About MAM
The Montclair Art Museum (MAM) presents American and Indigenous art from North America, with rotating exhibitions, a School of Art, and community programs for all ages. Enjoy exhibitions, events, classes, and tours year-round. For upcoming programs, ticketing, parking, accessibility, and current hours, visit our website.
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Exhibitions
Tom Nussbaum: But Wait, There’s More!
Christine Romanell: Sacred Transition
George Inness: Visionary Landscapes –New Works and Native Views
Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection
Platinum to Postcards: Collecting Photography at MAM (2000–2025)
Interwoven Power:
Native Knowledge / Native Art
Yanni Fotiadis: Architect as Artist
Claire Rosen: The Hedgehog Feast
Alteronce Gumby: I Dream My Painting, Then I Paint My Dream
JP Terlizzi: Remembering Eden
15–19
Programs & Events
Weekends at MAM
Art on Tap
Book Talk Series
Free First Thursdays
20–30 31
Education
Classes and Camps: Kids & Teens
Adult Classes and Workshops
Access Program Classes
Art in The Afternoon
Private Studio Instruction
Sunday Studio
Teen Studio
Portfolio Review Day
Babson Lecture
AACC Fall Program
Celebrating Our Community Support MAM
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Tom Nussbaum: But Wait, There’s More!
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025–JANUARY 4, 2026
Immerse yourself in the creative world of Tom Nussbaum (b. 1953) with his first comprehensive museum retrospective in Rand Gallery, Elevator Lobby, and Weston Gallery at MAM. This exhibition spans six decades and features over 80 inventive, colorful sculptures, handmade toys, lyrical paper cuts, design objects, and models for public art commissions. The show includes work from the different phases of his lengthy career, including his childhood and early work in Minneapolis (1953–1980), his residence in New York City (1980–1993), and his recent years in Montclair and East Orange (1993–2025).
This exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue by MAM Chief Curator Gail Stavitsky, with essays by Tom Nussbaum and Jennifer McGregor on the artist’s career and influences.
Tom Nussbaum (b. 1953). But Wait, There’s More!, 2024. Acrylic on steel, wood, epoxy, tin, and paper. Collection of the artist.
Christine Romanell: Sacred Transition
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025–AUGUST 9, 2026
Step into Sacred Transition, an immersive installation by New Jersey–based artist Christine Romanell, where art, science, and spirituality meet. Transforming the Laurie Art Stairway, it invites visitors to pause, look up, and reflect. Romanell’s 3D-printed sculptures—rooted in sacred geometry, cosmology, fractals, and Islamic patterning—hang from the ceiling and are framed by laser-cut, dichroic plexiglass halos. As sunlight filters through, the works come alive, casting colorful reflections and intricate, shifting shadows. Three wall-mounted pieces add depth, evoking portals to other worlds. Whether drawn to geometry, color, or light, Sacred Transition offers a vivid moment of wonder and transformation.
Christine Romanell (b. 1969). Detail of Sacred Transition, 2025. Mixed media installation. Collection of the artist.
George Inness: Visionary LandscapesNew Works and Native Views
MAY 16, 2025–MAY 31, 2026
This salon-style reinstallation features 19 works by George Inness (1825–1894). The selection spans his earliest, realist work of the 1840s, rooted in European landscape conventions to late, abstract expressions of material–spiritual unity. To mark the centennial of his May 1, 1825 birth, the east wall now holds three paintings, including A Cloudy Day, Milton (1877–1880), on loan from MAM trustee Lisa Amato and her husband Joseph. A recent donation and a loan from Frank and Katherine Martucci are also on view. For three works, video interviews with Indigenous artists/scholars G. Peter Jemison (Seneca Nation), Nathan Young (Delaware Tribe of Indians), and Betsy Richards (Cherokee Nation) discuss Native places, displacement and dwelling, history, power, and Inness.
Installation view of George Inness: Visionary Landscapes- New Works and Native Views.
Family, Community, Belonging: Works from the Collection
FEBRUARY 9, 2024–MARCH 2026
This exhibition explores family and community through themes of belonging, diversity, and inclusion. Highlights include 19thcentury portraits of European-American families, Elizabeth Catlett’s depiction of an African-American grandmother and grandson, and Caren King Choi’s portrayal of her Asian-American nieces and nephews. Works by Indigenous artists Melanie Yazzie (Diné) and Mario Martinez (Pascua Yaqui) further reflect shared experiences across race, gender, ethnicity, and region.
Peter Hujar (1934–1987). Darrel Ellis (II), 1981. Gelatin silver print / printed by Peter Hujar, signed verso by Stephen Koch, Director of The Peter Hujar Archive; one of only four known prints; Museum purchase; Hunter Acquisition Fund, 2023.1.
