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Welcome to Washington County Arts Council

The Washington County Arts Council has worked to enrich the cultural, social and economic life of the community through nurturing the arts since 1968. The WCAC serves residents of all ages in this diverse and growing county in the Cumberland Valley, nestled in the gently rolling mountains of western Maryland.

The WCAC provides a wide variety of programming; technical assistance; funding opportunities; and encouragement to arts organizations and individual artists, developing connections between them and those who desire to have art in their lives.

PARKING: Please use the A&E Parking Deck located at 25 Renaissance Way.
The Washington County Arts Council main entrance is off the 3rd level (Potomac Street Level).
There is an elevator on each level for your convenience.

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The Washington County Arts Council presents:

August-September 8th Annual Washington Goes Purple

8th Annual Washington Goes Purple
Broken Open: Addiction, Recovery, and the Work of Love
July 30, 2026 through September 29, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31, 2026 from 5pm to 7pm
at the galleries, 34 S Potomac St, Ste 100, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Please use the A&E Parking Deck located at 25 Renaissance Way.

You may vote once online and once in-person at WCAC

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Washington County
Arts Council
is now paperless!

There will be no more mailings beginning January 1, 2025.
Keep yourself informed and sign up for emails and/or SMS text messages!

Please text "Start" to (301) 381-3133 or click the button below for email.

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The 2026 Community Mural has begun!

Step 2

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2026 Exhibits

January - March 2026 - Eileen Berger of Just Lookin' Gallery: The Past Is Always Present
April - May 2026 - Potomac River Artists Guild: Line, Shape, Color and Form
June - July 2026 - Gaithersburg Fine Arts: Light and Shadows Provide Inspiration
August - September 2026 - Washington Goes Purple and WCAC present Broken Open: Addiction, Recovery, and the Work of Love
October - November 2026 - Amélie Lavenant-Wink: TBA
November 2026 POPUP - Martha Hough: TBA
December 2026 - January 2027 - Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2026

NEW! Virtual Galleries

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Supported in part by:

The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by an operating grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, (MSAC), an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for the MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Additional funding is also provided by Washington County Government and generous businesses, organizations and individuals.

The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of County Arts Agencies of Maryland, Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Americans for the Arts.

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