A "qualifying residing artist" is an individual who:

• Owns or rents residential real property in Worcester County Maryland.

• Owns or rents a studio within the Arts on the River District in Snow Hill, Maryland. The artist must write, compose, create wholly or primarily within this studio, either solely or with one or more individuals.

• Derives income from the sale or performance within the Arts on the River District of an artistic work that the individual wrote, composed, or executed wholly or primarily within the Arts on the River District, either solely or with one or more individuals.

• Conducts an arts or entertainment business in the district, and derives income from the sale or performance within the district of an artistic work that the individual wrote, composed, or executed wholly or primarily within the District, either solely or with one or more individuals.

An "artistic work" is an original and creative work, whether written, composed or executed within the designated Arts on the River District that falls within the guidlines regarding original artistic work.

An artistic work does not include any pieces or performance created or executed for industry-oriented-or-related production, such as a commercial or advertising copy.