New Jersey Photography Forum Workshops
2025-07-19 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Join us on Saturday, July 19, as the New Jersey Photography Forum hosts a series of free photography workshops at the Art Center! Topics will cover photo critiques, macro flower photos, and cell phone photography. Click here to learn more and to register!

Summer Art Camp: Week 6
2025-07-21 - 2025-07-25 | NJ
Comics, Cartoons & Characters (ages 5–9) Waitlist Only
July 21–25, 10 AM–3 PM
Delve into the world of cartoons, comics, and popular characters in everyone’s favorite camp! Create super fun art projects of familiar friends like drawings of Gru and the minions, Lion King collages, and 3D Snoopy sculptures.
Drawing Portraits and Collage & Mixed Media (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
July 21–25, 10 AM–3 PM
Drawing Portraits: Take observational drawing skills to the next level by focusing on the features of the human face. This camp will explore light and shadow, allowing tweens to gain a better understanding of the facial structure through demonstration and drawing exercises.
Collage & Mixed Media: Mixing it up is what collage and mixed media is all about! Campers will have the opportunity to use a variety of supplies such as paint, patterned paper, fabric, fibers, and more. During this camp week, students will learn about shape, color, texture, and light, all while creating both representational and abstract works of art.
New! Comics & Story Illustration and Jewelry Design (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
July 21–25, 10 AM–3 PM
Comics & Story Illustration: Students will be guided in the process of creating their own comics by building characters and stories. Learn the process of making your ideas come to life in a visual format!
Jewelry Design: Make wearable art! Students will experiment with jewelry-making techniques to create pendants and bracelets of their own original designs. After starting with a sketch, the instructor will help students use a variety of materials to create their vision. Projects may include, but are not limited to, wrapped wire pendants, polymer clay canes, and recycled paper beads.
New! Comics & Story Illustration and Jewelry Design (ages 13+)
July 21–25, 10 AM–3 PM
Comics & Story Illustration: Students will be guided in the process of creating their own comics by building characters and stories. Learn the process of making your ideas come to life in a visual format!
Jewelry Design: Make wearable art! Students will experiment with jewelry-making techniques to create pendants and bracelets of their own original designs. After starting with a sketch, the instructor will help students use a variety of materials to create their vision. Projects may include, but are not limited to, wrapped wire pendants, polymer clay canes, and recycled paper beads.

Vivid Stage Summer Solos 2025—Chipmunk'd
2025-07-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
The weekly solo reading series returns to the Art Center this summer! All tickets are $23 (advance sales only), and readings will be done on the lawn of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or snacks!
Chipmunk’d by Megan Gogerty
Wednesday, July 23, 6:30 PM
When Megan gets bitten by a chipmunk, it sets off an increasingly alarming chain of calamities, causing her to wrestle with the question: What do we do when we don’t know what’s coming? A sexy comedy about existential dread. Featuring Becca Landis McLarty.
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Summer Art Camp: Week 7
2025-07-28 - 2025-08-01 | NJ
Returning Theme! Color Explosion (ages 5–9) Waitlist Only
July 28–August 1, 10 AM–3 PM
After a two-season hiatus, Color Explosion returns! This camp introduces kids to the bold pop-art movement and other ways in which vibrant colors can be used in artwork. Kids will create projects that play with the use of colors, such as vivid tie-dye patterns in pastel and jumbo sized crayons in paper mache.
Art Journaling and Drawing with Pen & Ink (ages 10–12)
July 28–August 1, 10 AM–3 PM
Art Journaling: Art journaling is a wonderful habit for everyone! Keeping a journal that contains one’s inspirations, frustrations, and dreams is a way to creatively process everyday life. Campers will make their own journal with simple bookbinding techniques and fill its pages both inside and outside of camp. We’ll also encourage students to share their journaling journey during camp.
Drawing with Pen & Ink: From quick sketches to detailed drawings, this camp will teach students the tips and tricks of pen & ink! Campers will explore techniques such as loose sketching, cross-hatching, and stippling as they learn to create contrast with texture and ink. We will also learn to create softer drawings using ink and a brush. Some basic drawing skills will also be covered.
Everything Clay and Character Design (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
July 28–August 1, 10 AM–3 PM
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the student looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, we will use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. We will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to ways to decorate their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, we will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
Character Design: During this week of camp, students will learn to design their own character(s) for comic books, graphic novels, or cartoons. They will focus on personality and expression plus learn anatomy and posing using the human body as reference. We will also have a chance to explore costume design for their character. All this will come together in a project that features the character(s) they created.
Everything Clay and Character Design (ages 13+)
July 28–August 1, 10 AM–3 PM
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the student looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, we will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. We will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to ways to decorate their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, we will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
Character Design: During this week of camp, students will learn to design their own character(s) for comic books, graphic novels, or cartoons. They will focus on personality and expression plus learn anatomy and posing using the human body as reference. We will also have a chance to explore costume design for their character. All this will come together in a project that features the character(s) they created.

