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Have you noticed the colorful artwork on the pedestrian bridge over Old Georgetown Road in downtown Bethesda? The pedestrian bridge art installation depicts healthcare workers, service industry employees, hearts, a grocery cart and more to honor all the frontline workers and emergency responders responding to the coronavirus public health emergency in the community. Board members […]

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announces the fourth annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. The adjudicated competition is seeking the best, up-and-coming, local songwriters and will award one talented songwriter a grand prize of $10,000 and 25 hours of recording studio time with Innovation Station Music. The award also includes a young songwriter category for which […]

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is fulfilling its commitment to public art by unveiling a new series of sculptures throughout downtown Bethesda. The thirteen aluminum sculptures, designed in the shape of a B, are being installed near Bethesda’s arts and entertainment venues as well as throughout downtown Bethesda to highlight venues as well as […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and First Lady Catherine Leggett celebrated the 15th annual County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities on Oct. 24th at the  Silver Spring Campus of Montgomery College. MyMCMedia’s Maureen Chowdhury reports. The following residents received awards: Lifetime Achievement Award Lila Oliver Asher, Visual Artist and Professor Lifetime Impact […]

The Bethesda community is planning to honor mural artist Juan Pineda at a dedication ceremony for his “Paint the Town” mural at Bethesda Metro Center. The ceremony is planned for 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 13. “We are thrilled that our second ‘Paint the Town’ mural has been completed,” said Cathy Bernard, president of the Bethesda […]

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announces the third annual Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. The adjudicated competition is seeking the best, up-and-coming, local songwriters and will award one talented songwriter a grand prize of $10,000. The award also includes a young songwriter category for which an aspiring songwriter who is younger than 18 will have the […]

There is a new abstract mural to check out along Arlington Road in Bethesda. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke recently talked to the artists who helped transform the blank retaining wall into a colorful work of art. You can find out more about the artists, here.

If you’ve got a song in your heart…write it down. A songwriting contest in Bethesda could win you $10,000. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announces the inaugural Bethesda Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. This new and exciting competition is seeking the best, up-and-coming, local songwriters. The adjudicated contest will award a talented songwriter a grand prize […]