WDVR Interview with Eric Fiorito
ArtYard Production and Volunteer Manager, Eric Fiorito, was interviewed on WDVR last Monday on "Let's Talk" with Andy Kin. Play the video above to hear how Eric found his way to ArtYard, and about his recent involvement with the Frenchtown Food Pantry, Rolling Harvest...
New Addition to the ArtYard Campus
It gives us great pleasure to announce a new addition to the ArtYard campus. This May we closed on the beautiful and iconic building at 12 Bridge Street, once known as the Apgar House. It is our sincere hope that in this moment, our presence on Bridge Street signals...
How Our Community is Coming Together During the COVID-19 Crisis. Sharing a Letter from Eric Fiorito.
Virginia on the left, and SophiaDear friends, Yesterday Eric Fiorito, who is ArtYard's production & volunteer manager, sent a letter to our team to share details about the work that has been going on behind the curtains in regards to distributing food to families...
ArtYard’s Update COVID-19
Dear friends of ArtYard, In light of continuing developments and preventative measurements against COVID-19, we have decided to remain closed beyond March 30th and through the Spring of 2020. While our galleries and theater are closed, we will continue to engage with...
Alone Together
“I sat at the foot of a huge tree, a statue of the night, and tried to make an inventory of all I had seen, heard, smelled, and felt: dizziness, horror, stupor, astonishment, joy, enthusiasm, nausea, inescapable attraction. What had attracted me? It was difficult to...
ArtYard’s COVID-19 Statement
Effective Immediately: March 12, 2020 Dear Friends of ArtYard, As COVID-19 cases spread in our region, we wanted to let you know that we share your concerns and are taking this matter seriously. The health and well-being of ArtYard’s audiences, artists, and staff are...
Interview with Mike Wiley
Please join us for Dar He: The Story of Emmett Till, a one-actor, 36 character play about one of the most infamous murders of the Civil Rights Era. ABOUT THIS EVENT In 1955, a 14-year-old black Chicago youth traveled to the Mississippi Delta with country kinfolk and...
Tickets are Officially Live for Winter 2020 Events: Here’s How to Book!
Dear friends, We are very excited to announce that tickets are officially live for events happening at ArtYard in Winter 2020. And we’ve done some exciting updates that make booking tickets easier than ever! It’s now possible to purchase tickets directly from our...
Social-Practice Artist, Maria Gaspar, Screening & Talk About Mass Incarceration at ArtYard
Please join us at ArtYard this Saturday, October 19th, 7:30 pm for an evening of art as social, transformative practice, featuring a screening of Radioactive: Stories Beyond the Wall, followed by an audience Q & A with Maria Gaspar and facilitated by Bennington...
We Welcome Eric Fiorito and Sarah Finn to the ArtYard Team!
ArtYard is thrilled to announce the first substantive expansion of our staff team since our founding 3 years ago. The current team has deep expertise and experience in non-profit management and the visual arts, presenting world-class art exhibitions along with a...
THAT Kicks Off 3rd Annual Art Tour May 3 at Hunterdon Art Museum
The 3rd annual self-guided driving and walking art tour of Hunterdon County will be held on the weekend of May 4 and 5, 2019. The Hunterdon Art Tour (THAT) was founded by a small, dedicated volunteer group of artists and longtime Hunterdon County residents. The 2019...
Videos from Crank Night!
CRANK NIGHT! On March 30th of 2019 at ArtYard, we enjoyed an evening of performance and storytelling by local artists, poets, and musicians from the Delaware River community. The event was part of our exhibition specific programming for the Creative Commons. Please...
Try Something New at ArtYard!
Dear Friends, Imagine Woody Guthrie colliding with a trainload of singing Gregorian monks. If you watched the film Cold Mountain, you have heard Sacred Harp singing. It is an elemental, plaintive, joyful and yearning kind of music that has a powerful effect on its...
Pop-Up Choir & THAT (The Hunterdon Art Tour)
Please join us on Saturday, February 9th for an evening with Pop-Up Choir, a unique experience of community, musical celebration, and helping others. Nationally recognized performer and teacher Kira Willey will lead singers of all skill levels in a joyful,...
Art Performance with Rudy Shepherd on Oct 13th, 2018
Please join us for a special evening with artist Rudy Shepherd on Saturday, October 13th at 7:30 PM. As part of the exhibition related programming for ArtYard's exhibition, The Unlikely Whole, artist Rudy Shepherd will present a performance called Healing...
Intensive Residential Poetry Workshop with Ross Gay
(IMPORTANT: All inquiries should go to contact@artyard.org) PoetryYard’s Intensive Residential Workshop Description: PoetryYard’s Intensive Residential Workshop offers students of poetry a rare opportunity to work closely with a nationally known poet in a...
Intensive Residential Poetry Workshop with Gabrielle Calvocoressi
(IMPORTANT: All inquiries should go to contact@artyard.org) ___________________________________________________________________ PoetryYard’s Intensive Residential Workshop Description ___________________________________________________________________ PoetryYard’s...
ArtYard Announces The Poetry Confessional
Come visit us during gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm 60a Trenton Ave, Frenchtown, NJ We look forward to seeing you here! Here are some sample prompts that a poet might ask of a participant. (Poets may bring their own prompts.) What is your...
Fire in Frenchtown
Video credit: William Rashak - Photos: ArtYard Two beloved Frenchtown institutions were destroyed by fire last night. Our love and support go out to Galasso’s Pizza and the Frenchtown Cafe, and to their owners and longstanding staff who are the heartbeat of this...
FilmYard News
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we announce Bill Horberg’s departure from his role as the galvanizing force behind the creation of the FilmYard program at ArtYard. Bill has work going into production and will need to devote his full...