Events

Berchel Douglas celebrates the diversity and creativity of Washington, D.C., through street photography and portraiture, focusing on friends, local creatives, business owners, and fellow artists. Together, the images are a tribute to the spirit of community, highlighting the complexity of urban life through stories that often go unnoticed but are vital to the city’s identity.

Curated by Wilfredo Valladares, Puntadas Invisibles (Invisible Stitches) brings together five artists—Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin, Gerardo Camargo, Glory Paredes, Irene Clouthier, and Sandra Pérez-Ramos—to explore migration, displacement, and the unseen connections shaping identity across borders.

Through diverse mediums, the exhibition reveals how heritage and movement intertwine, inviting viewers to consider their own ties to migration and belonging. These invisible stitches remind us that identity is never fixed but continuously woven, unraveled, and re-stitched anew.

Appalachian Fall showcases the evocative works of Jack McMichael (Michael) Martin, an Appalachian artist whose drawings and poetry capture the essence of life in the mountains from 1968 to 1998. This exhibition pairs framed drawings with deeply personal poetry, offering an intimate look at the rugged beauty and daily struggles of mountain life. Accompanied by an original soundtrack by Alex Martin, Appalachian Fall immerses visitors in the sounds and visuals that shaped Martin’s artistic journey, transporting them to a place where time moves slowly, but every detail of life is deeply felt.

Visit the museum to celebrate the opening of the museum’s newest exhibition, Columbia Air Center – Determined to Fly! Discover the untold story of Columbia Air Center, the nation’s first licensed Black-owned airport. Through vivid storytelling, holograms, and digital interactives, explore this overlooked chapter in Maryland’s aviation history. Included with museum admission.

Curated by Wilfredo Valladares, Puntadas Invisibles (Invisible Stitches) brings together five artists—Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin, Gerardo Camargo, Glory Paredes, Irene Clouthier, and Sandra Pérez-Ramos—to explore migration, displacement, and the unseen connections shaping identity across borders.

Through diverse mediums, the exhibition reveals how heritage and movement intertwine, inviting viewers to consider their own ties to migration and belonging. These invisible stitches remind us that identity is never fixed but continuously woven, unraveled, and re-stitched anew.

Appalachian Fall showcases the evocative works of Jack McMichael (Michael) Martin, an Appalachian artist whose drawings and poetry capture the essence of life in the mountains from 1968 to 1998. This exhibition pairs framed drawings with deeply personal poetry, offering an intimate look at the rugged beauty and daily struggles of mountain life. Accompanied by an original soundtrack by Alex Martin, Appalachian Fall immerses visitors in the sounds and visuals that shaped Martin’s artistic journey, transporting them to a place where time moves slowly, but every detail of life is deeply felt.

Artist Caroline Mackinnon explores our place in the cosmos using various materials, including ceramic sculpture and embroidery, gouache, acrylic paint, and ink. Crystal raindrops glimmer and plunge. Vibrant fogs lift, revealing undulating chasms and teeming oceans. Celestial bodies hang in a tense atmosphere. The moment is past, present, and future. The place is everywhere.

This exhibit will be on display at the Publick Playhouse from November 10, 2025 – January 4, 2026 and can be viewed during regular facility hours (M-F, 9am-5pm). Please note that exhibits cannot be viewed when a performance or event is in progress. Before viewing an exhibit, please call the Box Office at 301-277-1710 to check the performance schedule.

Join the tradition and visit the Gingerbread House Contest and Show held at Darnall’s Chance House Museum. See a dazzling display of gingerbread creations that reflect the rich history and vibrant culture of Prince George’s County, Maryland. This year’s entries will celebrate the local landmarks, architecture, stories, and traditions that showcase the unique heritage of Prince George’s County.

Michael G. Stewart has always looked at the world in his off-kilter way, and this show presents his unique “Inner Visions.” Rooted in the real, but bordered by the decidedly surreal, Michael’s art is whimsical, weird, and sometimes unnerving. Be his guest as he passes through a slightly cracked lens into a landscape both familiar and out of this world.

Emily Springer’s sewn tapestries create a space for reflection and conversation about cultural identity, resilience, and the power of storytelling through art. The pieces depict compositions highlighting the generational bonds between Black women. Through their intricate craftsmanship, they are an ode to the historical practice of quilting and its significance to Black culture.

Celebrate Black History Month with Montpelier Arts Center! This annual exhibition shows the diverse talents of regional artists. Featured artwork will highlight African Americans’ lives, stories, and experiences through painting, drawing, photography, and more.

American Dreaming is a poignant exploration of the complex interplay between pursuing financial freedom and the Black experience in America. This series delves into the nuanced relationship between aspiration and the systemic barriers that persist within our society, particularly emphasizing the American lottery system as a symbol of hope in the Black community.

This exhibit will be on display at the Publick Playhouse from Janury 19, 2026 – March 8, 2026 and can be viewed during regular facility hours (M-F, 9am-5pm). Please note that exhibits cannot be viewed when a performance or event is in progress. Before viewing an exhibit, please call the Box Office at 301-277-1710 to check the performance schedule.

Primarily an oil painter, Patricia Phillips Bowden discovered a renewed interest in exploring paper, collage, and mixed media during the pandemic. She finds beauty in the old, the worn, and the rusty, and hopes to capture that elegance in her work. As an artist, she strives to maintain a childlike sense of wonder and curiosity toward this fascinating place we call Earth.

