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Fall Exhibitions:Opening Reception: September 14, 6 pm-8 pm Picture TakersA group show featuring artwork made from or inspired by vernacular photography. Sources include flea markets, historical archives, advertising, and Internet news and photo-sharing. Susan Hamburger: Creeping OrnamentalismThe artist creates a faux period-room installation that initiates a dialogue about current social, political and economic conditions. Margaret Murphy: Memory TheaterIntimate wall installations serve as…See More

People of all ages are invited to meet the three Spring/Summer exhibiting artists and create art inspired by their work. Three different hands-on workshops will offer collage, painting, and kinetic art projects for the whole family. This program is held in conjunction with the Art Center’s three Spring/Summer exhibitions: John Goodyear: Shifting Views,…See More

In this hands-on community arts workshop, participants will create one or two books of their own with book artist Erin Sweeny. Participants may also make a personal contribution to a community accordion book to celebrate the ideals of books as art, making art about books, and books as special objects worth preserving. Free event for all ages.See More

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will present Future of the Book: A Panel Discussion. This dynamic event will explore the evolving roles and meanings of the book in today’s society. Experts will expand upon the general understanding of the nature of the book and address topics such as technology, social media, libraries, and the book as an object. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Laura Winters, Professor of Literature at the College of St. Elizabeth in Madison.  Participants include: C.…See More

Opening reception for fall exhibitions 6:00 pm-8:00 pm: Bibliomania examines the myriad ways contemporary artists feature books as the subject of their art; Viviane Rombaldi Seppey: Belonging explores concepts of identity and mobility in a series of collages using phonebook pages from around the world; Heather Lewis: Deskilled Drawing is a site-specific installation utilizing mirrors, light and shadows to create images; and Papermaking Students of Fran Willner & Lois Shapiro highlights…See More