Arts & Culture

Howard Community College proudly announces the third-annual Drag[on] Extravaganza, a celebratory and educational drag show, to be held on October 24, 2024, in HCC’s Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center.

The Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center's 2024-2025 season showcases students, alumni, faculty and guest artists.

Howard Community College (HCC) proudly presents a series of free gallery exhibitions this summer, making the world of arts and culture accessible to the community. Featuring the art of Richard T. Wright and visiting artist Chris Peregoy, the exhibitions will be on display at HCC through August 2024. Learn More!

HCC’s Horowitz Center continues its 2023-2024 season with many theatre, music, and art gallery offerings this spring. For theatre, audiences can enjoy “Mouse on the Move,” April 11-14, and “Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” May 2-5. Music offerings include the HCC Concert series, April 13, 27, and 28, and the HCC student concert, May 5-10. Art gallery exhibits consist of the Howard County Public School System’s (HCPSS) Junior and Senior Exhibitions. Read more!

HCC students are taking center stage at the upcoming Kennedy Center Festival. “We’re honored to be recognized for our theatre work at HCC!” said Bill Gillett, professor of theatre and chair of performing arts. “Bringing our performance of Medea to the KCACTF festival in Pittsburgh, will be a thrilling event for the cast and crew, and their experience at the festival will be an amazing opportunity for students to develop and shine!” Read More!

HCC's fall productions showcase students, alumni, faculty, and guest artists through the month of November.

Please join us for Howard Community College’s second annual Drag[on] Extravaganza! An evening celebrating everything that is drag during LGBTQ+ History Month. The evening will include performances by regional celebrity drag artists and a panel discussion and Q&A with the cast!

The Horowitz Center galleries honor Hispanic Heritage month and women working in fiber during its two exhibitions this fall.

Brooklyn-based writer, urbanist, and author, Nadia Owusu, will deliver two keynote lectures at Howard Community College’s third annual Bauder Lecture on September 21, 2023.

Please join HCC, along with our partners at the Howard County Center of African American Culture for an inspirational Juneteenth program in HCC’s Smith Theatre on Sunday, June 18 at 7 p.m. This program is FREE and open to the public. HCC will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 19, 2023.