Art All Night celebrates Trenton’s arts and music scene for 24 hours

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Art All Night celebrates Trenton’s arts and music scene for 24 hours

Amy Reynolds | June 21, 2014

From late Saturday afternoon into the wee hours of the morning and beyond, art lovers flocked to Art All Night, an annual celebration that for 24 hours, transforms the former Roebling Wire Works factory building into a thriving arts and music scene.

The free event, which continues Sunday until 3 p.m., is a pop-up art exhibit designed to showcase the visual, performing and functional arts from children’s refrigerator drawings to accomplished artists.

Now in its eighth year, the program is organized by ArtWorks, a nonprofit visual arts center in downtown Trenton that is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Board member Jacque Howard said that it is an effective example of how art can propel economic development in a post-industrial city such as Trenton.

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