The Film Society of Summit and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey are partnering for a series of art films in May, starting this week! This virtual Sip and Cinema: Art Edition will take place on Zoom every other Friday from 5–6 PM. Join

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is partnering with The Film Society of Summit for a series of art films in May. This virtual Sip and Cinema: Art Edition will take place on Zoom every other Friday from 5–6 PM. VACNJ curator Mary Birmingham

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is partnering with The Film Society of Summit for a series of art films in May. This virtual Sip and Cinema: Art Edition will take place on Zoom every other Friday from 5–6 PM. VACNJ curator Mary Birmingham

Kid Art Camp: Art & Nature Morning Session (ages 6–7): June 29–July 3, 9–12:30 PM Morning Session (ages 8–9): June 29–July 3, 9–12:30 PM Afternoon Session (ages 6–7): June 29–July 3, 1–4:30 PM Afternoon Session (ages 8–9): June 29–July 3, 1–4:30 PM Summer is the

Kid Art Camp: Art Around America July 6–10, 1–4:30 PM (ages 6–7) July 6–10, 1–4:30 PM (ages 8–9) Celebrate Independence Day through artwork inspired by American artists and famous landmarks. During this holiday week, we’ll make art projects such as a papier-mâché bald-eagle sculpture and

Kid Art Camp Animals & Wildlife Art > July 6–10, 10 AM–3 PM This week of camp is like taking a trip to the zoo, but way more creative! Explore the exciting world of animals and their amazing habitats. Kids will create projects such as

Summer semester classes begin on July 8 and in addition to the wonderful art instruction you've come to love, our summer semester will feature enhanced safety measures, including enrollment caps to ensure smaller classes, face masks worn by all students and instructors, and social distancing

Kid Art Camp: Summer Fun July 13–17, 1–4:30 PM (ages 6–7) July 13–17, 1–4:30 PM (ages 8–9) Imagine all the possibilities of summer! At this online camp, kids will create art inspired by classic summer pastimes, including a 3D-sunbather sculpture, a mixed-media flip-flop collage, and

Kid Art Camp Color Explosion > July 13–17, 10 AM–3 PM Explore color! This camp introduces kids to the fun pop-art movement and other ways in which bright and bold colors can be used in artwork. Kids will create projects that play with the use

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and Point View Wealth Management invite you to learn how to benefit your favorite charity while reducing your own tax bill. Point View's David Dietze and Claire Toth will share strategies to do good and save money. Registration

Kid Art Camp Animals & Wildlife Art July 20–24, 1–4:30 PM (ages 6–7) July 20–24, 1–4:30 PM (ages 8–9) This week of camp is like taking a trip to the zoo, but way more creative! Explore the exciting world of animals and their amazing habitats.

Kid Art Camp Mini Masters > July 20–24, 10 AM–3 PM Kids become mini masters while experimenting with art media used by famous artists. Create a Monet-inspired watercolor painting, a clay sculpture based on the work of Salvador Dali, and a drawing in the style

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is once again partnering with The Film Society of Summit for a virtual Sip and Cinema: Art Edition for the film "Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own." Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own is an artistic biography of

Kid Art Camp: Color Explosion July 27–31, 1–4:30 PM  (ages 6–7) July 27–31, 1–4:30 PM  (ages 8–9) Explore color! This camp introduces kids to the fun pop-art movement and other ways in which bright and bold colors can be used in artwork. Kids will create

Kid Art Camp New! Creative Creatures > July 27–31, 10 AM–3 PM Let your imagination run wild! In this NEW week of camp, campers will make art featuring wildly creative creatures. Join us to make exciting projects such as unicorn prints, dragon illustrations, and mermaid

Kid Art Camp: Mini Masters August 3–7, 1–4:30 PM (ages 6–7) August 3–7, 1–4:30 PM (ages 8–9) Kids become mini masters while experimenting with art media used by famous artists. Create a Monet-inspired watercolor painting and a drawing in the style of Joan Miro, among

Kid Art Camp Art & Nature > August 3–7, 10 AM–3 PM Summer is the perfect time to find beauty in our natural world and celebrate it through art. Kids will be inspired by nature to create projects such as nature echo drawings, tropical fish

Kid Art Camp Art Around The World > August 10–14, 10 AM–3 PM Pack your bags! Kids will “travel” the world and learn how different cultures create art. Sculpt clay penguins from Antarctica, discover the architecture of India through a Taj Mahal painting, and create

