Step outside and experience a taste of local culture by exploring 10 new murals exhibited throughout Montgomery County, Maryland.
In an effort to promote the safe reopening of the area’s creative economy and cultural industry, the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County commissioned eight local artists to mount temporary public art murals that encourage residents and visitors to reengage with the arts and humanities sector.#ArtHappensHere reflects the wide diversity of Montgomery County’s communities including Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Glen Echo, Bethesda, Sandy Spring, Olney, Poolesville, and Gaithersburg.
Concept: “Joy” Back 2 Life
Artist: Dinah Myers Schroeder
Location: Sandy Spring Museum
Concept: Hands, birds, and a heart as a sun
Artist: Felisa Federman
Location: Bender JCC and Glen Echo Park
Artist: Arlette Jassel
Location: Olney Theatre Center
Concept: A collage of sunflowers
Artist: Marcie Wolf Hubbard
Location: Alden Farms
Concept: Observations about the human life inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem “Summer Day”
Artist: Martina Sestakova
Location: National Capital Trolley Museum
Concept: In the Stacks
Artist: Robert S. Cohen
Location: BlackRock Center for the Arts
Concept: “Four Seasons” showcasing women of many ages and ethnicities
Artist: Liliane Blom
Location: Takoma Park Arts
Concept: “Hope Tree”
Artist: Sandra Perez Ramos
Location: Woodside Urban Park
More information on each of the artists, 10 murals, and their exact locations can be found on the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County website, creativemoco.com.
