WEST ORANGE ARTS COUNCIL 2025 Colores y Cultura Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit
West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ
Show Dates
September 10 –October 16, 2025
(Saturdays Noon-4pm at West Orange Arts Center)
Drop-off: Friday, September 5 (6-7pm) & Saturday, September 6 (10am-NOON)
Reception: TBD (Sept. 20 OR Sept 27 from 4-7pm)
Pick-Up: Mid-October 2025 (TBD)
The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) invites all members—emerging and professional artists alike—to submit work for our Hispanic Heritage Month exhibit, “Colores y Cultura” a vivid celebration of color, tradition, and identity.
We welcome 2-D visual art that captures the warmth, vibrancy and music of Hispanic and Latinx communities across Latin America and the Caribbean. All member artists are welcome to enter up to 3 (Three) pieces. 3-D works may be considered subject to review. Become a member here: https://woarts.org/membership/
WOAC provides gallery space, marketing support (calendar listings, press release, social media, and emails to contacts). $15 participation contribution with 2 hours gallery assisting at the West Orange Arts Center when open (Wednesdays 6-8pm & Saturdays 2- 4pm). An artist’s presence helps work sell and is crucial to gallery 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 the Pre-Registration online here – CLICK HERE and enter via Google forms. Please include a JPEG images to be considered for promotion.
2. CLICK HERE to Print and Fill out form for Loan Agreement & Inventory Sheet (pages 2-3). Bring it at drop-off day (Sept. 7).
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.