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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.

What if the next person on stage was you?Join renowned choreographers Larry Keigwin () and Nicole Wolcott () of on Sun...
06/07/2026

What if the next person on stage was you?

Join renowned choreographers Larry Keigwin () and Nicole Wolcott () of on Sunday, July 26 for Let’s Make a Dance, a free movement workshop open to all ages and experience levels.

Through games, improvisation, and creative exercises, you'll discover new ways to move, connect, and create with your neighbors—no dance experience required.

The workshop also offers a first look at Stage Door, KEIGWIN + COMPANY’s new community-based performance project that will bring together professional dancers and more than 30 local participants to create an original work premiering at ArtYard this September before traveling to the Guggenheim in New York City.

Come move, play, and make something together.

This workshop is part of 's residency at ArtYard, a partnership with .

Register at artyard.org/calendar

Exhibition announcement! In Mom Bras, Cassie Arnold () transforms the utilitarian art of knitting into sculptural works ...
06/06/2026

Exhibition announcement!

In Mom Bras, Cassie Arnold () transforms the utilitarian art of knitting into sculptural works that are at once intimate, humorous, and quietly defiant. Rooted in her exploration of the body, motherhood, and lived experience, Arnold reconfigures an intimate garment into forms that challenge cultural expectations while remaining grounded in the physical realities they reference.

Join us for a free opening reception on Saturday, June 27 to be among the first to experience Mom Bras!

Learn more and register at artyard.org/calendar

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Happy belated World Bicycle Day to one of the hardest-working vehicles in Frenchtown: ArtYard's surrey.Over the years, w...
06/05/2026

Happy belated World Bicycle Day to one of the hardest-working vehicles in Frenchtown: ArtYard's surrey.

Over the years, we've transformed this humble four-wheeler into a wave machine, a cloud, and even a roving puppet theater. For Aqualumina, led a procession of nearly 1,000 community members decked out in their aquatic finest through the night. For Hatch, it floated through town as a giant cloud with bird puppets perched overhead. Recently, it became a mobile puppet stage, bringing stories and surprises directly to community members.

Like so much of what happens at ArtYard, the surrey is a reminder that a little imagination, and a lot of community effort, can turn almost anything into a work of art.

Like so much of what happens at ArtYard, the surrey is a reminder that a little imagination and a lot of community effort can turn almost anything into a work of art.

Guess who's back? & are proud to present Q***r Icons, life-sized portraits honoring figures from the LGBTQ+ community. ...
06/05/2026

Guess who's back?

& are proud to present Q***r Icons, life-sized portraits honoring figures from the LGBTQ+ community.

Created by Silky Shoemaker (), Q***r Icons represent pioneers in their respective fields -- Civil Rights activists, drag performers, dancers, arbiters of rock and roll, floral designers, baseball players, and film directors. They return to FiNNBAR's balcony to stand as sentinels during Frenchtown Pride's weeklong festivities.

For events from June 22-28, visit Facebook.com/FrenchtownPride

To learn more about Q***r Icons, stop by FiNNBAR or ArtYard or visit artyard.org/exhibitions

We have a few spots left for our June campus tour this weekend! Did you know we host tours of our campus on the first Su...
06/05/2026

We have a few spots left for our June campus tour this weekend!

Did you know we host tours of our campus on the first Sunday of the month from May to November? Saxon, ArtYard's Gallery & Theater Manager, takes you on a journey across our campus, including a stop to , to learn about ArtYard’s mission of incubating new work and supporting transformational art.

Whether you're an art enthusiast or just curious about the creative process, this tour is sure to spark your creativity and inspire you.

Each tour lasts approximately 90 minutes, and includes a short, gentle walk on the rail trail along the Delaware River and into downtown Frenchtown. Some spaces may be off-limits during residencies.

Learn more and register at artyard.org/calendar.

We are sad to share the news that drag performer Dito van Reigersberg, better known as Martha Graham Cracker, has passed...
06/03/2026

We are sad to share the news that drag performer Dito van Reigersberg, better known as Martha Graham Cracker, has passed away at the age of 53.

