Montgomery Community Media

The Bethesda Urban Partnership is looking for an artist to design and paint a mural for the Old Georgetown Parking Garage for its 2021 Paint the Town Mural Competition. The application will be due on Aug. 6, and artists must be 18 or older, a resident of Washington D.C., Maryland or Virginia, and a carrier […]

Downtown Silver Spring’s $10 million redevelopment project now includes a brightly-colored Ellsworth Drive. The street mural is called Energy Waves and was inspired by sound and electricity waves, according to the artists Chalk Riot. The idea is to show “the slow and exciting return of our community gathering once again,” it states on a poster […]

Aproximadamente una semana después de debutar con una escultura de flores interactiva de 25 pies de altura, el centro de la cuidad de Silver Spring pronto dará la bienvenida a nuevas tiendas y restaurantes. Peterson Companies, que ha proporcionado $10 millones para la revitalización del área, también anunció el regreso de la sala de cine […]

A vivid mural featuring multicultural dancers will be displayed outside the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s headquarters on Reedie Drive in Wheaton. It is expected to debut in July. The winning mural was selected by an online community vote in March in which 11,703 votes were cast for three different mural designs, according to […]

A parking garage in Bethesda is being transformed into a piece of artwork with a mural created by artist Megan Lewis as part of the “Paint the Town” initiative. Marvelous mural progress in Bethesda! Thank you @urbanhipsta for taking this blank canvas and creating a wonderful work of art. #BethesdaMD #acreativedc #MDinFocus pic.twitter.com/slzYw7Nuia — BethesdaUP […]

It’s not too late to get a second-day issue of Rockville’s historic new postage stamp. City officials will join representatives of the U.S. Postal Service at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, to mark the issue of a new forever stamp featuring the Sugarloaf Mountain Mural in the city’s police department lobby. Following remarks by […]

The U.S. Postal Service’s 2019 Forever Stamp Series features a mural of Sugarloaf Mountain. In a press release, the Postal Service said, the stamp is sold within a pane of 10 stamps that depict “five different murals designed to add a touch of beauty to Post Office walls and help boost the morale of Americans during […]

Former Montgomery County resident and visual artist Juan Pineda transforms a 200 foot wall into a work of art. The colorful creation, painted in partnership with the POW! WOW! mural festival, brightens up the Branch Trail in Washington, D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood. Juan’s work can be seen through the DMV, including “In Memory of Freddy” in […]

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 […]

Discovery Communications revealed this year’s winning  Shark Week “Fintastic Shark” mural  this week. The mural is displayed at the company’s Downtown Silver Spring headquarters. Discovery asked the public to choose from three designs, including a “Toothy Grin” and “I Heart Shark” options, through an online survey. According to a news release, the mural will be lit […]