Montgomery Community Media

Due to the pandemic, the 63rd Capital Emmy Awards were presented virtually this year rather than an in-person event. Montgomery Community Media held their own version of the Emmy Awards at the MCM studios in Rockville this week to celebrate winning four Emmys – the most in MCM’s 37-year history.

Montgomery Community Media ha sido nominada a ocho premios Emmy de la región capital. Las nominaciones fueron anunciadas virtualmente los días miércoles y jueves, por el Capítulo de la Bahía de Chesapeake de la Capital Nacional de la Academia Nacional de Artes y Ciencias de la Televisión. Un desglose de las nominaciones: • Tres nominaciones […]

Montgomery Community Media has been nominated for eight Capital Region Emmy Awards. The nominations were announced virtually Wednesday and Thursday evenings by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. A breakdown of the nominations: • Three nominations for MCM’s Black Artists in Montgomery County series • Three for […]

Jonathan Jaeger began painting full time five years ago after a career as a social worker. One day he realized he wanted more and needed to pursue his passion for painting. He describes his painting style as outside the norm. Jaeger grew up in a diverse adoptive family and he sees this influence in his […]

Doudgy “Dew” Charmant began creating art at the age of four with guidance from his uncle. He is a visual artist who tells stories with acrylic and oil paints. Love, joy, sadness and revenge are some of the themes depicted in his paintings that provide a commentary on life. Charmant is profiled as part of MyMCM’s […]

Paula Cleggett got the bug for art when she was a child growing up in Chicago but wasn’t able to work on it full time until she retired right here in Montgomery County. Her career in communications, as a storyteller, is evident in her paintings. Reporter Diane Roberts shares what inspires Cleggett’s work. You can […]

Preston Sampson is committed to shining a light on gun violence against black men in America and uses bullet casings in his art to tell that distressing story. He also works in an unusual medium called encaustic painting. Sampson explained what that is to Diane Roberts at his Montgomery County art studio. Learn more about Preston, […]

As a diplomat, Cynthia Farrell Johnson traveled all over the world, picking up inspiration for her art along the way. Reporter Diane Roberts heard the stories firsthand from Johnson in the latest installment of Black Artists in Montgomery County. Only on MyMCM. Short Take: Cynthia Farrell Johnson, Black Artist in Montgomery County In this MyMCM […]

Levi Robinson is an artist whose work speaks to voting rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and so much more. He wants his art to have purpose and speak to the human condition. Diane Roberts got to see the creative process up close from his studio in Montgomery County. See the entire story only on […]