We’re looking for the next artist(s) to feature at the Friends of Metuchen Arts gallery! If you have a body of work you’d like to show, please fill out the form in our bio or on our website. ✨
(And if you know of an artist that might be a good fit for our space, why not forward them this post or have them sign up for our mailing list?) #friendsofmetuchenarts
The gallery is closed today so that our volunteers may spend Mother's Day with their families. Please visit our gallery during our regular hours on Wednesdays from 6–8pm and Sundays from 1–3pm. Happy Mother's Day!
The gallery will be closed this Sunday, May 10, so our volunteers may celebrate Mother's Day with family. Happy Mother's Day! Please visit our gallery during regular hours on Wednesdays from 6–8pm and Sundays from 1–3pm. friendsofmetuchenarts.org
Grab your tickets and join us tonight for a “Pre-Mother’s Day” Celebration!
Vocalist Alma Micic and Guitarist Rale Micic with Bassist Gili Lopes
Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm, 2 sets of music!
The Parlor at Hailey’s
15 Station Place
Metuchen
Award-winning Vocalist Alma Micic and Guitarist Rale Micic, with Bassist Gili Lopes, will present a beautiful evening of soulful song with a new Serbian perspective on jazz guitar backed by a Brazilian bassist.
Tickets available on our website. Link in bio.
Leonieke Scheuble, 3 Generations of Jazz, gave a fabulous performance at Metuchen Library on International Jazz Day, April 30, 2026. The Trio included Leonieke Scheuble, pianist, Nick Scheuble, drums, and featured the legendary bassist Bill Crow, who gave a superb performance and shared stories from his personal history, which included knowing and working with Duke Ellington and Marian McPartland and many other jazz legends. In addition to being an extraordinary bassist, 98-year-old Bill Crow is also known throughout the jazz world as the person who has amazing stories to tell about his fellow jazz musicians. Bill is the author of Jazz Anecdotes, first published in 1991 and which was revised with 100 more stories in 2005 in a paperback edition. His autobiography, From Birdland to Broadway, was released by the same publisher in 1992. Nick Scheuble who played drums called the event at the Metuchen Library one of their best performances of the Trio. We were so blessed to have them performing in Metuchen!
Join me at the Friends of Metuchen Arts - Central NJ Artist Forum to explore the business, heart, and hustle of growing an artistic practice. ✨💖🎨 LINK IN STORIES
Date: June 14, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location:
American Legion Post 65
17 Calvin Place, Metuchen, NJ 08840
Free Parking at Event Site
@friendsofmetuchenarts presents an afternoon dedicated to the business, heart, and hustle of growing an artistic practice, where we aim to foster a supportive “artist helping artists” community. From emerging creators to seasoned professionals, we’ll dive into the realities of evolving a sustainable creative life, while keeping inspiration front and center.
Enrique Zaldivar visits the Friends of Metuchen Arts and Basecamp Galleries with a demonstration of his wonderful talent! He gifted us again by giving away the art that he just created in honor of Mother’s Day! Another terrific program at 315a Main in Metuchen-
Join us today at 1pm at the Friends of Metuchen Arts Gallery and Basecamp Studio and Gallery for an artist demonstration by Enrique Zaldivar, our featured artist.
Enrique says, "I will be working with an easel and a medium-sized canvas, painting a piece live while the audience is present. People are welcome to ask questions, and I’ll be sharing a bit about my process and my approach to painting as I work. In the past, I’ve focused more on color, but this time I’ll be exploring black and white using ink on canvas. This is a newer direction in my work and something I’m currently developing. It will offer a different perspective on my process, with more emphasis on form, contrast, and composition rather than color. Everything will happen in real time, and I’ll keep the piece relatively simple so it can be completed within the three hours we’ll be there.
It’s an opportunity for people to experience the genuine creative process of a visual artist. Most of the time, artists work behind closed studio doors, so this allows the audience to see that process unfold openly. I think it can be both engaging and educational for those attending."
Have you purchased your tickets yet? Vocalist Alma Micic and Guitarist Rale Micic with Bassist Gili Lopes?
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Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm, 2 sets of music!
The Parlor at Hailey’s
15 Station Place, Metuchen
Join us for a “Pre-Mother’s Day” Celebration: Award-winning Vocalist Alma Micic and Guitarist Rale Micic with Bassist Gili Lopes – a beautiful evening of soulful song with a new Serbian perspective on jazz guitar backed by a Brazilian bassist.
Tickets: bit.ly/4cwtEHy
Submit to exhibit in FOMA's next community group exhibit, Summer Vibes! We are looking for any art that gives SUMMER! Applications are due June 7 and the exhibition will open on July 12!
Application is in the GRANTS AND APPLICATIONS tab on our website. Link in bio.
Join us on Sunday, May 3rd at 1:00 pm at the Friends of Metuchen Arts Gallery and Basecamp Studio and Gallery for an artist demonstration by Enrique Zaldivar, our featured artist.
Enrique says, "I will be working with an easel and a medium-sized canvas, painting a piece live while the audience is present. People are welcome to ask questions, and I’ll be sharing a bit about my process and my approach to painting as I work. In the past, I’ve focused more on color, but this time I’ll be exploring black and white using ink on canvas. This is a newer direction in my work and something I’m currently developing. It will offer a different perspective on my process, with more emphasis on form, contrast, and composition rather than color. Everything will happen in real time, and I’ll keep the piece relatively simple so it can be completed within the three hours we’ll be there.It’s an opportunity for people to experience the genuine creative process of a visual artist. Most of the time, artists work behind closed studio doors, so this allows the audience to see that process unfold openly. I think it can be both engaging and educational for those attending."
