Southern Maryland Art Convention

05/18/2026

Oh yeah, by the way...

05/17/2026

Art Alley 2026 is in the books!

Thank you so much to everyone who supported, participated and worked hard to make this year a success! Tag yourself and share at will. 🙂

05/09/2026

SMARTCON was full of unforgettable moments 🤩

From hands-on tech 🤖 to incredible art 🎨 to inspiring conversations 🎬

But we want to hear from YOU 👀

What was your favorite part of SMARTCON?
Was it the vendors, the robot building, the people, or something else?

Drop your answer in the comments!

Your feedback helps us make the next SMARTCON even better 💡

05/06/2026

Art Alley Returns courtesy of The BayNet!

NORTH BEACH, Md. — The Art Alley event is returning to North Beach, Maryland, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring artists, crafters and creative vendors, the sophomore year for this community arts celebration has expanded the interactive aspects of the event, promising more...

05/06/2026

Rest in Peace Tony Stella 💐

05/05/2026

Art Alley is back in on May 16th! Come through the backyard of and check out our art vendors, community art project, kids art table, and "Paws and Paint" art spot for your dog to create a painting!

FREE!

A huge thanks to the who will be at the event. Portion of proceeds raised for Art Alley will be donated to the Calvert County Humane Society. 🙂

05/04/2026

A huge THANK YOU to Rod ‘N’ Reel Resort for hosting SMARTCON and providing such a beautiful space for creativity and innovation to shine ✨

And to everyone behind the scenes who helped plan, organize, and bring this event to life—your hard work made it all possible 👏🏽

We appreciate you! 💙

05/01/2026

Art Alley is back for it's second year in
Come through and create with us!

04/23/2026

Lowkey… SMARTCON turned everyone into
engineers for a day 🤖✨

04/23/2026

Artists make art! A huge thank you to all the artists that participated in this year!