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"You Just Need to Create and Let the Work Have Its Own Life Afterward" – An Interview with Visual Artist Caren King Choi

New Jersey-native Caren King Choi’s solo exhibit at Gallery Aferro, "Drawn In," showcases two different bodies of work. Meticulously crafted from...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Legendary Musician John Lodge Lands at the Levoy

If you want to witness timelessness, go to see John Lodge – the legendary bass player, vocalist, and songwriter for The Moody Blues – perform with his...

Shen Shellenberger

“I See Art as a Means of Connection” – An Interview with Visual Artist Armisey Smith

Armisey Smith is a Newark-based artist who uses diverse materials to honor women of color and critique aspects of oppression. On view now at Gallery...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Pink (Eye) and Red (Portraits): Solo Exhibits at Gallery Aferro

Visually engaging, technically impressive, and emotionally complex, solo exhibits by Armisey Smith and Caren King Choi explore the roles and lives of...

Rachel Fawn Alban

"I put myself into every story”  - An Interview with Visual Artist Danielle Scott

Artist, educator, and NJ native, Danielle Scott creates evocative compositions that tell stories of intense joy and heartrending pain. We recently...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Sexual Harassment, the Supreme Court, and Political Hypocrisy Collide in Vivid Stage's “Twirl”

Years ago, a prominent judge survived accusations of sexual harassment by a colleague and made it onto the Supreme Court. Today, his wife contacts his...

Artist Syd Carpenter Identifies and Honors African American Farmers and Gardeners at Rowan U. Art Gallery

Syd Carpenter: Earth Offerings: Honoring the Gardeners, the exhibition on view at Rowan University Art Gallery through March 26, is a many-layered...

Shen Shellenberger

Inside New Jersey Film Festival’s 40th Anniversary and A Day of Wonderful Short Films from Around the World

One of the longest running film festivals in the region, the New Jersey Film Festival presents a mix of documentary, narrative, and experimental films...

With Contributions to Theatre, Literature, Visual Arts, and Social Justice, Rhinold Ponder’s Impact Can be Felt Throughout Central New Jersey

Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “We Shall Overcome” proclamation, Ponder’s current exhibition, Overcoming: Reflections on Struggle...