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! Fair State by Megan

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! Long Drive Home by

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! Maker of Worlds by

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! The Call List by

Join us on Thursday, August 6, for our art and healing First Thursday series with a watercolor and meditative practice. This creative process can help us relax, center ourselves, and experience the healing power of making art. Participants will be guided through an approachable watercolor

Members Art Show & Collectors Week The Members’ Committee is excited to announce the Members Art Show & Collectors Week for 2026! This exhibition is a celebration of art made by our members. Register early to guarantee a spot! Space is limited. Registration opens June 8,

Register now for fall semester. Classes begin on September 14.   Click here to see all the classes and workshops available.

UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.  Contact Samantha Davis at sdavis@artcenternj.org to join the waitlist. Join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey for a fall road trip to New York City and a special behind-the-scenes visit to The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA)!

The Fields Poetry Reading Series is a quarterly poetry series founded and run by Westfield-based New Jersey Council of the Arts 2023 Poetry Fellows, Robin Rosen Chang and Moriah Cohen. This program is made in part by a 2026 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands)

Join us on Friday, October 2, 6:30–8:30 PM for the opening of our fall exhibitions: Precious & Temporary Steady Hands for Wandering Eyes Terms of Endearment Morning Glory Evening Schedule 4–5 PM Daylight Hours Preview (Refreshments will not be served at the Daylight Preview) 6:30 PM Opening

Calling all DCIMND, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ Arts, Culture, and Care Workers! Rest as Resistance. Joy as Resilience. Justice as Collective Care. As our communities navigate recent federal changes to arts funding, public media, and Medicaid; workforce displacement, record-high ICE detention, changes to voting access, and the

Every fall, Maplewood Village is host to the annual Art Walk and Music Fest. This family-friendly celebration of art and music takes place on the streets of Maplewood Village. VACNJ is participating this year. Pay a visit to this wonderful event and say hi!