Gallery B

Gallery B

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and Bethesda Urban Partnership manage Gallery B in downtown Bethesda! The gallery, a non-profit arts space, is available to interested artists and arts organizations for one-month rentals. All media including, but not limited to, painting, photography and sculpture is eligible to use the space. Gallery B does not take a commission on any artwork sold during the exhibition.

Gallery Phone: (301) 215-7990
Rental Inquiries: (301) 215-6660 or info@bethesda.org 
Interested in Exhibiting in 2026? Apply Here, deadline August 29, 2025

Exhibitions

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Group Exhibition

September 4, 2025 – September 28, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Saturday, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: Friday, September 12, 6-8pm

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District honors artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia. The 2025 finalists will have their work shown in a group exhibition at Gallery B.

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“Survivorship: Serenity” by Felicia Reed & Selected Artists

October 9, 2025 – November 2, 2025
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-2pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11, 1 – 3pm

Ms. Reed is an international award-winning fiber artist. Her primary medium is Wet Felting which is an ancient technique of hand agitation to create fabric primarily using silk and wool. She is a Speaker, Coach, Artist, Volunteer, Advocate, and a survivor of extreme domestic violence. Her mission work is to inspire healing with art, world changes and to support other survivors. Survivorship: Serenity is a show curated by Ms. Reed featuring her own works and those of other DC-area artists. For a full list of participating artists and events, please click the link below.

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“Color + Light, Part Two” by Jennifer Howard & Kathleen Byrnes

November 6, 2025 – November 30, 2025
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays 11am-2pm
Opening Reception: TBD

Kathleen Byrnes has taken to working plein aire, challenging her to work quickly and spontaneously. Byrnes uses the environment to infuse the canvas with mood and emotion. Working in predominantly oil, Byrnes has produced works that explore the light and structure of urban Washington DC, the Virginia and Maryland country side, as well as the inlets, bay, ocean and marshlands of Southern New Jersey. Jennifer Howard is a painter and graphic designer who has lived and worked in Washington, DC for over 37 years. Her paintings are about the moment, the immediacy of paint applied honestly, thickly and emotionally on canvas. She strives to convey a textural quality to the surface with layers of color and an emphasis on capturing light.

Location

Gallery B is located in downtown Bethesda at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E.
The Bethesda Metro is two blocks south of the gallery, and public parking garages are located on Wisconsin Avenue and Old Georgetown Road.

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