Intern Spotlight: Next-gen talent ✨
Hayley Asai dove into #MoCo's creative sector with us last summer. In her recent MSU interview she shares what she learned, skills she developed, + her experience in the field.
The full story: 📝 cal.msu.edu/news/where-desi...
#Creativemoco #MondayInspiration
Advocacy works. ✨🎨🏛️
Arts advocates from across Maryland helped secure $31.8M for the Maryland State Arts Council + $3M for Arts & Culture Capital Grants.
A strong outcome for the creative sector. Congrats all!
#ArtsAdvocacy #CreativeSector #Maryland
Thanks for coming! 💙 Familiar Threads Opening Reception
Missed it? Visit the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room before it closes on June 12.
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
#Creativemoco #KramerGallery #MoCo #DTSS
Cohort options:
🔹 Tuesday Evenings | April 28 – May 19 at 7:00 p.m.
🔹 Wednesday Lunch | April 29 – May 20 at 12:00 p.m.
Register Here: mailchi.mp/creativemoco...
#CreativeSector #ArtsAndInnovation #Creativemoco #MoCo
Stay Human, Stay Ahead!
Make AI work for your creative business. 📝✨
Join our 4-week AI workshop series to learn how to automate administrative work and make space for creativity. 💻
2 cohorts available. Space is limited! 🕒
🔗 Registration link below.
#ProfessionalDevelopment #ArtsAndTechnology
image of a zebra with green, gold and red banner. pedestrian safety art contest - 6th annual - art contest - open to all montgomery county elementary schools (k-5) march 16- april 17, 2026
🖍️ICYMI🖍️
@montgomerycountymd.bsky.social's Safe Routes to School Program is hosting its annual #PedestrianSafety Art Contest to raise awareness about pedestrian safety with school aged children. You must submit your work by 11:59pm on April 17, 2026! 🎨▶️ bit.ly/3QbIETJ
@montoya4mcps.bsky.social
Today is World Art Day, thank you to the many talented young artists who participated in MTA’s Earth Day Art Competition. Stay tuned this month as we unveil the finalists and bring our specially designed Earth Day Bus to life! #MTAEarthDayArt #WorldArtDay
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FY27 Community Quality of Life grant applications will be accepted through Wednesday, April 22. These grants are available to community organizations providing programs and projects benefiting #TKPK residents. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OMYH9F
Open for Applications ✨🎭
Theatre artists, interested in creating new works? Apply to Olney Theatre Center's Vanguard Arts Fund to receive support for developing your show!
📅 Submission deadline: June 30
🔗 Learn more: www.olneytheatre.org/about-us/van...
#theatre #newwork #MoCo #Creativemoco
📣 Arts + culture funding is on the line.
The proposed FY 2027 federal budget includes minimal funding for the NEA, NEH, and IMLS.
The arts support 5.4M jobs + are a $1.2 trillion economic driver.
Urge Congress to fully fund both: americansforthearts.quorum.us/campaign/159...
#ArtsAdvocacy
Yellow sidewalk chalkboard People's Book
Pollen count: high
Book count: higher
Keep your nose in a book!
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What’s Playing This April: Community Theater Shows in Montgomery County
Shows opening in April. Silver Spring Stage, Kentlands Community Players, and A Taste Murder Productions.
Bethesda Film Fest is back for year 14! 🍿🎥
Featuring 5 short documentaries by local filmmakers tonight + tomorrow at Landmark’s Bethesda Row Cinema. It’s a weekend full of storytelling + community voices. 🎬✨
Details: bethesdamagazine.com/2026/04/08/s...
#CultureSpotMC #BethesdaMD #MoCo
Looking for gallery space? 🖼️
Sandy Spring Museum is offering exhibition opportunities through its Community Gallery. Open to local artists + groups at $250/month.
🔗 Learn more: culturespotmc.com/classified/c...
#MoCo #Creativemoco
ARTIST OPP 🎨 Bethesda Urban Partnership seeks submissions for phase 2 of the Signal Box Public Art Project.
10 artists will have their original designs featured on signal boxes across downtown Bethesda.
Open to ages 14+ in the DMV
💲 $650 | Apply by April 30
🔗 RFP: www.bethesda.org/paint-town-p...
Closing Soon ⏳ LTPF Leadership Coaching
We’re offering pro-bono, 1-on-1 career coaching to 15 DMV arts + culture professionals. 🤝
Includes:
✅ 8 private coaching sessions
✅ Career + personal growth support
✅ Open to all leadership stages
🕒 Apply by April 16
🔗 creativemoco.com/leadership-c...
JOB OPP 💼🎨 Arts on the Block seeks a Youth Arts Program Manager to lead The Apprentice Program!
Build + guide a small studio team, mentor teenage apprentices, deliver mosaic centered visual arts, and more.
📅 Apply by April 25
🔗 Learn more: culturespotmc.com/classified/y...
Image credit: MCDOT
Article via @themocoshow.bsky.social
#ArtsAnd #ArtAndTransportation #ArtAndPublicWelfare #MoCo
Congrats to the winners of @mcdotnow.bsky.social's 2026 ‘Heads Up, Phones Down’ Teen Video Contest! 🎉 👏
A great example of young people using creativity to raise awareness about safe driving + responsible phone habits among their peers.
🎥 Check out their work: mocoshow.com/2026/03/26/m...
Article via @sourceofthespring.com
Silver Spring Stage explores questions about power, truth, and leadership by drawing parallels between Shakespeare’s Coriolanus + today’s political climate.
Director Jae K. Gee shares insights on casting, leadership traits, power-dynamics + more: www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-sprin...
Jazz at the Kramer: April Edition 🎶✨
Join us on April 8 at 6:30 p.m. for Petra Martin + Jon Ozment, a duo performing a versatile repertoire of jazz, samba, R&B, and more. Every song will speak from the heart.
RSVP: jakapril2026.eventbrite.com
Germantown historian Anthony Michael Cohen plans to walk Harriet Tubman's 750 mile Underground Railroad route for the second time. 😮
The journey highlights Tubman's legacy + marks the nation's 250th birthday. Read more: mocoshow.com/2026/03/10/g...
#history #heritage #americanhistory #MoCo
#MoCo cinematic talent in Hollywood! 🎥
Zainab Azizi spoke with Bethesda Magazine about her journey to becoming a film producer, her latest big screen release "Send Help", working with acclaimed director Sam Raimi + more!
Check it out. 👉 bethesdamagazine.com/2026/0...