Watchung Arts Center
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The Watchung Arts Center (WAC) thrives in historic Watchung in Somerset County, NJ. The nonprofit, volunteer-run Center excels in cultivating an eclectic mix of professional and emerging artists in the performing and visual arts. Quality works in fine arts, exciting music, and comedy events are presented to enthusiastic audiences.
Appreciation of painting, photography, and music from classical to folk to jazz to coffee house, comedy, theater, and mind/body arts is fostered through classes, workshops, and performances. All are structured to catch and expand the interest of youngsters of an early age to seniors of any age.
We, at the WAC, encourage active membership, community involvement, and inspirational discussions that only a multidisciplinary arts organization can achieve. The WAC is unique in New Jersey due to the depth and variety of art experiences and educational opportunities that it offers.
The Watchung Arts Council was founded in 1978. It operates in a charming, 125-year-old building, part of which was the original schoolhouse for the village of Watchung.
The Upper Gallery on the second floor, with its 12-foot ceilings, superb acoustics, and a seating capacity of 100, represents the “heart and soul” of the WAC’s many activities. The first floor houses the lobby, the smaller Lower Gallery, kitchen, and a large classroom/studio.
The Watchung Arts Center (WAC) thrives in historic Watchung in Somerset County, NJ. The nonprofit, volunteer-run Center excels in cultivating an eclectic mix of professional and emerging artists in the performing and visual arts. Quality works in fine arts, exciting music, and comedy events are presented to enthusiastic audiences.
Appreciation of painting, photography, and music from classical to folk to jazz to coffee house, comedy, theater, and mind/body arts is fostered through classes, workshops, and performances. All are structured to catch and expand the interest of youngsters of an early age to seniors of any age.
We, at the WAC, encourage active membership, community involvement, and inspirational discussions that only a multidisciplinary arts organization can achieve. The WAC is unique in New Jersey due to the depth and variety of art experiences and educational opportunities that it offers.
The Watchung Arts Council was founded in 1978. It operates in a charming, 125-year-old building, part of which was the original schoolhouse for the village of Watchung.
The Upper Gallery on the second floor, with its 12-foot ceilings, superb acoustics, and a seating capacity of 100, represents the “heart and soul” of the WAC’s many activities. The first floor houses the lobby, the smaller Lower Gallery, kitchen, and a large classroom/studio.
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