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Please call before planning your visit. The Art Center will be closed for New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the final week of December; the Studio School will be closed most religious holidays; the offices will be closed other national holidays. View our
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm
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Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is wheelchair accessible. Special accomodations for any individual requiring assistance with this or other disabilities can learn more from our
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DIRECTIONS
From Manhattan
Holland Tunnel to Rt. 1 & 9 South to 78 West (to continue, see below). Or, take Lincoln Tunnel to New Jersey Turnpike (to continue, see below).
via Public Transportation
From NY Penn Station
Use the
NJ Transit
Morris & Essex line to Summit Station. Exit the Station on the park side. Walk down Elm Street towards Morris Ave. Make a left on Morris Ave. Cross the street and make a right onto Summit Ave (turns into Elm St). The Art Center is on the left hand side after the Rescue Squad. (0.3 miles)
From New Jersey Turnpike
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 14 (Newark Airport/Route 78). Take Route 78 West, STAY TO RIGHT, to Exit 48 (Route 24/Millburn). Follow instructions for Route 24 West, below.
From Garden State Parkway South
Take Exit 142 (Route 24/Millburn). Follow instructions for Route 24 West, below.
From Garden State Parkway North
When approaching Union toll booth, stay to far right lane; directly after toll stay in right lane and exit to Route 78 East (keep in RIGHT lane). Take first exit to Route 78 West (very small sign). Take to Route 24 Exit. Follow instructions for Route 24 West, below.
From Interstate 78 East
Take Exit 45 (SUMMIT). Make left at light at end of ramp, onto Glenside Avenue, for approx. 1 1/2 miles. At STOP sign at forked intersection, bear left onto Baltusrol Road. Follow signs to Overlook Hospital. Turn left onto Morris Avenue. Continue to first light (after passing Overlook on your right). Make a left turn onto Summit Avenue, which becomes Elm Street. The Art Center is third building on left, just after Summit Rescue Squad building.
From Interstate 78 West
Turns into Route 24 West (see below).
From Route 24 West
Take Route 24 West to "Summit Avenue" Exit. Make a left at the light at the top of the exit ramp, cross over Route 24 onto Summit Avenue. Continue through four traffic lights. The Art Center is immediately after Rescue Squad, on left. Parking is in the rear of the building.
From Route 24 East (Morristown Area)
Take Route 24 East to "Summit Avenue" Exit. Make a right at the light at the top of the exit ramp onto Summit Ave; Continue through four traffic lights. The Art Center is immediately after Rescue Squad, on left. Parking is in the rear of the building.
From Route 22
Take Route 22 Westbound to Summit Road Exit in Mountainside. (IMPORTANT: THIS EXIT CAN BE TAKEN FROM WESTBOUND DIRECTION ONLY.) Turn right at Getty Station for Summit Road. Continue on Summit Road, which becomes Baltusrol Road. Follow signs to Overlook Hospital. Turn left on Morris Avenue and continue to first light (after passing Overlook on your right). Make a left onto Summit Avenue which becomes Elm Street at that point. The Art Center is immediately after Rescue Squad, on left.
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
02/23/2012
- Encounters with Beauty through Poetry
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Lynne McEniry. Explore ideas about beauty in contemporary poems as they consider the natural world, visual art, and human relationships.
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03/08/2012
- The Duke & the Tiger
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Dan Morgenstern. Experience Duke Ellington’s ingenious transformations of "Tiger Rag" to shed light on his genius, methodology and band.
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03/22/2012
- The Body & Psyche in Modern & Contemporary Art
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Anne Swartz. Examine the re-definition of the body in space, both in its representation and in the ways that artists produced art.
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04/05/2012
- Dreads: A Photo History of Dreadlocks
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Francesco Mastalia. Hear the stories behind an amazing journey around the globe documenting the different cultures of people with dreadlocks.
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04/26/2012
- Hope & Resiliency in Film
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Laura Winters. An interactive presentation to explore how film is unique in its ability to convey overcoming suffering to develop hope.
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05/03/2012
- Damn Yankees... You Gotta Have Good Design
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Mark Hoebee. A behind-the-scenes look at the artistic design of Paper Mill Playhouse’s production of Damn Yankees.
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05/17/2012
- Artist / Curator Dialogue
Part of the Thursday Evening Salon Series presented by Mary Birmingham and John Goodyear. A conversation with the artist to investigate the experience of seeing by incorporating shifting illusions and elements of chance.
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Featured Faculty
Enrique Flores-Galbis
Enrique is an artist, novelist, devoted teacher, and frequent lecturer. He has won top figure and portrait honors. His first novel won the Americas Award for Latin American YA Literature.
Andrea Gianchiglia
Andrea works as a full-time artist on private commissions and freelance illustrations, besides teaching at art centers. She has won several awards for her specialty - animal portraiture.
Anne Kullaf
Anne studied graphic design and fine art at the University of Bridgeport. Her work is currently featured in a traveling museum exhibit. Anne teaches drawing and painting at the Arts Center.
Katie Truk
Katie, who received a BFA from Alfred University, has been teaching multimedia to children of all ages and levels through personal lessons, visiting artist grants, and at various venues.
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