Vivid Stage Summer Solos 2025—Side Effects May Include...
2025-07-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
The weekly solo reading series returns to the Art Center this summer! All tickets are $23 (advance sales only), and readings will be done on the lawn of the Art Center. Bring your own blanket or lawn chairs, picnic, and/or snacks!
Side Effects May Include… by Eric Coble
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 PM
Phil was living a relatively happily married life despite his complaints of his wife Maggie’s lack of interest in sex. Then she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, and life got better. At least their sex life. Featuring Clark Carmichael.
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Summer Art Camp: Week 8
2025-08-04 - 2025-08-08 | NJ
Animals & Wildlife Art (ages 5–9) Waitlist Only
August 4–8, 10 AM–3 PM
This week of camp is like taking a trip to the zoo, but so much more creative! Explore the exciting world of animals and their amazing habitats. Kids will create projects such as undersea turtles in watercolor, tropical tree frogs in pastel, and dog and cat collages.
Everything Clay and Paper Making & Mixed Media (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
August 4–8, 10 AM–3 PM
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the student looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, we will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. Campers will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay, from building an armature to give the clay structure to ways to decorate their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, we will explore polymer clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
Papermaking & Mixed Media: Open up a world of possibilities with mixed media! In this camp, students will start by learning how to make paper and then use it as the basis of their mixed media project. They will learn techniques such as layering paper, mono-printing, and collage. Campers will have the choice to use interesting materials such as yarn, fabric, dried flowers, pages from old books, paint, and more to create their own mixed media artwork.
Assemblage and Essential Drawing & Painting (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
August 4–8, 10 AM–3 PM
Assemblage: Campers will transform everyday items into expressive, personal sculptures! Imagine all the artistic possibilities in combining materials such as paper, plastic, clay, and wire with found objects. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, campers will learn various techniques to manipulate the materials and create one-of-a-kind sculptures.
Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the student looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Campers will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media, such as graphite, charcoal, acrylics, and watercolors, through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings, blind contours, and contour drawings. Linear perspective, color theory, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as campers render their artistic creations.
Assemblage and Essential Drawing & Painting (ages 13+)
August 4–8, 10 AM–3 PM
Assemblage: Campers will transform everyday items into expressive, personal sculptures! Imagine all the artistic possibilities in combining materials such as paper, plastic, clay, and wire with found objects. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, campers will learn various techniques to manipulate the materials and create one-of-a-kind sculptures.
Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the student looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Campers will use observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media, such as graphite, charcoal, acrylics, and watercolors, through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings, blind contours, and contour drawings. Linear perspective, color theory, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as campers render their artistic creations.

Summer Art Camp: Week 9
2025-08-11 - 2025-08-15 | NJ
NEW! Art All Year: Four Seasons of Art (ages 5–9) Waitlist Only
August 11–15, 10 AM–3 PM
This ALL NEW week of camp highlights the artistry of the changing seasons. Campers will create projects inspired by each of the four seasons, like a spring daffodil painting, summer seagulls in clay, fall pumpkin paintings, and winter snowman prints.
2D Comics, Cartoons & Anime and 3D “Cartoon” Clay (ages 10–12)
August 11–15, 10 AM–3 PM
Comics, Cartoons & Anime: Calling all comic, cartoon, and anime lovers! Campers will explore drawing popular characters and work on simple and effective techniques for creating their own character concepts. Master a unique style of creating cartoon, anime, and comic art.
3D “Cartoon” Clay: Let’s bring those characters to life! Campers will have the opportunity to utilize design thinking skills and foundational art skills as they create a 3D character of themselves, an original character, or recreate their favorites by adding unique personality traits and features. A variety of materials and techniques will be utilized.
New! Collage, Mixed Media & Mask Making and Essential Drawing & Painting (ages 10–12)
August 11–15, 10 AM–3 PM
Collage, Mixed Media & Mask Making: Mixing it up is what collage and mixed media is all about! Campers will have the opportunity to use a variety of supplies such as paint, patterned paper, fabric, fibers, and more. During this camp week, students will learn about shape, color, texture, and light, all while creating both representational and abstract works of art. Our culminating project will be putting these skills together to create amazing papier-mâché masks!
Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the student looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Campers will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media such as graphite, charcoal, acrylics, and watercolors through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings, blind contours, and contour drawings. Linear perspective, color theory, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as campers render their artistic creation.
New! Collage, Mixed Media & Mask Making and Essential Drawing & Painting (ages 13+)
August 11–15, 10 AM–3 PM
Collage, Mixed Media & Mask Making: Mixing it up is what collage and mixed media is all about! Campers will have the opportunity to use a variety of supplies such as paint, patterned paper, fabric, fibers, and more. During this camp week, students will learn about shape, color, texture, and light, all while creating both representational and abstract works of art. Our featured project will be putting these skills to use creating amazing papier-mâché masks!
Essential Drawing & Painting Techniques: This camp is perfect for the student looking to develop the foundational skills of drawing and painting. Campers will use their observational skills and gain familiarity with diverse media such as graphite, charcoal, acrylics, and watercolors through drawing exercises that may include gesture drawings, blind contours, and contour drawings. Linear perspective, color theory, and building form with light and shadow will also be covered as campers render their artistic creations.

