Program areas at Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
Education program - presenting more than 800 classes in Arts education for all ages to include visual Arts and crafts, dance/movement, music, and camp and classes for youth and children in the Arts and environmental education. Also presenting programs for parent/child participants in the Arts and environmental education.
Arts facility management - facility management of numerous studio and Arts program facilities to include theaters, dance facilities and performance venues, artist studios, classrooms for the benefit of organizations providing Arts programming and to provide various programs in the Arts and environmental education. Providing rental program to the general public and the community for public events and private receptions. Overseeing food service provided by vendors at the Park as an amenity for Park programs and operations. Operating and maintaining the historic 1921 dentzel carousel for the benefit of the public and as a Park amenity.
Social dance and public events and exhibitions - social dance events featuring live music, social dance lessons in a variety of styles including tango, waltz, contra dances, zydeco, swing dance and other social (partner) dances. Public festivals and events to include carousel day (opening day for families of the historic carousel), then and wow (closing day of the carousel), labor day art show and weekend, heritage days, lgbtq family day, winter's eve, fall frolic and free concerts throughout the summer. Art exhibitions in the popcorn gallery, the stone tower, and the Park view gallery featuring a variety of media by local and regional artists.
Exhibitions and gallery: display and sale of original art by artists in residence at Glen Echo Park, students, instructors, and other regional artists.public festivals and events: annual events for artists, families, and local residents including family day, then and now, and other seasonal events.marketing: the organization marketed and promoted Glen Echo Park through advertising and community outreach, highlighting the Park's rich history, and appealing to a broad range of cultural, ethnic and socio-economic communities.carousel: restoration, operation, and maintenance of the dentzel carousel located in Glen Echo Park.