West Orange Arts Council, West Orange, NJ 07052
Kick-off the new year with the West Orange Arts Council’s first show of 2022, the JSDD WAE Center’s “Inside Out” Exhibit. It is currently on view at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey by appointment. To schedule your visit, please email info@woarts.org or call 862-500-1918. A virtual gallery is available …
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The West Orange Arts Council’s Holiday Gift Shoppe is open for local holiday shopping on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am – 4pm at the West Orange Arts Center at 551 Valley Road in West Orange, New Jersey. Each visit to the Arts Center promises a shopper’s paradise, with rotating “pop-up shops” in the gallery where local …
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The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) presents “PIECES, Messages in Street Art” a group exhibition featuring gallery works highlighting contemporary NY/NJ-based street artists. The exhibit opens at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, New Jersey on October 16, 2021, with a reception from 1pm – 4pm (rain date: Oct. 17) …
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The Power of IV Emotion • Eurythmy • Vernacular • Subversion Elisabeth Antoine • Carol Black-Lemon • Lisa Lackey • Ann Vollum Four women artists, two working in fiber and two in paint, come together in this eclectic exhibit that celebrates life and the threads that connect us. The viewer is presented with a novel …
Photographs by Rich Silivanch (Juneteenth, June 19, 2021) Working behind the scenes for months the exhibit and reception, curated by Maria Estrela and Carol T. Jenkins, with support from Rey Arvelo, Carol Black-Lemon, Deneise Smith and Patricia Mitrano, was part of West Orange’s town wide commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth and the end of slavery …
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Inspired by the artwork and poetry in “Black Lives Matter: For Justice, For Equality, For Liberty!” the Edison High School Dance Ensemble presents their interpretation of the poem “I Can’t Dance If I Can’t Breathe” by Frank Niccoletti. LINK TO PERFORMANCE Choreographed by WOAC member Vicki Jenkins with an original score by Jay T. it …
A Hybrid Art Experience – Online and at the West Orange Arts Center Featured in NJ.com The West Orange Arts Council is honored to present 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!” curated by Maria Estrela and …
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The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) 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, New Jersey on Saturday, April 24, 2021 and be on exhibit through Saturday, May 22, 2021. A majority …
By Sean Quinn View the virtual gallery, click here Senior year was supposed to be the time of their lives. Instead, COVID-19 thrust the teens of West Orange High School into a living nightmare of stress and virtual learning. But the students in the WOHS advanced placement art class refused to let their situation silence …
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Review by Sean Quinn The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the way people live, forcing them to become more resourceful as they adapt to the chaotic new normal of homeschooling, virtual meetings and online shopping. But for many artists, rethinking the way things are typically done is a normal part of their process. They’re used …