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

“What Lies Beneath” by Chris Chernow, Elizabeth Curren, and Carolee Jakes

December 5, 2025 – January 4, 2026 (Closed December 26-28)
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays 11am-5pm
Opening Reception: Friday, December 12, 6-8pm

Three artists explore the concept of surface. While Chernow, Curren, and Jakes share an educational background, having earned degrees in Fine Art from the Corcoran College of Art + Design, their approaches to art are distinctly different. They come from three fields of study: Book Arts, Painting, and Printmaking. Although they have all worked with these three mediums, their approaches to the surface and to art production are strongly affected by their initial angle of approach. Elizabeth earned a BFA and then an MFA in Book Arts. Chris earned her BFA with a concentration in painting, but has worked with installation and printmaking. Carolee’s BFA concentrated on painting, screen printing, and woodblock printing. Over time, they’ve all come to see surface as integral to their work, but each in their own way. “What Lies Beneath” will be a body of work that is an investigation of surface.

Beyond the Canvas: Art as Inspiration for the Students of Blair G. Ewing Center

January 9, 2026 – January 31, 2026
Gallery Hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-2pm

The Blair G. Ewing Center is MCPS’s Alternative Education Program, designed to serve students with a variety of learning and social emotional needs. John Charles, art teacher at the center, has spent the past several years crafting the visual arts program to allow the students to express their creativity and emotions while also fulfilling their art credit requirements. The classes “blend several studio media, printmaking, sculpture, photography and digital arts” says Charles, whose own background in silk-screening encourages the students to layer drawings and photographs with abstract elements to create multimedia compositions. The January show will feature large- and small-scale prints from current students and recent alumni.

“The Postcard” by Art4US

February 6, 2026 – March 1, 2026
Gallery Hours: Fridays-Saturdays, 12-7pm; Sundays 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: TBA

“Plato argues that human beings are imprisoned in the cave of their own existence. We construct a narrative of our lives, we write the story in linear sequence, and we defend it. Inviting you to enter The Cave and send yourself a Postcard from the locale that reminds you of a visceral experience. Awaken a fragment of your being.” ART4US is a creative cooperative providing a virtual place to display, develop and cultivate patrons’ relationships. They are a group of international artists offering their unique mix of creativity, painting, photography, handcrafted jewelry and more.

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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