Tag: Metuchen Arts Council
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Community conversation on Windows of Understanding Project set for March 10
METUCHEN – The artwork adorning the windows and walls of Berkshire Hathaway office on Middlesex Avenue speaks volumes of the major social issues of climate change, civic engagement and food insecurity as part of the Windows of Understanding Project. A virtual community conversation on the project is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on March 10. The…
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Windows of Understanding project promotes social justice
The fifth annual Social Justice Public Art Initiative “Windows of Understanding” officially launched on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a way to pay homage to King’s legacy with a designated “Day of Understanding”. The works of art from local New Jersey artists will be on display in storefronts and public spaces from Jan.…
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Westerhoff School of Music & Art provides scholarship to Metuchen Arts Council
Helga and Gary Westerhoff presented a check for $7,500 to the Friends of the Metuchen Arts Council, the not-for-profit whose mission is to help fund the programming for the Metuchen Arts Council. “With this amazing gift, the Westerhoffs continue to be a leader in supporting the arts and culture in our borough. We are so…
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Metuchen joins Central Jersey Jazz Festival lineup
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – There was a time when jazz musicians would hop a train from New York City and in little more than a half-hour would be setting up inside the Cornerstone restaurant on New Street in Metuchen. “It was a jazz joint, it was known in Central Jersey as a place…
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Community pulls together to present student art exhibit
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – An exhibit of artworks created by local arts students will open at the Rotunda Gallery at Borough Hall on July 21, thanks to a collaboration between the local arts, school and business communities. “The arts council is really delighted to collaborate with the Metuchen High School art students to…
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Arts, music, dance, theater events return to Metuchen
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – Months of advance planning typically go into the lineup of cultural events that take place in the borough, but COVID-19 restrictions put a hold on the process for the Metuchen Arts Council. “Jazz Fest traditionally has been in June, but it’s a big-ticket item and we were told that…
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Memorial Day Art Contest on display in virtual gallery
By GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent The Metuchen Parade Commission partnered with the Metuchen Arts Council and volunteer judges to present the annual Memorial Day Art Contest in a new format this year. The patriotic posters were created by students in Grades 1-8 at Campbell Elementary School, Edgar Middle School and St. Francis Cathedral School. First, second…
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Climate change is one topic addressed by Windows of Understanding Public Art Project
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Correspondent METUCHEN – As Earth Day approaches, environmental issues like climate change take on greater urgency. Members of the community can join in a community discussion about the impacts of climate change during a virtual forum taking place at 7:30 p.m. April 21, the eve of Earth Day. The Community Conversation is…
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Community conversations scheduled around public health and trauma
METUCHEN – The Metuchen Arts Council is joining with the Metuchen Human Relations Commission to schedule virtual Community Conversations around the issues highlighted in 2021 Windows of Understanding Public Art Project. The second in the series of virtual Community Conversations will take place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 on the topics of Public Health and Trauma &…