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CHECK OUT
Art Gallery (artgallery.umd.edu), whose permanent collection includes nearly 3,000 prints, drawings, paintings, sculptures and photographs.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS (www.pgcc. edu/arts)
Discover the center's well-regarded Africana Art Collection or take in diverse music and dance performances on stage year-round. The Bluebird Blues Festival is a can't-miss highlight each September!
For more arts and culture experiences, head to
experienceprincegeorges.com/things-to-do/ arts-culture.
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in the Gateway Arts District
Photo by: Nate Smith
OTHER GALLERIES AND STAGES TO VISIT:
Bowie Center for
the Performing Arts (cityofbowie.org/277/ Bowie-Center-for-the- Performing-Arts) 301-805-6880
Bowie Playhouse
(cityofbowie.org/2298/ Bowie-Playhouse) 301-809-3076
Bowie State Fine and Performing Arts Center (bowiestate.edu) 301-860-5719
Greenbelt Arts Center
(greenbeltartscenter.org) 301-441-8770
Harmony Hall Arts Center
(mncppc.org/1979/ Harmony-Hall-Arts-Center) 301-203-6070
Laurel Mill Playhouse
(laurelmillplayhouse.org) 301-617-9906
Montpelier Arts Center
(pgparks.com/2143/ Montpelier-Arts-Center) 301-377-7800
Prince George’s Publick Playhouse (pgparks. com/2280/The-Prince- Georges-Publick- Playhouse) 301-277-1710
Venus Theatre
(venustheatre.org) 202-236-4078
THE ARTS
Just north of the Gateway district is the University of Maryland flagship campus
in College Park. Its best-known venue is
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (theclarice.umd.edu), which hosts orchestral, dance, literary and theater productions all year. Other highlights at UMD include the David
C. Driskell Center (driskellcenter.umd.edu), which is dedicated to African American visual art and culture; the Herman Maril Gallery (art. umd.edu/galleries/herman-maril-gallery),
an exhibition space that showcases student artwork; and the University of Maryland
SCULPTURES, MOSAICS, MURALS
Photo by: Nate Smith
Want to explore public
art in Prince George’s
but don’t know where to start? The Hyattsville CDC offers a comprehensive, searchable database of public art in the county at hycdc.org/the-arts/public- art/public-art-locator.
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