Trenton Art Galleries

(Trenton, New Jersey - NJ, USA)

For fine art in the city of Trenton, there are several quality galleries spread around the city. Most will agree that the New Jersey State Museum makes for a good first port of call, with its Bureau of Fine Art maintaining an enormous collection of over 12,500 paintings, sculptures, photos and prints, dating from the 18th century onwards and including a number of pieces created by acclaimed New Jersey artists.

Opened in 1986 and standing on South Broad Street, Artifacts is more than just a gallery offering a custom framing service and boasts an eclectic mixture of art, local history and vintage items.

Also to be found within Trenton is Artworks, a relatively central gallery lying close to Mill Hill Park and founded in the early 1960s. Downtown Artworks is a leading visual arts center, which works to promote and encourage diversity in the world of art. Just a short drive from the city center, both the TCNJ Art Gallery in the neighboring Ewing Township and Grounds for Sculpture at Hamilton are worthy distractions for art enthusiasts prepared to head outside of downtown Trenton.

Artifacts Gallery

Address: 1025 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey (NJ), 08611, USA
Tel: +1 609 599 9081
The Artifacts Gallery specializes not only in paintings, but also in historical memorabilia and art-themed antiquities, along with various ceramics made by the old Trenton Pottery Company. Visitors will find numerous old books and maps, vases, glassware, embroideries, ornate tiles (made by the Trenton Tile Company and the Robertson Tile Company) and countless ornaments. There are also historic framed postcards, photos, magazines and old souvenirs relating to the city's yesteryear. There are, of course, plenty of paintings and limited-edition prints available for purchase, ranging from traditional landscapes, seascapes and florals, to nudes and still life scenes. The Victorian building itself is of historical interest, opening in the 1880s as a popular bar, before later closing at the time of prohibition, reopening and then being used as a hairdressers, a small factory and since the mid-1980s, this eclectic gallery.
Open hours: Tuesday to Friday - 09:00 to 17:30, Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00
Admission: free

TCNJ Art Gallery

Address: Art and Interactive Multimedia (AIMM) Building, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, New Jersey (NJ), 08628, USA
Tel: +1 609 771 2633
Located within the Art and Interactive Multimedia Building on the campus of the College of New Jersey, in the neighboring Ewing Township, the TCNJ Art Gallery features lots of different exhibitions each year. Many of the shows display the work of college students and local up-and-coming artists from around the states of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Open hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - 12:00 to 19:00, Sunday - 13:00 to 15:00
Admission: free

Artworks

Address: 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, New Jersey (NJ), 08611, USA
Tel: +1 609 394 9436
There is much on offer at Artworks, such as themed lessons and workshops, together with changing exhibitions of paintings, photographs and sculptures. The annual 24-hour Art All Night is a major event each June, drawing upwards of 20,000 people.
Open hours: Tuesday - 11:00 to 19:00, Thursday - 14:00 to 19:00 and Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00
Admission: free

Grounds for Sculpture

Address: 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, New Jersey (NJ), 08619, USA
Tel: +1 609 586 0616
The perfect cultural attraction for a sunny day, Grounds for Sculpture was established in the early 1990s and is home to almost 300 sculptures, large and small, which are exhibited both around a landscaped park and also within several onsite museum buildings. At just over 16 hectares / 40 acres in size, the lakeside park was actually once the site of the New Jersey State Fairgrounds in a former life. A long looping trail leads to a colonnade area, an amphitheater, a planted pergola and a gazebo, where refreshments are served during the summer months. Various events and exhibitions are often staged at the resident Seward Johnson Center for the Arts, while the Toad Hall Shop is the place to pick up a souvenir, in the form of unusual jewelry, pottery and other special artisan creations.
Open hours: Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 18:00
Admission: charge, discounts available for seniors and children under seven years old, members are free