Where Creativity and Community Converge at the Clarice & Beyond

Started in 2014, Clarice Presents’ annual NextNOW Fest is an inspiring arts experience that celebrates imagination, creativity and community. In addition to the core festival nights at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, we’re thrilled to continue partnerships with student-led groups, academic departments and university-based arts venues to hold festival events throughout campus.

NextNOW Fest is a signature event in University of Maryland's Arts for All initiative, which leverages the combined power of the arts, technology and social justice to address the grand challenges of our time.

Schedule of Events:

11:00 AM: NextNOW Fest: Interactive Printing with UMD BookLab

Location: Tawes Plaza

12:00 PM: NextNOW Fest: VOTE (fearlessly)!

Location: Tawes Plaza

3:00 PM: NextNOW Fest: Reimagining Clothing and Textiles with the Screenprinting Process

Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union

6:00 PM: NextNOW Fest: Reimagining Clothing and Textiles with the Screenprinting Process

Location: Adele H. Stamp Student Union

7:00 PM: NextNOW Fest: UMD Regenerate! Orchestra

Location: Iribe Cente