore Community Foundation

The pilot project for RADAR, Baltimore's new monthly arts review, has achieved a substantial milestone in its search for underwriting through a grant from the Baltimore Community Foundation, which is expected to extend the reach of the new publication through additional distribution outlets and a larger print run. The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, co-publishers of the review and coordinator of the development effort, announced the sponsorship to RADAR staff late last week.

The Baltimore Community Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in Maryland, is made up of more than 290 different charitable funds, with a total of $17 million in grants distributed last year. BCF supports efforts in a broad array of interest areas aimed at improving the region's quality of life, including the arts. For the last two years, BCF's arts and culture funding priorities have been geared toward promoting cultural tourism in Baltimore. BCF support of RADAR will increase expected circulation to 10,000 copies per issue. The pilot project for RADAR, edited by Jack Livingston and David Crandall, will be a "proof of concept" project aimed at demonstrating to the public, media, government and other institutions the wealth of arts activities to be found at all levels across Baltimore. RADAR, a free, pocket-sized publication, will feature brief reviews of current art, music, dance, and performance offerings by artists, writers, and others from the local scene. Current plans call for production of the review in mid-May, late July, and mid-September of this year; further production will then be evaluated. In addition to the important BCF sponsorship, additional funding is being raised through advertising sales and in-kind support from many of Baltimore's cultural and arts organizations, both large and small.