What Does It Mean To Be An American:
Daniel Robert Horne

January 19 - May 22, 2026

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

The exhibition What Does It Mean to Be an American brings together Daniel Robert Horne’s portraits of explorers, thinkers, activists, and everyday people, reminding us that the American identity is not defined by a single figure or moment, but by a diverse mosaic of stories. From frontier pioneers and revolutionary leaders to abolitionists, cultural trailblazers, and modern citizens, each portrait reflects a different facet of the nation’s evolving character. Together, these works invite viewers to consider how courage, resilience, creativity, and hope shape the ongoing story of America, and how individuals from every walk of life contribute to its meaning. 

Waiting for Palms: Peter Ydeen

June 9 - September 18, 2026

Opening Reception: June 18, 2026, 5:00 - 6:30 PM 

Waiting for Palms is a series of urban landscape photographs taken in Morocco and Egypt, which explores where the quiet traces of tradition intersect with the turbulence of modern expansion. The images linger on the everyday, set within monumental landscapes and constructed from an accumulation of small, unheroic moments. Together, they form a tapestry of worlds that are immediate and enigmatic, intimate yet always elusive, creating an experience of perpetual interpretation.

Disturbing the Surface

Contemporary Printmaking by the American Color Print Society  

October 1, 2026 -January 8, 2027

Opening Reception: October 15, 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Closing Reception: December 17, 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Printmaking has always been about touching the surface—scratching, carving, inking, or pressing to bring an image to life. Disturbing the Surface celebrates this spirit of transformation, showcasing work by members of the American Color Print Society. To create a print, each artist alters a surface—a metal plate, woodblock, lithographic stone, or digital file. This modification, once transferred to paper, results in a final work as varied in mood and meaning as the techniques and artists themselves. The exhibition spans traditional and contemporary approaches, from etching and lithography to cyanotype, risograph, digital printmaking, relief, and screenprint. Visitors will find everything from bold, graphic compositions to delicate, layered impressions—proof that printmaking remains a vital and endlessly adaptable art form. 

Camp Boardwalk: Atlantic City during World War II: January 10 - March 29, 2026  Opening Reception: January 10, 2026  1:00 - 3:00 PM Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University 2200 Fairmount Ave. Atlantic City NJ

Camp Boardwalk:
Atlantic City during World War II

January 10 - March 29, 2026

Opening Reception: January 10, 2026  1:00 - 3:00 PM

During WWII, Atlantic City, NJ became an essential part of the war effort, earning it the nickname “Camp Boardwalk.” The Army converted major hotels into a military training and redistribution area and established the Thomas M. England General Hospital, a recovery and rehabilitation center for injured soldiers. The community mobilized its resources for Civilian Defense, calling on local men and women to be air raid wardens and airplane spotters. Women volunteered for the USO and the Red Cross, joined the military and worked as nurses. African American men and women served in the military, worked in the defense industry and volunteered on the home front. This exhibit showcases the wartime narrative of Atlantic City, connecting the stories of the men and women who trained, worked, recovered and volunteered there. 

Curated by Dr. Patricia Chappine, in collaboration with the Atlantic City Free Public Library, Millville Army Air Field Museum, Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center, Atlantic County Historical Society, and the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey. 

The Links, Inc.

January 7 – February 28, 2026

2026 Teen Arts Traveling Exhibit

June 25 - August 27, 2026

University Student Showcase

April 8 - June 27, 2026

Opening Reception: April 11, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Clay in Mind

High School Ceramic Exhibit

May 17 - June 13, 2026

Closing Reception: June 13, 2026, 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Sayreville War Memorial High School presents the "Clay in Mind - Student Competition & Exhibition". The Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University is exhibiting twenty final winning pieces, carefully selected by a jury. Student winners, along with their family and friends, are invited to the closing reception. Students will take their clay artwork home at the end of the reception. 

Clay in Mind is a juried exhibition of outstanding three-dimensional ceramic artworks, functional and non-functional, created by high school students throughout New Jersey. This is Clay in Mind's 20th competition. The exhibit was designed to give a venue to high school students' ceramic artworks and to promote professional development in the medium for teachers and students. 

Annually, each school may enter artworks, either functional or non-functional, whose primary medium is clay. The works must be original in concept and executed solely by the student. The blind jurying is held at Sayreville War Memorial High School. Teachers and their students participate in a variety of clay related activities while awaiting the judge's decision. A total of 20 pieces were selected by the judge and moved on to a gallery for public display and a closing ceremony. 

Jim Brossy

July 4 – October 3, 2026

Opening Reception: July 11, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Crackpot Realism is an artistic approach that dissolves the boundaries between art and life by emphasizing relationships between materials, ideas, emotions, and lived experience as the source of meaning and beauty. Rather than representing reality, the artwork exists as a real object in real space, inviting interaction between physical materials and mental associations. By combining traditional media with unconventional “non-art” materials such as tar, cement, wax, steel, and found objects, Crackpot Realism creates new forms that balance spontaneity and resistance, immediacy and labor. Assemblage, collage, and text function not as supplements but as integral elements, with written language operating visually and politically to allow works to be read on multiple levels. Through rhythm, pattern, and material presence governed by natural forces, Crackpot Realism constructs emotional and contemplative experiences that connect inner and outer worlds, offering a disorienting yet deeply felt abstract realism grounded in lived reality.

Earth & Sky: Thomas Murray

July 4 – October 3, 2026

Opening Reception: July 11, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Thomas Murray is a multidisciplinary artist originally from St. Petersburg, Florida. He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in 2004 and has since exhibited widely, earning recognition through numerous awards. At the heart of his practice is a recognition that our connections to one another—across distance, time, and space—are among the most meaningful aspects of life. Whether through color, form, or gesture, his work seeks to trace those moments of reaching, growing, and becoming.

Society of NJ Artists

October 3 – 24, 2026

 October 10, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Pat Grimes

January 16 - March 28, 2027

Opening Reception: January 16, 2025, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

“Painting people has always been my favorite subject. Through portraiture, I strive to reveal how a person’s behaviors, experiences, and spirit can be reflected visually. I work with a variety of media on wood, allowing the surface itself to influence the outcome. My process is both chaotic and calming. I merge memories with reference materials such as books and music, creating a dialogue between intuition and structure. The work unfolds through a cycle of adding and removing, I paint, scrape away, and then apply more paint, repeating this rhythm for hours. Once the image emerges, I refine it with a fine brush, delicately layering details to bring the portrait to life.”

January 16 - March 28, 2027

Opening Reception: January 16, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University

This traveling exhibition MORE THAN TOUCH, A CONNECTION will engage the senses, with a focus on visitors who are blind or visually impaired. It will also provide sighted visitors with innovative ways to engage with art, while simultaneously cultivating a greater understanding and empathy towards the experiences of individuals who are visually impaired. This exhibition will be shown at Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, NJ (exhibition organizer); Riverfront Renaissance Arts Center, Millville, NJ; and Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, Atlantic City, NJ.

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