Summer Art Camp: Week 10
2025-08-18 - 2025-08-22 | NJ
Art Around the World (ages 5–9) Waitlist Only
August 18–22, 10 AM–3 PM
Pack your bags! Kids will “travel” the world and learn how different cultures create art. Make a rainforest diorama, create a paper collage of a Venetian gondola, and paint the Taj Mahal.
Everything Clay and New! Painting with Graphic Style (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
August 18–22, 10 AM–3 PM
Everything Clay: This camp is perfect for the camper looking to explore various types of clay. During the week, campers will get to use the pottery wheel to throw and embellish a functional ceramic piece that will be glazed and fired in the kiln. Campers will also learn the techniques for working with paper clay from building an armature to give the clay structure to ways to decorate their creations using paint, decoupage, or other materials. Finally, campers will explore air-dry clay by making everyday objects in miniature.
New! Painting with Graphic Style: During this camp, students will learn to paint in a style that uses simple graphic shapes and bold colors. Students will explore minimalist, flat, and retro graphic style painting. Color and shape will be discussed and students will learn how to break down an image and make it have a graphic design feel.
Printmaking Techniques and Fiber Arts (ages 10–12) Waitlist Only
August 18–22, 10 AM–3 PM
Printmaking Techniques: In this unique camp, students will create their own limited edition prints on our professional presses. Learn various techniques, styles, and tools of the printmaking trade through demonstrations and hands-on practice. This camp will cover techniques including plexiglass drypoint and monoprinting as we create original prints that are either one-of-a-kind or editionable.
Fiber Arts: Vibrant fibers and textures surround us—explore the wonderful world of fiber arts! Campers will create several skill-building projects during this exciting week of camp. A variety of fiber arts will be visited and may include weaving, hand sewing, embroidery, felting, pom-pom making, and more. Let the creativity unfold!
Printmaking Techniques & Fiber Arts (ages 13+)
August 18–22, 10 AM–3 PM
Printmaking Techniques: In this unique camp, students will create their own limited-edition prints on our professional presses. Learn various techniques, styles, and tools of the printmaking trade through demonstrations and hands-on practice. This camp will cover techniques including plexiglass drypoint and monoprinting as we create original prints that are either one-of-a-kind or editionable.
Fiber Arts: Vibrant fibers and textures surround us—explore the wonderful world of fiber arts! Campers will create several skill-building projects during this exciting week of camp. A variety of fiber arts will be visited and may include weaving, hand sewing, embroidery, felting, pom-pom making, and more. Let the creativity unfold!

Summit First Thursday
2025-09-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Oakes Center, 120 Morris Ave, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Celebrate the vibrant art scene in Summit, NJ! On the first Thursday of each month, galleries and businesses across Summit open their doors for an evening filled with captivating art exhibitions and events.
Stroll through Summit and enjoy the lively atmosphere. This free and open-to-the-public evening is the perfect way to connect with art, culture, and the community. Visit summit1stthurs.com for more information.

