Gallery & Exhibits

The Library Gallery offers the community the opportunity to display works of art or personal collections of interest. Exhibit space includes secure upright or flat display cases in the foyer and open wall space in the gallery itself.

The Mission of the Library Gallery:

• To serve our community educationally and aesthetically by exhibiting and fostering the arts in the community.
• To provide exhibition space to promising emerging artists.
• To highlight local artists in the community.
• To provide a venue for established artists who wish to enrich the community by displaying in a local space.
• To enable the public library to enrich the cultural life of Metuchen.

Interested in displaying an exhibit?
Please use the Exhibit Application Form located below this page.
For questions, please email the Gallery Director, Margaret Cohen – mhcohen.nj@gmail.com

Current Exhibits

10 x 10 x 100 Art Show & Fundraising Gala

On display November 1-December 13, 2024

Gala & Fundraising Sale
Friday, December 13, 6-8:30pm (Silent Auction 6-7pm)
Join us for a night of fun at this special after-hours fundraising event! Mingle, browse, buy, and enjoy!  The submitted 10×10 canvases exhibited in the Gallery since November 1st will be sold starting at $100 each. New this year — a silent auction will take place from 6-7pm.

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Metuchen Library, which supports the Metuchen Public Library’s programming, resources and services.

Echoes of the Earth: Pottery and Legacy of the Lenni Lenape

On display in library’s front lobby November 1-30, 2024 (Native American Heritage Month)

A special exhibit on loan from the New Jersey State Museum honoring the Lenni Lenape, the first inhabitants of Metuchen, which gets its name from Chief Matouchin.

Friday, November 22, 3:30-4:30pm
Join us for a special presentation about the Lenni Lenape given by Gregory Lattanzi, Curator and State Archaeologist for the New Jersey State Museum.

Special thanks to Linda Vonderschmidt-LaStella and Nino Pasquale LaStella of EarthSongs Ceramic Studio for coordinating this exhibit.