Overview 

Arts are a part of the fabric of life in Bowie. The City of Bowie encourages the visual and performing arts in the local community. The City of Bowie

• Maintains art galleries at Bowie City Hall,
• Awards arts grants to community organizations that provide visual and/or performing arts opportunities for the citizens of Bowie,
• Supports the work of the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, a large 800-seat professional, state of the art theater by providing a yearly grant and by participation as a member of the BCPA's governing board.
• Is home to the Bowie Playhouse, a 150-seat, state of the art little theater in the woods, and
• Sponsors summer concerts at Allen Pond Park and on the Town Green in Old Town Bowie.