Montpelier Arts Center strives to foster a positive, creative environment where young and emerging artists realize their full potential. Now in its 14th year, this annual exhibition spotlights the talents of visual artists ages 13-19 from the Washington, D.C., area. The juror awards prizes based on artistic excellence, with cash prizes for first, second, and third place. Beginning in winter 2025, interested teens may submit work online for consideration at MontpelierArtsCenter.submittable.com.

Amanda Spaid was inspired during the pandemic to focus on hyper-local subjects, creating detailed drawings of birds in the D.C. area. She hopes that slowing down and examining what’s happening to the planet, not just on a global level, but literally in our backyards, will inspire people to make decisions that benefit all locals — humans and birds alike.

With pottery, there is a repetition to the craft, whether through the process, with the result, or both. In the work for this exhibition, Chris Kirages will explore and build two-dimensional imagery through the repetition of handmade clay objects arranged near others of similar size but varying in color, value, and tone, to create a ceramic wall painting.

Roxana is a collage artist fascinated by the art of collage. She uses snippets of magazine paper, fabric, photographs, pencil drawings, raw pigments, and anything that enriches the texture and color of her images. Her goal is for each of her art pieces to awaken feelings in the viewer. Consolation, love, festivity, protection, happiness, innocence, and solitude are words that she has heard others use to describe her collages.

This exhibit will be on display at the Publick Playhouse from March 23, 2026 – May 17, 2026 and can be viewed during regular facility hours (M-F, 9am-5pm). Please note that exhibits cannot be viewed when a performance or event is in progress. Before viewing an exhibit, please call the Box Office at 301-277-1710 to check the performance schedule.

This annual exhibition, organized by the Laurel Art Guild, is juried by a regional professional and shows works by artists ages 18 and older in the Washington, D.C., area. The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, photographs, wall-hung sculptures, collages, and more. Cash prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place, along with three merit awards. Get involved and enjoy the support and camaraderie of your fellow local artists—more information is available at laurelartguild.org.

Ceramic is clay from the earth plus fire, colored with minerals ranging from common iron oxide to gold and silver. Linda Bernard will explore forms, images, and colors that reflect our beautiful Earth. She hopes they may inspire us with fire in our hearts to take care of our amazing home and its people.

Rashid Cornish explores the profound relationship between the natural world and spirituality through the delicate medium of pastel painting. The collection invites viewers to experience nature as an environment and a living, breathing entity with spiritual significance and a connection to something greater in the cosmos.

Melissa Burley combines reclaimed and found objects from the past to create illuminated sculptures that may include glass, test tubes, furniture parts, clocks, bicycle components, and resin. She sees the primary focus of her work as bringing life back into the things people once cherished and utilized, thereby communicating a strong sense of the past.

For 45 years, the Montpelier Arts Center has been proud to showcase the work of sculptors from throughout the region. The 45th annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibition will take place in the Main Gallery. To register for the Artist Talk/Luncheon, please email MontpelierArts@pgparks.com or call 301-377-7800 by Fri., Jun. 5, 2026.

Rosana is an Argentinian artist that explores Surrealism. She sees the universe as a powerful, vivid place of continual transformation, and her works attempt to capture glimpses of it. Every brushstroke, color, and shape gives insight into her heart and is a window to her soul.

This exhibit will be on display at the Publick Playhouse from June 8, 2026 – July 26, 2026 and can be viewed during regular facility hours (M-F, 9am-5pm). Please note that exhibits cannot be viewed when a performance or event is in progress. Before viewing an exhibit, please call the Box Office at 301-277-1710 to check the performance schedule.

Aaron Oldenburg creates artworks using game engines, coding languages, 2D and 3D digital art creation software, and audio sampling. This exhibition is a series of procedural software works, including interactive virtual reality, that deal with memory, climate instability, and bodily de/re-composition. Prints of screenshots taken from them accompany the works.

This exhibition will showcase work by Montpelier Arts Center’s visiting resident artist, who has been busy all year creating one-of-a-kind pieces. The Arts Center’s one-year artist residency is a juried competition, allowing artists to join the resident artist community and conclude their residency with an exhibition.

Inspired by nature and classical Indian mythology, Sushama Parikh uses clay, terra cotta, ceramics, and batik to depict various members of the animal kingdom and the human form. She graduated from art school in Mumbai, did her postgraduate studies at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and has been a practicing artist for over 50 years.

This first-ever survey of female visual artists in the greater Washington, D.C., capital region is staged across multiple District, Maryland, and Virginia venues. Curated by artist and activist Florencio Lennox Campello, the exhibition celebrates the power of established women artists and identifies emerging new talents working in this culturally and ethnically diverse region.

Jill McCarthy Stauffer’s work explores the transmutation of natural spaces through memory, metaphor, and digital processes. In coastal ecologies, Stauffer sees metaphors for transformation, growth, cycles of death, and the hope for restoration. At the core is a sense of anticipatory grief and fear for a future in which natural spaces are primarily experienced through digital media.

The 37th Annual Prince George’s County Juried Exhibition draws on the vast corps of visual artists who live, work, attend college, or maintain a studio in Prince George’s County. The exhibition fosters an inclusive, community spirit among the participating artists and showcases their varied talents, skills, and diverse media uses.

Painter and printmaker David Brosch lived in Maryland for decades and raised his family in Prince George’s County. He takes inspiration from his surroundings for the works in this latest exhibition, featuring oil paintings, prints, and drawings. The landscapes in this show include representations of both natural and urban areas.