Arts + Cars 2025 Application Deadline
2025-09-07 | NJ
Arts + Cars 2025
Co-organized by the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and Summit Downtown
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORMDo you have art or crafts you want to show and sell? The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey and Summit Downtown are thrilled to once again be hosting an outdoor art festival in beautiful downtown Summit! The event will work alongside local businesses and the Summit Farmers Market and will include a car show, stage with musical performances all day long, and a beer garden. The event always attracts large audiences.
Event Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025 (rain or shine), 10 AM to 4 PM
HOW DO I APPLY?
Arts + Cars, a downtown Summit Art Festival, is a juried arts and crafts festival. Apply for your space by completing and e-mailing or mailing in this form at the Art Center in person.
PARTICIPATION POLICIES
Applications from artists working in fine art & craft will be accepted for jury. ONLY original work in design and concept by the artist(s) signing this agreement is allowed and must be for sale. Artists may only occupy booth space assigned to them. Artists may share a booth, with a limit of three artists per 10×10’ booth.
Reproductions (including giclées) of an artist’s original work displayed on walls or panels must not comprise more than 40% of exhibited work; must be clearly & individually labeled, signed, numbered, and part of a limited-edition series.
Photography: 75% must be signed and numbered in series of no more than 250.
Jewelry: Jewelers must be the designers & hands-on makers of original work.
Prohibited: agents, dealers, imports, works created from kits, art supplies, buy/sell items, patterns, embellished commercial products, and mass-produced works.
Artists must display ‘family-friendly’ images. Final interpretation of acceptable work will be made by the jury committee, which reserves the right to remove work deemed unsuitable for display or misrepresented by the application or expel an exhibitor without refund who breaks these rules.
Artists are to exhibit on the day of the event rain or shine. Name(s) of the artist(s) on this application is/are required to attend the booth & be present for all of the advertised hours.
All proceeds from sales belong to the artist, along with the responsibility to set-up, break down, and to collect/report sales tax to the State of New Jersey. Art demonstrations are encouraged. Pets are not allowed, except for service animals. We reserve the right to change policies.
SET-UP
Check-in begins Sunday, September 21 at 8 AM. Set-up must be completed by Sunday, 10 AM. No setup until vehicle is fully unloaded & moved to designated parking area. Your booth display must be professional & aesthetically pleasing, and must not exceed your assigned space. It is your responsibility to adequately stake and weight your tent against wind gusts/weather. You must be checked-in by Sunday, 9 AM or your space may be reassigned and your fees forfeited.
BREAK DOWN
Artists may not break down their booth until the fair ends at 4:00pm on Sunday. All refuse must be properly disposed of at the end of the day. Do not leave behind any articles that were used in your display. You must leave a clean footprint.
BOOTH SPACE
Marked, numbered, & measure Single: 10’w x 10’ deep; Double: 20’w x 10’ deep; or Triple: 30’ x 10’ deep. Artists are responsible for required tent, tables, chairs, booth design, contents, and weights. Electricity is not provided.
CANCELLATION POLICY
NO REFUNDS. An accepted application is considered a commitment to show.
Early bird due date: Sunday, June 22, 2025. Final application deadline: September 7, 2025. Artists will be notified of their acceptance into Arts + Cars by email on a rolling basis (early bird notification by June 27; & then notification within 3 weeks of application) with the latest notification by September 9. Please send questions/inquiries to mcohn@artcenternj.org. No phone calls.
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Fall 2025 Semester Begins
2025-09-15 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Fall semester begins on Monday, September 15. Click here to register!

Fall Exhibitions Opening
2025-09-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
The Trustees of The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey cordially invite you to a special opening of our fall exhibitions on Friday, September 19, from 6:30–8:30 PM.
The evening will feature light snacks, and refreshments will be served. A special sound activation by Joshua Marquez will begin at 7:30 PM. A daylight hours preview is also available from 4–5 PM. No refreshments will be served at the daylight hours preview. Register for the free event here.
VACNJ brings ecology into focus across three exhibitions that move from the material excess of daily life to the marshes of our coast to re-mapped geographies. Featuring artists whose work engages with environments in and around New Jersey, these projects consider how shifting conditions shape lives and invite visitors to connect more deeply with the ecosystems that surround them.
All That Consumes Me, on view in the Main Gallery, brings together Angeles Cossio, Carolyn Lambert, Joshua Marquez, Lina Puerta, and Marion Wilson, whose use of found and reclaimed materials examines how everyday overconsumption impacts the world around us.
In the Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery, Cecile Chong’s upcoming installation, _other Nature – Marshland Tales, continues her exploration of the fraught relationship between humans and the environment. In this new iteration, Chong turns her attention to New Jersey’s wetlands, with a particular focus on cattails as both material and metaphor. Her research traces the ecological and cultural significance of these reed-like plants, which have long been integral to the region’s terrain.
The Marité & Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery I features This Was Always a Place, a solo exhibition by Andrew Harrison. Through archives, maps, and embodied movement, Harrison explores altered geographies—dwelling between rupture and repair—and argues for memory, myth, and imagination as essential tools for reshaping the world.

Arts + Cars 2025
2025-09-21 10:00 - 16:00 | NJ
Arts + Cars 2025

Don’t miss the Arts & Cars Downtown Arts Festival & Peotter’s Car Show, September 21, from 10 AM–4 PM!

