A Healthy Marriage - a new musical comedy about the Hall Mills murders
May
27
to Jun 7

A Healthy Marriage - a new musical comedy about the Hall Mills murders

A Healthy Marriage is a new musical comedy, with book, music, and lyrics by Dave Seamon based on the 1922 Hall Mills Murders in New Brunswick. A local pastor and a member of the church choir start an affair and are found brutally murdered. The event becomes the largest tabloid story in the country. What’s going to happen to the choir that’s left behind? A Healthy Marriage has humor, heart, and homicide. Performances run May 27 - June 7.

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Summer Institute with Esperanza 2026
Aug
3
to Aug 21

Summer Institute with Esperanza 2026

coLAB Arts Summer Institute uses the arts as a lens to learn how to fully respond to and influence culture and community. Participants will learn a wide range of skills and techniques to become civic change-makers. Students will work on storytelling, design, music, and movement.  Ages 8-18.

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Artist Talk at coLAB Arts Studios
May
16
2:00 PM14:00

Artist Talk at coLAB Arts Studios

Join us for an artist talk and conversation around “Resonance,” a solo exhibition by Chanika Svetvilas presented by coLAB Arts. Svetvilas will be in conversation with Karin Jervert, a teaching artist, writer, and Mad Pride activist, and founder of the Woodland Sunflower Collective. Art Talk is at 2 pm, the open gallery is from 12:00 to 4:00pm.

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Youth Board Member Application 2026
May
15
12:00 AM00:00

Youth Board Member Application 2026

coLAB Arts invites high school students from the graduating classes of ‘26, ‘27 and ‘28 to apply for the position of Youth Board Member on the coLAB Arts Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 academic school year. Youth board members will have the opportunity to learn about socially engaged art and the world of nonprofit management. 

coLAB Arts está lanzando una nueva y emocionante oportunidad de desarrollo de liderazgo, e invita a estudiantes de escuela secundaria de las clases graduandas ‘27, ‘28 y ‘29 a postularse para el puesto de Miembro Juvenil de la Junta de Directores de coLAB Arts para el año académico 2026-2027.

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 stART Goes to  Aqualumina Festival @Art Yard
May
9
5:00 PM17:00

stART Goes to Aqualumina Festival @Art Yard

coLAB Arts goes to Aqualumina Festival: Join us as for a riverside lantern festival involving music, performance, and inspiring lighting at the river’s edge. May 9th parade field trip includes dinner and transportation to Artyard in Frenchtown NJ from coLAB Arts Studio in New Brunswick. Program is open to all ages but adults must be accompanied by a student!

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Discover Lenape History
May
3
2:00 PM14:00

Discover Lenape History

Thinkery & Verse will host an immersive, family friendly event that explores Indigenous History during the American Revolution as well as celebrates Indigenous culture and life. The event will include traditional dance, tribal story-telling, a presentation led by historian, Dr. John Meyer, gourd painting, pinch pot crafting, as well as a Q&A with Native American educators from the Rappahannock and Karankawa tribes. There will also be snacks and music to enjoy. This event is 100% free to the public.

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Soundgarden
Mar
28
6:30 PM18:30

Soundgarden

We are excited to welcome back our second Soundgarden, and it’s shaping up to be an unforgettable evening. Join us for a night filled with trumpets, rhythms, vibes, and more as an incredible lineup of artists takes the stage, including Monte Maybe, Teen Idle, Skyrat, Brea Fournier and the Dream Ballet, and Wavebreak.

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Altered State: NJ Mythology
Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30

Altered State: NJ Mythology

What does it mean to be from New Jersey?  Are you tapped into its ancestral vibrations? How has Snooki affected your rhythms of being? On Saturday, March 7th, for the first time ever, famed drag collective La Gatita joins forces with local filmmakers to probe New Jersey for epiphanies in some seriously unexpected places. Join us for a night of films, drag, vendors, and music while we imagine alternative ways of creating myth.

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 Altered State: NJ Mythology - Open Call for Short Films
Feb
15
11:50 PM23:50

Altered State: NJ Mythology - Open Call for Short Films

Looking for film work that reflects the New Jersey experience, whatever that may mean to you. Applications due February 15th! QTPOC artists strongly encouraged to apply. Selected works will be included in a hybrid film screening & drag show at coLAB Arts in New Brunswick, NJ on March 7th 2026 (NEW DATE) that will fundraise for a victim of state violence.

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2026 Heartbeat of the City - Public Art Artist Residency Call for Artists Submissions
Feb
13
11:58 PM23:58

2026 Heartbeat of the City - Public Art Artist Residency Call for Artists Submissions

Application due February 13th. coLAB Arts is requesting applications for eight (8) available artist residencies in New Brunswick, NJ from artists in the New Jersey/New York/Pennsylvania region. Artists and artist teams will be responsible for creating a temporary public art installation, to be installed at various locations along a three-quarters of a mile route in New Brunswick as part of the city’s inaugural Heartbeat of the City Arts Festival, September and October, 2026.

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theVOM: Exes and Woes
Feb
13
7:00 PM19:00

theVOM: Exes and Woes

Whether you’re coming to share, judge, or just sip and listen, theVOM: Exes and Woes promises a night of connection, catharsis, and collective “wow, same.”Spotted: you, at coLAB Arts, listening to stories you’ll be talking about long after the night ends.

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Documenters: Pizza & Debrief
Feb
4
5:00 PM17:00

Documenters: Pizza & Debrief

Join us for our Pizza & Debrief session on Wednesday, February 4th at 5 PM at coLAB Arts (9 Bayard St, New Brunswick, NJ)! This event is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about our Documenters program, staying updated, and connecting with other civic-minded individuals.

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