• Read more about The Civic Circle

The Civic Circle uses music and the arts to empower young students to understand and participate in democracy, inspiring compassionate, informed, engaged citizens. Through in-school assembly shows and after-school workshops with teaching artists, students learn seven civic skills we call "steps to democracy." These are: civility and respect (Listen!), news literacy (Learn!), voting (Choose!), service-learning (Join!), advocacy (Speak!), organizing (Act!), and public service (Lead!).

• Read more about JLEON

Music, Playwriting, Photography, Spoken Word.

• Read more about Alanna Sidlowski

I am an artist from Silver Spring. I specialize in traditional paintings. 

• Read more about .Lynn

My artworks combine tradition and innovation, creating interactive art that transcends all boundaries. My work combines the elegance of wood with digital kinetic art, inviting viewers to experience art through multiple senses. As an expatriate adjusting to a new home while embracing my cultural roots, I find meaning and clarity in the complex role of life. My art goes beyond static sculptures, blending between wood and technology. Motors, sensors and augmented reality (AR) converge in my works, creating vivid stories in which nature, mechanics and digital realms come together.

• Read more about Capital Accord Chorus

The Capital Accord Chorus is a Silver Spring-based treble chorus performing four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style. Our fun and engaging repertoire ranges from jazz and pop, to standards and show tunes. We welcome people whose voices are within the treble range to join in the joy of singing and sharing music.  

• Read more about Amanda Quinn

• Read more about Praneetha Akula

Praneetha Akula is a teaching artist who connects cultures through dance and her experience as an educator. She studied Bharatanatyam with her mother from the age of three and performed her formal dance debut at eleven. As a senior dancer with the Tehreema Mitha Dance Company, she choreographed for the annual Velocity DC festival and traveled across the U.S. with the company.

• Read more about Artworks Fine Art Studio

Our passion is rooted in imparting the fundamentals of fine art to individuals of all ages, with a specific focus on drawing and painting, within an environment that fosters creativity and effective instruction.

• Read more about Deborah

Welcome to my website! My name is Deborah Shenge. I am a 23 year old artist who loves to draw, animate, and write. I graduated from Montgomery College in May 2022, with an Associate degree in Digital Animation. I am currently attending University of Maryland where I will graduate with an Animation Bachelor degree in May 2024.

• Read more about Mauricio Athie

Mauricio Athie. Résumé. Originally an environmental engineer, I have been doing art since my retirement in 2015. Art Education 2017 Montgomery College - Associate Degree in Fine Arts 2019 Montgomery College - Associate in Applied Sciences (Illustration, Animation) 2023  National University of Mexico (UNAM) - Masters in Fine Arts (Summa cum laude) Exhibits and other art activities 2015 - present. Participated in group exhibitions at Montgomery College, Glenview Mansion, VisArts, ArtWorks. 2017 Art Residency at Mudhouse in Crete