
Youth Art Month 2025
February 14 – March 30, 2025 | Gallery I
An annual exhibit of student artwork in collaboration with Howard County Public School System (HCPSS).
HoCo Arts manages two galleries with over 2,100 square feet of exhibit space. Our gallery program was established to enhance the public’s appreciation of the visual arts, provide a venue to exhibit the work of local, regional, and national artists in a professional space, and provide leadership in the arts by presenting a broad spectrum of arts in all media from both emerging and established artists.
We present 10-12 exhibits per year of national, regional, and local artists, including two-person, small and large group, juried, curated, and community shows. We rarely present solo exhibits.
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Want your artwork considered for future exhibits in our galleries? Submit a General Exhibit proposal or apply to one of our signature exhibits today.
Paint It! Ellicott City is an annual event that brings artists and spectators interested in the plein air tradition to Historic Ellicott City. Both juried and Open Paint artists set up their easels around the historic district, enjoying a summer weekend as they capture the picturesque mill town and all its charms.
Paint It! culminates in an exhibit of juried artists’ work in our gallery, which features an opening reception and juror’s award presentation. Artists and visitors may view and purchase the finished pieces during the reception. Work created by Open Paint artists will be on view at the Howard County Welcome Center on Main Street.
About the Paint It! Ellicott City 2025 Juror
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Paint It! Ellicott City Special Awards
How to Participate as a Paint It! Ellicott City Artist
Call for Juried Artists
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HoCo Open takes place annually, opening in December. Eligible artists are invited to submit one piece of ready-to-hang original artwork completed in the past two years for inclusion in the exhibit. Entries will be accepted online beginning early November on a first-come basis, one entry per artist, until 100 submissions have been received. Accepted artists will be provided with instructions for scheduling a specific day and time to drop off their artwork at the Center for the Arts.
HoCo Open applications will open November 2025.
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Join the competition! ARTsites takes artwork out of our galleries and places it in public spaces across Howard County. Each year we select 12 new sculptures, which are installed in August and remain in place until July of the following year.
Every year, HoCo Arts seeks up to 12 artists to participate in its annual juried public art competition for a temporary outdoor exhibit from August -July. Our goal is to make art more accessible to the entire community by placing sculptures at sites throughout Howard County. The sculpture will serve as major visual anchor points that will enhance and activate community spaces and generate interest in public art.
HoCo Arts will administer the selection process and provide an identification plaque for each work and promotional support for the exhibit. Our staff will serve as a liaison with site administrators. Sale of artwork will be encouraged; a 20% commission of work sold as a result of the exhibit will go to HCAC. Work must remain on view for the duration of the entire exhibit.
Art Maryland, a multi-media statewide juried exhibit, is open to all artists 18 years or older, residing in Maryland or within a 100-mile radius of Ellicott City, Maryland.
The exhibit began in 1984 as Maryland’s Best, an annual show running through 1989 and open to all Maryland artists. In 1990, when the show became a biennial, its name was changed to Art Maryland. In 2000, it was expanded to include Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania in addition to Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC Art Maryland is one of the longest-running juried exhibits of Maryland artists in the state.
Art Maryland is on view every other year October-November with entries accepted June-July.
Art Maryland Entries open July 2026.
About the Art Maryland 2024 Juror
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Art Howard County is a biennial, multi-media juried exhibit showcasing the impressive depth of artistic talent right here in our community. Visual artists, 18 years of age or older, who live, work, or study in Howard County, Maryland are eligible to apply.
Art Howard County is on view every other year, October–November, with entries accepted in July.
About the Howard County 2023 Juror
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