Gaithersburg Arts Barn050

The goal of the Gaithersburg Arts Barn is to promote the enriching experience of participation in the arts as well as to provide a nurturing environment conducive to the creative development of local visual and performing artists. Visitors to the Arts Barn can participate in workshops and classes, attend musical and theatrical performances, and observe the creative process as artists work in their studios.

Originally built in 1900 as a stable, the renovated Arts Barn now includes two artists-in-resident studios, a teaching studio, an art gallery, and a museum shop on the first floor. The former barn loft has been transformed into a 99-seat theater for the performing arts.

Various art, music, and theatre classes, for children ages three and up, include puppetry, drama, painting, sculpture, and more. Summer camps for the performing and visual arts are available for children in 1st through 6th grades.