Public Art
The three hundred acres of downtown Bethesda are filled with inspiring works of public art. Browse the collection of public art located within the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and click on the photo to learn more about the public art works in and around that location.
8001 Woodmont Avenue
Artery Plaza
Artery Plaza
Avocet Tower
Bethesda Elementary School
Bethesda Elementary School
Bethesda Office Center
Bethesda Place Plaza
Bethesda Place Plaza
Bethesda Post Office
Bethesda Post Office
Bethesda Towers
Brightview Bethesda
Caroline Freedman Park
Chevy Chase Garden Plaza
Chevy Chase Garden Plaza
Element 28
Elm Street Park
Fairmont Plaza
Fairmont Plaza
Flats 8300
Francis G. Newlands Building
Gallery I & II
Gateway Building
Gateway Building
Hampden Square
Imagination Stage
Lionsgate Bethesda
Lionsgate Bethesda
Maizon Bethesda
Maizon Bethesda
Marriott International
Metro Center
Metro Center
Metro Tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue
Metro Tunnel under Wisconsin Avenue
“Tunnel Vision,” produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, showcases the work of 12 selected artists inside the Metro Tunnel that runs under Wisconsin Avenue.
- John James Anderson, Washington, DC
- Sheila Blake, Takoma Park, MD
- Frank Capello, Potomac, MD
- Anne Chan, Silver Spring, MD
- Howard E. Clark, Montgomery Village, MD
- Richard L. Dana, Bethesda, MD
- Bob Elliott, Bethesda, MD
- Joey P. Manlapaz, Washington, DC
- Greg Minah, Baltimore, MD
- Alexander Porter, Chevy Chase, MD
- Kristy Simmons, Bethesda, MD
Sponsors
This project was made possible through the generous contributions of the following:
- Barwood Transportation
- Bernard Family Foundation
- The Bethesda Center / The Bernstein Companies
- Brookfield Office Properties
- Chevy Chase Land Company
- The Clark Building
- The Donohoe Companies, Inc.
- EagleBank
- Imagination Stage
- Jane Fairweather Team, Coldwell Banker
- The JBG Companies, Inc.
- Montgomery County, MD
- Round House Theatre
- Stage 2 A/V Productions
- StonebridgeCarras
- Vamoose Bus
One Bethesda Center
One Bethesda Center
Poetry Benches at Circulator Stops
Poetry Benches at Circulator Stops
12 artistic benches engraved with the work of local poets are placed around Bethesda on the route of the Bethesda Circulator.
Residence Inn by Marriott
Residence Inn by Marriott
Rosedale Park
Safeway
Signal Boxes
Signal Boxes
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is further fulfilling its commitment to promoting downtown Bethesda as an arts destination and providing opportunities to local artists. The Signal Box Public Art Project features the artwork of 15 artists whose original works of art have been printed onto vinyl and “wrapped” onto 15 signal boxes. View photos.
Signal Box Artists: Liliane Blom, Rockville, MD; Nico Borrelli, Bethesda, MD and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School student; Ellen Byrne, Frederick, MD; Lea Craigie-Marshall, Brunswick, MD; Rosa Cruglez, Virginia Beach, VA; Michelle Herman, Washington, D.C.; Amy Kaslow, Bethesda, MD; Alexis Limpiado, Gaithersburg, MD; Adrian Loving, Washington, D.C.; Johathan Monaghan, Washington, D.C.; Rashad Ali Muhummad, Clinton, MD; Rodrigo Pradel, Reston, VA; Francis Sullivan, Bethesda, MD; Sora Walker, Takoma Park, MD and Georgetown Day School student; Nick Zimbro, Woodbridge, VA
The Signal Box Public Art Project is a public art initiative made possible through a partnership with Montgomery County, the Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District with generous donations from the following local organizations and individuals.
Thank you to the following supporters who contributed to the project:
- Amy Kaslow Gallery
- Avocet Towers Investors, LLC
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center
- Bethesda Systems
- Cherian & Catherine Thomas
- The Donohoe Companies
- EYA LLC
- The Greenhill Companies
- Host Hotels & Resorts
- Jane Fairweather Team
- Laurence Cafritz Builders
- Lerch, Early & Brewer
- Maryland State Arts Council
- Montgomery County Police
Solaire Bethesda
Sophia Bethesda
The Darcy Bethesda
The Palisades
Waverly House