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New Providence Artist Zenia Olesnyckyj Opens "Impressions of Alaska" Exhibition at Summit Free Public Library

(SUMMIT, NJ) -- The Gallery at the Summit Free Public Library will present Impressions of Alaska, a twenty-piece exhibition by New Providence artist Zenia Olesnyckyj, from May 1 through June 30, 2026. The exhibition is presented by the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey's Members' Committee and the Summit Free Public Library. Admission is free and open to the public during regular library hours.





 



Waretown Library presents "Nature in Ocean County" Photography Exhibit by Don Edwards

(WARETOWN, NJ) -- The Waretown Branch of the Ocean County Library will host Nature in Ocean County, an exhibit by award-winning local photographer Don Edwards, from May 1 until June 30, 2026 in the branch's meeting room. Edwards's work includes nature, wildlife, landscapes, cityscapes, and astrophotography.




New CARE Gallery Launches in Rockaway with Inaugural Exhibition "Gift of Grace" by Cedric Michael Cox

(ROCKAWAY, NJ) -- A new cultural destination is set to open in Morris County as CARE Gallery, a visual arts initiative of the Care Center of New Jersey (CCNJ), debuts with its inaugural exhibition, Gift of Grace: The Art of Cedric Michael Cox, on Saturday, May 2, 2026.











 

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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.



Creativity

Creativity Unveiled as Middlesex College Opens Student and Alumni Art Showcase

(EDISON, NJ) -- Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered on Thursday for the unveiling of the Student Showcase art exhibit on Middlesex College's Edison campus. The showcase features various student art selected by president Mark McCormick and the College's Visual, Performing, and Media Arts (VPMA) department, which is on display throughout the second floor of Chambers Hall, including the President's suite.



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.









 

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COMING SOON


Jersey Artist Registry presents works by over 30 artists in exhibit at Oyster Point Hotel

(RED BANK, NJ) -- There are over 50 works by 31 artists in the Jersey Artist Registry art exhibition at The Oyster Point Hotel. The exhibit runs from May 8 through June 29, 2026, and includes a wide range of styles and media, from Brian Hallas' surreal photography to Gary Steven Groves' hard-edged geometry to Jodi DiLiberto's mystical fractals.




"Petals, Dust, & Distant Eyes" - Works by Tafy LaPlanche on Display in Englewood

(ENGLEWOOD, NJ) -- Petals, Dust, & Distant Eyes is a series of portraits by Tafy LaPlanche inspired by fleeting encounters during her travels. They will be on display at buds & blooms in Englewood from May 2-29, 2026.