Kid Art Camp New! Art In Action: Sports & Games > August 17–21, 10 AM–3 PM On your mark, get set, create! This NEW week of camp will feature art projects inspired by favorite sports and games. Campers will use a variety of art media

Focus Forward Virtual Artist Talk! Join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) for a Zoom presentation of the current virtual exhibition, Focus Forward, featuring work by members of the New Jersey Photography Forum (NJPF). Curator Mary Birmingham will be presenting an overview of the exhibition and

Kid Art Camp Comics, Cartoons & Characters > August 24–28, 10 AM–3 PM Explore the world of cartoons, comics, and popular characters in this popular week of camp! Create fun art projects like a mixed-media superhero and a 3D Garfield the Cat made from papier

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult drawing and painting classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult online classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult printmaking classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult drawing and painting classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult sculpture classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult ceramics classes being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the kid classes and workshops being offered. Click here to see all the online classes and workshops being offered for kids.

Fall semester classes begin on September 21. Registration is now open. Sign up today and reconnect with your inner artist. Click here to learn more.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the teen classes and workshops being offered. Click here to see all the online classes and workshops being offered for teens.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the digital media classes and workshops being offered.

Fall semester classes begin September 21. Click here to see all the adult fiber classes being offered. Click here to see all the adult special subject classes being offered.

On Saturday, October 3, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will reopen its spring exhibitions that were closed this past March due to Covid-19. To provide the safest viewing experience possible, visitors must make reservations through artcenternj.org for limited, one-hour time slots. All four

Join us for a discussion of the documentary film, “The Gates” and a consideration of the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Art Center curator Mary Birmingham will be joined by Linda Blumberg, a prominent leader in the arts, who had a working relationship with Christo

Join exhibiting artist Adrienne Wheeler for this virtual conversation about her work, specifically White Dress Narratives, on display in the Art Center's main staircase. Click here to register.

Join the Art Center for The Adjacent Possible, a virtual experience that mixes music, improvisational performance, storytelling, and technology to transform the audience into an orchestra. This project, conceived by artist Joshua-Michele Ross and brought to life through a partnership with Adam Brick and Adam

On Saturday, October 3, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will reopen its spring exhibitions that were closed this past March due to Covid-19. To provide the safest viewing experience possible, visitors must make reservations through artcenternj.org for limited, one-hour time slots. All four

Join us for a virtual conversation with Yvette Molina and the unique opportunity to purchase your own night-sky panel. Collect it as is or schedule a session with the artist to create a personalized symbol for yourself or as a gift! Register for the zoom

On Saturday, October 3, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will reopen its spring exhibitions that were closed this past March due to Covid-19. To provide the safest viewing experience possible, visitors must make reservations through artcenternj.org for limited, one-hour time slots. All four

Join Jason Rulnick and Veronica Roberts in exploring the radical nature of Sol LeWitt’s art. Rulnick and Roberts both worked with LeWitt and discuss their recent contributions to a book devoted to a little-known body of drawings LeWitt made by folding and tearing paper, that

Join artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was of Ghost of a Dream, David Anthone and Ron Norsworthy of DARNstudio, and Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen of Hillerbrand+Magsamen in a discussion about the process of creating art through collaboration.

Give the kid or tween in your life the gift of creativity this winter season! This year, our popular winter-break art workshops will be taught by our talented teaching artists live on Zoom. Each session, young artists will learn techniques in a featured media while

On Saturday, October 3, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will reopen its spring exhibitions that were closed this past March due to Covid-19. To provide the safest viewing experience possible, visitors must make reservations through artcenternj.org for limited, one-hour time slots. All four

Sign up now and start the season by focusing on sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, and more! And with both in-person and online options, there's a safe, inspirational workshop to fit your every need. Click here to find out more and to register.

Please join us on January 12 at 7 PM for a conversation between Art Center Curator, Mary Birmingham, artist Yvette Molina, and artist Elisabeth Smolarz as they discuss the communal storytelling projects currently on view at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Click here

On Monday, January 18, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will participate in Summit’s Day of Justice, Equality, and Service to Others. From 1-3 PM, the Art Center will host a virtual community project titled, How to Fly. The project will entail decorating individual

On Saturday, February 6, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will reopen its winter/spring exhibitions. To provide the safest viewing experience possible, visitors must make reservations through artcenternj.org for limited, one-hour time slots. All four exhibitions—(de)coding; Spandita Malik: Threads of Identity; Scaffold: Equity of

Registration is now open for Summer Art Camp at the Art Center. Register by February 15 to take advantage of our early-bird pricing! Click here for more information and to sign up now.

