Past Events

Sun Prints: Creating Cyanotypes Workshop
Saturday, March 8
10am—4pm (In-person, One-day workshop)

Art of Sound: Community Sound Bath
Saturday, February 22, 6 pm
RSVP Required, Limited Capacity
100% of donations support the JAC

Perspectives in Progress: Disability Advocacy 32 Years After the Ladd School
Film screening of Best Judgment: Ladd School Lessons followed by a panel discussion and Q+A
Thursday, February 13, 2025
6:30 pm
Free and open to all

Newport String Project
Saturday, February 8, 2025
3 pm
$25 General Admission
$35 Supporter Level Tickets

The Reading
A Tarot Card Making Workshop
Saturday, February 8, 2025
11am—1pm
Free, Drop in, All-Ages/Family Friendly
With The Sun exhibiting artists Elena Schweizer, Lilly Marino, and Leann Karpovitz and Curator Annie deBethune


The Sun: Opening Reception
Join the artists for the opening of The Sun exhibition
January 31, 2025
5:30—7:30 pm
Image: Kisti MacKeil

JAC Frost Winter Bash
Saturday, January 25, 2025
7-10 pm
Delectable Drinks & Desserts, DJ, Dancing
$40 Tickets
AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR

Holiday Arts Market
Friday, December 13, 2024
5:30—7:30 pm
Saturday, December 14, 2024
10 am—4 pm
With over 30 local artists and studios!

newportFILM Presents: Gaucho Gaucho
Thursday, December 5, 2024
7 pm
$25 General Admission
6:00 PM: Venue Opens & Reception
7:00 PM: Film Start


Closing Reception for MATERiAL MATTERS
Friday, November 8, 2024
6-7 pm
Join artists Lloyd Martin, Michael Cochran, and Jason Travers, and curator Ari Montford, with a special dance performance by Katie Moorhead at 6:30 pm. Free and open to all.

Out of Many, One
Election Day Community Art Project
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
10 am - 1 pm
Free, drop-in, open to all
Create a community paper chain together





Artists’ Talk: Intersectional Dialogue
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
6 pm
$5 General Admission

Manhattan Short Film Festival
September 27—October 6, 2024
The JAC will host four screenings:
-Friday, September 27, 7 pm
-Saturday, September 28, 7 pm
-Friday, October 4, 7 pm
-Saturday, October 5, 7 pm

Opening Reception: Material Matters
Friday, September 20, 2024
5:30—7:30 pm
Free and open to all
Image: Lloyd Martin