Art In Our Community


Community arts leader, Lionell Thomas, works to keep art a part of our lives.

Lionell Thomas has played a vital role in the arts for more than 20 years, but not as a painter or photographer. Instead, he nurtures talent and promotes the importance of art in the community.

“My job is to serve as a conduit to help the artists gain support and resources,” said Thomas, executive director of the Prince George’s Arts Council. “I stay in my lane.”

Thomas, who previously worked in a variety of positions for the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, has led the county arts council for about a year. The council’s most recent showing, “Diverse Impressions,” featured pieces from four local artists to celebrate Black History Month. The council displayed the exhibit in the lobby atrium of the University Town Center, Metro 3, in Hyattsville. The council operates out of an office in the same building.

Walking through the exhibit, Thomas said the council designed the show to highlight the region’s diverse arts community. The show included young and old as well as new and inexperienced artists. Further, not all the participants were people of color, Thomas said.



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