In correlation with her exhibition Spandita Malik: Threads of Identity, currently on view in the Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery, VACNJ is offering a limited seating, in-person embroidery workshop with the New York-based Artist. Malik, who is originally from India, asks each participant to bring

These pandemic times have been tough for parents. Take some time for self-care and join this five-week virtual art therapy session and learn to use active art-making and the creative process to reduce stress and anxiety. Each session will be limited to 10 people and

International Women’s Day is Monday, March 8. In celebration of that date, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will host a virtual artist talk with Spandita Malik, Elan Cadiz, and Rasika Reddy, all women artists with solo exhibitions on view at the Art Center

This year, our road trip has gone online! Join VACNJ curator Mary Birmingham on Wednesday, March 24, for a virtual road trip exploring the growing trend of quilts in contemporary art.  She will share her impressions of three recently closed exhibitions: Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch at The Bronx

In-Person Small Group Spring Break Art Camp (ages 5–9) Monday, March 29–Friday, April 2 Join us for a special Small Group Spring Break Art Camp for kids ages 5–9! Young artists will learn from our talented teaching artists, create unique art projects, and socialize with

In-Person Small Group Spring Break Art Camp (ages 10–12) Monday, March 29–Friday, April 2 Join us for a special Small Group Spring Break Art Camp for weens ages 10–12! Young artists will learn from our talented teaching artists, create unique art projects, and socialize with

Join VACNJ Curator Mary Birmingham as she moderates this conversation with several of the exhibiting artists featured in the Art Center’s Main Gallery exhibition (de)coding. Learn how each artist creates codes in their work and what the word "decoding" means to them. Participating artists: Gina Adams,

The deadline to apply for our members 2021–2021 exhibition season is Sunday, May 2. The Members Committee is accepting applications from members to exhibit their work at the Art Center as well as other community spaces in Summit. You may submit a proposal for a

We invite you to join us on Saturday, May 8th, 1–5 PM, as we will celebrate the opening of feature solo exhibitions by two New Jersey artists. In the Main Gallery, Nancy Cohen will show a series of large-scale drawings made from paper pulp and

ANNUAL SPRING GALA May 22, 2021 7:30 PM via Zoom & Small-Party Pods Click here for more information.

Take a journey through the life of the iconic Frida Kahlo—discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often turbulent life. Making use of the latest technology to deliver previously unimaginable quality, this film takes an in-depth look at key works throughout her career.

Raku-Fest Returns to the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey Saturday, June 12 & Sunday, June 13, 10 AM­–5 PM We are excited to announce the return of a classic Art Center event: Raku-Fest! Raku-Fest showcases a unique ceramic firing process in which red-hot ceramic

Click here to learn more about all our Summer Art Camp offerings! Register now for the most creative camp in town! In-person and online options are available for kids, tweens, and teens of all skill levels. Full-day and half-day options too, including before and after

Kids (ages 5–9) NEW! Summer Sampler WAITLIST ONLY June 21–25, 10 AM–3 PM Sample all that summer art camp has to offer! Try projects inspired by our upcoming camp sessions, as well as a few based on classic summer pastimes. Projects will not be repeated later

Join Wendy Robinson as she opens her Member Exhibition, My Kingdom of Animals in Ann's Place Gallery on Sunday, June 27, 1–4 PM.   The exhibition will be on display from June 26–September 12.  For more information, click here.

Kids (ages 5–9) Art Around America June 28–July 2, 10 AM–3 PM Celebrate Independence Day through artwork inspired by American artists and famous landmarks. During this holiday week, we’ll make art projects like prints inspired by American artist Robert Indiana, mixed media cityscapes, and ceramics

Kids (ages 5–9) Mini Masters July 5–9, 10 AM–3 PM Kids become mini masters while experimenting with art media and techniques used by famous artists. Create a sculpture like those made by Picasso, design a mixed media work based on Alma Thomas’s paintings, and paint

  Join the Dreamcatcher Repertory Theater for the return of Summer Solos (formerly Monologues@MONDO), the weekly solo reading series! All tickets $20 (advance sales only) and readings will be done on the law of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic,

Artist and board-certified art therapist Melissa Diaz will reference the creation of community art initiatives and the concept of collaboration to discuss both professional development and personal and community wellness. Diaz will speak about her journey as an art therapist, how it intersects with her

Join the Dreamcatcher Repertory Theater for the return of Summer Solos (formerly Monologues@MONDO), the weekly solo reading series! All tickets $20 (advance sales only) and readings will be done on the law of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or