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A Home and an Incubator for the Arts

  • Gallery I

    Resident Visual Artists Exhibit 2025

    April 11 – May 25, 2025

    Our annual Resident Visual Artists Exhibit showcases recent artwork by artists with studios at the Center for the Arts.

  • Gallery II

    The Light Ekphrastic: Creative Spark

    April 11 – May 25, 2025

    The Light Ekphrastic is a non-profit quarterly online journal dedicated to the creation of new written and visual artworks through collaboration between artists. Curated by founder and editor Jenny O’Grady and Melissa Penley Cormier, this exhibit celebrates the completion of over 50 issues of The Light Ekphrastic and features works by artists who have contributed over the years.

Enriching and uplifting Howard County communities since 1981. We are devoted to nurturing local artists and arts organizations, furthering the public’s appreciation of the arts, and ensuring that the arts are accessible — regardless of age, ability or economic status.

Art Classes 
& Camps

We offer art classes, camps, and workshops that spark excitement, build skills, and nurture creativity.

A group of children being guided in an art class

Exhibits & Programs

We connect and engage people with the arts through exhibits, receptions, events, and a variety of one-time and ongoing arts programs.

Grants for the Arts

We provide grants, scholarships, and honoraria to support the work of artists and arts organizations in our community.

Rentals & Studios

We provide affordable studio, rehearsal, classroom, meeting, and performance spaces to artists and arts organizations.

Support The Arts

Your support of HoCo Arts is critical to our ability to enrich and uplift our communities through the arts.

HoCo Arts Classes and Workshops
Howard County Arts & Culture Master Plan

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