Westfield Wheaton Mall, Arts and Festivals Venue

Category: Public Art

Address

11160 Veirs Mill Rd
Wheaton, MD 20902

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Westfield Wheaton Mall
11160 Veirs Mill Road
This large indoor Mall hosts art-related event inside, such as school art shows in the mall’s common areas and has hosted festivals in the outdoor parking areas. In year’s past the Mall has hosted the World of Montgomery Festival, fireworks, parades, and carnivals.  Montgomery Art Association also regularly offers art and craft activities for the public and live painting and art demos in various locations throughout Westfield Wheaton.  

Westfield Wheaton has also made a point of programming arts events that reflect the ethnic diversity of the population.  In addition to hosting and sponsoring the World of Montgomery Festival, in the past few years they have had performances of Egyptian dancers, Indian Dance troupes, Chinese kite display, and exhibits of cultural artifacts.  KID Museum, one of the producers of World of Montgomery, has offered a series of pop-up events inside Westfield Wheaton.

They also regularly give space to the local art schools, and currently have a display from the Blair Fine Arts Department on the upper level, and a contest of five schools displayed on the lower level.  Westfield also regularly has art displays by the middle school students.