Trenton Community A-Team Marks 25 Years with Retrospective Exhibit at Free Public Library
Trenton Community A-Team, The Trenton Free Public Library, and Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA) announce an exhibition spotlighting the Trenton Community A-Team (TCAT), “From the Streets to the Studio”—a celebration of 25 years of resilience, creativity, and community.
The exhibition at the Trenton Free Public Library gallery runs June 28 through August 16. A meet the artists is event is scheduled for June 28th at 12 Noon.
What began in 2000 as a group of self-taught artists meeting at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) and has grown into a thriving collective with its own dedicated space, “Studio 51”, located at 51 North Stockton Street. Along the way, TCAT has empowered dozens of artists to find their voice, build community, and turn struggle into beauty.
This retrospective brings together artwork from across the 25-year journey and features both longtime and emerging artists and focuses on the evolution of TCAT and the lives it’s touched through the healing power of art. These works are more than just paintings or drawings—they are stories, scars, dreams, and declarations.
“From the Streets to the Studio” is the first event of the Summer of TCAT series—a season-long celebration of everything TCAT has achieved.
More information on Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) can be found at tcateam.orgTAWA is a Greater Trenton nonprofit organization and has a 40-year history organizing exhibits in such venues as the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton City Museum, Artworks Trenton, Prince Street Gallery in New York City, and more. More information on the Trenton Artists Workshop Association can be found on the organization’s Facebook page.
The Trenton Free Public Library is located at 120 Academy Street and is located in the Creek2Canal Trenton Arts District. Hours are Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on the library, call 609-392-7188.
