FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001

PAMELA G. HOLT TAKES HELM OF MARYLAND
CITIZENS FOR THE ARTS

Ellicott City, MD- Pamela G. Holt recently took the helm as Executive Director of Maryland Citizens for the Arts (MCA) and Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation (MCAF).

A native of Baltimore, Ms. Holt is an experienced manager, community development consultant and arts administrator. Previously, she served as the Director of Cultural Tourism and Special Assistant in the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development's Office for the District of Columbia. She has also been Executive Director of the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities and Cultural Advisor to Mayors Marion Barry, Jr. and Sharon Pratt Kelly.

Commenting on her appointment, Lynn Deering, Chairman of the MCA/MCAF Board said, " I am very pleased to welcome Pamela to Maryland Citizens for the Arts and look forward to working with her in promoting and expanding the role of the arts. Pamela has a very extensive background in the arts and arts management. She will be an arts leader in Maryland."

Ms. Holt has a record of involvement with numerous cultural organizations including the Association of American Cultures, the National Cultural Alliance, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies (Americans for the Arts). Also, she has served as a volunteer with Baltimore's Afram Festival.

Ms. Holt received a Bachelor of Music degree from Howard University and a Masters degree in Arts Management from The American University. She received the first Outstanding Alumni Award from The American University's Department of Performing Arts and a Special Award for Service from the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts.

Located In Ellicott City, Maryland Citizens for the Arts is a statewide arts advocacy organization founded in 1977 to serve as the voice for the arts and increased funding for the Maryland State Arts Council. The foundation supports education and research initiatives to increase public recognition and support of the arts in Maryland and produces the Governor's Arts Awards at ArtSalute and Maryland Arts Days.

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