Ocean City Arts Center

Mission:

To engage the individuals and communities of Southern New Jersey in the kind of participation in the visual and performing arts that leads to individual and collective fulfillment.

About Us:

Ocean City Arts Center is a place for the individual to gain an appreciation of mankind’s diversity through the visual and performing arts. OCAC strives to offer creative opportunities that appeal to all ages and interests, all people in the local and surrounding South Jersey communities. To ensure all who seek the arts, scholarship assistance is available.

Our facility offers an inspiring setting that includes three large studios with northern light and a dance studio, music room, pottery studio, and reference library. Each month we present a new exhibit featuring regional and national artists of various mediums. Each exhibit opens with a “Meet the Artist” reception that adds a personal dimension to the experience.

 Through our education programs we not only provide a learning venue for students, but also employment for artisans to share their talents through teaching. Many of our teaching artisans gain additional exposure and income through our Gallery Gift Shop. Available for purchase are a variety of unique items by area artisans including jewelry, prints, paintings, blown glass, hand-painted scarves, pottery, stained glass, baskets, sculpture, poetry books, and much more.

OCAC's most popular annual events include our Juried Photography Show, Juried Art Show, and the Boardwalk Art Show. Our most popular event is the Boardwalk Art Show, featuring fine arts from around the country and now even Canada, at the height of the summer tourism season. This show is truly an asset to Ocean City and Cape May County’s cultural tourism portfolio.