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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 24, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

sylvia snowdens m street paintings command space at white cube new york

Sylvia Snowden's exhibition "On the Verge" at White Cube New York showcases her "M Street" series of paintings, created between 1978 and 1997. The works feature thick, impasto surfaces and muscular, whiplashed figures that emerge from oil pastel and acrylic, depicting anatomical crises rather than symbolic or allegorical subjects. The show was organized by Sukanya Rajaratnam, who conserved and restored the paintings from Snowden's archive in Washington, D.C.

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museum exhibitions schedule Aug 8, 2025 visibility 26 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

'Abstract art is universal': Nanette Carter on her new career survey at the Wexner Center for the Arts

Nanette Carter, an abstract artist working since the 1970s, will present her solo exhibition *Nanette Carter: Afro Sentinels* at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, opening August 22. The show includes a new three-dimensional metal commission, marking her first move off the wall, alongside collages, paintings, and sculptures that explore themes of balance, Black subjectivity, and political turmoil. Carter, born in Columbus in 1956, studied at Oberlin College and the Pratt Institute, where she taught for 20 years, and her work draws on jazz, Russian Constructivism, and her father's civil rights legacy.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 22, 2025 visibility 15 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

Garden State Art Weekend: Celebrate Jersey’s Vibrant Art Scene, April 24-27

Garden State Art Weekend returns from April 24-27, 2025, with over 95 venues across New Jersey opening their doors for a four-day celebration of the state's art scene. Co-directed by artists Christine Romanell and Alison Pirie, the festival offers a digital guide and map for attendees to explore exhibitions, open studios, live demonstrations, and workshops at venues ranging from world-class museums to intimate artist studios. Highlights include the Montclair Art Museum, Newark Museum of Art (free admission all four days), Grounds for Sculpture, Zimmerli Art Museum, and special events like an iron pour for International Sculpture Day at Gardenship Art in Montclair. The festival's headquarters at Manufacturers Village Artists in East Orange hosts a kickoff party and a spring open house featuring over 65 artist studios.

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museum exhibitions schedule May 16, 2026 visibility 14 link 5 artists, 2 galleries

NJCU Visual Arts Gallery presents "Formidable Women, Dangerous Times"

New Jersey City University Visual Arts Gallery is presenting a solo exhibition by Johanna Foster titled "Formidable Women, Dangerous Times," running from May 14 to 28, 2026. The show features a series of figurative oil paintings that depict fierce women from Foster's communities, both real and imagined, exploring themes of resistance, courage, and perseverance in difficult times. Foster, a professor of sociology at Monmouth University, began her MFA at NJCU in 2022 and has exhibited widely across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and California, including a digital exhibition at Newark Liberty International Airport and the Montclair Art Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Apr 15, 2026 visibility 17 link 3 artists

Rowan University’s Museum of Contemporary Art hosts final exhibition focusing on black resilience

The Rowan University Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting "The Spectrum of Resilience," a solo exhibition by New Jersey-based artist and educator Jazlyne Sabree. The showcase features works that explore the tenacity and authenticity of the African Diaspora, drawing from Sabree’s extensive research and residencies in West Africa, Brazil, and Liberia. The exhibition highlights everyday moments—such as washing hair or embracing children—elevating them into profound artistic statements on ancestral lineage and survival.

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museum exhibitions schedule Nov 6, 2025 visibility 13 link 4 artists

New Cope House exhibit highlights the art of collecting

William Skeet Jiggetts, a longtime art collector and trustee of several museums, founded the Museum of African American Art Collections (MAAAC) to celebrate Black collectors and display their private holdings. The organization's inaugural exhibition, “Collectors’ Life,” runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30 at Awbury Arboretum’s Cope House Gallery in Germantown, featuring works curated by local collectors including Diana Tyson, Stephanie A. Daniel, Vashti Dubois, Dr. Robyn Jones, and Adrian Moody. Two accompanying talks will explore portraiture and the evolving relationship between collectors and artists.

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