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Camden FireWorks is a community-based arts organization in the Waterfront South district of Camden, NJ.

Housed in a circa 1889 Camden firehouse, Camden FireWorks is an arts collective that features a spacious gallery and artist studios.

05/09/2026

Due to a private program there will be no gallery hours today!

See you tomorrow to continue experiencing the work of Mending the Seams!

05/08/2026

We’re excited to invite you to our Art in the Commons Launch Party on:

Saturday, May 30
4:30 PM – 8:30 PM

This event marks the official launch of our 2026 large scale public art project project and will bring together artists, partners, community members, and friends to celebrate the work ahead. It’s an important moment for all of us, and we would love for you to be part of it.

Please register at the “Special Events” link in our bio and for our facebookers at the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-launch-party-tickets-1988644324708

We also encourage you to share this post broader with your community, networks, and stakeholders so they can join us for this kickoff.

This is a great opportunity to:

Connect with other partners and artists!

Engage with the community around the project!

Celebrate the continuation of Art in the Commons together!

We honor our partners in this phase of our community work:

See you there!

Questions: [email protected]

This program is supported in-part by funding through the NJEDA’s A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program

05/01/2026

Bring your jeans and join us with fashion expert for this beginner level Sashiko inspired tote or clutch bag Upcycle workshop!

Using jeans that are in need of repair or no longer fit, attendees will learn about the Ancient Japanese mending stitching technique called sashiko and will mend and upcycle their old jeans into an one-of-a-kind clutch or tote bag by hand. No prior sewing experience is required.

*Bring your own jeans or use the jeans that are donated!

Register at the link in our bio!

This workshop will take place inside of current exhibition Mending the Seams! Come and practice sustainable repair in a physical way while surrounded by the themes of this fantastic work!

04/28/2026

This spring we’re gathering around Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward for Between the Lines, a three part reading series at Camden FireWorks.

Together we’ll read, reflect, and be in conversation.

This series grows out of Clay Collective, our program supporting justice impacted women through creative practice, and leads into our summer exhibition, Returning to the Ground.

We’d love to have you join us.

You can register through the link in our bio.

04/26/2026

Due to a private event onsite today there will be no gallery hours!

We’ll see you all next weekend!

04/24/2026

There are many ways people are impacted by the criminal legal system, and many ways to find connection and support.

Clay Collective is one of them.

Our workshops are currently in session, and new participants are welcome.

If this resonates with you, or someone you know, feel free to reach out.

04/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Mending the Seams and for showing up across the past two weeks of programming.

From the opening reception to the panel discussion, open studios, and slow looking session, it has been meaningful to see the space activated through conversation, attention, and shared experience.

We’re grateful to the artists, curators, and community who made this exhibition and its surrounding programs possible.

Mending the Seams remains on view at Camden FireWorks through May 24th.

04/18/2026

Today at 3pm!

04/17/2026

Garden State Art Weekend at Camden FireWorks!

Join us for a weekend of programs alongside Mending the Seams, the second exhibition in the Rituals of Return series.

Friday, April 17
Open Studio
5–7:30 PM

Saturday, April 18
Panel Discussion
Emerging Curators and Cultural Infrastructure
3–5 PM

Sunday, April 19
Slow Looking Session with Artist in Residence Celeste Rodriguez
12–1 PM (Gallery Hours 12-5)

Mending the Seams remains on view throughout the weekend.

All programs are free and open to the public. We look forward to welcoming you into the space.

04/16/2026

We at Camden FireWorks are thrilled with the community response to our current exhibition Mending the Seams.

Thank you to Cooper Medical School at Rowan Cooper Med. School of Rowan U. and 6abc for visiting this very important exhibition that highlights these highly expressive themes around healing and repair in today’s contemporary society. Your reflections, questions, and presence were so deeply felt and we were happy to host you today.

Thanks to our artists Korean/American Visual Artist 황인주 Chanika Svetvilas| Interdisciplinary Artist Tee Taylor| Philadelphia Artist AdyDidIt Lauren Silver for answering the call to bring so many important causes and ideas into a material world for all to explore deeper.

Address

1813 S Broadway, Waterfront South
Camden, NJ
08104

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Wednesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Friday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://www.camdenfireworks.org/

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