West Windsor Arts believes that the arts are for everyone! We offer a diverse array of art and cultural events, workshops, and classes for all ages and abilities.
Many of these programs take place in the arts center building, conveniently located near the Princeton Junction train station in the renovated Princeton Junction firehouse in the Berrien City neighborhood of West Windsor, New Jersey. Our space is warm, welcoming, and available for birthday parties and other space rentals with free parking and other features designed to support accessibility.
Throughout the year, the arts center is a hub of cultural and community activities, from art exhibitions to summer camps, art workshops and lectures to family fun nights, dance parties, and community service programs.
Click on the link below to see what’s happening now.
West Windsor Arts is more than a center for art classes and exhibitions. We are a cultural hub equally dedicated to community outreach, inclusivity, and empowerment.
We have partnered with such organizations as Art Against Racism, Eden Autism, the African American Parent Support Group of West Windsor-Plainsboro, and Homefront to bring special programming, service initiatives, and thought-provoking exhibitions to Mercer County. See our partners page for a full list.
We regularly work with school-based programs that support work/study opportunities for students with
disabilities, and through grant funding and scholarship donations, partner with nonprofit organizations to provide arts learning opportunities to under-resourced students.
You will also find us participating at many local events such as West Windsor Community Day, National Night Out, and the Farmer’s Market. By bringing the arts to these events, we work to connect and grow a healthy community.
In everything we do, we seek to bring people together to help transform the world through the arts.
West Windsor Arts was created because a group of local citizens came together out of deep community spirit and a belief in the transformative power of the arts.
It all began in 2002 when these community members and West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh convened the Mayor’s Art Center Formation Task Force with the goal to reinvigorate the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse into an arts center. They sought to create a welcoming place that would encourage and nurture individuals on their personal creative journeys and provide top-notch arts and culture programming. Soon after, they applied for and received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS.
In September 2010, after years of planning and fundraising by the community, the art center opened in the historic 1931 firehouse under a 10-year lease from the township. The firehouse had once been the site of dances, receptions and bandage-rolling events during World War II. Now, the organization and center once again serve as a gathering point for the greater West Windsor community, offering arts education classes and camps; community outreach events and rental space; select performances in theater, music and dance; literary events; and art exhibitions.
West Windsor Arts cultivates the artist within us all, while inspiring a creative community that is engaged, inclusive and equitable.
Learn more about the West Windsor Arts Council’s vision, goals and next steps in our Stretgic Plan.
From Route 1 North and South: Take Alexander Road East/Princeton Junction exit (off Route 1 South, take second Alexander Road exit). Stay on Alexander Road and go to the traffic circle over the railroad tracks. At circle turn left to continue on Alexander Road. The West Windsor Arts Center (former Princeton Junction Firehouse) is approximately 0.2 m on your right. Follow Directions for Parking as mentioned.
From the New Jersey Turnpike: Take Exit 8 (Hightstown/East Windsor). After tolls, take Route 33 East and follow signs for Route 133 (bypass) West. Take Route 133 West to Route 571 West (Princeton-Hightstown Road). Stay on Route 571 West for approximately 8 miles. Turn left onto Alexander Road. The West Windsor Arts Center (former Princeton Junction Firehouse) will be approximately 0.3 m on your left. Park in the lot adjacent or follow directions to park in the Wallace Road Permit Lot provided below.
Monday – Friday before 6 pm: Limited free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the arts center.
Monday-Friday after 6 pm and All Day Saturday and Sunday: Visitors to the West Windsor Arts Center are permitted to park in the Wallace Road Permit Lot for an event after 6 pm Monday–Friday and any time if the event is held on a Saturday or Sunday. Please use the marked sidewalks along Alexander Road to and from the arts center.
From Route 1: Follow above directions but after turning left at the circle continue on Alexander Road and the very next left is Wallace Road. Once on Wallace Road, make a left into the Permit Lot and proceed to the far end of the lot as close to Alexander Road as you can park. Watch for signs and walk across Wallace onto the marked crosswalk on the left side of Alexander Rd. Proceed on the sidewalk until you reach Berrien Ave. Prepare to cross Alexander at the Berrien Ave. intersection but keep in mind that Alexander is very heavily trafficked so proceed with caution. Once you cross Alexander you will now walk on the right hand side of Alexander for a few hundred feet until you reach the West Windsor Arts Center at 952 Alexander Road.
From Route 571: Turn onto Alexander Road. When you reach Scott Ave., turn right. Proceed to the stop sign (Wallace Rd.) and then turn left. Watch for the entrance to the Wallace Road Permit Lot on your right and immediately before the stop sign at Alexander Road. Once you enter the permit lot, park as close to the entrance as you can. Watch for signs and walk across Wallace onto the marked crosswalk on the left side of Alexander Rd. Proceed on the sidewalk until you reach Berrien Ave. Prepare to cross Alexander at the Berrien Ave intersection but keep in mind that Alexander is very heavily trafficked so use extra caution. Once you cross Alexander you will now walk on the right hand side of Alexander for a few hundred feet until you reach the West Windsor Arts Center at 952 Alexander Road.
Established in 2010, West Windsor Arts is known for its exceptional education, innovative arts exhibitions and community service. West Windsor Arts cultivates the artist within us all, while inspiring a creative community that is engaged, inclusive and equitable.
