Art Galleries

March 5-March 18

Fifty nine students from six schools participated in MPAC’s annual Student Art Cover Contest. Student from the following schools participated: Boonton High School, East Hanover Middle School, Frelinghuysen Middle School, Rockaway Valley Middle School, Morris County School of Technology and Villa Walsh.

Students were challenged with theme, Imagine! Discover! Create! “Celebrate the Arts” and MPAC’s 30^th Anniversary!, and to create a cover design that represented these ideas.

The winning entry will be used as a cover of a future MPAC program book, distributed at MPAC events.  An exhibit all of the students’ work will b displayed in MPAC’s Art Upstairs Gallery though March 18

The Art Upstairs Gallery is a gift of the John and Margaret Post Foundation.

March 5 – April 16

Reception: Sunday March 16, 2025 from 5:30 to 7:30, Starlight Gallery

Nina Nemeth, a local artist and resident of Montville, NJ., who earned her B.F.A. from Southampton College, L.I.U. and an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute in New York City. Nina currently serves as President of the Board of Trustees at Morris County Art Association; where she is also an instructor of adult classes with a goal of inspiring others to use their creativity for self-expression and social awareness.

“ I am honored to be returning to The Starlight Gallery with a new body of work – United in Beauty: Places, Faces, and Spaces”

An exhibit celebrating the warmth and connection that exists within diversity of inspirational places and the people who inhabit them.

Each painting invites viewers into spaces where humanity converges, where cultures meet, and where shared stories are told, embracing the comforting harmony found in diversity.

Whether inspired by a breathtaking view, a meaningful encounter, or the vivid tapestry of colors found in different people and places, the aim of this exhibit is to remind us that beauty surrounds us, uniting us in shared wonder and belonging.”

The Starlight Gallery is a gift of Wendy and Jay Birnbaum

The Art Upstairs Gallery is located in the balcony lobby of Mayo Performing Arts Center. Exhibits are varied and showcase visual artists from a variety of mediums including watercolor, oil, photography, sculpture and more. Each year, the works of over 200 artists are showcased in group exhibits. Recent groups that have been showcased include the Essex Watercolor Club, New Jersey Photography Forum, Art in the Atrium and the Pastel Society of New Jersey. The Art Upstairs Gallery is a gift of the John and Margaret Post Foundation.

The Starlight Gallery is adjacent to our Starlight Room, MPAC’s donor lounge.  Exhibits feature individual exhibits by accomplished local artists. The Starlight Gallery is a gift of Wendy and Jay Birnbaum.

The galleries provide a unique opportunity to marry the visual and performing arts, and provide exposure to artists with an audience that may not normally frequent an art gallery. All artwork is available for purchase.

The Galleries are open to ticket holders prior to shows, during intermission, by appointment and every Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 -2:00.  For more information, please contact Charles Miller at cmiller1@mayoarts.org or Lee Kaloidis at 973-539-0345 x6587.