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Peter Syak – Holiday Tiles: Celebrating 30 Years of Joy

2026-11-12T14:43:47-05:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Peter Syak Holiday Tiles: Celebrating 30 Years of Joy Ann's Place Gallery November 13, 2026–January 3, 2027 Cheers, 2007, Ceramic tile, 6 x 4 ½ inches . In 1996, ceramicist Peter Syak left his corporate career, launched

Peter Syak – Holiday Tiles: Celebrating 30 Years of Joy2026-11-12T14:43:47-05:00
  • Engaged by Stella Sormani, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches. The painting is an extreme close-up of layered, translucent flower petals with soft, frayed edges. The petals are white tinged with blush pink, pale blue, and fresh green, and fine streaks suggest light passing through them. A small wedge of gold appears at the right edge, and a deeper teal shows in the upper right corner.

Stella Sormani: Confluence

2026-11-12T14:37:16-05:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Stella Sormani: Confluence Marité & Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery II November 13, 2026–January 3, 2027 Engaged, 2024, Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches Artist’s Statement: Confluence is a collection of oil paintings by Stella Sormani inspired

Stella Sormani: Confluence2026-11-12T14:37:16-05:00
  • Detailed painting of a barn swallow perched on a rusty chain and padlock. The bird has a glossy blue-black head and back, a chestnut-red throat and forehead, a pale buff breast, and long forked tail streamers. Two weathered green steel beams with raised rivets run behind it, and the chain loops around them. The beams and rusted metal sit against a plain white background.

Rosie Rivera: Evolving Through Layers

2026-11-02T09:34:00-05:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Rosie Rivera: Evolving Through Layers The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library November 1, 2026 – January 2, 2027 Barn Swallow in the Train Shed, 2025, Colored pencil on hot-pressed watercolor paper, 12 x 9 inches.

Rosie Rivera: Evolving Through Layers2026-11-02T09:34:00-05:00
  • Abstract geometric painting composed of interlocking triangular and angular planes in teal, cobalt blue, mustard yellow, dusty pink, cream, and olive green, outlined in thin red and pink lines against a white background, with a dark navy border framing the composition.

Sarah Brenneman: Always Be True

2026-11-02T09:50:56-05:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Sarah Brenneman: Always Be True Marité & Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery II September 12–November 1 The Words Match the Feeling, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Artist’s Statement: In Always Be True, Sarah Brenneman uses

Sarah Brenneman: Always Be True2026-11-02T09:50:56-05:00
  • Black-and-white painting, rendered in panel-like segments, of a woman in a strapless gown with curled hair and a jeweled bracelet, caught mid-turn at the base of a curving staircase with a dramatic light source above her; a small plaque on the banister reads "WHEN THE CHEERING STOPPED."

Mary Jean Canziani: STAGED

2026-11-02T09:49:35-05:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Mary Jean Canziani: STAGED Ann's Place Gallery September 12–November 1 When the Cheering Stopped, 2026, Acrylic on repurposed book covers, 16 x 20 inches. Artist’s Statement: In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, the character Jaques says,

Mary Jean Canziani: STAGED2026-11-02T09:49:35-05:00

Morning Glory

2026-09-09T17:14:54-04:00

Morning Glory Stair-gazing Gallery October 2, 2026–May 9, 2027 This fall will mark the return of work on display in the Art Center’s Stair-gazing Gallery, where artist Hilliary Gabryel will show her newly commissioned sculpture Morning Glory. Gabryel examines aspirational luxury and

Morning Glory2026-09-09T17:14:54-04:00
  • A vintage black-and-white photograph — two children (titled "Geoffrey and his sister as pirates") sitting on wooden posts on a dock or pier, dressed in playful pirate-style costumes with headscarves, one biting a "knife" prop, near a lake with trees in the background.

Terms of Endearment

2026-10-30T22:25:20-04:00

Terms of Endearment Marité and Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery I October 2, 2026–January 10, 2027 Photographer Geoffrey Biddle’s Terms of Endearment will be on display in Marité and Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery I and follows the many roles photography has played within

Terms of Endearment2026-10-30T22:25:20-04:00
  • A mixed-media collage/mood board — featuring dried leaves and seeds in a plastic bag, a "Time loops" heading with a handwritten "Collective/(Ancestral?)" note, a Portuguese Wikipedia page on "Pindorama," a black-and-white photo of praying hands, vintage carnival/masquerade imagery, and a cluster of glitter, sequins, and gold paper.

Steady Hands for Wandering Eyes

2026-09-09T15:27:20-04:00

Steady Hands for Wandering Eyes Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery October 2, 2026–January 10, 2027 In the Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery, the Art Center will present Steady Hands for Wandering Eyes. In this exhibition, filmmaker Chantal Feitosa-Desouza analyzes the screen as

Steady Hands for Wandering Eyes2026-09-09T15:27:20-04:00

Precious & Temporary

2026-09-09T14:48:06-04:00

Precious & Temporary Main Gallery October 2, 2026–January 10, 2027 In the Main Gallery, the group exhibition Precious & Temporary looks at family memory as a living material rather than a fixed record. The show includes work by Nick D’Ornellas, Nazli Efe,

Precious & Temporary2026-09-09T14:48:06-04:00
  • A mixed-media collage/mood board — featuring dried leaves and seeds in a plastic bag, a "Time loops" heading with a handwritten "Collective/(Ancestral?)" note, a Portuguese Wikipedia page on "Pindorama," a black-and-white photo of praying hands, vintage carnival/masquerade imagery, and a cluster of glitter, sequins, and gold paper.

New Exhibitions Focusing on Memory to Open at VACNJ

2026-09-09T11:42:30-04:00

New Exhibitions Focusing on Memory to Open at VACNJ on October 2 Summit, NJ (September 8, 2026)—The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will open three new exhibitions exploring memory on Friday, October 2, 2026. On view through January 10, 2027, the exhibitions examine

New Exhibitions Focusing on Memory to Open at VACNJ2026-09-09T11:42:30-04:00
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