Raúl Aguilar with the artistic name Héctor D'León, was born in 1973 in Estelí, Nicaragua, is a multifaceted artist and engineer. Influenced by his uncle, painter Donaldo Altamirano, and his father, a lawyer who first career was industrial design. He began formal art training at age 12 at the "Casa de la Cultura." Educated under the Jesuits at Central American High School, he developed a passion for literature and initially pursued "Arts and Letters" at UCA before switching to electronic engineering at UNI.
16Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County https://www.creativemoco.comSuzan.Jenkins@creativemoco.com(301) 565-3805
801 Ellsworth Dr
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
Recalling the charm of a bygone era, the Arts Barn is a beautifully renovated stable that once housed horses on the former Tschiffely estate. Today, the Arts Barn is part of Arts on the Green, the City’s home for visual & performing arts. In addition to a 99-seat theater, the Arts Barn offers rotating art exhibits, artists-in-residence studios, a gift shop featuring artist-made items, and an active schedule of visual & performing arts classes, workshops & camps for children & adults.
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!).
Music, Playwriting, Photography, Spoken Word.
I am an artist from Silver Spring. I specialize in traditional paintings.
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.
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.
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.
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.