Please Help Us Save Our West Orange Arts Center and Keep Arts and Culture Alive in Our Community

Neighbors, Members, Art Lovers & Supporters,

The West Orange Arts Center is at immediate risk of closing. Without your emergency donation, we will not be able to continue arts and culture programming or cover our rent — and our town could lose its only dedicated arts space. We hope you will stand with us today to ensure that this does not happen.

For more than a decade, the West Orange Arts Center has been a home for creativity, culture, exhibitions, classes, youth programs, cultural celebrations, and a sense of community that can never be replaced. But we cannot continue without your help.

On September 30, 2025, the West Orange Town Council vote to cease its regular municipal contribution subsidizing our rent at the West Orange Arts Center located at 551 Valley Road, West Orange took effect.

We need to raise funds now to keep our doors open.

Every donation — large or small — will directly help us continue to serve our community.

👉 Please donate now via our GiveButter.com fundraising platform

👉 Please share this message with neighbors, family and friends.

Thank you for believing in the power of the arts and for helping protect a cultural space that belongs to all of us!

The All-Volunteer Board of the West Orange Arts Council

PLEASE MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR DONATION

Still searching for the perfect gift? Stop by the West Orange Arts Center this Sunday for last-minute artsy finds!

Our Gift Shop is filled with one-of-a-kind, artist-made gifts, and the gallery features original artwork you won’t find anywhere else. Support local artists and give something truly special this season.

Sunday Gallery & Gift Shop Hours:
2-4 p.m.

West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Rd.

~~~~ Light Refreshments ~~~~

West Orange Arts Council Board Meeting

Thursday, January 15, 2026 7pm

West Orange Arts Center

551 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ 07052

Are you passionate about the arts and community building? The West Orange Arts Council is recruiting new board members to help guide our vision, support local artists, and shape creative programming that makes a real impact. If you have experience in grant writing, program development or marketing and/or are interested in a short-term project or an ongoing partnership—let’s make it happen. Join us at our next Board Meeting, it is open to the public! RSVP appreciated info@woarts.org

West Orange Arts Council's All Volunteer Board:

Carol T. Jenkins (Secretary), Christos Kambolis, Aron Lifschultz, Ken Mandel (FilmFest), Patricia Mitrano (Chair) & Melanie Schowalter (Treasurer), Tammy Williams (Volunteers), Dave Cubie (Library Liaison), WOHS (Visual Arts Liaison)

Supportive Volunteers:

Judayann Affronti, Rey Arvelo (Gallery Manager); Kathleen Heron, Marty Jenkins; Jody Leight, Orlett Pearson, Music by Prin (Social Media); Mary Byrnes (Member Outreach); Denise Toney (Social Media Support); Frank Niccoletti & John Mitrano (Partnerships)

West Orange Classic Film Festival wofilmsociety@aol.com

West Orange Arts Council info@woarts.org

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