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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

(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...

(IMPORTANT: All inquiries should go to contact@artyard.org) ___________________________________________________________________ PoetryYard’s Intensive Residential Workshop Description ___________________________________________________________________ PoetryYard’s...

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...

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...

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...

Richard McIntyre gives us details about In a Grove, the one-act chamber opera that ArtYard, in collaboration with The Opera Project, will be presenting on June 9th and 10th at 7:30 PM, followed by the screening of the film Rashomon. ArtYard, in collaboration with The...

On April 6th of this year, we enjoyed an evening with the amazing Kira Willey and Pop-Up Choir at ArtYard. It was a unique experience of community, musical celebration, and helping others. Today we're sharing a video that captures the spirit of that...

Friends, ArtYard's FILM NOIR FESTIVAL starts today! This event kicks off with the opening of an exhibition of Noir posters, books, original art, and magazines, from 5 - 7 PM. Followed by the screening of In a Lonely Place. Above you can listen to an interview...