Platinum to Postcards: Collecting Photography at MAM (2000–2025)
APRIL 12–NOVEMBER 2, 2025
Since 2000, the breadth of the Montclair Art Museum’s collection of photography has grown considerably through strategic purchases and donations of historic, modern, and contemporary works. The title of this show refers to the nineteenth-century platinum printing technique, which afforded many options for achieving rich, subtle hues ranging from charcoal gray to sepia. Karl Struss’s platinum print Lower Manhattan (1911–1912) is featured, along with selected works by Bill Dane (b. 1938), affectionately sent as photo postcards to his friend Diana Edkins, a longtime curator and scholar of photography who donated them to MAM last year.
Alex Prager (b. 1979). Rita (from the series Week-End), 2009. C-print Edition of 5. Gift of Patricia A. Bell, 2011.2.1.
Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art ONGOING
MAM’s reinstallation of its renowned Indigenous art collection foregrounds Native perspectives, exploring how Indigenous knowledge addresses social issues. New works debut in September 2025, including sculpture by Raven Halfmoon and a Navajo woman’s dress (c. 1875), both on view for the first time. Featuring over 50 works representing over 40 Native nations, Interwoven Power: Native Knowledge / Native Art showcases basketry, textiles, sculpture, photography, ceramics, beadwork, prints, and more—from historic to contemporary. The exhibition highlights women and regional artists while examining the Museum’s history and colonial legacies to forge new ways of thinking and relating together.
Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation, Choctaw, Delaware, Otoe-Missouria, b. 1991). Caddo Effigy Sisters, 2023. Ceramic, glaze. Museum purchase, Acquisition Fund, 2023.19.4. Image courtesy of the artist.
Yanni Fotiadis: Architect as Artist
OCTOBER 11–NOVEMBER 30, 2025
Blending architectural precision with the expressive liberty of fine art, Yanni Fotiadis’ work sits at the intersection of ancient philosophy and emerging technology. Rooted in classical drawing techniques, each piece evolves through deliberate stages, from concept sketch to final form, often bridging traditional media and digital innovation. Inspired by myth, memory, and Greek landscapes, this exhibition showcases Fotiadis’ technical skill while inviting viewers to slow down, look closely, and contemplate. This exhibition is part of a robust schedule of Community Gallery exhibitions highlighting Montclair-area artists, community and school partnerships, and MAM School of Art students and instructors.
Yanni Fotiadis (b. 1963). Detail of “The Maiden’s Return” – An Allegorical View of the Propylaea and Erctehion of the Acropolis of Athens Facing West Towards Salamina, 2023. Prismacolor pencil and white acrylic pen on paper. Collection of the artist. EXHIBITIONS
Claire Rosen: The Hedgehog Feast
OCTOBER 11, 2025–2027
A recent donor to MAM’s Art Uncorked, Claire Rosen is an artist known for imaginative photography exploring the intersection of art, history, and nature. Her hallmark images present charming animals in fantastical, anthropomorphized settings. Created during extensive travel, this series of panoramic photographs depicts animals—such as hedgehogs—reveling around elaborate banquet tables, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper (ca. 1495–98). Viewers are encouraged to consider the animal kingdom humanely, affording them greater rights and status. Seeing animals compassionately sometimes begins with seeing them as human-like, raising the question of how much we share.
Claire Rosen (b. 1983). Detail of The Hedgehog Feast, 2013 (U.S.A.). Archival pigment print, Ed. 2/7. Collection of the artist.
Alteronce Gumby: I Dream My Painting, Then I Paint My Dream
OCTOBER 11, 2025–ONGOING
Alteronce Gumby (b. 1985) is an abstract painter exploring monochrome, color theory, cosmology, and Impressionism. About this MAM acquisition, he writes:
My work is a reflection, not only in the materials I use—glass, mirrors, polished gemstones—but also of my inner thoughts, ideas, and the complexities of the human condition….This painting pays tribute to Vincent van Gogh, whose work I have admired and studied for over a decade. More importantly, it honors every artist and creative soul who continuously activates their imagination to shape and reshape the world around them.
Alteronce Gumby (b. 1985). I Dream My Painting Then I Paint My Dream, 2024. Bismuth, citrine, glass, and acrylic on panel. Museum purchase, Acquisition Fund, 2025.2.
