Perkins Center for the Arts has had an incredibly busy summer!

Following 12 outdoor concerts, eight weeks of summer camp, six weeks of classes and lessons, and more than 4,000 participants it’s time for the staff and the buildings to take a deep breath! During the break Perkins will be performing some important maintenance on the buildings and the staff will be performing some much needed self-care.

We appreciate your support of our period of convalescence so we can come back in September ready to serve the public. 

"My paintings have a personal connection with my soul. Through art and through music combined, they give an explosion of ideas filled with luminosity and colors. My work embraces the act of transforming a flat blank surface and coaxing out the voice that can be heard through the marriage of colors and form. Brushstrokes dance around the canvas to tell a story; the careful combination of color from my palette; the messages of contemplation, surrender, and understanding. Each work has its own story to tell."

- Henri Meillier

Submit your work to Perkins Annual Fall Juried Exhibition!

Gallery Hours:

10:00 am - 2:00 pm Monday - Friday

12:00 - 4:00 pm on Saturday

Unlock your creativity with our diverse range of classes! Perkins Center for the Arts offers a diverse selection of classes from beginner to advanced. Choose from pottery, sewing, drawing, kids' classes, and so much more.

There are only 2 weeks until the start of the fall classes.

Register now!

New Name, Same Great Music! “Formerly known as Perkins’ DeCafe the Perkins House Concert series will kick off on Friday, September 15th.

Kicking off with Ernesto’s Club, the piano and percussion duo of Rob Curto and Gregg Mervine. They’re named after composer Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934), father of choro, a distinctly Brazilian style of urban popular music.

Celebrating their New Jersey debut, Ernesto’s Club is joined by two of South Jersey’s most accomplished Brazilian artists: Fabio Oliveira, head of Percussion Studies at Rowan University, and Fernanda da Silveira on cavaquinho, the ukulele’s Brazilian cousin.

Audiences can expect a spirited, joyful, and syncopated evening of choro, samba, and Afro-Brazilian popular music.

Location: Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown

Doors: 6:30 PM

Community Discussion: 7:00 PM

Show: 8:00 PM

Purchase tickets now!

Thank you to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and NJ State Council on the Arts for selecting Perkins as one of four community-based organizations in the state to work with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration in FY24 to communicate to the public coastal hazards impacts, risks, and actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of climate impacts.

Perkins wants to get to know you better! Please complete this short 3-minute survey. We look forward to hearing from you!

Cheryl Patton Wu makes abstracted land, sea, and sky-scapes in fabric collage. The assembled fabric shapes, embellished and enhanced with machine stitch and hand embroidery, play with the material’s color, texture, and pattern, creating a finished piece evocative of a painting. These fabric paintings tell the story of her journey in the world, physical as well as emotional - where she’s been, what she’s seen, and where she’s at. 

Bea Stenta is a Collage/Mix-Media artist known for her Cold Wax and oil paint creations on repurposed paper. She combines charcoal, textured paper, and acrylics, while incorporating cold wax and oil paints for a unique texture. Inspired by her ocean view and current events, Beatrice's art is a blend of memories and the present. Her work has been displayed at prestigious venues like Newark Museum and Bristol Museum, as well as in online shows during the pandemic.

Michael Terenik, born to Russian immigrants in 1966, found his artistic

passion early, guided by his father's creative spirit. From Barn Studio to

Hussian School of Art, he mastered techniques. San Francisco saw him as an art dealer, then New Jersey witnessed his mural prowess. In '96, Avalon Sign & Design bloomed, crafting 3D signs for shore towns. Shifting from ads, he embraced fine arts, co-founding Cape May Artists Cooperative Gallery, winning acclaim in regional galleries. Now curating at Jessie Creek Winery, he spotlights local NJ artists in diverse mediums.

See "Ground: The Here and Where of Being", "Movement-Texture-Spirit" and "Somewhere in South Jersey" at the Perkins location in Collingswood from Sept 6 - Oct 27.



Attend the free and open-to-the-public artists’ reception on Saturday, September 9 with light refreshments and live music