Enjoy a full day of fun featuring:

An incredible art show presented by the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey.
A classic car show sponsored by Peotter’s Auto Body & Spa
FREE kids’ activities sponsored in part by Dwell Real Estate at Compass RE and St. Patrick School
Live music all day thanks to Summit Hearing Aid Center
Delicious food trucks on Bank Street and a wine and beer garden sponsored by Cambridge Wines and Peerless Beverage Company.

For more details, visit Summit Downtown!

Art to Table
2025-09-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Art to Table returns to the Art Center for fall! This signature event, created for art and food lovers alike, features an intimate, small-group tour of our fall exhibitions with Curator Jordan Horton, followed by a prix fixe lunch at Summit House Restaurant + Bar. Get an up-close look at All That Consumes Me, _other Nature – Marshland Tales, and This was Always a Place, our latest exhibitions, focusing on the theme of place(less(ness)).
Three-Course Prix Fixe Menu:
(Price includes soft drinks, coffee, and tea. Does not include espresso drinks or alcohol)

Choice of appetizer
Choice of entree
Chocolate chip cookies for the table

Click here to register.

Summit First Thursday
2025-10-02 16:00 - 20:00 | NJ
Summit’s First Thursday is back this Thursday, October 2, and it’s free. Doors are open, the vibe is friendly, and the only wrong move is staying home.
Four easy stops to make your night special:

Summit Free Public Library: Mary Kennington Watson: A Quiet Place, 4–8 PM
Paintings on view inside the Library. Address: 75 Maple St.
The Healing Arts Gallery: Featured artist Susanna Beltrandi, 4–8 PM
Sneak a look as the gallery sets up the next solo show and learn about their Reiki & Somatic sessions. Address: 57 Union Pl, Suite 212 (above Starbucks; across from the train).
Kanibal + Co: “Monster on Maple Street,” 4–7 PM
Hand-painted, in-house visual merchandising magic by Jessica Vivona. Bonus: DIY art kits if your inner maker wants in. Address: 27 Maple St.
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey: Seed Exchange, 5–7 PM
Bring leftover seeds, swap for something new, and pop into the fall exhibitions while you’re there, light snacks included. Address: 68 Elm St.

Yes, you can absolutely do all four. Start downtown, end at the Art Center, or flip it. Make a plan, bring a friend! First Thursdays are about seeing what’s here, saying hi to someone new, and giving your creativity a little exercise. The whole night is free and open to everyone.
See you out there on Thursday, October 2.

Free Printmaking Demo
2025-10-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
THIS FREE DEMO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
Visit the Art Center on Tuesday, October 7, to watch a FREE printmaking demonstration by Miriam Jacobs. Jacobs will demonstrate how to experiment with liquid dyes and fabric crayons to create a beautiful print on fabric, set with a heat press! This unique printmaking process results in a rich, textured result.
Like what you see? You can sign up for a workshop further detailing the process on Sunday, October 12, by clicking here!

Road Trip: Silver Art Projects
2025-10-16 09:00 - 15:00 | NJ
Join us as the Art Center once again hits the road, this time for a visit to Silver Art Projects at 4 World Trade Center in New York City. Silver Art is a non-profit organization providing artists with year-long studio spaces and career development opportunities.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Among the artists whose work we’ll be visiting is Distinguished Artist in Residence Caledonia Curry. Caledonia, known as Swoon, is a contemporary artist and filmmaker recognized around the world for her pioneering vision of public artwork. Through intimate portraits, immersive installations, and multi-year community-based projects, she has spent more than 20 years exploring the depths of human complexity and asking how art can fundamentally re-envision the communities we live in towards a more just and equitable world. She is best known as one of the first women Street Artists to gain international recognition in a male-dominated field, pushing its conceptual limits and paving the way for a generation of women Street Artists.
We’ll also be viewing the work of Senior Fellow, Jared Owens. Jared, whose work was featured in the recent VACNJ Main Gallery exhibition Something to Hold On To: Art and the Carceral System, isa justice-impacted artist who works in painting, sculpture, and installation. He brings attention to architectures of confinement, as well as the purposeful “shadowing” of humanity, creating works that make visceral the oscillating experiences of oppression, human dignity, beauty, and erasure. Intending to raise awareness of mass incarceration and its impact on millions of individuals, he reveals correlations between the histories of slavery and the current systemic discrimination of many marginalized communities.
Transportation from the Art Center will leave at 9 AM. Ticket fee includes lunch.

