Call for Artists: Metuchen Vibes

Artists are encouraged to submit their art for exhibit and sale at the Friends of Metuchen Arts Gallery, 315 Main Street, Metuchen.

• All art must speak to the theme “Metuchen Vibes”

• All mediums considered

• Art for sale preferred

• Artist receives 80% of sale price

• Wall art must be wired and ready to hang

• Exhibit will run July 11–September 29.

Application deadline: June 11, 2025.

Apply online at friendsofmetuchenarts.org.

Ted Chubb Quintet

Sunday, June 1 at 2 pm
Metuchen Public Library
480 Middlesex Ave
FREE!

Frequently at our Cornerstone Series of jazz concerts at the library, the bands have been headed by a saxophonist. On Sunday, June 1 you will have the opportunity to see and hear a masterful trumpeter, Ted Chubb lead his quintet. A deeply expressive trumpeter and an inventive composer, Ted is an Adjunct Professor of Jazz Trumpet at Princeton.  In addition to leading his own band, he has also performed with Christian McBride, Wallace Roney, Norman Simmons and many others. He is making jazz happen all around the world and right here in New Jersey with Jazz House Kids program in Montclair, the Montclair Jazz Festival and at The Statuary in Jersey City—a space for jazz—where he is co-owner, President and Artistic Director.

We hope to see you at another afternoon of jazz in our lovely town of Metuchen. It’s FREE! Sign up on Eventbrite.

Billy Seccombe Exhibition

June 7–July 6
Friends of Metuchen Arts
315 Main Street

Oil paintings by Metuchen artist Billy Seccombe, presented in collaboration with Basecamp.

Artist’s Statement: I’ve created images that appear to be from another era or could be. The paintings should transport the viewer to another time. They are small moments and honest works pausing time. This collection offers an escape and provides for a quiet respite from life. These feelings translate to the canvas and it is these etherial, fleeting moments I am trying to capture.

Plein Air Drawing Workshops

Sunday mornings at 8:30 am
June 8, June 22, July 13, July 27
Basecamp Studio and Gallery
315 Main Street
$25 per session (free parking!)

Join guest artist Ed Wetzel for outdoor drawing workshops focused on the art of plein air sketching on Sunday mornings this summer. Explore and sketch local landmarks-including historic buildings, street scenes, parks, and gardens. The first session will feature the iconic Forum Theater.

• $25 per session—choose any or all sessions

• Registration required via Eventbrite—pay at the door

• Limited to 10 participants—no drop-ins, please

Bring your sketchbook and your preferred drawing tools (pencils, markers, watercolors). Chairs and easels will be provided. In the event of wet weather: drawing inside and the porch at 315 Main.
Learn more and register.

Rust: Alchemy & Imagination

Photography by Jacki Dickert presented by the Gallery at the Metuchen Library

May 2–June 25
Metuchen Public Library
480 Middlesex Ave.

Metuchen-based photographer Jacki Dickert  explores the rich colors, textures and patterns that form on iron and steel left to rust.