Fine Arts Shows, Museums, Exhibitions, and Events
Popular New Jersey art museums and galleries that would be of interest to fine arts enthusiasts looking for an educational and enjoyable day trip, or to complement their weekend getaway or vacation.
All of the museums, art galleries, and art centers are open to the public and include exhibits that display l works from artists and crafts people. Some of these special exhibitions are limited engagements as well as ongoing or extended period of times. All of the exhibits are not exclusively for adults, many can be enjoyed by children.
Northern NJ Art Galleries and Museums
Belskie Museum of Art & Science 280 High Street
Closter, NJ
201-768-0286
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Exhibits the works of sculptor and medical illustrator Abram Belskie and provides a forum for the arts by providing a venue where both local and international artists of repute can display their works. Hours: Saturday and Sunday: 1-5 pm. Special hours can be arranged by appointment for schools and organizations. Admission is Free.
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum 705 Kinderkamack Road
Oradell, NJ
201-261-0012
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One of only five museums in the United States to exclusively display wildlife art. Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10am–4pm Saturday and Sunday 2–5pm
Montclair Art Museum 3 South Mountain Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 746-5555
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They feature distinctive collection of American and Native American art, exhibitions, and educational programs that link art to contemporary life in a global context.
Hours: Wednesdays - Sundays, Noon - 5 p.m; Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays.
The Morris Museum 6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ
973-971-3700
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Features the enjoyment of the visual and performing arts, natural and physical sciences, and humanities through exhibitions, performances, and educational programs.
Hours: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.. Sundays: 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays & Tuesdays, New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Newark Museum49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ
973-596-6550
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Features experiences in the arts and natural sciences with 80 galleries of world-class collections including American, Asian, African and Classical.
Open: Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon–5 pm. Closed Mondays (except for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents' Day), Tuesdays, New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day and December 25.
The Art School at Old Church The Mikhail Zakin & Café Galleries
561 Piermont Road
Demarest, NJ
201-767-7160
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An art school and fine art gallery offering art classes, craft classes, workshops, children's classes, art exhibits & more. Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Please call the school for evening or Saturday hours.
Peters Valley Craft CenterThe Sally D. Francisco Gallery
19 Kuhn Road
Layton, NJ
973-948-5200
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A national center for fine craft education where people's lives are enriched through the exploration and execution of fine craft. They offer two to five day workshops in blacksmithing, ceramics, fibers, fine metals, photography, print making, wood and special topics including print making, books & paper, drawing, and glass. The Sally D. Francisco Gallery is located on the second floor and hosts solo and group, themed exhibitions on a rotating basis throughout the year.
Hours: Open year round. Thursday through Tuesday 10am - 6pm. April through early November, they are open Thursday through Tuesday, 10am - 6pm. The store opens 7 days for holiday shopping beginning mid-November through December.
Central NJ Art Galleries and Museums
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ
732-932-7237
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Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm, First Wednesdays: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm, Weekends: Noon – 5:00 pm Closed: Mondays all year, month of August Holidays: Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, December 24, 25, and 31, January 1
Freehold Art Gallery7A West Main St
Freehold, NJ
(908) 614-9195
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The gallery features all mediums of art from both emerging and established local New Jersey artists, select works by artists from around country and the world, as well as prints, historic maps, photographs, documents, and other unique pieces.
Grounds For Sculpture 18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton, NJ
(609) 586-0616
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A 42-acre public sculpture park founded by J. Seward Johnson to promote an understanding of and appreciation for contemporary sculpture. Visitors to the park can enjoy the outdoor permanent collection, indoor seasonal exhibitions, and learn about contemporary sculpture through a variety of educational programs including workshops for adults and children, artist residencies and lectures, tours for adults, schoolchildren, toddlers, as well as touch tours for the blind.
Hours: Open year-round. Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-6pm; Closed Mondays except Labor Day and Memorial Day. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Also closed to the public for Members only events.
Guild of Creative Art 620 Broad Street
Shrewsbury, NJ
732-741-1441
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The Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing excellence in the visual arts through teaching, exhibits, workshops, and special events. Yvonne Aubert and the charter members wanted to foster creative camaraderie, to establish a meeting place where artists could connect.
The Hunterdon Art Museum 7 Lower Center Street
Clinton, NJ
908-735-8415
A historic site display workd of artists and serving as a home for art education programs.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11:00AM - 5:00PM.
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Morven Museum & Garden 55 Stockton Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.924.8144
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A National Historic Landmark situated on five pristine acres in the heart of Princeton, New Jersey, showcases the rich cultural heritage of the Garden State through regular exhibitions, educational programs and special events. This was the Home to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and to five New Jersey governors, Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the nation for more than 250 years.
205 West State Street Trenton, NJ
(609) 292-6464
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The museum features over 12,000 works of art including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture and photographs, most acquired since 1965 when the Museum's mission was expanded to include fine art.
Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am to 4:45pm Sunday, noon to 5 pm. Closed Mondays & State Holidays.
Princeton University Art Museum McCormick Hall in the middle of the Princeton University campus
Princeton, NJ
609-258-3788
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They feature visual arts as being essential to the advancement of knowledge of art and archaeology.
15 Station Place
Metuchen, New Jersey
(855) VAM-4-ART
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They are dedicated to providing a comprehensive view of the contemporary art world.
Southern NJ Art Galleries and Museums
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center 1501 Glasstown Rd
Millville, NJ
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A restored village and an arts organization emphasizing the creative spirit with a special emphasis on glass.
Hours: Open April through December, six days a week: Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm. Open Legal Holidays: Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day Closed: Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. ( closes at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve day)
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Ocean City Arts Center Ocean City, NJ
(609) 399-7628
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The center features three large studios with northern light and a dance studio, music room, pottery studio, reference library and darkroom. Forty-plus weekly classes are offered in five to six sessions yearly, as well as frequent one-day workshops for adults, teens, and children. They also have a summer art camp, and each month they have new exhibits featuring regional and national artists of various mediums.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9am to 9pm. Saturday, 9am to 3pm
Note: The scheduled events below is provided by event sponsors as a free service to our viewers. Sometimes conditions require cancellations or changes of dates, times and location which are not reflected in the original schedule. Before planning a trip to visit one of the listed events, it is suggested that you call the event sponsor to confirm the event schedule or for additional information on the event.
Ongoing Art Shows, Exhibitions and Collections
The Civil War Flag Collection of New JerseyOngoing
The New Jersey State Museum
205 West State Street Trenton, NJ
(609) 292-6464
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This exhibition is a rare collection of flags carried into battle by New Jersey’s Civil War soldiers and learn about our important role in the history of the War Between the States. New Jersey is one of the few states to actively display its Civil War flags, which were often returned to capital cities after the war. The flags change periodically, allowing visitors to experience new examples from the collection.
Scheduled Art Shows, Exhibitions, and Events
Wardell Milan: PERSONA Wednesday, September 6th, through Sunday, October 15th, 2017
Project for Empty Space
2 Gateways Center
Market St
NJ Newark
Contact: Jasmine Wahi, Phone: 973-818-2452, Email: info@projectforemptyspace.org
Cost: Free
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 6th, 2017: 6 - 8 PM
Project For Empty Space is pleased to present PERSONA a solo exhibition of works by Artist in Residence Wardell Milan. Wardell Milan is an artist with a poetic penchant for addressing issues of marginality, invisibility, or ‘freakishness’ with a grace and beauty that coaxes the grotesque to become the gorgeous. Wardell Milan’s PERSONA is an exhibition featuring new work by the artist that explores many of the socially inspired themes that frequently recur in the artist’s practice:
queerness, peripherality, mental illness, fetish, and capitalistic value systems.
Newark Arts Council's Open Doors Citywide Arts Festival
October 12 -25, 2017
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973-643-1625
Newark's bustling arts scene will explode with an array of exhibits, talk-backs, performances, street displays, studio open houses, and more. The citywide arts tour and community event celebrates Newarkقs unique and diverse contributions to the arts and to American culture. More than 40 venues will join forces to showcase visual, performing, and literary art.
Emanation 2017: An Invitational Contemporary Art Exhibit
Now until December 31, 2017
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
1501 Glasstown Rd
Millville, NJ
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Emanation 2017 is a contemporary art project that includes artist residencies, educational programs, and an exhibition featuring new works developed and created at WheatonArts. The invited artists utilize the resources and facilities of the institution for experiment based exploration. The results are displayed with an emphasis on each artist's creative process. As the site of creation, as well as the site of exhibition.
Elyn Zimmerman: wind, water, stone In her stone sculptures
Now until January 7, 2018
Grounds For Sculpture
18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton, NJ
(609) 586-0616
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Zimmerman balances the sensuous materiality ofآ magnificentآ slabsآ of quarried stone with other key elements such as water, light, and landscape.آ Zimmerman's sculptures reference her attraction to archaic architectural form, a subject also captured in her lush black and white photographs on display in the East Gallery. These photographs, taken during her travels in places such as Peru, India, and Egypt, are joined by images of her many public sculptures, allowing the viewer to make the connection between her large scale public works and the form, light and composition seen in her black and white photography.
Newark and the Culture of Art: 1900 - 1960
Now - January 28, 2018
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
609.924.8144
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This exhibit explore the unique combination of art and industry that made Newark, New Jersey a magnet for modern artists in the early twentieth century, Morven's exhibition celebrates the culture of creativity that flourished alongside John Cotton Dana's Newark Museum.
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