JP Terlizzi: Remembering Eden
NOVEMBER 20, 2025–JUNE 2026
The exhibition presents a series of contemporary still-life photographs by New Jersey artist JP Terlizzi (b. 1962), exploring the intimate connection between memory, meaning, and beauty. Through thoughtful arrangements of food, flora, heirlooms, and textiles, JP considers how the objects we keep and the rituals we repeat become vessels for personal and collective histories. Each image exists in a space between joy and decay, comfort and uncertainty—inviting viewers to look beyond the surface, to “hear with their eyes,” and to witness how the familiar becomes tender, unexpected, and transformative. Rooted in domestic tradition and childhood memory, the work reflects on themes of belonging—how we gather, what we inherit, and the fragile ways memory endures through what we use, preserve, and share.
JP Terlizzi (b. 1962). Detail of Hooded Oriole with Citrus Nesting, 2025. Dye sublimation on aluminum, Ed. 3 + 2 AP. Collection of the artist.
Weekends at MAM
Experience a fantastic weekend at the Museum, perfect for families! Self-guided scavenger hunts, sketching in the galleries, and the Family Learning Lab are available all weekend long. Sunday Studio programs facilitated by a MAM art educator are offered weekly, and public docent-led tours of current exhibitions are offered two Sundays each month.
Be sure to visit the Cornerstone Café at MAM for beverages and treats, open on Fridays (10 a.m.–2 p.m.) and Saturdays (10 a.m.–2 p.m.), with a 10% discount for MAM members. It’s an ideal family outing with engaging activities and delightful refreshments.
Art on Tap
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
Join us for an evening of hoppy delights spotlighting art, craft ciders, local brews, wine, and gastropub fare. Mix, mingle, and place a bid at our signature art auction as WFUV spins the perfect backdrop.
Meet the artists and start—or grow—your collection while supporting MAM!
Explore the exhibitions. Galleries open from
$125 MAM members
$150 Nonmembers
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From Resistance to Revelation: Stories of Art and Intrigue in France
Presented with Watchung Booksellers, this three-part series explores how art endures through war and upheaval—from occupied Paris to major museums.
Mona’s Eyes with Thomas Schlesser—September 25, 7 p.m.
A #1 international bestseller: a grandfather and granddaughter memorize 52 artworks before she loses sight. MAM and L’Alliance members are invited to a 6 p.m. wine tasting.
The Art Spy with Michelle Young—September 28, 3 p.m. A curator secretly tracks Nazi art theft.
Matisse at War with Christopher C. Gorham—October 12, 7 p.m. Matisse’s quiet artistic resistance.
Free First Thursdays
November 6 and December 4
Join us at MAM for a celebration of art, creativity, and community on the first Thursdays of the month from 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy free admission and guided tours of our latest exhibitions, spark your creativity with art-making activities, and experience something new each month–from lively performances to pop-up surprises, and fuel up with a cash bar and food trucks!
November will spotlight celebrated New Jersey artist Tom Nussbaum and the current exhibition, Tom Nussbaum: But Wait, There’s More!
December brings the return of our much-anticipated Winter Art Market, where you can shop for one-of-a-kind gifts from local makers and artists.
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Classes and Camps: Kids & Teens
Build skills at the MAM School of Art in shorter 6-week sessions with make-up options for missed classes; ceramics classes remain 10 weeks. Fall Session 1 begins September 15; Fall 2 Session begins November 2. Small classes and dedicated professional teaching artists provide individualized support throughout each session. Kids’ classes serve ages 6-12, and teen classes are for ages 13-17.
November Camp: Mixed Media Mashup runs Thursday–Friday, November 6–7, while school is out. Campers experiment with materials, make friends, view exhibitions, and build skills.
New! Family Ceramics Weekend Workshops: play with clay together—create a gnome-home or try wheel throwing.
Adult Classes and Workshops
MAM School of Art classes and workshops offer adults of all abilities opportunities to explore creativity and build skills. Small classes provide individual attention from teaching artists, with courses from traditional media instruction to experimental techniques. One-day workshops focus on specific mediums and are inspired by current exhibitions. This fall, try wellness-focused classes, including Meditative Art and Exploring Forgiveness through Art. One-on-one instruction is tailored to each student’s interests, schedule, and goals.
MAM is an approved Goods and Services provider through the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities; eligible adults may use their DDD budget for any class. MAM participates in the NJPAC ArtsRx program.
Access Program Classes
MAM offers a variety of inclusive studio art learning environments for students with disabilities. Join a group class such as the Access Program: Drawing and Painting or Access Program: Ceramics. These ten-week classes are tailored for neurodiverse students ages 16+, fostering exploration and expression through diverse materials and methods. For a more personalized class, our one-on-one private studio art instruction is available and tailored to the interests, schedules, and artistic goals of the student.
Explore our commitment to accessibility at montclairartmuseum.org/accessibility-mam.
