Bring the whole family for a fun-filled creative experience! Our Family Workshops are designed for all ages, offering hands-on art activities that celebrate the seasons, holidays, and artistic exploration. These workshops are free or low-cost and open to all skill levels. Come create, connect, and make lasting memories! | | |
Calabash Carnage
Get into the Halloween spirit with our pumpkin carving extravaganza! We’ll provide the pumpkins and tools—you bring your creativity. BYOP or purchase one on site for $5!
Sat. Oct. 25 | 1 - 3 PM
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Coast Into Thanksgiving
Create your own festive mosaic coasters just in time for holiday gatherings! Learn the basics of mosaic design while crafting functional and beautiful coasters that will add a personal touch to your Thanksgiving table.
Sat. Nov. 22 | 1 - 3 PM
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Let's Get Ornamental
Make your holiday extra special with handmade ornaments! Join us for a festive crafting session where you’ll design unique decorations to brighten up your home or gift to loved ones.
Sat. Dec. 13 | 1 - 3 PM
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🎶 Listening Room Concert 🎶
Join us for an intimate evening with singer/songwriters Ayanna Gregory and Free BenJamin at Brentwood Arts Exchange.
Both celebrated as Soul Singers and Musical Medicine Women, Ayanna and Free use their gifts to share healing frequencies that uplift and transform. Together, they bring powerful words and sounds in the key of Love, Healing, and Transformation — creating an experience that nourishes both heart and spirit.
✨ Don’t miss this unforgettable night of music and connection!
📍 Brentwood Arts Exchange
🕗 Friday, October 10 | 8 PM
🎟 $20 Tickets Available at Door or Online Below
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Artist & Curator Talk
Saturday, October 11 |5 - 7 PM
Appalachian Fall showcases the evocative works of Appalachian artist Jack McMichael (Michael) Martin, whose drawings and poetry capture the essence of mountain life from 1968 to 1998.
Literary and art historian and vocalist Eva Martin alongside her brother Alex Martin, will discuss their father's work and the process of putting together this exhibit and the album.
During the curator talk, Alex will be joined by cellist Jodi Beder, as they perform a few selections from the soundtrack.
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Brentwood Arts Exchange and DC Modular Society are teaming up to launch our newly rebranded curiosity jam series!
Select Thursdays, join us for Sonic Frontiers—an open jam series exploring the edges of sound through experimental, modular, and boundary-pushing music.
Whether you’re a modular synth enthusiast, a jazz improviser, a beatmaker, or just curious, this is your space to create, connect, and collaborate. Drop-in musicians of every genre are welcome to bring their sound and shape the vibe.
Come play. Come listen. Come be part of something extraordinary.
$20 | 7 PM All Dates
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Fall Dates
Thurs., Sept. 18, 2025
Thurs., Oct. 16, 2025
Thurs., Nov. 13, 2025
Thurs., Dec. 11, 2025
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Spring Dates
Thurs., Feb. 19, 2026
Thurs., Mar. 19, 2026
Thurs., Apr. 16, 2026
Thurs., May 14, 2026
| | | | Brentwood Arts Exchange Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month | |
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Brentwood Arts Exchange invites you to experience how art carries memory, heritage, and innovation across generations.
In our Main Gallery, Puntadas Invisibles (Invisible Stitches)—curated by Wilfredo Valladares—brings together artists Fabiola Alvarez Yurcisin, Gerardo Camargo, Glory Paredes, Irene Clouthier, and Sandra Pérez-Ramos. Through painting, sculpture, installation, and mixed media, they explore migration, displacement, and the unseen connections that stitch identity together across borders.
👉 Join us for the Artist Talk on Saturday, October 11, from 2–4 PM to hear directly from the artists about their work and process.
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In the Artisan Shop, our Front Window features Amaya Accessories, the bold and intricate wearable art of Colombian-born, DC-based artist Mónica Gómez Biderman. Each piece is handwoven with high-quality Japanese glass beads, blending traditional techniques with contemporary color palettes and modern design.
Mónica’s work reflects a dialogue between heritage and innovation—ancestral bead weaving elevated through influences from nature, abstract art, and masters like Georgia O’Keeffe and Henri Matisse.
Stop by and shop the special collection through October 27!
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This year’s commemorative poster, Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, was created by Prince George’s County student artists through the Hispanic Heritage Internship Program in partnership with Pyramid Atlantic.
The design centers on two sets of hands—one older, one younger—embroidering a tapestry together. Surrounding them are symbols of cultural resilience: national flowers from Spanish-speaking countries, monarch butterflies representing migration and transformation, and architectural motifs drawn from Latin America.
Posters are FREE—please take one home as a keepsake of this celebration.
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Looking for a space to hold your next event?
Brentwood Arts Exchange features two unique, distinct and affordable spaces for hosting various types of events of all sizes.
Each room provides a different atmosphere perfect for your specific needs!
Call us or visit our website for more information on hosting your next event at Brentwood Arts Exchange.
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