Directions and Parking

VisArts’ Locations and Directions

Gibbs Street is currently closed to vehicle traffic. If you’re dropping someone off or parking, please see the Car section, below.

VisArts is at 155 Gibbs Street in Rockville, Maryland. Our Gibbs Street Gallery is on Floor 1. The Galleries and Events offices, additional galleries (Kaplan, Common Ground, and Concourse), artist studios, and event spaces (Artists’ Concourse, Buchanan Room) are on Floor 2. The administrative offices and classrooms are on Floor 3. The Rooftop is on Floor 6.

VisArts also has studios in The Square and a glass-enclosed exterior gallery alongside Rockville Pike. VisAbility Art Lab is in our Pop-Up at 36F Maryland Avenue, Studio 156 is at 156 Gibbs Street, Studio 100 is at 100E Gibbs Street, and the 355 POD Space Gallery is at 355 Hungerford Drive.

From the North

Take I-270 South toward Washington, DC. Take Exit 6/West Montgomery Avenue and bear left toward Rockville/Rockville Town Center. Continue on West Montgomery Avenue (MD 28E). Turn left on North Washington Street and follow the directions for dropping off or parking.

• Dropping Off: If you’re dropping off, continue on North Washington Street to the intersection of Beall Avenue and turn right. Gibbs Street is the first street on the right. Drop off for Studio 156 before you pass Gibbs Street and drop off for VisArts just after you pass Gibbs Street.
• Parking: If you’re parking, the closest lot to VisArts is across The Square. Continue on Beall Avenue, turn right on Maryland Avenue, and turn left into the entrance for garage A (parking is free for the first two hours).

From the South

Take I-495N. Bear slightly left at I-270N spur toward Rockville/Frederick. Merge onto I-270N/Frederick. Take Exit 6A/West Montgomery Avenue (MD 28E). Bear right on West Montgomery Avenue (MD 28E). Turn left on South Washington Street and follow the directions for dropping off or parking.

• Dropping Off: If you’re dropping off, continue on South Washington Street to the intersection of Beall Avenue and turn left. Gibbs Street is the first street on the right. Drop off for Studio 156 before you pass Gibbs Street and drop off for VisArts just after you pass Gibbs Street.
• Parking: If you’re parking, the closest lot to VisArts is across The Square. Continue on Beall Avenue, turn right on Maryland Avenue, and turn left into the entrance for garage A (parking is free for the first two hours).