WEST ORANGE ARTS COUNCIL 2024 Juneteenth Joy: Unchained Exhibit
West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ
Show Dates
Saturday, June 8, 2024- July 6, 2024
(Saturdays Noon-4pm at West Orange Arts Center)
Drop-off: Saturday, June 1, 2024 (11am -1pm)
Reception: Saturday, June 22, 2024 (1-4pm)
Pick-Up: Saturday, July 6, 2024 (3-4pm)
The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) would like to invite all our members, from the emerging artist to the professional, to submit work representative of what Juneteenth “Freedom Day” the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. means to them. On display during the month of June and part of July, this exhibit is part of the 2024 Juneteenth Film Festival Celebration events in West Orange. WOAC provides gallery space, marketing support (calendar listings, press release, social media, and emails to contacts). Artists are encouraged to gallery assist at the West Orange Arts Center when open (Saturdays 12 – 4pm). An artist’s presence helps work sell, connects our community & is a welcome part of exhibit operations.
NOTE: Submission Guidelines
Artists must be WOAC members. Join at www.woarts.org
ALL WORK MUST BE WIRED FOR HANGING! No sawtooth hangers.
No work will be accepted without being wired.
Three (3) pieces maximum per Artist
Maximum Size: 36” in any direction
Maximum Weight: 20 lbs (Small 3D pieces considered)
West Orange Arts Council commission is 25% of all sales
Follow these steps to join
1. Complete and pay for Pre-Registration online here – CLICK HERE and enter via Google forms. Please include a JPEG images to be considered for promotion.
NOTE Pre-Registration online costs $20 (via item #1 above), Or, Pay at door $25 at time of drop-off (June 1st).
2. CLICK HERE to Print and Fill out form for Loan Agreement & Inventory Sheet (pages 2-3). Bring it at drop-off day (June 1st).
3. Attach labels to the back of your pieces. Use labels on page 4 of the registration form (item #2) above.
Please email us for more info: Rey Arvelo, Lois Condon, Carol Jenkins, Patricia Mitrano
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs and the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation.