Support local artists on Small Business Saturday and do your holiday shopping in the Popcorn and Stone Tower Galleries! Learn more >>

A variety of different events take place on November 19th to kick off this year's season of holiday arts programming at Glen Echo Park! Check out the Glen Echo Pottery Outdoor Market from 10am to 4pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion, enjoy a food truck from 11am to 2pm, shop around the Popcorn and Stone Tower Galleries from 12pm to 8pm, and join us for an opening reception for the Holiday Art Show from 6pm to 8pm. Learn more >>

In conjunction with the Dentzel Carousel Opening Weekend, join us on May 1 for The Magic Garden Flower Bloom at Glen Echo Park. Throughout the weekend, the back corner of the park will transformed into an interactive art installation, featuring thousands of crocheted flowers handmade by craftspeople from around the country – and at the end of your tour, you can pick your very own flower from a special patch in exchange for a donation in any amount to the park.

All proceeds will benefit Glen Echo Park and the Beeler Fountain project, a two-year volunteer effort to restore the fountain and build a garden of native trees, plants and flowers in that corner of the park.

Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, the exhibition and sale — one of the largest art shows in the region — runs from 12 pm to 6 pm each day. Admission is free. The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists from the mid-Atlantic region. The show includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including sculpture, painting and drawing, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber arts, photography, furniture, works on paper, and more. Check back later for more details!

Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, the exhibition and sale — one of the largest art shows in the region — runs from 12 pm to 6 pm each day. Admission is free. The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists from the mid-Atlantic region. The show includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including sculpture, painting and drawing, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber arts, photography, furniture, works on paper, and more. Check back later for more details!

Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, the exhibition and sale — one of the largest art shows in the region — runs from 12 pm to 6 pm each day. Admission is free. The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists from the mid-Atlantic region. The show includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including sculpture, painting and drawing, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber arts, photography, furniture, works on paper, and more. Check back later for more details!

A free monthly event for photographers to share and discuss current work with fellow artists. Whether you are seeking input on one image or have a larger project, please join us! Led by Karen Keating. This event will be in person and held at Glen Echo Photoworks in the Computer Lab. Masks Required. You must have images to attend.

A free monthly event for photographers to share and discuss current work with fellow artists. Whether you are seeking input on one image or have a larger project, please join us! This event will be led by Photoworks instructor, Karen Keating. This event will be in person and held at Glen Echo Photoworks in the Computer Lab. Masks Required.
You must have images to attend.

Timeless: Historic Photographic Processes in the Digital Age (July 8 - August 14, 2022)
Featuring Rodrigo Barrera-Sagastume, Paige Billin-Frye, Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Scott Davis, Sebastian Hesse-Kastein, William Shelton, and Redeat Wondemu.

Opening Reception - Friday, July 8, 6pm. Gallery Hours: Sat & Sun, 1 - 4 pm

Zoom Artist Talk - Sunday, July 10, 7-8pm
For those unable to attend the opening, this is an opportunity to hear from and interact with the artists.  Learn about the artists and their vision, their chosen photographic processes and related classes offered at Photoworks. Join via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89339509800
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​Champagne and Platinum - Friday, July 22, 7-10pm at Photoworks 

Spend a delightful evening with the Alt-Photo crowd in the Photoworks Gallery sipping bubbly and watching a live demo of the platinum printing process. Platinum printing allows delicate rendering of image detail with an astonishing tonal range and legendary permanence.

​Wet Plate Demonstration - Saturday, July 23, 11am-2pm at Glen Echo Park

This is a live demonstration of the photographic process that was dominant from the 1850s-70s (i.e. during the US Civil War).  The photographer must sensitize, expose, and develop the plate in a matter of minutes, using a portable darkroom.  Results are available immediately.

Sun Printing - Saturday, July 30, 11am-2pm

A family friendly fun-for-all where everyone makes cyanotype shadowgrams.  This is an excellent introduction to cyanotype process.  Cyanotype is the simplest historic photographic process to learn.  It also can deliver extraordinary creative expression. 

Timeless: Historic Photographic Processes in the Digital Age (July 8 - August 14, 2022)
Featuring Rodrigo Barrera-Sagastume, Paige Billin-Frye, Mac Cosgrove-Davies, Scott Davis, Sebastian Hesse-Kastein, William Shelton, and Redeat Wondemu.

Opening Reception - Friday, July 8, 6pm. Gallery Hours: Sat & Sun, 1 - 4 pm

Zoom Artist Talk - Sunday, July 10, 7-8pm
For those unable to attend the opening, this is an opportunity to hear from and interact with the artists.  Learn about the artists and their vision, their chosen photographic processes and related classes offered at Photoworks. Join via zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89339509800
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​Champagne and Platinum - Friday, July 22, 7-10pm at Photoworks 

Spend a delightful evening with the Alt-Photo crowd in the Photoworks Gallery sipping bubbly and watching a live demo of the platinum printing process. Platinum printing allows delicate rendering of image detail with an astonishing tonal range and legendary permanence.

​Wet Plate Demonstration - Saturday, July 23, 11am-2pm at Glen Echo Park

This is a live demonstration of the photographic process that was dominant from the 1850s-70s (i.e. during the US Civil War).  The photographer must sensitize, expose, and develop the plate in a matter of minutes, using a portable darkroom.  Results are available immediately.

Sun Printing - Saturday, July 30, 11am-2pm

A family friendly fun-for-all where everyone makes cyanotype shadowgrams.  This is an excellent introduction to cyanotype process.  Cyanotype is the simplest historic photographic process to learn.  It also can deliver extraordinary creative expression.