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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

2026-09-09T16:07:16-04:00

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 Endearment2026-09-09T16:07:16-04:00
  • 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
  • A painting of a stylized tree with a thick brown trunk growing from a dark blue globe, its green foliage filled with dozens of pale, red-haired human faces in place of leaves, interspersed with a few small birds. The night sky background is deep blue with scattered white, yellow, and red circular dots resembling moons or planets.

Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together

2026-09-02T14:45:30-04:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together Artwork by Santiago Cohen Overlook Medical Center September 16–November 13 Tree of Life, 2026, Oil on canvas, 34 x 34 inches. Organized by the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together2026-09-02T14:45:30-04:00

Aprajita Lal: Where Light Lingers

2026-08-31T11:35:27-04:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Aprajita Lal: Where Light Lingers The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library September 1–October 31, 2026 First Light 2, 2026, Watercolor, 24 x 18 inches Artist’s Statement: In Where Light Lingers, artist Aprajita Lal presents paintings

Aprajita Lal: Where Light Lingers2026-08-31T11:35:27-04:00

Denise Mortensen: The Things We Keep

2026-08-31T11:34:22-04:00

COMMUNITY GALLERIES Denise Mortensen: The Things We Keep The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library July 1–August 31, 2026 The Hutch, 2025, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Artist’s Statement: Denise Mortensen came to painting the way

Denise Mortensen: The Things We Keep2026-08-31T11:34:22-04:00

Summit Elks Make Donation to VACNJ

2026-05-14T15:09:24-04:00

Summit Elks Make Donation to Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Summit, NJ (May 14, 2026)—The Elks Lodge of Summit recently donated $2,500 to the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) in support of its partnership with ECLC (Education, Careers & Lifelong Community)

Summit Elks Make Donation to VACNJ2026-05-14T15:09:24-04:00
  • Two professional headshots side by side: on the left, a man with a beard wearing a dark blazer and light blue shirt against a gray background; on the right, a woman with curly hair wearing a navy blazer and red top against a warm, blurred indoor background.

VACNJ Elects Two New Members to the Board of Trustees

2026-05-11T15:31:41-04:00

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Elects Two New Members to the Board of Trustees Summit, NJ (May 11, 2026)—At its most recent board meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) elected Jennifer B. Clifton and Kevin

VACNJ Elects Two New Members to the Board of Trustees2026-05-11T15:31:41-04:00
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