Dikra Gem Sale
2025-10-21 19:00 - 22:00 | NJ
Looking for the perfect stone to complete your piece? Dikra Gem Inc. will visit the Art Center on Tuesday, October 21, 7–10 PM, to offer their collection of faceted and cabochon stones, beads, pearls, and more for purchase. Both students and faculty are welcome to attend!
For more than a decade, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey has enjoyed a special relationship with Dikra Gem. Once a year, they bring their collection to the Art Center to give our jewelry students the opportunity to purchase quality, unique gems at fair prices to add the perfect finishing touch to a piece or spark inspiration for a new one. Don’t miss out—join us on October 21!

Raku-Fest 2025
2025-10-25 - 2025-10-26 | NJ
Join us for Raku-Fest! Raku-Fest showcases a unique ceramic firing process in which red-hot ceramic pieces are transferred directly from the kiln into a container of combustible materials. The heat of the ceramic causes the materials to ignite, and the resulting smoke creates one-of-a-kind effects in the ceramic glaze.
Attend the Event—advance registration required
A limited capacity audience can watch the action live as multiple raku firings take place throughout the day. Admission is available for either morning (10 AM–12:30 PM) or afternoon (1–3:30 PM) on both days. Attendees may arrive any time during their time window. Walk-ins the day of the event will be available only if capacity allows.
$5 per person admission fee. Children 17 & under are free, but must be accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of one free child per paying adult, please.
Saturday Morning (10 AM–12:30 PM)
Saturday Afternoon (1–3:30 PM)
Sunday Morning (10 AM–12:30 PM)
Sunday Afternoon (1–3:30 PM)
Glaze Items for Purchase
An assortment of pre-made ceramic pieces will be available for purchase for participants to glaze and have fired during the event. Items available for purchase and glazing include: jewelry pieces, plates, and pots of varying sizes.

Jewelry Piece: $12
Plate: $25
Student Piece: $20
Wheel-thrown Pot: $30

Winter 2026 Pre-Registration
2025-10-27 - 2025-11-09 | NJ
Winter 2026 Pre-Registration
Pre-registration for our Winter 2026 semester begins on Monday, October 27.

Pre-registration is available only to current Art Center students and members. This gives priority to our community members before registration opens to the public.
We will offer an early-bird discount of $5 off each class (workshops do not qualify for a discount).
Pre-registration will be available in-person or over the phone only.
Pre-registration will open on a staggered schedule to spread out the pre-registration process across the week.

On Monday, 10/27, pre-registration opens for classes that meet on Mondays.
On Tuesday, 10/28, in addition to the Monday classes already available, Tuesday classes open for pre-registration.
On Wednesday, 10/29, in addition to the classes already available, Wednesday classes open for pre-registration.
On Thursday, 10/30, in addition to the classes already available, Thursday classes open for pre-registration.
On Friday, 10/31, in addition to the classes already available, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday classes and workshops open for pre-registration.

If you are planning to pre-register for multiple classes that meet on different days of the week, you have two options:

You can pre-register for each class separately on the first day the pre-registration opens for each. For example, you can pre-register for a Monday class on 10/27, and you can pre-register for a Wednesday class on 10/29.
Or, you can pre-register for both classes on the day that the latest class opens. For example, if you want to enroll in a Monday and a Wednesday class, you can pre-register for both on 10/29. You have the option of doing one enrollment for both classes on the latest date.
If you choose to pre-register over the phone, you will be prompted to leave a message. By leaving a message, you will be entering a queue for phone enrollment. Messages will be returned within one hour, in the order they are received. Please follow the prompts when calling.

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Transcendental Meditation Workshop
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Join us on Wednesday, October 29, at 7 PM as the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey hosts an introductory talk on Transcendental Meditation (TM)—a simple, natural, and effortless technique for inner peace and wellness.
This presentation will explore the many benefits of TM, including improved brain function and creativity, better sleep, reduced anxiety and stress, and a lower risk of heart attack and stroke—all supported by more than 380 peer-reviewed scientific studies.
Attendees will learn how TM works, how it differs from other forms of meditation, and how just 15–20 minutes twice a day can lead to lasting relaxation and clarity. The talk will include short videos showcasing how TM has positively impacted students, healthcare workers, first responders, and veterans.
The evening will conclude with a Q&A session with local Summit TM teachers.
This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

