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We are an interdisciplinary alternative contemporary art center comprised of an exhibition space, theater, and residency program, dedicated to presenting transformative artwork, fostering unexpected collaborations, and incubating original new work. Located in Frenchtown, NJ, we are about an hour's drive from NYC & Philadelphia.

ArtYard is currently in show change as we prepare for our summer season opening on June 27, but there's still something ...
06/20/2026

ArtYard is currently in show change as we prepare for our summer season opening on June 27, but there's still something special to see. "Mom Bras" by Cassie Arnold is now on view.

Hand-knit from soft wool, Arnold's sculptural bras celebrate the realities of living in a body. The series honors the curves, scars, wrinkles, textures, and stories that make each person unique, offering a gentle protest against the unrealistic beauty standards we've been taught to accept.

Whether you see your mother, your sister, yourself, or someone whose experience differs from your own, "Mom Bras" invites reflection, conversation, and connection.

Stop by and spend some time while we prepare for the season ahead.

Gallery admission is always free.

ArtYard's galleries are open 11 to 7 on Thursdays and 11 to 5 on Fridays to Sundays. Admission is free.

ArtYard's gallery will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.We look forward to welcoming you back wh...
06/18/2026

ArtYard's gallery will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen on Saturday, June 20. Have you registered to join us on June 27 for the opening of ArtYard's Summer Season?

RSVP & see what's coming up at artyard.org/calendar!

Join us as we celebrate the opening of ArtYard's Summer Season! 🎉Be among the first to experience new exhibitions that e...
06/17/2026

Join us as we celebrate the opening of ArtYard's Summer Season! 🎉

Be among the first to experience new exhibitions that explore the body, memory, transformation, and imagination in strikingly different ways. From monumental textile sculptures and evocative charcoal drawings, these exhibitions invite reflection, curiosity, and conversation.

✨Tamara Kostianovsky: Phantom Limbs
✨ David Bailin: A Divine Comedy
✨ Michael Angelo Mangino: Vanishing Point Forever
✨ Cassie Arnold: Mom Bras
✨Rebecca Reeves: At Rest

Meet artists, explore the galleries, and raise a glass to a summer filled with creativity, connection, and discovery. Our exhibitions are lively gatherings of community -- all are welcome!

đź“… Saturday, June 27
🕕 6–8 PM
đź“Ť ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ
🎟 Free admission

📸 Photos by Laura Billingham & Miana Jun

Reserve your free spot at artyard.org/calendar

ArtYard is pleased to present Q***r Icons, life-sized portraits honoring figures from the LGBTQ+ community, now on view ...
06/17/2026

ArtYard is pleased to present Q***r Icons, life-sized portraits honoring figures from the LGBTQ+ community, now on view at .

Created by Silky Shoemaker (), Q***r Icons represent pioneers in their respective fields — Civil Rights activists, drag performers, dancers, arbiters of rock and roll, baseball players, floral designers, writers, and film directors.

Meet the first 5 icons: Dorothy Arzner, Gladys Bentley, Glenn Burke, Jeanne CĂłrdova, Dorian Corey

To learn more about each icon, visit artyard.org/exhibitions/queer-icons-pride

Forget normal. Embrace weird.For one night only, the legendary Weirdo Night comes to ArtYard on August 15, hosted by the...
06/16/2026

Forget normal. Embrace weird.

For one night only, the legendary Weirdo Night comes to ArtYard on August 15, hosted by the incomparable Dynasty Handbag (aka Jibz Cameron).

Described as a "crackpot genius" and creator of work that is "outrageously smart, grotesque, and innovative," Dynasty Handbag has spent more than two decades building a singular world where comedy, performance art, music, drag, and the absurd collide. Critics have called Weirdo Night "freak church," with Dynasty as its "weirdo priest."

Join us for an evening of the brilliant, the bizarre, and the beautifully unhinged.

đź“… August 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
đź“Ť ArtYard, Frenchtown, NJ
🎟 Tickets available now at artyard.org/calendar

Lora Webb Nichols () (1883 - 1962) created and collected approximately 24,000 negatives over her lifetime in the mining ...
06/14/2026

Lora Webb Nichols () (1883 - 1962) created and collected approximately 24,000 negatives over her lifetime in the mining town of Encampment, Wyoming.

Nichols received her first camera in 1899 at the age of 16, coinciding with the region's copper mining boom. As early as 1906, Nichols was working for hire as a photographer for industrial documentation and family portraits, developing and printing from a darkroom she fashioned in the home she shared with her husband and their children.

After the collapse of the copper industry, Nichols remained in Encampment and established the Rocky Mountain Studio, a photography and photofinishing service. Her commercial studio was a focal point of the town throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

📸 Lora Webb Nichols (1911 & 1954)

Stop by to experience Lora Webb Nichols: Photographs Made, Photographs Collected before Sunday!

It's your last chance to experience One Wicked Mime!This exhibition brings together recent work by Dennis Quillin and Ch...
06/13/2026

It's your last chance to experience One Wicked Mime!

This exhibition brings together recent work by Dennis Quillin and Christian Turner, whose work is connected in its formal presentation and playful sensibility. Quillin is an artist at Art Enables, in Washington DC, and Turner is an artist at Studio Route 29 in New Jersey.

Photos: Christian Turner at the exhibition opening by

ArtYard's galleries are open 11 to 7 on Thursdays and 11 to 5 on Fridays to Sundays. Admission is free.

There’s still time to step into the world of Lora Webb Nichols.Photographs Made, Photographs Collected brings together i...
06/13/2026

There’s still time to step into the world of Lora Webb Nichols.

Photographs Made, Photographs Collected brings together images drawn from Nichols’ extraordinary archive of approximately 24,000 negatives — intimate portraits of family and neighbors, scenes of labor and leisure, and quiet moments of everyday life in early 20th-century Wyoming.

Taken over decades with tenderness, curiosity, and remarkable attention to ordinary rituals, these photographs feel both historically distant and deeply familiar. Before the exhibition closes, come spend some time with this singular body of work and the communities it preserves.

Photos by

ArtYard's galleries are open 11 to 7 on Thursdays and 11 to 5 on Fridays to Sundays. Admission is free.

It's the final weekend to experience Lora Webb Nichols: Photographs Made, Photographs Collected!Curated by Nicole Jean H...
06/12/2026

It's the final weekend to experience Lora Webb Nichols: Photographs Made, Photographs Collected!

Curated by Nicole Jean Hill, this exhibition features carefully selected images drawn from Lora Webb Nichols’ extraordinary archive of approximately 24,000 negatives, chronicling life in Encampment, Wyoming, in the early to mid-20th century. Nichols’ photographs of domestic, social, and economic rhythms capture the rural community with a sensitive, unpretentious eye, inviting a moment's pause in a bygone era.

Stop by to experience selections from this incredible archive one last time!

Admission is free. Gallery hours are 11 AM to 7 PM on Thursday and 11 AM to 5 PM Friday to Sunday.

Congratulations to artist José Villalobos () whose work is now on view in the exhibition The Violence of Armor at Presa ...
06/12/2026

Congratulations to artist José Villalobos () whose work is now on view in the exhibition The Violence of Armor at Presa House Gallery in San Antonio.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Villalobos and Philadelphia artist Keith Micheal Murphy, who met in 2024 at the opening for Diseñando Masculinidades / Designing Masculinity at ArtYard.

The works featured in Diseñando Masculinidades drew from Villalobos' personal history, family archives, and performance, exploring the complexities of masculinity, cultural identity, and belonging.

We're thrilled to see this dialogue continue and congratulate José on this exciting exhibition.

Read more about The Violence of Armor in and .

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