From "Survivors of Colonization" to "Kings and Queens of the Diaspora," Montclair Art Museum presents Black Joy and Leisure in a Major Exhibition
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-02-29
It's an all-star lineup of artists' names, from Faith Ringgold and Howardena Pindell to Emma Amos, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Willie Cole, Bettye Saar, Joyce Scott... 59 in total! These are among the best of the best of contemporary artists, who just happen to be Black. And who just happen to be in the collection of the Montclair Art Museum.
Jersey Arts Podcast - Flower & Flame: A New Documentary Highlighting Glasswork Artist, Paul J. Stankard
by Gina Marie Rodriguez, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-02-22
Paul J. Stankard is an internationally acclaimed artist and pioneer in the studio glass movement. His lifelike, nature-based glassworks have changed the paperweight world over his forty-year artistic career. Having begun his career working in scientific glassblowing, it was through this industry that he found creativity and learned that he was indeed an artist.
Believing in Bright Colors and Angels Gets Artist Freda Williams through the Atrocities
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-02-15
As soon as the banner announcing the retrospective of Freda Williams hung from the red brick façade of Artworks Trenton, the excitement began. "She has so many stories to tell," Artistic Director Addison Vincent said of the 86-year-old artist who has lived all but the first five years of her life in Greater Trenton.
Jersey Arts TV: Alonzo Adams tells stories of the Black experience at Zimmerli Art Museum
by Jesse North & Dave Tavani, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-02-08
Alonzo Adams has been using his paintings to tell stories of the contemporary Black experience for over 25 years. In his first solo museum exhibition at Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, his own story as an artist is being told, from his very first painting to pieces that have not been seen publicly for years. We went to New Brunswick to speak with the artist about putting this exhibition together, and how it feels to return to Rutgers, where he once studied. "Alonzo Adams: A Griot's Vision" is on display through February 25.
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Life Forms are Blooming and Breathing at ArtYard in Frenchtown
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2024-01-18
It may be the middle of winter, but two exhibitions on view at ArtYard in Frenchtown connect us to the world of plants, living things, and the lightness of being. Kendall Buster: What Blooms is on view through January 21, and Lucia Monge: While a Leaf Breathes can be seen through January 28.
Gallery Episode presents "Past, Present and Future"
(LEONIA, NJ) -- Gallery Episode presents a group exhibition titled "Past, Present and Future" featuring the works of seven artists from different generations from December 15-31, 2023. The gallery acts as a time capsule that holds glimpses of the past, present, and future working artists. Just as art historians have explored how past art movements impacted future movements, visitors of the show can also witness in real time the subtle shifts between past artists, mid-career artists, and young artists whose works all exist in the same space.
Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5
Celebrating the work of Contemporary Indo-American Artists with "Kendra"
by Ilene Dube, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-11-16
The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster has, as part of its mission, a diversity policy "emphasizing its commitment to creating a safe and welcoming space where all voices and perspectives are heard and valued." Until recently exhibiting artists with last names such as Wallace, Evans, Campbell, and King dominated. The current exhibition takes things in a new direction.
"Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale" on View at Montclair Museum of Art
by Rachel Fawn Alban, JerseyArts.com - published 2023-11-02
How do women artists take up space and scale in their work? That's the primary question asked in the new exhibition, "Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale," at the Montclair Art Museum (MAM) on view through Jan 7, 2024. Inspired by a 2021 show at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), the exhibition offers twenty-three works in a range of media including paintings, sculptures, paper, photographs, and more. Among them are ten alluring artworks from PAFA alongside thirteen foundational works from the Montclair Art Museum's collection of American women artists. The exhibiting artists represent a range of ages and diverse cultures in their work, demonstrating how to take up space with stories of their identities and cultural heritages.
Two new Visual Art Exhibits at MPAC
(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) presents two new visual art exhibits in its Art Upstairs and Starlight Galleries beginning October 17 and running through November 28, 2023. Morris County Art Association will exhibit in Art Upstairs; photographer Xiomaro will exhibit in the Starlight Galley.
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Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Peabo Bryson - 50th Anniversary Tour
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
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Ben Bankas
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
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Here There Are Blueberries
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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The Addams Family
Friday, January 24, 2025 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 8:00pm
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60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 2:00pm
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60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
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Light Of Day WinterFest 25
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Outpost In The Burbs
40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042
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New Jersey Film Festival: Dead Community Guild & Supercritical
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 7:00pm
NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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How Not To Be Famous - A Conversation with Richard Kind
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
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Dana Fuchs
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
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The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD - Aida
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 12:30pm
Monmouth University - Pollak Theatre
400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
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Natalie Cuomo & Dan LaMorte
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Avenel Performing Arts Center
150 Avenel Street, Avenel, NJ 07001
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Mike Super – Magic & Illusion
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Mike Super – Magic & Illusion
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Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Here There Are Blueberries
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McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Here There Are Blueberries
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McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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The Addams Family
Saturday, January 25, 2025 @ 8:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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The Addams Family
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State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 3:00pm
Algonquin Arts Theatre
60 Abe Voorhees, Manasquan, NJ 08736
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Pinkalicious The Musical
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 4:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Pinkalicious The Musical
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 1:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Here There Are Blueberries
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 2:00pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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The Addams Family
Sunday, January 26, 2025 @ 2:00pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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Dancing with the Stars: Live!
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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NYC Musical Marathon & Jack Dallas presents Repertoire 2025
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Divinity Hall @ Centennial AME Zion Church
5 Lewis Place, Closter, NJ 07624
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An Evening with Neko Case
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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David Gray: Past & Present Tour
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Here There Are Blueberries
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Matthews Theater)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live!
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Kean Stage - Wilkins Theatre
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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Sun Ra Arkestra
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
McCarter Theatre Center (Berlind Theatre)
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Here There Are Blueberries
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
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91 University Place, Princeton, NJ 08540
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New Jersey Symphony presents Holst's The Planets - An HD Odyssey
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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New Jersey Film Festival: IT’S A to Z: The ART OF ARLEEN SCHLOSS & Demi-Demons
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:00pm
NJ Film Festival
71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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The Bell Bottom Blues: Clapton Tribute Band
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm
The Vogel
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Ty Mares
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
217 E. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 08087
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Dusty Slay: The Night Shift Tour
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:00pm
Count Basie Center for the Arts
99 Monmouth Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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Taylor Shines - The Laser Spectacular
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 7:30pm
Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC)
30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
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Blind Boys of Alabama
Friday, January 31, 2025 @ 8:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
100 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
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The ShowRoom presents January with Joan: A Film Series Celebrating the Versatility of Joan Crawford
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The ShowRoom presents January with Joan, a special film series featuring four classic Joan Crawford films. This celebration of Crawford's extraordinary range as an actress kicks off Thursday, January 16 and runs through January 30, 2025. Tickets are just $15, and each screening offers a unique opportunity to experience the unmatched versatility of one of Hollywood’s most dynamic stars.
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Montclair Art Museum presents "Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection"
(MONTCLAIR, NJ) -- The Montclair Art Museum is thrilled to present its latest exhibition, Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection. This unique collection-based exhibition delves into the ever-evolving notions of family and community, and explores themes of belonging, diversity, and inclusion through a diverse array of artworks. The exhibition opens on February 9, 2024, and will be on display at the museum until January 2026.
