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Earthsongs Ceramics Unveils New Peace Mural in Metuchen as a Benefit for Ukraine
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-06-08

Though taking up less than 3 square miles in the heart of central New Jersey, the borough of Metuchen boasts a robust public art program. Among painted storefronts, sculptures both historic and contemporary, hanging banners, and artfully painted pianos and Adirondack chairs, a new mural is about to be unveiled.




 

When the Candy Dish Itself Becomes the Confection

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-05-11

Ever since childhood, Amber Cowan has known she wanted to be a glass artist. Not just any artist – 2D, admittedly, is not her thing – but specifically, an artist who works in glass.



The Passaic County Arts Center hosts "Everything's Fine" by NJ artist Gwenn Seemel

(HAWTHORNE, NJ) -- The Passaic County Arts Center hosts "Everything's Fine" by New Jersey artist Gwenn Seemel from April 22 through July 16, 2023. The artwork is from a series of surreal paintings about mental health.



Sculptor Autin Wright: Giving Birth to Ideas Inside His Head

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-04-08

"My studio keeps getting smaller and smaller," says Autin Wright, of the space where he makes and stores his sculpture, located on the Grounds For Sculpture campus in Hamilton.



New Jersey Artists Have Much to Say about the State of the Planet

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-03-30

Is it OK to brag about our state? New Jersey often gets a bad rap, but those of us who live and work here know that among its many assets is the presence of some of the finest artists.





'Neither on Our Knees nor Hanging From Trees' - Alison Saar and Toni Morrison Foster the "Cycle of Creativity" of Black Women

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-03-24

Hair. It seems a trivial topic to lead off with when discussing two of the most accomplished, influential women in literature and the arts. And yet you can't ignore the references to the reclamation of Black female identity through hair in the artwork of Alison Saar.



Newark's New Harriet Tubman Monument a Model for Community Engagement in Public Art

by Rachel Fawn Alban, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-03-16

The city of Newark, New Jersey unveiled its long-awaited Harriet Tubman monument March 9 with great excitement. Four days of community celebrations and events followed. With visual, audio and tactile components, "Shadow of a Face" is not a statue to view from a distance, but a place to see, hear, touch, spend time and reflect on stories. Designed by Jamaican-born, Montclair-based Nina Cooke John, this unique public art project will be visited, studied, and celebrated for years to come.



Speaking Out Through Art

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-03-16

In the days leading up to Purim – the holiday during which Jews rejoice, don costumes and perform skits, eat triangular cookies filled with jam, and thank Queen Esther for saving them from persecution – Michigan’s attorney general announced she had been targeted in a threat to kill Jewish members of state government.



"Les Paul Thru the Lens" Exhibition Comes to Monmouth University

(WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ) -- The Les Paul Foundation, whose mission includes honoring and sharing the life, spirit and legacy of Les Paul presents "Les Paul Thru the Lens," an exclusive traveling gallery of photos highlighting the life and career of Les Paul, the inventor, musician and icon. The exhibition comes to Monmouth University's Pollak Gallery on March 20th and runs through May 31, 2023.



Leroy Johnson Felt Called to Make Art

by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com
published 2023-02-25

Gazing out the window on NJTransit south to Trenton, and then on Amtrak further south to Philadelphia and Baltimore, one sees brick row houses, sometimes crumbling, sometimes boarded up, covered with words that express desolation. There are solitary figures here and there, or perhaps a face looking out from a window. Better times might have been in the past, for these places.


 

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