MAM is an approved Goods and Services provider through the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities and a proud participant in the NJPAC ArtsRx program. Eligible adults can pay for any MAM class using their DDD budget. Assisted listening devices and ASL interpreters are available upon request.
Art in the Afternoon
MAM invites adults ages 55+ and friends to join us for an artistic social gathering on Thursday afternoons twice a month. You will enjoy an opportunity to learn about and creatively respond to art from the permanent collection and special exhibitions. Each session begins with an instructor-led visit to our galleries to view a work of art and participate in engaging conversation, followed by thematically related art activities. All levels of artmaking experience are welcome, and all materials are provided.
Paid personal care partners are admitted free of charge.
Private Studio Instruction
Discover personalized instruction at MAM, tailored for kids, teens, and adults of all abilities. Our trained artists and educators design each class to meet individual goals, fostering creativity online or in person. With flexible scheduling, rolling enrollment, and customized sessions, students work at their own pace and preferred medium, honing their unique voices.
Our inclusive approach ensures accessibility for all, including those with disabilities. MAM offers a supportive environment for artistic growth and is an approved Goods and Services provider through the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities and a proud participant in the NJPAC ArtsRx program.
Sunday Studio
BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
1–2 p.m., 2–3 p.m., and 3–4 p.m.
Join us every Sunday for a guided art-making activity for families with children ages 5–12. Each week features a new project led by MAM Teaching Artists to spark imagination and conversation around works on view.
Check out our new Family Learning Lab inspired by current exhibitions to enjoy more creative play time together!
Teen Studio
WINTER SESSION BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20
11 a.m.–2 p.m. on alternating Saturdays
Designed for teens 13 through high school, Teen Studio offers new materials, technique-building, and creative challenges alongside peers. Get inspired by fellow creatives and receive guidance on current projects and portfolios. Have fun, de-stress, and make art in a supportive studio outside school. Participants can display their work in a seasonal exhibition. Sessions emphasize hands-on exploration and personal voice. All levels are welcome. Materials provided.
Teen Access Pass: Free admission to Teen Studio, Museum galleries, and select programs for ages 13 through high school, plus a 10% Cornerstone Café discount. Purchase the annual pass for $25 online and join the MAM community.
Portfolio Review Day
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 12–4 p.m.
Calling all high school students interested in art school!
Students may bring 12–20 pieces of original work and receive feedback on visual art portfolios from representatives and admissions counselors from art schools and universities across the country. Visual artwork from any medium is welcome, including fine art, photography, fashion, jewelry, sculpture (if you can carry it), and a sketchbook if available. If you wish to show digital work, please bring your own fully charged laptop or tablet and an additional battery/charger.
This program is free for students to register.
Tom Nussbaum in Conversation: Art, Community, and Curiosity
THE 39TH ANNUAL JULIA NORTON BABSON LECTURE
Sunday, October 5, 2 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon with artist Tom Nussbaum, whose thoughtprovoking, rule-breaking art is featured in Tom Nussbaum: But Wait, There’s More! Nussbaum shares stories of his artistic journey—from early childhood inspirations to today—and discusses the humanistic focus of his work. He is joined by noted curator and public art scholar Jennifer McGregor, whose exhibition catalogue essay highlights his most significant public art commissions. Moderated by MAM’s Chief Curator, Gail Stavitsky, who organized the exhibition and authored the accompanying catalogue. The Babson Memorial Lecture is funded in part by a perpetual gift from the Julia Babson Memorial Fund.
Tom Nussbaum (b. 1953). Top Hat, 1985, Enamel on wood. Collection of the artist.
From Passion to Progress
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2–4 p.m.
Join us for From Passion to Progress, a compilation of Montclair historical excerpts and first-person accounts, as told by members of the AACC and other long-time residents. The program will utilize spoken word, visuals, and panel discussions to trace a distinct line of Black History in Montclair, NJ.
A reception in Leir Hall will follow the program.
This event, being presented by MAM’s African American Cultural Committee (AACC), is in support of the Family, Community, Belonging exhibition.
Celebrating Our Community
MAM partners with local organizations—including the African American Cultural Committee (AACC), AAPI New Jersey, Empower the Village, Latinos of Montclair, and ArteEast—to present cultural activities, performances, and artmaking for all ages. Recent collaborations with FARAH (Foundation for Arab American Heritage) expanded these offerings. Through hands-on workshops, live performances, and community gatherings, these partnerships help people learn, connect, and celebrate cultural heritage while keeping the Museum welcoming to all. MAM is also a proud partner of NJPAC’s ArtsRx healthcare program.
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Cover image: Tom Nussbaum (b. 1953). Alphabet Mountain
of the artist.