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PROGRAMMING
2012-2013 SEASON
BROCHURE
West Windsor Arts Council offers programming both at the arts
center and at venues throughout the township. Art exhibits, classes and
workshops, live performances, film and poetry events, and programs for
teens, including open-mike nights, are held at the arts center. Our
audiences come from all over the tri-state area but most participants in
classes and workshops are from Central New Jersey and Bucks County,
PA. We serve multiple age groups, diverse cultures and students with
special needs.
Art Exhibits in the Gallery
WWAC offers six exhibits a year, with a focus on high quality,
multicultural and diverse themes to showcase emerging as well as
established artists from the region. The goal is to establish WWAC as a
center for vibrant cultural and artistic interaction and expression and to
enhance programming.
Live Performances
Music, theater and dance for all tastes are offered on our
stage with our high quality sound system and lighting. Professional
performers are selected by our programming committee.
Classes and Workshops
Classes and workshops are offered for all ages and abilities in
dance, acting, visual arts, writing, comedy and more in the Florence Bell
Hillier Studio.
Arts Programs at the West Windsor Community
Farmers’ Market - May through October
The West Windsor Arts Council offers an informational booth
throughout the months of the market’s operation, and features
special events such as art exhibits, interactive craft activities and
musical performances.
Poetry
Our annual poetry event features well-known and emerging poets
and includes poetry writing workshops with professional poets. An
“open mike” for members of the audience allows voices of poets
among us to be heard.
Midsummer Music Series
Concerts for all tastes and all ages take place at Nassau Park
Pavilion, West Windsor: Jazz, swing, opera, rock, folk and pop. Bring
chairs and a picnic supper.
West Windsor Film Series
A new blu-ray projection and sound system as well as a screen
was installed in the arts center in early 2011, greatly enhancing the
well-loved film series WWAC established its earliest days as an arts
council.
Autumn Arts Afternoon
Our annual hands-on visual arts festival in late fall, during
which established artists interact with
the public of all ages, draws several hundred people each year
to the Nassau Park Pavilion,
West Windsor.
Sunday Sampler Series
Our performing arts series focuses on multicultural programs
and audience participation with the artists, who explain their art and
interact with audience. The series is presented during Sunday
matinees and designed for all age groups.
Mercer County Juried Exhibition - The Gallery at Mercer County
Community College.
West Windsor Arts Council gives a cash award to an outstanding
West Windsor artist participating in the Mercer County Artists Exhibition.
INTROS/ Call To Service
An annual event bringing together the West Windsor Arts Council
and other local arts and cultural organizations to introduce themselves to
the public and to each other. The public is invited to explore volunteer
opportunities at the West Windsor Arts Council, the West Windsor Arts
Center and other arts and cultural organizations in West Windsor.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WEST WINDSOR ARTS COUNCIL
The West Windsor Arts Council began in the fall of 2002 when
West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh and interested community members
developed a plan to utilize the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse as
an arts center. The Mayor’s Art Center Formation Task Force
established the West Windsor Arts Council with a mission to establish an
arts center at the old firehouse and provide community arts programming
throughout West Windsor. Starting in early 2003, the volunteer group began
to produce arts programs at various venues throughout West Windsor. A
board of directors was created to oversee development of the new arts
council.
In May 2003, the West Windsor Township Council, in response to
a presentation and proposal from the WWAC board, voted unanimously to
accept a resolution to establish a new arts center in the old firehouse,
with management provided by WWAC. With the Township Council’s
resolution as an official endorsement of the WWAC plans, the WWAC board
filed for non-profit status and in January 2004 received the IRS’s
determination letter declaring the West Windsor Arts Council a 501 (c) (3)
tax exempt organization. The West Windsor Arts Center opened its
doors Sept. 25, 2010, and offers live performances, art exhibits, classes
and workshops to the greater West Windsor community.
PARTNERSHIPS AND
COLLABORATIONS
Since we were established, we have been able to collaborate
with a variety of West Windsor-based groups. We have worked with the
Gallery at Mercer Community College for the Mercer County Juried
Exhibition. We cooperate with the West Windsor Library, the Friends of the
Library and the African-American Parent Support Group. We collaborate with
several West Windsor-based arts and cultural groups including Opera New
Jersey, West Windsor Historical Society and Bravura Philharmonic
Orchestra. And, finally, we have partnered with the West Windsor
Community Farmers’ Market, where we regularly arrange for art shows,
musical performances, and interactive art events as well as present
information on the Arts Council to the public while the market is in
session from May through October.
Contact us by email info@westwindsorarts.org,
by phone at 609.716.1931, or visit us in person.
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Click here for directions to the West Windsor Arts Center and
free parking.
WEST WINDSOR ARTS CENTER
952 Alexander Road (Historic Princeton Junction Firehouse)
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550
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