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Exhibitions are listed in reverse chronological order by opening date.
December 22, 2006 – February 18, 2007
Local artist Mary Alice Copp painted 23 oil portraits of recent graduates of the Newark Museum’s Science Explorers program. The students, selected from public and private high schools in Newark for educational enrichment and college preparation, serve as teachers and docents for visiting school groups, participate in research projects and work in various areas throughout the museum.
November 24, 2006 – January 7, 2007
The trappings and the trimmings of a traditional Victorian holiday are re-created in the 1885 Ballantine House, a restored National Historic Landmark. The historically accurate installation, complete with period menus, annually offers visitors the opportunity to step back in time to learn about nineteenth-century life and traditions.
September 15, 2006 – March 18, 2007
This exhibition features works by eight artists produced between the late 1960s and 2006. They respond to their homeland and its cultural legacy in ways that challenge the stereotypical view of African artas limited to masks, figural sculptures and textiles. Together, the works expand one’s understanding of Africa and its artists, providing a window into the artistic creativity of this dynamic and diverse continent.
September 15, 2006 – January 28, 2007
Curated by independent scholars John Carlin and Brian Walker, with celebrated comic artist Art Spiegelman as a special advisor, this exhibition, in conjunction with the Jewish Museum in New York City, surveys over 100 years of the populist medium in America. The use of humor as a strategy for addressing complex social and political issues combined with sophisticated visual compositions propel these works beyond the realm of popular entertainment, placing them on equal footing with the achievements of other fine artists.
September 13, 2006 – December 10, 2006
Through the brilliance of his vision, George Tice transforms Paterson’s cityscape into photographs of great artistic power that capture the uniqueness of the city in images that transcend their specific locale to achieve national resonance. Tice’s exquisite works are masterpieces of black-and-white photography that have received universal praise for their clarity of detail and the richness of contrasting values.
July 12 – October 1, 2006
Hosting this year's New Jersey Arts Annual, this exhibition is the first in the twenty-one year history of the Arts Annual series that was conceived as an outdoor presentation. Held in the Museum’s Alice Ransom Dreyfuss Memorial Garden, Out There features the work of thirteen New Jersey artists who use a variety of materials such as wood, concrete, steel, wire, plastic, aluminum, fertilizer, burlap, gauze and glass.
May 20, 2006 – April 30, 2008
This exhibit examines the social aspects of bees, ants and termites. The architecture, systems of chemical communication and division of labor of these colonies are revealed through displays and demonstrations using examples from our Natural Science collection, live insects and interactive activities.
Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry
May 3, 2006 – February 10, 2008
Jewelry can send many messages, expressing religious faith, parental love and even political beliefs. Featuring more than two hundred objects from the Newark Museum's collection, from circa 1500 to the present day, this exhibition explores the myriad meanings of jewelry and the ways in which people wear it to express themselves and their place in the world.
April 15, 2006 – April 30, 2006
Organized by Congressman Donald M. Payne, this competition features artwork by high school students in Newark’s 10th Congressional District. The annual exhibition shows two-dimensional art in a variety of media including drawings, prints, paintings and computer/photographic arts.
Off the Pedestal: New Women in the Art of Homer, Chase and Sargent
March 18, 2006 – June 25, 2006
Until the late nineteenth century, representations of strong, self-reliant women were virtually absent from the visual arts and literature. This is the first exhibition to thoroughly analyze the ways that American artists interpreted the first generation of new women in the last half of the nineteenth century.
March 4, 2006 – March 26, 2006
The Museum’s annual celebration of Youth Art Month centers around this two-part event that highlights the visual and performing arts talents of students from the city’s public secondary schools. The exhibition features original works by artists ages 13-18 in a variety of media, including watercolor, tempera, oil and more. An opening day concert showcases the gifts of teen vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers.
February 1, 2006 – July 20, 2006
The exhibition presents approximately 30 works by Uche Okeke, one of Nigeria’s pre-eminent modernists. The works include drawings in charcoal, ink, pencil and conte crayon, as well as gouaches, etchings and woodcut prints. This historically significant and visually strong body of work draws upon traditional Igbo arts, such as uli body and wall painting, to comment upon social and political issues of the time.
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