WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “PIECES, Messages in Street Art,” a group exhibition featuring gallery works highlighting contemporary street artists from New Jersey and New York. The exhibit opens at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, on Saturday, Oct. 16, with a reception from 1 […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council will present “The Power of IV: Emotion, Eurythmy, Vernacular and Subversion,” an exhibit, to be held both virtually and in-person, featuring the work of four local women artists: Elisabeth Antoine, Carol Black-Lemon, Lisa Lackey and Ann Vollum. Black-Lemon and Vollum co-curated the show. The exhibit will […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council’s exhibit “Black Lives Matter: For Justice, For Equality, For Liberty!” is open for viewing throughout June and July. Curated by Maria Estrela and Carol T. Jenkins, both women of color from Essex County, the exhibit had a reception that was part of the daylong celebrations of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School art students painted a “Celebrate Pride” mural at the Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center on June 18 and 20. The effort was a collaboration between WOHS, OSPAC and the West Orange Arts Council, who provided the pizza. West Orange Superintendent of Schools Scott Cascone even stopped by […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents to the community the art for social change virtual online exhibit and an in-person gallery show “Black Lives Matter: For Justice, For Equality, For Liberty!” This show is curated by Maria Estrela and Carol T. Jenkins, both women of color from Essex County. The exhibit […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Arts Council presents “Dear Mama: Perspectives on American Motherhood,” curated by Marina Carreira. “Dear Mama” will open for in-person, timed-entry visits at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, on Saturday, April 24, and be on exhibit through Saturday, May 22. A majority of […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Public Library and West Orange Arts Council present “Play Ball! Art and Sports” on Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m. Award-winning art history lecturer Janet Mandel will visually illustrate the excitement, drama and human connection that come from sports. This event will take a look at how sports […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The students in West Orange High School’s advanced placement art class refused to let the coronavirus pandemic silence their creative voices; they channeled their anxiety and frustration into powerful works that helped them cope during the turmoil of the past 12 months. And now the world has the chance to see […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Through a partnership with the Visual and Performing Arts Program at West Orange High School, the West Orange Arts Council’s latest show features rising stars of the community. The 2021 virtual WOHS student exhibit showcases the work of 17 Advanced Placement Studio Art seniors: Clark Bunao, Adriana Garcia, Miguel Intal, Chris […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield turned the fence at Millbank Park into an outdoor art gallery on Sept. 26, during the Fiesta Latina in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The show, which featured six Latinx artists, was the backdrop of the festival, which also featured music and food trucks, and offered plots for rent in the […]