Rockville Arts Festival

Rockville Arts Festival Shop our 13th annual outdoor art gallery + artisan market in Rockville Town Square - rain or shine!

The Rockville Arts Festival is a premier art show in a spectacular venue produced by VisArts, the largest visual arts center in Montgomery County. The Festival will transform the streets surrounding Rockville Town Square into an outdoor art gallery. We’ll feature the work of 130 nationally recognized artists, live musical and cultural entertainment, art demonstrations, and artisanal foods. Stroll

and shop for the finest in ceramics, drawings, fiber, glass, graphics, jewelry, metalwork, paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood, and mixed media. Saturday, May 7 | 10 AM-5 PM
Sunday, May 8 | 10 AM-5 PM

Admission is FREE. The outdoor event is held rain or shine on the streets of Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland (Maryland Avenue and East Middle Lane). Streets are closed to traffic for the Festival, which is in easy walking distance of the Rockville Metro station, and numerous garages are conveniently located around the site.

05/06/2024
There’s still time to check out the fabulous award winners and artists at the Rockville Arts Festival! Grab your umbrell...
05/05/2024

There’s still time to check out the fabulous award winners and artists at the Rockville Arts Festival! Grab your umbrellas and come join the fun 🤩 we’re open until 5 PM!

04/29/2024

Come check out the amazing VisAbility Art Lab artists next week at the festival!

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Fes...
04/28/2024

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival on May 4-5 from 10 AM-5 PM in Rockville Town Square! The festival will feature 130 fine artists specializing in a variety of media, including photography, sculpture, and wood.

Photography:
- Jane Axman
- Mark Brown
- Michael Chen
- Susan Darrow
- Laura Denardo
- Ryan Feipel
- Avner Ofer
- Bill Snyder
- Carolyn Thome

Sculpture:
- Bernie Houston

Wood:
- John Kara
- Dan Kepner
- Dee Miller
- Larry Morgan
- Alex Stanik
- Mike + Michael Stanik
- John Sterling

Learn more at https://ow.ly/ovLI50RqcOu.

[Image 2: Artwork by Mark Brown]
[Image 3: Artwork by Bernie Houston]
[Image 4: Artwork by John Kara]

Next weekend can't come soon enough! 🤩
04/25/2024

Next weekend can't come soon enough! 🤩

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Fes...
04/21/2024

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival on May 4-5 from 10 AM-5 PM in Rockville Town Square! The festival will feature 130 fine artists specializing in a variety of media, including jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, and painting.

Jewelry:
- Lauren Boyle
- Lisa Cutler
- Kathleen Dautel
- Amanda Hagerman
- Merrilee Harrigan
- Bonnie Hedden
- Doug Heifetz
- Megan Horan
- Carolyn Jones
- Dan Kepner
- Roberta + William Manly
- Lisa Markowitz
- Leanne + Andy Marquis
- Lucile Martin
- Robin Miller
- David Nugent
- Luis Perez
- Rejane Pratelli
- Yanina Siani
- Donna Thome
- Fiona Thompson
- Wendy Waugaman
- Angela Welti
- Evgeny Zidarov

Metalwork:
- Robert Yates
- Michelle Zorich + Katherine Martin

Mixed Media 2D:
- Paul Braun
- Jorge Caligiuri
- Kristen Dahms
- Tara Gillespie
- Jennifer Domal
- Judith Marchand + David Horowitz
- Mina Hsing
- John Wayne Jackson
- Maria Livrone + Bill Zack
- Kent Maxwell
- Nina Nemeth
- Tasha Overpeck
- Yolanda Prinsloo
- Mariana Russo
- Thomas Siciliano
- Maggie Wang
- Deborah Younglao

Mixed Media 3D:
- Karen Acciani
- Ruth Becker
- Alexandra Blake
- Rachel Broadbent
- Don Hart
- Kate Jones
- Jordan Mansour
- Pablo Martone
- Jan Powers
- Vered Yanay

Painting:
- Mehrnaz Amirina
- Jennifer Becker
- Jonathan Carraher
- Limor Dekel
- Jay Durrah
- ZL Feng
- Kate Meyer Fitzpatrick
- Kelvin Henderson
- Jongsoo Lee
- Letitia Lee
- Edwin Lester
- Deo Lutwama
- Charles Macsherry
- Leo Hong Mao
- Phillip Michaels
- Charlotte Miller
- Richard Moore
- Gregg Morris
- Leanne Moss
- Pratibha Sane
- Peter Stolvoort
- Matt Szychowski
- Cassie Taggart
- Margaret Thorn
- Meghan Troup
- Heidi Walsh
- Sharon West

Learn more at https://ow.ly/txGi50RkMlp.

[Image 2: Artwork by David Nugent]
[Image 3: Artwork by Michelle Zorich + Katherine Martin]
[Image 4: Artwork by Tara Gillespie]
[Image 5: Artwork by Rachel Broadbent]
[Image 6: Artwork by Kelvin Henderson]

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Fes...
04/09/2024

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces at VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival on May 4-5 from 10 AM-5 PM in Rockville Town Square! The festival will feature 130 fine artists specializing in a variety of media, including ceramics, drawing, fiber and glass.

