Guttenberg Arts hosts a wide range of exhibitions throughout the year which provides STAR artists and community members an outlet to showcase their work and garner exposure. In return we provide the public with a venue which offers unique presentations in an unexpected place... around the corner from their home.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Guttenberg Arts is proud to present Space in Time, a group exhibition featuring work from its Winter 2026 Artists in Residence: Artes De Pluma, Amanda Lopez, Melanie Brewster, and Nic Koning. The exhibition will be on view from Saturday, April 18, 2026, through Saturday, May 16, 2026. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, April 18, from 7 PM to 9 PM. RSVP at guttenbergarts.org/exhibitions.
Artes De Pluma’s work is a visual conversation that holds the viewer in an introspective space, encouraging mindfulness toward nature and the poly-crisis that humanity is currently experiencing. Their work builds bridges between two distinct yet deeply connected realms: the world of native and migratory birds and the world of immigrant families. Both have faced ongoing suffering shaped by systemic forces, with birds serving as extensions of our reality and disconnection from nature, while materials act as tributes to the immigrant experience. Through the use of reflection, the work invites viewers to consider their role within the broader global landscape.
Amanda Lopez’s multidisciplinary practice is rooted in an ongoing journey of self-discovery shaped by her identity as a Boricua woman within the diaspora. Her work explores culture, nature, and the intersectionalities that define human existence, investigating both personal and collective histories. Her current paintings center Indigenous women in nature, emphasizing the deep connection between the human body and the natural world. Drawing on ancestral memory, intuition, and inherited knowledge, Lopez honors the presence of those who came before her while exploring the layered and non-linear nature of identity. Her work uplifts underrepresented communities, challenges dominant narratives, and reclaims cultural knowledge, positioning nature as both a symbol and collaborator in the act of remembering and belonging.
Nic Koning’s Medication Meditations centers their relationship to Medicaid, healthcare access, and the anxiety surrounding the precarity of basic needs. Created during their residency, this body of work imagines a future without Medicaid through a fever dream in which Ibuprofen becomes a cure-all in the absence of accessible care. Drawing from their background as a bookbinder, Nic explores books as containers alongside other vessels such as medicine bottles. Through ceramic objects featuring screen-printed imagery and letterpress text, they expand the definition of books into sculptural forms that hold meditative, anxious, and reflective spaces.
Melanie Brewster’s To Make the Present Waver draws inspiration from Victorian-era mourning artifacts, blending bereavement with craft and symbolism. Using ceramics, found objects, and chain, she constructs delicate, otherworldly hanging sculptures that serve as objects of reverence and ritual. These works exist in memoriam to futures that will not come to pass and past connections that remain unknown. Referencing historical “safety coffins” designed to prevent premature burial, Brewster’s sculptures incorporate motifs of tubes, bells, and suspended vessels containing herbs, salt, or ash. Functioning as deconstructed alert systems, these forms rely on airflow and touch to activate, creating pathways for metaphysical signaling and evoking a longing to be unearthed.
The Winter 2026 Residency Exhibition highlights the diverse and compelling practices of Guttenberg Arts’ resident artists, offering insight into the ideas, processes, and materials developed during their time in the program. The exhibition provides a platform for experimentation and growth while fostering dialogue between artists and the broader community.
For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please visit guttenbergarts.org or call (201) 868-8585. Guttenberg Arts programming is made possible in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a division of the Department of State, and administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive & the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners. Guttenberg Arts programming is also generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