Evening with an Artist: Marion Wilson
2025-11-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Join us on Thursday, November 20, for an engaging evening with exhibiting artist Marion Wilson. Marion will discuss her artistic process and creative approach, offering insight into the works currently on view in the Art Center’s Main Gallery exhibition, All That Consumes Me. Following the discussion, Marion will participate in a Q&A session moderated by VACNJ Curator Jordan Horton, allowing visitors to ask questions and explore the ideas behind her work in greater depth.
The evening will also include food and wine, offering guests the chance to continue the conversation and connect with fellow art enthusiasts in a relaxed, social setting. Click here to register!
Marion Wilson’s art investigates landscape as a way to foster connection to self and place. Through painting, photography, and installation, she explores our relationship to nature amid climate change and ecological loss. Her work often bridges art and science, partnering with botanists, architects, and urban communities to imagine more just and sustainable futures.Wilson approaches social and ecological challenges through the lens of creative inquiry, using scientific tools and observational methods to “look closely and pay attention to what is small, omnipresent, and frequently overlooked—drawing parallels between the natural world and the most fundamental aspects of human presence.”
Wilson is the founder of MLAB and MossLab, mobile eco/art labs that examined moss species along the East Coast while also serving as classrooms for hundreds of Syracuse students each year. She also founded 601 Tully, transforming an abandoned residence in Syracuse, NY into a neighborhood art center, and more recently reimagined a houseboat in Vineyard Haven, MA as a floating studio and public platform for environmental dialogue.
A former Associate Professor at Syracuse University, Wilson created the award-winning New Directions in Social Sculpture curriculum and collaborated with botanist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, whose teachings on Traditional Ecological Knowledge continue to inform her practice.
“Compost/Composed”, Marion Wilson’s work in the exhibition in the galleries is an exploration of humanity’s connection to nature, community, and self through food. Working from political, cultural, and ecological lenses, I investigate how these entanglements have been complicated by COVID-19, which has caused major shifts in the way communities access and experience food together, furthering issues of scarcity. At the core of the project is an exercise in testing the limits of confinement both artistically and practically: how can art both transform and be transformed by scarcity? Through photography, painting, and natural dye-making, this new work will present each component as both process and product, following the transformation of food from decomposing compost; to natural, hand-made dye; to the final artistic work, to social gathering.
Marion Wilson divides her time between Brooklyn, NY and a houseboat on Martha’s Vineyard.

First Thursday Clothing Drive
2025-12-04 16:00 - 19:00 | NJ
Donate To Our First Thursday Clothing Drive!

Join us NEXT Thursday, December 4, for Summit First Thursday! The Art Center will be collecting excess clothing, shoes, accessories, and household linens—with support from Helpsy.
A portion of the value of all donated items will be given back to the Art Center by Helpsy, helping to support our programs and community initiatives.
For more information, click here!

Winter Break Workshops for Kids & Tweens
2025-12-29 - 2025-12-30 | NJ
Give the kid or tween in your life the gift of creativity this winter season! In each session, young artists will learn a variety of art techniques while creating fun winter–themed projects. All art supplies are included. Each day features an AM session and a PM session. Young artists who enroll in both sessions on the same day can bring a bagged lunch to eat in–between sessions.
8129 Snowmen in Watercolor (ages 6–9)
Monday, 12/29, 10–11:30 AM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8133 Vibrant Cardinals in Acrylic (ages 10–13)
Monday, 12/29, 10–11:30 AM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8130 Clay Penguins (ages 6–9)
Monday, 12/29, 12–1:30 PM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8134 Wintry Pen & Ink Drawings (ages 10–13)
Monday, 12/29, 12–1:30 PM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8131 Watercolor Snowflake Paintings (ages 6–9)
Tuesday, 12/30, 10–11:30 AM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8135 Stained Glass Watercolor Paintings (ages 10–13)
Tuesday, 12/30, 10–11:30 AM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8132 Bears in Sweaters Line Drawings (ages 6–9)
Tuesday, 12/30, 12–1:30 PM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15
8136 Snowy Owls in Clay (ages 10–13)
Tuesday, 12/30, 12–1:30 PM
Tuition: $52
Materials fee: $15

