The Watchung Arts Center offers new art exhibitions each month, performances of music, comedy, and improv, and classes in drawing, photography, and yoga.
Upcoming Performances
| Friday, May 16 |
Gerry Niewood Trio with Coleman Mellett |
“Great Jazz” Series |
| Saturday, May 17 |
Special Comedy Night |
Comedy |
| Sunday, May 18 |
The Conversation |
Film Society |
| Saturday, June 7 |
Ellis |
“Powerful Women of Song” |
| Sunday, June 8 |
Out of the Past |
Film Society |
| Friday, June 13 |
Jeanie Bryson Quartet |
“Great Jazz” Series |
| Saturday, June 14 | Improvables |
Improv |
| Sunday, June 15 |
Chamber Music Concert to Benefit Darfur |
“Classicals at the Circle” |
| Sunday, June 15 |
400 Blows |
Film Society |
Tickets for all performances, payable by personal check or cash, are available at the door 30 minutes prior to each event. Reservations may be made by calling the Watchung Arts Center at (908) 753-0190 or by e-mailing us. Please include your name, phone number, the event, and the number of seats desired.
An Opportunity...
WAC needs volunteers for a variety of tasks. Please see the Support page for more information.
Exhibitions
Gallery Hours
1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday
Tuesday afternoons by appointment
May 2 to May 31
Upper Gallery:
Fermin Martinez — The Return of Spring
Lower Gallery:
Miguel Angel Urosa — Flowers, Dreams, and Memories
Artists Reception: Sunday, May 4, 1 to 4 p.m.
Coming in June...
”Bleeding Drapes” — Art from and for Darfur by Khalid Kodi
Artists Reception: Sunday, June 15, 1 to 3 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert: Sunday, June 15, 3 to 5 p.m.
This exhibition, co-sponsored by the Darfur Rehabilitation Project, is part of an effort to bring about awareness and to raise money to aid those caught in the violence in Darfur. Following the artists reception on Sunday, June 15, some outstanding young musicians from Ridge High and Summit Junior High will present a chamber music concert. Tickets for the concert and reception are $25 ($15 for students) and may be purchased in advance by calling 908-753-0190 or e-mailing us.
NEW!!!
The Watchung Film Society presents a new series of film offerings.
Credits
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 Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program.
Select programs are sponsored in part by Valley National Bank — Green Brook and Watchung Branches.