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Don’t miss the arts event of the year – reserve your seats today!

The Celebration of the Arts is the Arts Council’s main source of private and corporate funding and helps to support our grant and scholarship programs, as well as our education programs for children and adults throughout the year. And it is always an amazing showcase of local visual, performing, and culinary artists!

Celebration of the Arts in Howard County 2025: Date Coming Soon!

Celebration of the Arts audience (photo by Lee Waxman)
Audience sits in theater before show begins.

Night of the Event

Presented by the Howard County Arts Council at the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center

6 – 8pm
• Reception in Grand Hall with hors d’oeuvres, mains, and dessert along with beer, wine, and soda
• Art Auction in Rouse Company Foundation Gallery
• Raffle
8 – 10pm
• Rising Star Performing Arts Competition
• Howie Award Presentations
• Guest Performances
• Live Audience Vote and Presentation of the $5,000 Rising Star

Tickets

Tickets @ $100 – Includes reception in the Grand Hall and performances in the Smith Theatre.

Tickets @ $50 – Includes reception in the Grand Hall and simulcast viewing of the performances in The Rouse Company Foundation Studio Theatre.

Group Package – Buy 9 @ $100, get the 10th free. Includes a reception in the Grand Hall and performances in the Smith Theatre.

Tickets go on sale August 1, 2025.

Women faces gallery wall looking at colorful artwork.