Two Exhibits at Middletown Arts Center!

April 1- May 30 at Middletown Arts Center
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OPen Juried Exhibition

Art Installation

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Small But Mighty Exhibit at Farmstead Arts Center 
June 7 to July 19, 2026
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Online Entry begins April 6th, Deadline is ​Friday, May 15- midnight.
See link below to learn more 

Small But Mighty

2026 IMPORTANT DATES AT A GLANCE

56th Open Juried Exhibition (OJE)
​April 1 - May 30 at Middletown Arts Center
Reception & Awards:  Sunday, Apr 12, 2am - 4pm
Pickup: Sunday, May 31, 10am - 1pm
8th Annual Art Installation
In Conjunction with the Open Juried Exhibition- 8th Annual Art 
Installation. 
Plein Air at Point Breeze- May 2nd 
2026 Small But Mighty (SBM) June 7 - July 19 at Farmstead Arts
Online entry begins:  Monday, Apr 6
Submission deadline:  Friday, May 15
Last Receiving:  Saturday, June 6
​Plein Air Workshop:  Saturday, July 11
Closing Reception & Awards:   Sunday, July 19
Plein Air Outings To be held at various D&R locations beginning early Spring Through October
Exhibition of Plein Air Works:  June 21- Sept 13
GSWS Annual Online Member Exhibition: Fall 2026

​Several Plein Air Opportunities

PLEIN AIR EVENT!! Saturday, May 2, 2026, 10am-2pm
​Rain date May 3rd
Point Breeze Preserve,
101 Park St, Bordentown, NJ
Join your fellow artists -painting at this beautiful location, then later exhibit your work. To learn more, please read details below. 

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PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP! 
​Plein Air with aida!
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 10am-2pm Rain date Sunday July 12
Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Beaumont de Pertuis en Provence, Gouache By aida

Plein Air with aida!
Saturday, July 11, 2026, 10am-2pm Rain date Sunday July 12
Farmstead Arts Center, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
FEE: Members: $20.00 Non-Members: $30.00 Limit: 12 attendees
OPEN TO ALL LEVELS: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Artists.
Paint under our shady trees with award winning Plein Air Artist, aida . Bring your easel, folding chair, sunscreen, bug spray, gouache gear & lunch. Be inspired by aida’s gouache demonstration, then proceed to create a gouache plein air painting of your own. aida will be there to help you along the way. To see a list of supplies and more information- Learn more.

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​Robert Sakson Exhibition
at the D&R Greenway Land Trust, Princeton NJ, 1 Preservation Pl, Princeton, NJ 08540
All works of art are for sale
Please view the Sakson Gallery and reach out if interested in making a purchase of a painting. ​email [email protected]

Painting By Robert Sakson

Sakson gallery

Digital Poetry Book Available! Workshop participants used the art from the Garden State Watercolor Society's 55th Annual Juried Exhibition—This Land is Your Land, for inspiration to write poems after a poetry workshop held in 2025.

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Poetry WOrskshop

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In Case You Missed It!
 2025 Open Juried Exhibition  has ended, but you can see it here. 
Open Juried Exhibition

Past Exhibits

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