Art events in the DMV
Art across the DMV: gallery openings, art festivals, exhibitions, public art and maker markets. DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia.
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Tuesday, November 3 Jump to Fri Nov 6
IT HAPPENED HERE: REMEMBERING THREE LYNCHINGSAll day, day 1 of 28, Nov 3 to 3012901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874Photo exhibition from the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project documenting the nearly erased history of three lynchings in Montgomery County (1880, 1880 and 1896). The show also traces the community process of engagement, reconciliation and healing. At BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, November 3 through 30.
Friday, November 6 Jump to Sat Nov 7
Intersections | Realism & Abstraction at Gallery B12 to 9pm, day 1 of 3, Nov 6 to 87700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814Group show putting four artists in dialogue across the line between realism and abstraction. Realistic figures dissolve into abstract grounds while bold brushwork and texture carry feeling rather than literal detail. Presented in downtown Bethesda by the Bethesda Urban Partnership. Opening reception Friday, November 6, 6 to 9 pm; gallery open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 12 to 5 pm.
Saturday, November 7 Jump to Fri Nov 13
Remember Me: Picturing African Americans in Early PhotographyAll day, day 1 of 48, Nov 7 to Dec 24Free6th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20565Some 70 early photographs of and by Black Americans, drawn from the 19th and early 20th centuries, chart how portrait photography became a tool of identity, resilience, and self-representation. The exhibition traces the evolving understanding of the medium among African Americans across a century of change.
Friday, November 13 Jump to Sat Nov 14
Handwork: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery10am to 5:30pm, day 1 of 42, Nov 13 to Dec 24FreePennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006The Renwick's new contemporary craft exhibition, celebrating the handmade across media. The Smithsonian American Art Museum's craft-focused branch presents work that foregrounds process, material, and the maker's hand, opening with a free open house on November 13 from 11am to 2pm.
DowntownDC Holiday Market11am to 9pm, day 1 of 13, Nov 13 to 25FreeF Street NW between 7th and 9th Streets NW, Washington, DCThe DowntownDC Holiday Market returns for its 22nd season with an extended 40-day run. More than 115 local makers, artisans, and entrepreneurs fill F Street NW with handcrafted gifts, art, apparel, and decor, plus 15 food and drink vendors. Free and open to the public; closed Thanksgiving Day. Steps from Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro.
Saturday, November 14 Jump to Thu Nov 19
Photographic Memory: Fifty Years of Collecting11:30am to 7pm, day 1 of 41, Nov 14 to Dec 24Free8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004More than 120 photographic portraits marking fifty years of photography collecting at the National Portrait Gallery. The show spans the medium's history through the gallery's holdings, from early processes to contemporary work, in the Penn Quarter museum the NPG shares with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
GASP: Great Art Small Prices at Artists in Middleburg1 to 3pm, day 1 of 51, Nov 14 to Jan 3102 W Washington St, Middleburg, VA 20117Annual small-works holiday exhibition at The Artists in Middleburg with affordable pieces by regional artists. Opening reception on November 14.
Thursday, November 19 Jump to Sat Nov 21
Loudoun Cares 8th Annual Art AuctionAll day23075 Evergreen Mills Rd, Leesburg, VA 20175Eighth annual benefit art auction for Loudoun Cares at Fleetwood Farm Winery, showcasing work by more than 24 local artists. Garden-party evening with proceeds supporting community programs.
Saturday, November 21 Jump to Sun Nov 22
The 93rd Annual Fine Art in Miniature at Strathmore1pm, one of 29 datesFree10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852The 93rd annual exhibition of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC: nearly 700 miniature works from around the world, from postcard to postage-stamp size, spanning portraits, still lifes, sculpture and collage. Free admission at the Mansion at Strathmore; opening reception Saturday, November 21 at 1 pm. Visitors are encouraged to bring a magnifying glass.
Sunday, November 22 Jump to Fri Nov 27
Waverly Street Gallery Annual Holiday Show1 to 6pm, one of 24 dates4600 East West Highway, #102, Bethesda, MD 20814Year-end group show of work by Waverly Street Gallery's member artists at a range of prices. Painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and jewelry on view in downtown Bethesda. Reception Friday, December 4. Gallery open Thursday through Sunday, 1 to 6 pm.
Friday, November 27 Jump to Thu Dec 3
2026 Fine Arts & Crafts Holiday Gift Show10am to 4pm, one of 16 dates17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860Annual holiday marketplace filling Sandy Spring Museum's galleries with handmade work by local and regional artists: ceramics, paintings, jewelry, textiles, woodworking, glass and mixed media. A Montgomery County holiday shopping tradition, November 27 through December 24.
Thursday, December 3 Jump to Fri Dec 4
Paint Bethesda Finalist Exhibition at The Writer's CenterAll day, day 1 of 20, Dec 3 to 224508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20816Group exhibition of finalists from the inaugural Paint Bethesda competition: up to 20 artists painting downtown Bethesda's buildings, icons and landmarks, competing for $4,500 in prizes. On view at The Writer's Center, December 3 through 22, with a public artists' reception Friday, December 11.
Friday, December 4 Jump to Sat Dec 5
Del Ray Artisans 31st Annual Holiday Market6 to 9pm, day 1 of 3, Dec 4 to 6Free2704 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 2230131st annual fine art and fine craft holiday market at Del Ray Artisans, running the first three December weekends with a different rotation of local artists each weekend. Jewelry, pottery, prints, glass, fiber, and more. Free admission.
Saturday, December 5 Jump to Sat Dec 12
Occoquan Holiday Artisan Market11am to 6pm, day 1 of 2, Dec 5 to 6FreeUnion St & Commerce St, Occoquan, VA 22125Annual holiday market on Union and Commerce Streets in historic Occoquan with curated artisan vendors, local shops and galleries, fireside activities, Santa's arrival by boat, and a gingerbread contest. Free entry.
Saturday, December 12 Jump to Sat Jan 16
Andrey Skripchenko: World of Colors at BlackRockAll day, day 1 of 51, Dec 12 to Jan 3112901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874Photographs by Andrey Skripchenko from his World of Colors series: vivid flowers, underwater scenes, fish, corals and anemones. Reception December 12 (time not published) at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.
Saturday, January 16
Cultivate at BlackRock Center for the ArtsAll day, day 1 of 16, Jan 16 to 3112901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874Interdisciplinary group exhibition of artists, writers and researchers investigating land, place and the commons, with a focus on Montgomery County's past and present landscapes. At BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, opening January 16.
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