Winter Break Workshops for Adults
2026-01-04 | NJ
Start the year right with a workshop at the Art Center!
8374 Torch Enameling
Instructor: Sue Sachs
Torch enameling is a fantastic way to add vibrant colors to your copper or fine silver pieces without the need for a kiln. In this fun and direct process, watch enamels transform from powder to colorful glass as your piece changes temperature with heat from a torch. Different techniques of torch enameling will be discussed, as well as methods for setting finished pieces. No experience is necessary. Students who wish to work in silver should purchase fine silver sheet (not sterling).
Sunday, 1/4, 10 AM–4 PM
Tuition: $137
Materials fee: $38
8344 Painting with Wool: Needle Felting a Winter Landscape
Instructor: Martha McDonald
Create a beautiful and unique winter wonderland scene entirely made of wool! Through demonstrations and step–by–step instruction, students will learn about the versatility of this medium by transforming colorful wool roving into amazing textured art. Students will be encouraged to use their own ideas and leave with a completed felted canvas.
Sunday, 1/4, 10 AM–4 PM
Tuition: $137
Materials fee: $34
8373 Poinsettia Watercolor Painting
Instructor: Kat Block
Enroll in this one–day workshop to bring poinsettias to life with watercolor. Students will incorporate color, shape, line, light, and more to create a dynamic painting. The instructor will cover a variety of watercolor techniques, such as creating warm tones and the “wet–on–wet” process to enhance the colors of the flower.
Sunday, 1/4, 10 AM–2 PM
Tuition: $110
Materials fee: $27
8375 NEW! Eclectic Non-Traditional Mosaics
Instructor: Shelley Rosen Howard
Eclectic mosaics can be made with an assortment of recyclable and repurposed items, such as broken glass, beads, charms, broken china, found objects, or treasures from your favorite junk drawer! Each piece contributes to the color, texture, and unique quality of a collage–like mosaic. Students will take a non–traditional approach to create mosaics in this one–day workshop. Students are encouraged to bring their own “treasures” for their mosaic, such as frames, mirrors, and other objects. Some materials provided.
Sunday, 1/4, 10 AM–2 PM
Tuition: $110
Materials fee: $27

Winter Semester Begins
2026-01-05 | NJ
Winter semester begins on Monday, January 5. Click here to see all that’s available!

Fall Exhibitions Closing Thoughts
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Join us on Sunday, January 18, from 2–4 PM for a final look at our fall exhibitions and a special panel discussion. Artists Andrew Harrison, Carolyn Lambert, and Ángeles Cossio will join VACNJ Curator Jordan Horton for a conversation about their work. The panel will run from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

MLK Day Community Rock Garden
2026-01-19 12:30 - 14:30 | NJ
All ages and families are welcome to paint rocks to contribute to our community rock garden! Help us spread messages of peace, love, and hope, or create an image that is all your own! Once done, all creations will live in the Art Center’s rock garden for the community to enjoy. All materials and supplies will be provided. VACNJ’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, Rachel Aponte, will be on-site to help with materials and ideas.

Professional Development for Teachers: Mixed Media with Kat Block
2026-01-30 09:00 - 15:00 | NJ
Join us for a hands-on professional development workshop with mixed-media collage artist Kat Block! Participants will begin with a guided tour of the community gallery, where they’ll explore a range of Kat’s collage artworks, before creating a mixed-media collage of their own using paper, glue, scissors, and more.
In the first session, participants will learn composition and layering techniques while creating a mandala collage with origami paper. They’ll then apply those skills to design a beach-themed collage using torn, cut, and pasted papers—including scrap, tissue, metallic, pastel, and painted watercolor varieties. Kat will provide reference images, demonstrations, and individualized guidance throughout.
This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to collaborate, learn new techniques, expand your skills, and enjoy a little taste of summer!
This workshop will take place on Friday. January 30, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Click here for more information or to register.

Spring Exhibitions Opening
2026-02-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
The Trustees of The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey cordially invite you to a special opening of our spring exhibitions on Friday, February 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The evening will feature light snacks, and refreshments will be served. Click here to RSVP for the free event. A daylight hours preview is also available from 4–5 PM. No refreshments will be served at the daylight hours preview.
This spring, VACNJ will showcase three exhibitions that examine various intersections of identity and representation. The exhibitions will feature artists whose work engages with themes such as material culture, Indigenous identity, queerness, and cityscapes, while questioning how narratives and visibility are controlled and reclaimed. Special attention is paid to the various processes of photography as artists demonstrate contemporary approaches to wet plate, photogravure, and other techniques.
In partnership with Art Bridges, the Art Center is proud to host In Conversation: Will Wilson in the Main Gallery. In Conversation presents the works of Diné (Navajo) photographer Will Wilson (b. 1969) and Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868–1952).
The investigation of artists’ use of portraiture continues in the Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Gallery with Gabriel Garcia Roman’s solo exhibition Present and Growing. Featured in this solo exhibition are not only his best-known portrait series, “Queer Icons,” but also a range of his works that capture his experiences as a queer Mexican-born artist from a working-class family.
In the Art Center’s Marité and Joe Robinson Strolling Gallery I, photographer Chrystofer Davis captures the portrait of a city in his exhibition With Passing Years. In a selection of photos of his hometown of Newark, NJ, Davis showcases the personality of the Four Corners District, combining his work with archival photos courtesy of the Newark Public Library to reveal the many lives the city has lived.
