BlackRock Center for the Arts, located in the heart of Germantown, Maryland, provides a variety of live music performances, exhibitions, and arts education for people of all ages in Upper Montgomery County and the surrounding area.
Our welcoming 30,000+ square foot facility is visited by more than 40,000 people each year. BlackRock Center for the Arts includes two theaters, two galleries, several artist and dance studios, outdoor concert stage, rooftop terrace, and a stunning lobby space with soaring ceilings and beautiful natural light. It’s a great place to take in the arts or rent for your special event—corporate events, receptions, and parties. Come celebrate the rich diversity of artistic expression and cultural heritage in Upper Montgomery County!
PERFORMANCES: Each season we present a broad lineup of pop, rock, acoustic, blues, jazz, Latin, and Celtic along with shows for everyone—comedy, theater, dance—and a free outdoor summer concert series on our lawn. Performances are memorable experiences and there’s not a bad seat in our theaters.
EXHIBITIONS: Our two gallery spaces feature year-round exhibits—for free! Our opening receptions give guests an opportunities to meet the artists and mingle with fellow art lovers.
EDUCATION: We offer more than 100 dance, music, theater and art classes for children, teens and adults—and taught by amazing instructors and artists. Our art education opportunities vary from classes lasting a few weeks to conservatory classes spanning an academic year. We also offer spring and summer camps in dance, music, theater and visual arts—plus artist workshops.
RENTALS: With more than 30,000 spectacular square feet that incorporates two theaters, rooftop patio, galleries, soaring ceilings, and room after room bathed in natural light, BlackRock is perfect for your next event, big or small.
The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is one of the finest multi-disciplinary cultural arts centers in the United States, with a mission to be the catalyst for lifelong discovery and exploration of the Arts. As a year-round hub of activity, the Wilson Center presents performances by world-renowned artists and ensembles; offers arts education opportunities; curates the Ploch Art Gallery, which features both national and Wisconsin-based fine artists; and is committed to extending the arts beyond the walls of the Center through Lynn Chappy ArtsPark—a vibrant, outdoor sculpture landscape that will engage and inspire the broader Southeastern Wisconsin Community. In August, the annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival celebrates the world’s leading classical, rock/blues, jazz, and fingerstyle guitarists.
The Center nurtures lifelong learning through innovative programs and classes for all interests, ages, and abilities in state-of-the-art studios and classrooms. Some of Southeast Wisconsin’s finest arts organizations offer professional instruction at the Wilson Center, including First Stage Theater Academy, Trinity Irish Dancers, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. From performances and recitals to meetings and special events, our beautiful spaces are available for rental to individuals, schools, organizations, and corporations throughout the community.