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Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey nurtures the capacity for personal expression, expands the creative experience, and fosters stronger communities by empowering people to see, make, and learn about art. Through exhibition, Studio School, and community programs, the Art Center engenders connection, curiosity, and creative risk-taking among its constituents.

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Banner for Peotter's Car Show Arts & Cars, a VACNJ Arts Festival, featuring photos of a vintage light blue convertible car, a crowded street festival scene, a family enjoying the event, and a close-up of someone playing an electric guitar, set against a rainbow gradient background.

Arts & Cars 2026: VACNJ Arts Festival & Peotter’s Car Show

September 20 @ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Road Trip: The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts

September 29 @ 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Fields Poetry Reading Series

September 30 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Land Acknowledgement

We gratefully acknowledge the Lenape peoples on whose ancestral homes the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey is situated. We honor the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today and all Indigenous communities, past, present, and future.