Ceramics:
- Ruchi Gupta
- Tom Laudenslager
- Ben May
- C. Porter Murray
- Stephanie Paskiewicz
- Marcia Reiver

Drawing:
- Bob Friedenberg
- Grace McCracken

Fiber (Decorative)::
- Svetlana Lechkina
- Elizabeth Yates

Fiber (Wearable):
- Lisa Ditty
- Janey Harrington
- Frank Westfall

Glass:
- Jill Beard
- Jennifer Campagna
- Altyn Clark
- Bobby Harr
- Merrilee Harrigan
- Becky Snider
- Tatyana Zidarov

Learn more at https://ow.ly/E5lE50RbU51.

[Image 2: Artwork by Ruchi Gupta]
[Image 3: Artwork by Grace McCracken]
[Image 4: Artwork by Elizabeth Yates]
[Image 5: Artwork by Frank Westfall]
[Image 6: Artwork by Becky Snider]

Save the date 🗓️ Join us for VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival! This year’s event will be held Saturday, May ...
04/05/2024

Save the date 🗓️

Join us for VisArts’ 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival! This year’s event will be held Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 from 10 AM-5 PM in Rockville Town Square - rain or shine.

Shop and stroll our vibrant outdoor festival and artisan market featuring original art by 130 fine artists, artisanal goods, a community art project, our second annual chalk art competition, art demonstrations, food trucks, craft beer, and wine.

Discover new artists and meet returning artists creating one-of-a-kind pieces in ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, glass, painting, photography, printmaking, wood, metal, mixed media, and fiber.

Check out the VisAbility Art Lab booth, which showcases art created by neurodiuverse artists, and stop by the VisArts’ faculty and student booth to see their current work.

Everyone is welcome to take part in a fun art project that celebrates our community’s diversity. Participants will decorate puzzle pieces that represent their culture, heritage, and interests; the pieces will be joined to create a meaningful public art installation.

Show your creativity at the Festival’s second annual chalk art competition, which will take place on Saturday, May 4 from 11 AM-3 PM. Artists of all ages are invited to apply starting April 12.

Spend the day with family and friends; enjoy crab cakes, corned beef, and a craft brew; and pick up a unique work of art, fashion accessories, home and garden décor, furniture, natural bath and body products, handcrafted candy and nuts – and more!

Proceeds from the Festival help cover the costs of VisAbility Art Lab, class and camp scholarships, our Emerging Teacher Mentorship Program, and afterschool arts programs in community centers in the region.

VisArts fills a unique niche and is a vital and impactful member of Montgomery County’s art sector, making our area a better place to live and work by building community, nurturing social connections, and strengthening the local economy.

Learn more at https://ow.ly/W72350R9GFW.

Just a few weeks left until VisArts' 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival 👀 We can't wait to see you! Learn more https://...
04/05/2024

Just a few weeks left until VisArts' 12th Annual Rockville Arts Festival 👀 We can't wait to see you!

Learn more https://ow.ly/W72350R9GFW.

Until next May when our phoographers bring their perfect image to the VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival - enjoy
06/28/2023

Until next May when our phoographers bring their perfect image to the VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival - enjoy

This isn't Photoshop. This ingenious and imaginative photographer uses forced perspective to capture his playful images.

Come to the VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival to see the amazing art created by our Award of Distinction artists, Jennife...
05/07/2023

Come to the VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival to see the amazing art created by our Award of Distinction artists, Jennifer Becker ( #358), Marcia Reiver ( #341) and Matthew Leavell ( #201) today. The Festival is open until 5pm today.

VisArts

Come see the 11th Annual VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival Award of Distinction winners. Nina Nemeth ( #359), Edwin Leste...
05/07/2023

Come see the 11th Annual VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival Award of Distinction winners. Nina Nemeth ( #359), Edwin Lester ( #323) and Cassie Taggart ( #347). Stop by their booths and see the wonderful art at Rockville Town Square from 10am to 5pm today.

VisArts

Come see the 11th Annual VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival Award of Excellence winners today.  Bernie Hourston ( #243), R...
05/07/2023

Come see the 11th Annual VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival Award of Excellence winners today. Bernie Hourston ( #243), Richard Nolan ( #234) and Fiona Thompson ( #216). Open from 10am to 5pm. It will be a great day to come the Rockville Town Square. 2 hour free parking at all Town Square garages.

VisArts

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155 Gibbs Street
Rockville, MD
20850

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+13013158200

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The Rockville Arts Festival is a premier cultural event that will transform the streets surrounding Rockville Town Square into an outdoor art gallery. Organized and managed by VisArts of Rockville, this festival features the work of 125 nationally recognized artists, art demonstrations with local entertainment provided by the cultural organizations of Rockville, MD. Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2019 - 11 a.m - 5 p.m. Admission is FREE. The outdoor event is held rain or shine located on the streets of Rockville Town Square, Rockville, Maryland (Maryland, Ave., Middle St, and Gibbs St.). Streets are closed to traffic for the Festival. The Festival is in easy walking distance from the Rockville Metro station and numerous garages are conveniently located around the site. The Festival, features the work of 125 leading fine artists and crafters from around the country. On display will be the finest in: ceramics, drawings, fiber, glass, graphics, jewelry, metalwork, paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood and mixed media.