Perkins Center for the Arts and
the collingswood crafts and fine art festival...
A fine collaboration in the Arts!
The Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival is proud of its collaboration with our Artistic Partners at Perkins Center for the Arts Collingswood who together expand the Arts to our Festival attendees on “Artists’ Alley on Irvin". You can enjoy work by Perkins instructors, Emerging Artists, an exhibit featuring adults with disabilities in partnership with Bancroft, and the NJ Folklife Zone with regional folk artists. Honoring the work of established and emerging artists in the region, Perkins will also host a networking breakfast event on Sunday morning.
About the 2026 Gallery Exhibition...
“PaperWork: an exhibition featuring traditional paper craft and contemporary paper- based work” is a collaboration between the exhibitions and the folklife center at Perkins Center for the arts. Perkins will be hosting an artist reception on Saturday, August 15 from 5 to 8 PM supporting this exhibition. Paperwork is an exhibition celebrating paper as one of humanity‘s most vibrant and enduring technologies. It brings together traditional forms, such as paper-cutting, origami, and book making practiced by local folk artists alongside striking contemporary works that pushed the medium in bold new directions. The show runs July 6 through August 16, 2026. The receptions are July 11 and August 15 from 5 to 8 PM both nights.
About the 2026 Gallery Exhibition...
“PaperWork: an exhibition featuring traditional paper craft and contemporary paper- based work” is a collaboration between the exhibitions and the folklife center at Perkins Center for the arts. Perkins will be hosting an artist reception on Saturday, August 15 from 5 to 8 PM supporting this exhibition. Paperwork is an exhibition celebrating paper as one of humanity‘s most vibrant and enduring technologies. It brings together traditional forms, such as paper-cutting, origami, and book making practiced by local folk artists alongside striking contemporary works that pushed the medium in bold new directions. The show runs July 6 through August 16, 2026. The receptions are July 11 and August 15 from 5 to 8 PM both nights.
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There's a lot happening at Perkins Center for the Arts
and all along "Artists' Alley on Irvin" during the Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art Festival! Mark your calendar for August 15 & 16, 2026 and check back for updates! |
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Get to know Perkins Center for the arts
Perkins Center for the Arts is a community, cultural asset that provides multidisciplinary arts instruction and presentations for individuals of all ages and all abilities. Home to one of the five Folklife Centers in the state of NJ, Perkins elevates the work of cultural artisans and culture bearers and supports documentation, presentation, support, and celebration of the Garden State’s rich cultural heritage.
Perkins Center for the Arts programming is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Located at 30 Irvin Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108
https://perkinsarts.org
Perkins Center for the Arts programming is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Located at 30 Irvin Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108
https://perkinsarts.org
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