COMMUNITY GALLERIES Yvette Cohen: More Than One Way To See Things Ann's Place Gallery September 21–November 10 Artist Reception: September 21, 2–4 PM Yvette Cohen, Building a Square No. 31-2, 2024, Acrylic and wood dowels on shaped canvas, 25
COMMUNITY GALLERIES Manuel Monge: Life in the Suburbs The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library September 1–October 31, 2024 Reception: September 6, 6-8 PM Summit Diner, 2023, Oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches Artist’s Statement Manuel Monge’s
Jordan Horton Joins the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey as Curator Summit, NJ (August 15, 2024)—The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) is proud to announce the hiring of Jordan Horton as its new Curator, effective August 5. Horton joins VACNJ after
COMMUNITY GALLERIES Alicia Flynn Cotter and Denise Banaag: Paper Trails The Gallery at The Summit Free Public Library July 9–August 31, 2024 Alicia Flynn Cotter, Beaches – Kona, 2024, Mixed media collage, 12 x 12 inches The artwork featured
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
