Day Of Service, Exhibit In Honor Of MLK Day In West Windsor Gallery

MERCER COUNTY, NJ – In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the West Windsor Art Gallery will be hosting an exhibit and day of service.

West Windsor Arts and the African American Parent Support Group will partner together for the fifth year to provide assistance to the people in the community.

They will be accepting donations for local nonprofits. the initiative supports nonprofit organizations throughout like Rise Community Services, Children’s Home Society, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, PEI Kids, Womanspace and Millhill Child Development Center. To see the list of items needed, click here.

“Each year, I look forward to this collaboration with Latoya Edwards and the African American Parent Support Group. It brings out the best in our local community, and funnels great energy into helping our neighbors in need,” Aylin Green, Executive Director at West Windsor Arts said in a statement.

“Through this initiative we have helped over 1,500 individuals to access items that they need most. Whether that is personal care items, healthy bedtime supplies, a handmade hat or scarf, or an uplifting note or card, this day of service has become an important vehicle for our community to live up to the inspirational model set by Dr. King to be great through service.”

Community members can bring their donated items to West Windsor Arts on Jan. 16, between the 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or in advance from Jan. 9-13 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. West Windsor Arts is located at 952 Alexander Road in Princeton Junction.

From Jan. 10 until March 14, West Windsor Arts and Art Against Racism will present “Manifesting Beloved Community,” an exhibition of work exploring the relationship of community health with race, racism and efforts to create an antiracist society. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Beloved Community” represents a vision where all people share in the wealth of a healed planet.

An opening reception will be held on Friday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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