The UCNJ Art Gallery is a dynamic exhibition and learning space that celebrates student creativity, encourages dialogue around contemporary topics, and connects students with the broader arts community. Throughout the academic year, the gallery presents exhibitions featuring the work of students, faculty, and artists in our community, creating opportunities for artistic exchange and community engagement.
Students in the Visual Arts and Graphic Design programs are eligible to showcase their work in gallery exhibitions and gain hands-on experience through participation in exhibition development and gallery activities. Opportunities include designing promotional materials, assisting with exhibition planning and installation, and supporting educational public programs and special events for the college community.
A new annual exhibition catalog initiative documents student exhibitions throughout the academic year. Working collaboratively, participants engage in the project by conducting research, writing, designing, and producing publication content. This experience provides practical training in publishing, project management, and visual communication.
Through these experiences, the Art Gallery fosters creative growth, professional skill development, and meaningful engagement with the arts.
CURRENT EXHIBITION: REMAINS
ON VIEW: 09/22-10/08.
GALLERY HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
LOCATION: MacKay Library, Cranford Campus
REMAINS. RETHINKING OUR PERCEPTION OF PLACE AND THE MEMORIES WE CRAFT
Fall 2026 Community Art Exhibition
The Humanities Division at UCNJ is pleased to present Remains, a community art exhibition bringing together the diverse voices of Union County artists Gail Driscoll, Darrin Owens, Nicole Walsh, Sung Gross, Arlene Carallo, Heda Matiejunas, Veronica Dunscombe, Alicia Flynn Cotter, Julius Carallo, Victoria Russo, and Erin Bailey. Selected through a public art submission process, the exhibition gathers works that explore the relationships between place, memory, perception, and lived experience.
Remains invites us to pause and reflect on the stories held within the places we inhabit, visit, and leave behind. Landscapes, urban environments, historic sites, natural settings, and places encountered through travel become spaces of reflection. The works also explore how materials shape perception, using oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, aluminum, handmade and recycled papers, natural elements, and layered mixed media to translate experience into form.