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SOPAC's Herb + Milly Iris Gallery Presents unveiled26, Celebrating the Artists of the 23rd Annual Studio Tour SOMA

(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) -- South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) presents unveiled26, an exhibition featuring works by artists from South Orange and Maplewood, opening Thursday, September 17, at the Herb + Milly Iris Gallery. The exhibition will remain on view through November 8, 2026.





 



Watercolor Artist Theresa Troise Heidel Returns to Ridgefield Park Library for Second Art Exhibit and Fundraiser

(RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ) -- Watercolors of sun-soaked New Jersey beaches, historic Asbury Park boardwalks, French countryside, and blooming florals will be on view this September at the Ridgefield Park Public Library, as the Friends of the Library once again welcome artist Theresa Troise Heidel for a solo exhibit and fundraiser open to art lovers near and far, with proceeds benefiting library programs. The exhibit will remain on view through September 30, 2026.




LOVERULES at Rutgers Shines the Spotlight on a Jersey-Born Artist and Activist

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, the largest exhibition of art by Hank Willis Thomas in New Jersey to date, runs from September 17 to December 20, 2026 in the Voorhees Gallery of Zimmerli Art Museum.











 

ON DISPLAY

Rowan

Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art presents Diane Burko: Extraction, A Dialogue of Extremes

(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- The Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art (RUMOCA) presents Diane Burko: Extraction, A Dialogue of Extremes, a multimedia exhibition on view from August 24 through October 17, 2026 at RUMOCA's 301 High Street W. Gallery.



Zimmerli

Zimmerli Art Museum Highlights Rutgers' Historic Role in U.S.-Japan Exchange

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The latest exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick traces the cultural exchange between Japan and the United States starting from the mid-19th century to the present. The exhibition runs from September 9 through February 14, 2027.



Art

Art House Productions presents "Creation from Destruction"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents Creation from Destruction, a group exhibition celebrating Art House's 25th Anniversary at the Art House Gallery from Friday, September 11 through Sunday, October 25, 2026. This exhibition is part of JC Fridays.



Newark

Newark Museum of Art presents Risham Syed: Destiny Fractured

(NEWARK, NJ) -- The Newark Museum of Art is presenting Risham Syed: Destiny Fractured an exhibition of works responding to the museum's permanent collection on view now through March 7th, 2027. Some of the inspirational artworks from NMOA's collection include American landscapes, Chinese scroll paintings, and the period rooms in The Ballantine House.



Grounds

Grounds For Sculpture presents Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Raíces & Resistencias

(HAMILTON, NJ) -- From September 28, 2025 to August 1, 2027, Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) presents a solo exhibition of work by Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist Salvador Jiménez-Flores, curated by GFS Executive Director Gary Garrido Schneider. Jiménez-Flores' work is both playful and provocative, addressing critical issues of migration, cultural hybridity, and resilience.



Morven

Morven Museum & Garden presents "Northern Family, Southern Ties"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- The result of three years of research, Morven Museum & Garden's special exhibition Northern Family, Southern Ties is on view from November 6, 2025 through 2028. It is the first exhibit examining the overlooked connections between families straddling the Mason-Dixon Line, the division on the borders of Pennsylvania and Delaware that became a symbolic demarcation between "free soil" and "slave" states. This exhibit complicates the more traditional understanding of the "North" and "South," by following two families before, during, and after the Civil War.



Staten

Staten Island Museum Spotlights the Borough's Creative Voices with "Here You Are: Staten Island Triennial 2026"

(​​​​​​​STATEN ISLAND, NY) -- The Staten Island Museum presents Here You Are: Staten Island Triennial 2026, a new landmark exhibition featuring newly commissioned and recent work across fiber, painting, film, photography, and graphic design. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, October 18, 2026.









 

LINKS

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COMING SOON


Art House Productions presents "Creation from Destruction"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents Creation from Destruction, a group exhibition celebrating Art House's 25th Anniversary at the Art House Gallery from Friday, September 11 through Sunday, October 25, 2026. This exhibition is part of JC Fridays.




Zimmerli Art Museum Highlights Rutgers' Historic Role in U.S.-Japan Exchange

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The latest exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University-New Brunswick traces the cultural exchange between Japan and the United States starting from the mid-19th century to the present. The exhibition runs from September 9 through February 14, 2027.




Princeton University Library presents "The Art of Japanese Publishing: A Selection of Japanese Illustrated Books from the Marquand Library Collection 1660-1960"

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton University Library celebrates the art and evolution of Japanese publishing with a new exhibition "The Art of Japanese Publishing: A Selection of Japanese Illustrated Books from the Marquand Library Collection 1660-1960," curated by Nicole Fabricand-Person, Japanese Art Specialist, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology and Holly Hatheway, Director, Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology.




Grounds For Sculpture presents site-specific work exploring the nature of time in "Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future"

(HAMILTON, NJ) -- Explore the fleeting nature of time through murals, daily meditative practices and newly commissioned sculptures in "Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future," on view from September 20, 2026-July 23, 2028 at Grounds For Sculpture (GFS). The immersive, site-specific installation will feature new work indoors and sculptures in the park's gardens.