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Riverside Gallery presents "Place within Abstraction"

(HACKENSACK, NJ) -- Riverside Gallery presents Place within Abstraction, a group exhibition featuring paintings of Kwang-hyun Kim, Adem Gjonbalaj, Sungmo Cho, Jamie Joe, and Young M. Kim. The exhibition runs from March 7-25, 2026 and puts together a dialogue of artists who engage with abstraction at various levels of visual language, including minimalist reduction, maximalist addition, lyrical abstraction and others in between.



"Home Here"

by Tris McCall
published 2026-02-25

There is never a good time to learn that your town is facing a budget shortfall of a quarter billion dollars. But getting the bad news in the winter of 2026 is particularly dispiriting. Jersey City has very little latitude for error. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been operating on these streets. As we've seen our neighbors taken away in unmarked cars, we know we're looking at the possibility of a long, combative summer. Pushing back against a force as overwhelming as the federal government is going to require more than coordination and compassion. We're going to need resources. And the town, as JCAST curator Atim Oton warned us before Studio Tour 2025, is broke.



Part One of RVCC's Annual Student Art Exhibition to Run from February 27th to March 27th

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Raritan Valley Community College's Arts & Design department will present the annual RVCC Student Art Exhibition in two installments again this year. Part I of the exhibition will be on display from February 27-March 27, 2026 in the Art Gallery at the College's Branchburg campus. Part II of the exhibition will run from April 8-May 6.



Pro Arts Jersey City presents Stepping Up 3

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Pro Arts Jersey City presents Stepping Up 3 from February 15 through March 6, 2026 in the ART150 Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Guillermo Bublik. Pro Arts is showing gratitude to its wonderful volunteers by putting on an exhibition of their art!








Garden State Art Weekend to Take Place April 17-19

(EAST ORANGE, NJ) -- Garden State Art Weekend (GSAW), a statewide celebration of New Jersey's visual arts, will return for a third consecutive year. Running from April 17–19, 2026, the festival will transform the state into an expansive art crawl featuring exhibitions, open studios, and community arts events.



GlassRoots Celebrates A Quarter Century Of Sparking Change In New Jersey's Biggest City and Beyond

(NEWARK, NJ) -- Twenty five years ago, GlassRoots started as a table and two torches at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark. A small number of students joined them once a week for an after school flameworking class. A few years later, they moved into their current space at 10 Bleeker Street: a 5,000 square foot glass art center that serves 5,000 individuals annually. Collectively, they've reached 40,000 people over the past 25 years and currently offer a dozen programs serving participants ages 8 - 80.



Gallery on Grant's latest exhibit celebrates Women's History Month

(DEAL PARK, NJ) -- Throughout the ages, women have had pivotal roles in history. To celebrate these achievements and in honor of Women's History Month, the Gallery on Grant, located in the lobby of the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal Park, is exhibiting a collection of artwork depicting women as the main subject.



Gallery Bergen presents "OMG" featuring works by Graham Elliott

(PARAMUS, NJ) -- Gallery Bergen, the visual arts presentation space of Bergen Community College, presents a new exhibition by one of its extraordinary faculty members, illustrator and motion graphics creative Graham Elliott. "OMG" will feature two tents erected inside the gallery to house secular shrines to lost keys, sketchbooks, projections, "wallbooks," installations, and looped motion graphics and videos. Some of the pieces include collaborations with Graham's former and current BCC students. The exhibit is on display from February 26 - April 10, 2026.



Art House Productions presents "Black is The New Black"

(JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- Art House Productions presents Black Is The New Black, a group exhibition curated by Bryant Small. The exhibition will be on view at the Art House Gallery from Saturday, February 7 through Sunday, March 1, 2026. It brings together six artists whose practices demonstrate the expressive power, conceptual range, and visual intensity of working in monochrome.







 

EVENT PREVIEWS

NJPAC

NJPAC presents a Spring Season of Jazz

(NEWARK, NJ) -- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents a Spring Season of Jazz with free monthly jazz jams at Clement's Place and two special concert events inside the Victoria Theater. This series, running from September through June, is co-presented by NJPAC's Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers University–Newark's Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS). Immerse yourself in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners' minds.



PBS'

PBS' Independent Lens Launches 20th Season of Free Pop-Up Screening Series in Teaneck and Nationwide

(TEANECK, NJ) -- The award-winning PBS documentary series, INDEPENDENT LENS, presents the launch of the upcoming season of Indie Lens Pop-Up in partnership with the Teaneck International Film Festival and the Puffin Cultural Forum. The season kicks-off on February 4, 2026 with The Librarians and continues through May. The series is free for all but sign up is required.



Roxey

Roxey Ballet Turns Back Time with Journey Back to the 80's

(LAMBERTVILLE, NJ) -- Roxey Ballet invites audiences to rewind the clock and crank up the volume with Journey Back to the 80's, an electrifying dance experience that blends high-energy performance, live music, and immersive pre-show festivities. Running weekends from February 13 through March 31, this retro celebration is the perfect outing for Valentine's Day weekend and beyond.



State

State Theatre New Jersey presents The Sound Studio Series 2026

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey proudly presents The Sound Studio Series, an immersive musical experience that places concertgoers at the very heart of the performance. Held in STNJ's intimate Studio space, limited to just 80 attendees, The Sound Studio Series features a dynamic mix of both classical and rock performances. Each concert concludes with an exclusive post-show meet-and-greet with the artists, offering fans a rare opportunity to connect directly with the performers. Tickets for the series are $20-$30.



Morven

Morven Museum & Garden's Grand Homes & Gardens returns with a new series for America's 250th

(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Morven Museum & Garden's popular speaker series Grand Homes & Gardens returns for 2026. Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Freedom at Home: Telling the Full Story of America's Founding Homes and Gardens examines four estates belonging to five signers of the Declaration: William Paca, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Thomas Jefferson, and Arthur Middleton.












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Rock On! This Week's Sound Bites... 03/26/2026

"We're home now for about a week until we start moving again," stated Selwyn Birchwood as he soaked up some home cookin' prior to hitting the road on March 20 in Delray Beach, Florida in support of his March 27 Alligator Records release called "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues." 




BlowUpRadio.com's New & Notable NJ Music 3/23/26

Lazlo, founder of BlowUpRadio.com (an online radio station based around New Jersey artists), shines a light on some of the many new releases from NJ based musicians each week with this column. This week Lazlo takes a look at new releases by Pillowinde, Indeyevid, Quality Living, Sally Draper, Steam Enginess, and DIANA. Plus a look back at "Pinkerton's Assorted Colours" by The Anderson Council.