Our art-tastic JAM Summer Art Camp just finished up their last four weeks of creating fun things! The students learned Clay, Weaving, Suminigashi and Drawing. Stay tuned for upcoming workshops, classes and next summer camp information!
What a great night at the 2023 Art Expo Artist Reception!
What a fun night at the 2023 Art Expo Artists Opening Reception. We had a record-setting number of artists enter their work in the show. Because of their fantastic art, the show was a great success. If you missed opening night the art will be on display until June 2nd at the Manville Library during regular business hours and if the Community Room is open. Stop by and see this premiere art show in Manville!
Many thanks to our 2023 judges Shaun Daley of Gallery on Main in Somerville, Sarah DeWire of The Hummingbird Studio in Raritan, and Negna Hohn of Art Yart in Frenchtown. We appreciate you for taking the time to judge and choose some amazing art.
Thank you to our event sponsor LJz Boardwalk Ice Cream of Manville. As well as Wegmans, Blick art materials, The Center for Contemporary Art, Lowes & Patel, Manville Area Federal Credit Union, Apara Mahal Sylvester of Recycled Jewelry Creations, Manville Chiropractic.
Call to Artists for the MACs 7th Annual Art Expo 2023
The Manville Arts Council is proud to announce the CALL TO ARTISTS for their 7th Annual Art Expo. This juried Art Exhibition is FREE and open to all New Jersey artists aged 16 and up.
SHOW YOUR ART. Share YOUR joy. Be a part of something BIG.
Click HERE to submit your art for this year’s show. Artists are allowed a maximum of three submissions and must be original art you created. AI-created artwork will not be considered. See the Submission Guidelines for more details.
Meet the Judges of this year’s Expo.
Apply by March 31, 2023!
The Expo will be on display for four weeks from May 5 until June 2, 2023, in the Manville Public Library Community Room. Artists Reception on May 5th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm.
Come join us and be part of this great event as we showcase some of New Jersey’s outstanding artists this spring. We look forward to seeing and displaying your art.
Bright Lights 2022 Award Winners Are....
Congratulations to the homeowners who took home the prizes!
Take a look at the creativity of the Bright Lights 2022 holiday-displays
Enjoy the Bright Lights with family and friends for a little while longer.
Take a closer look at the Bright Lights 2022 prizes!
Here is what’s inside each prize! Prizes are subject to change.
Home registration ends Tuesday, Nov 29th! Voting begins on Saturday, December 3rd!
Bright Lights 2022 Prizes Announced and Christmas Eve Luminary Celebration
How fast time flies! It is that time of year again when the MAC celebrates our community spirit with Bright Lights and our 2nd Annual Christmas Eve Luminary Celebration.
The Bright Lights contest/fundraiser is well underway. Soon our community will get to vote on their favorite holiday-decorated home. We revamped our event with five homeowners winning a prize. When you purchase the official voting picks at the ReStore in Manville, you will find five different color picks to vote on in five different categories. The home that amasses the most picks in one category will win a prize! It’s your choice which home fits which award so vote often! See our Bright Lights 2022 page for category descriptions. The Bright Lights map and voting be available on December 3rd.
Register your holiday-decorated home by November 29th to win one of these prizes!
Join the Manville Arts Council for a Christmas Eve Luminary Celebration. Set up your luminaries on Saturday, December 24th, Christmas Eve, between 5:30 and 6 pm. Display them along your sidewalk or lawn near the street. You don't have to be from Manville to join the celebration on Christmas Eve.
Our Luminary Bag kits are available for purchase at HERE. Each kit includes 10 white paper bags and 10 LED tealights for $10. When displaying the luminaries, you will need to add your own weights to each bag such as sand or stones. Order online or in person at the Manville Tree Lighting on December 2nd at the Heart of Main Park on So. Main Street in Manville. Your kits will be available for pick up at the Manville Library, 110 So. 10th Avenue in Manville, on December 17th from 11 am to 2 pm.
Thank you to PSEG for sponsoring Bright Lights and the Luminary Kits.
Manville shines with resilience and respect
As we close out this holiday season, we have many things to be thankful for, especially for all the awesome people and groups who came to our aid when we needed it most. Manville is a great, close-knit community. We are strong and resilient. And we Thank YOU all! Let’s all continue to help one another throughout 2022.
Many thanks to PSE&G for the grant and for helping us showcase our awesome community spirit, and bring some joy to our neighborhoods. Thanks to all who contributed by decorating and displaying the luminaries. Manville truly was shining bright this holiday season!
Below are some photos of Bright Lights 2021 and the Luminary Celebration. Your creativity is fantastic!
The MAC and PSE&G's Luminary Celebration
The Manville Arts Council and PSE&G are proud to bring you the Luminary Christmas Eve Celebration. With PSE&G’s generous grant we gave 200 homes luminary kits to display on Christmas Eve.
We are looking forward to seeing the neighborhoods all lit up. Please take a moment to snap a photo and share it with us. You can email your photo to info@manvillearts.org or post it to social media using hashtags #manvilleluminary and #manvillearts.
Time to See Manville's Bright Lights
Our Borough has been through a lot but the resilience and community spirit are still here. Let’s celebrate our strength. Gather your family and friends to see all of the Manville community holiday lights. This year is not a contest. Help us celebrate our community. Follow the interactive online map seen below or pick up a print map at the Manville Library or the Restore next to Walmart. A Printable Map Here is also available.
Enjoy the Bright Lights 2021!
Drive around again on Christmas Eve to see all of the extra homes with Luminaries on their curbs.
Check out the Bright Lights 2020 Homes!
Our town is the BEST!!! Just take a quick drive around and you will see why. Not only the homes in our Bright Lights fundraiser/contest but the many many more that have decorated to celebrate the winter holidays have made Manville the best town in Somerset County!
But only these 22 homes are in the contest. Vote today through December 19th! Purchase the official Voting Guitar Picks at the ReStore in Manville. Their hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm. Each package of Picks (5 for $5) includes a Rudolph Raffle ticket for your chance to win a prize. Each official Voting Guitar Picks will count as one vote.
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