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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 Language of Glass” by The National Capital Art Glass Guild

May 1, 2026 – May 24, 2026
Gallery Hours: Fridays, 3-8pm; Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 2, 7:30-9:30pm

The National Capital Art Glass Guild (NCAGG) is an organization whose members work in all forms of glass art including kiln-formed (fused), blown, mosaic, stained, and lamp-worked. Through exhibitions, the NCAGG promoted all aspects of glass as an art form.

This juried exhibition encourages artists to explore the dynamic qualities of glass through movement, flow, form, surface, color, and lines. 

The Bethesda Painting Awards Exhibition

June 4, 2026 – June 28, 2026
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, 12-5pm; Sunday, 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: Friday, June 12, 6-8pm

The Bethesda Painting Awards, founded in 2005, is downtown Bethesda’s annual juried art competition that exclusively honors painters from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Eight artists have been selected by the panel of judges to exhibit their artwork June 2026 at Gallery B:

Sally Bowring, Richmond, VA
Thomas Bunnell, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Coffey, Richmond, VA
Julia Gould, Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey Deane Hall, Richmond, VA
Minh Trang Huynh, Richmond, VA
Monica Ikegwu, Baltimore, MD
Kai Jones, Washington, DC

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The Trawick Prize Exhibition

September 3, 2026 – September 27, 2026
Gallery Hours: Thursdays – Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 4, 6-8pm

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District honors artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia.

Eight finalists will be selected for consideration for Trawick Prize. This year’s jury consists of Mollye Bendell, Assistant Professor of Art at University of Maryland; Alanna Fields, Photography Lecturer at Howard University; and Michael Jones McKean, Associate Professor of Sculpture + Extended Media at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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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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