We were lucky to host an incredible performance by Martha Graham Cracker this December, leaving us all delighted.

From 's report:

"Victor Fiorillo, van Reigersberg’s longtime pianist, shared news of his death, writing on Facebook: “I am absolutely devastated to tell you that my sweetest and most generous and most talented friend Dito van Reigersberg aka Martha Graham Cracker has given her last bow — or is it curtsey? Dito just died, surrounded by family and friends and music and an amazing medical team at Penn.”

A graduate of Swarthmore College, van Reigersberg was a cofounder of Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theatre Company, where he performed in nearly all of the company’s productions since its founding in 1995, including the Obie Award-winning works Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain.

In 2005, van Reigersberg introduced Philadelphia audiences to Martha Graham Cracker, the towering, live-singing drag persona who would become one of the city’s most singular and beloved performers. Famously billed as “the tallest, hairiest drag queen in the world,” Martha performed with a full band, building a genre-defying cabaret act that could move from Judy Garland to Black Sabbath, often in the same night."

Thank you, Dito, Martha, for making us smile, laugh, feel lighter, feel seen, belong.

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06/03/2026

We are thrilled to share that White Box Theatre and Sebastienne Mundheim () is bringing Kea and the Ark back to the stage June 25 to July 1 as part of the ArtPhilly: What Now? Festival at Quintessence/Sedgewick Theatre in Philly's Germantown neighborhood.

Through puppetry, dance, electric cello, and storytelling Sebastienne Mundheim/White Box Theatre shares the story of independent, revolutionary thinker and maker, Kea Tawana, a woman who built an 86-foot-long, three-story-tall ark in the Central Ward of Newark as an act of protest, tenacity, and imagination. Kea’s declaration that "there’s no place left on land for me" launched her incredible project. Originally commissioned by ArtYard in 2023, this performance has been presented by multiple colleges, theatres, and museums in the United States.

For more information, visit artphilly.org/projects/kea-and-the-ark

New parents, this one's for you. Join us for Baby-Wearing Dance with teaching artist Michael Sazonov, a joyful new class...
06/02/2026

New parents, this one's for you.

Join us for Baby-Wearing Dance with teaching artist Michael Sazonov, a joyful new class designed for caregivers and babies ages 0–8 months. Move, sway, groove, and connect with your little one while enjoying music, creative expression, and community in a welcoming, low-pressure environment.

Drawing from his own experience as a new parent, Michael creates a space where caregivers can move their bodies, spark joy, and connect with others navigating the early months of parenthood. Adaptations are welcome, and all caregivers and babies are invited to join.

📅 Thursdays at 11 AM
🕚 June 4, 11, 18, and July 2
📍 ArtYard, Frenchtown
Register: artyard.org/events/baby-wearing-dance

Come as you are. Dance with your baby. Leave feeling a little more connected, energized, and supported.

05/30/2026

“One of the enduring attributes of the still life is how formally flexible is its otherwise staid historical genre.” — The Brooklyn Rail

This weekend is your final opportunity to experience In the Company of Still Life at ArtYard.

Featuring work from 40 artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, collage, and found objects, the exhibition reimagines the still life as a living, expansive form — one capable of holding memory, intimacy, humor, ritual, and transformation.

Join us Sunday from 2–5 PM for a closing reception with informal remarks from curators Alex Cohen and Clara Weishahn.

On view through May 31.
Free admission. All are welcome.

https://artyard.org/exhibitions/in-the-company-of-still-life

05/29/2026

This weekend is your final chance to experience In the Company of Still Life at ArtYard.

Bringing together work from 40 artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, collage, and found objects, the exhibition transforms ordinary objects into vessels for memory, intimacy, humor, ritual, and time.

Step inside a series of richly imagined rooms where bowls, flowers, books, shells, candles, scraps, and treasured things become companions and witnesses to human life.

On view through May 31.

Join us Sunday from 2–5 PM for a closing reception with informal remarks from curators Alex Cohen and Clara Weishahn.

Free admission. All are welcome.

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