Gallery B

Gallery B

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and Bethesda Urban Partnership manage Gallery B in downtown Bethesda! The gallery, a non-profit arts space, is available to interested artists and arts organizations for one-month rentals. All media including, but not limited to, painting, photography and sculpture is eligible to use the space. Gallery B does not take a commission on any artwork sold during the exhibition.

Gallery Phone: (301) 215-7990
Rental Inquiries: (301) 215-6660 or info@bethesda.org 

Exhibitions

Bethesda Painting Awards

June 6, 2025 – June 29, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thursdays – Saturdays, 12-5pm; Sundays, 11am-4pm
Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 6-8pm

The Bethesda Painting Awards is the only juried competition in the Greater Washington, D.C. region dedicated solely to painters. Established by Carol Trawick in 2005, the Bethesda Painting Awards honors local artists with up to $14,000 in prizes, as well as a month-long group exhibition for the finalists at Gallery B.

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“Through the Looking Glass” by Creative Platform

July 10, 2025 – August 3, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thursdays-Saturdays, 12-6pm; Sundays 11am-3pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 12, 4-6pm

Creative Platform is a group of ten independent Metropolitan DC photographers who share resources and insights to inspire creative development. Individually they pursue diverse personal projects, and exhibit in solo, group and juried shows, locally, regionally and nationally. Taking their title from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, each artist uses the lens as the glass through which they view our world to create reflected, altered or literal visions.

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards Group Exhibition

September 4, 2025 – September 28, 2025
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 12-5pm
Opening Reception: Friday, September 12, 6-8pm

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District honors artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia. The 2025 finalists will have their work shown in a group exhibition at Gallery B.

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Location

Gallery B is located in downtown Bethesda at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E.
The Bethesda Metro is two blocks south of the gallery, and public parking garages are located on Wisconsin Avenue and Old Georgetown Road.

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