Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Elects Five New Board Members Summit, NJ (July 1, 2024)—The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) elected five new members to its board of Trustees at its most recent board meeting on June 10, 2024. Christine Aschwald,
VACNJ Receives Grant Award from The Summit Foundation Summit, NJ (June 28, 2024)—The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) was recently awarded a $10,000 Arts and Culture grant from The Summit Foundation. The grant, which was one of more than 20 awarded, was
Hidemi Takagi: IDENTITIES Stair-gazing Gallery February 23, 2024–May 24, 2024 Hidemi Takagi is a community photographer, visual artist, and social practitioner who documents diverse community members in her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. She captures the vibrancy, joy, and experiences of these predominantly immigrant, minority,
Kay Reese: 50 Million African Trees Marité & Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery I February 23–May 24 Kay Reese, an alumna of Gallery Aferro’s Lynn and John Kearney Fellowship for Equity Artist in Residency Program, addresses the history of slavery and issues of
Le’Andra LeSeur and Anna Parisi: Bearing Witness Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery February 23–May 24 This exhibition of works by Le’Andra LeSeur and Anna Parisi examines the act of bearing witness to oppressive and debilitating systems, particularly those faced by women of
Gallery Aferro: Dignity and Beauty Main Gallery February 23, 2024–May 24, 2024 Curated by Edwin Ramoran Visionary artists and changemakers Evonne M. Davis and Emma Wilcox founded Gallery Aferro in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood in 2003, then moved downtown three years later to
Summit, NJ (May 7, 2024)—On Saturday, April 27, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) held its annual spring gala at Canoe Brook Country Club, hosting the largest turnout in over a decade. The signature event raised over $350,000 to support the Art
COMMUNITY GALLERIES Eric Rhinehart: Destinations The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library May 1–June 30 Eric Rhinehart, Bwa Kwaib, 2021, From The ABCs of Paradise Found, Watercolor on paper, 10 x 20 inches Artist’s Statement This exhibition features
Honoring Our Past, Leading the Way Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month Artwork by Bryan Warner and Caren King Choi Overlook Medical Center April 17–June 26 Kickoff Event: May 22, 12–1 PM Bryan Warner , 8/18/2020
Lisa Butler to Join VACNJ as Director of Development & Communications Summit, NJ (April 8, 2024)—The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) is proud to announce the hiring of Lisa Butler as its new Director of Development & Communications, effective April 15. Butler
