WEST ORANGE ARTS COUNCIL – 2025 Juneteenth Exhibit
West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ
Show Dates
June 14, 2025 – July 12, 2025
(Saturdays 2-4pm at West Orange Arts Center)
Drop-off: Saturday, June 7, 2025 (11am -1pm)
Reception: Saturday, June 21, 2025 (TBD) Pick-Up: Thursday, July 17, 2025 (6-8pm)
Artists must be WOAC members. Join at: www.woarts.org
The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) would like to invite all our members, from the emerging artist to the professional, to submit work for “Freedom in Full Color” a vibrant, emotional, and visual celebration of Black identity, joy, and the ongoing pursuit of justice. On display during the month of June and part of July, this exhibit is part of the 2025 Juneteenth Film Festival Celebration events in West Orange. WOAC provides gallery space, marketing support (calendar listings, press release, social media, and emails to contacts). Artists are encouraged to gallery assist at the West Orange Arts Center when open (Saturdays 2 – 4pm). An artist’s presence helps work sell, connects our community & is a welcome part of exhibit operations.
NOTE: Submission Guidelines
Artists must be WOAC members. Join at www.woarts.org
ALL WORK MUST BE WIRED FOR HANGING! No sawtooth hangers.
No work will be accepted without being wired.
Maximum Size: 36” in any direction
Maximum Weight: 20 lbs (Small 3D pieces considered)
West Orange Arts Council commission is 25% of all sales
Follow these steps to join
1. CLICK HERE and enter via Google forms. Please include a jpeg to be considered for promotions.
Completing the online Google form is a requirement for this exhibit. It ensures accuracy of your name / art labeling and streamlines the submission process for our gallery volunteers.
2. Registration Options: $20 (via Google forms); $25 (paid at drop-off)
3.Fill Out Loan Agreement & Inventory Sheet (pg 2-3): bring with you at drop-off.
4. Attach labels to the back of your pieces (pg 4): use labels on pg 4 if needed.
Please email us for more info: Rey Arvelo, Lois Condon, Carol Jenkins, Patricia Mitrano info@woarts.org
This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs and the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation.