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Studio Route 29 is a progressive art studio and gallery for artists with developmental disability in Frenchtown. We hope to open our doors in Fall of 2022.

We provide space, materials & support to explore, create & develop an artistic practice, & opportunities for meaningful community engagement. Please be in touch with questions or ideas!

02/17/2026

Presenting....Beauty Radio! Tune in via link in bio this Friday at 2:29pm : )

Beauty Radio primarily broadcasts the music we listen to at Studio Route 29 Wednesday through Friday 11-4. With a rotating group of selectors who are the artists and staff working day-to-day, the music shifts with the studio’s mood and gives listeners a portal into the current studio vibe: esoteric fruits of movie research, pump up hits, or contemplation-companion songs. Specific programs including interviews, weather reports, and puppet monologues are in the works and Beauty Radio aims to be host to broadcasts of other progressive art studio’s dance parties, stories, or audio work. Internet Radio reaches far and wide and Beauty Radio will broadcast the creative ideas, interests, stories, and parties of, by, and with artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities to the planet.

Tune in to the inaugural Beauty Radio hour this Friday, February 20, from 2:29–3:39 PM by visiting the link in our bio or heading to our website and clicking the “Conch” icon labeled “Radio” in the bottom-left corner.

Video description:

Musician and artist BJ Armour sits in a chair facing the camera to announce Studio Route 29’s new internet radio project, Beauty Radio.

01/16/2026

Studio Route 29 is headed west ✨
We’re thrilled to participate in the San Francisco edition of Open Invitational, January 23–25, 2026, with new work by Theo Baransky and Michael Angelo Mangino.

📍 East Cut Pop-Up
215 Fremont St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

Previews
Press: Thurs, Jan 22, 12–2 PM
VIP: Thurs, Jan 22, 5–9 PM

Open to the Public
Fri, Jan 23, 11 AM–7 PM
Sat, Jan 24, 11 AM–7 PM
Sun, Jan 25, 11 AM–5 PM

Video description:
In this video, artist Theo Baransky stands in front of his Palm Pictures painting, sharing the news of Studio Route 29’s participation in the forthcoming Creativity Explored × Open Invitational.

12/11/2025

Artist Christian Turner is unveiling his Christmas Tree sculpture just in time for our Holiday Market TODAY from 3–6pm.

Drop by the studio for one-of-a-kind gifts you can’t even begin to imagine!

Immediately after, we’re hosting Karaoke in the little theater from 6–9pm!

Video description:

Artist Christian Turner is seen with Studio Route 29 staff setting up his new Christmas Tree sculpture in the Beauty Gallery as part of the ongoing Living Room exhibition

11/15/2025

Come and get your present rocks while supplies last! !

Video: Bill Eppinger, a white man with silver hair, black glasses, and an apron stands in front of a wooden flat file which has painted rocks stacked all around it. He leans over to pick one up and stands with it in his hands while he talks.

10/29/2025

Said I Should Have Stayed At The Museum Counting Fish Scales at 47 Canal has been extended until this Saturday Nov 1. Catch this beautiful show while you can.
Exhibiting artists:
Michael Angelo Mangino
Bernadette Simone
Bill Eppinger
Karyn Tettemer
BJ Armour Jr.
Christian Turner

10/24/2025

Closing Soon!

Pictures to Promote Thought

A selection of art by seven artists from Studio Route 29

📆 On view September 18 – November 8, 2025
Tue–Fri: 11–6
Sat: 12–5

📍Fleisher/Ollman
915 Spring Garden St, Suite 215
Philadelphia, PA 19123

As part of Fleisher/Ollman’s ongoing commitment to exploring the art of Philadelphia-area progressive studios (programs for artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities and neurodivergence), we proudly present Pictures to Promote Thought, a selection of art by seven artists from Studio Route 29 in Frenchtown, NJ. Featured works include paintings that engage with the history of abstraction, invigorate the still life tradition, re-imagine the human figure, pay homage to artists of influence through inspired portraiture, and integrate popular culture with personal narratives. Other works animate discarded items like old photographs and found packing materials.

Image descriptions:

Installation photographs showing a range of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed-media works by artists from Studio Route 29, displayed in the white-walled galleries of Fleisher/Ollman in Philadelphia. The works are vibrant and varied—colorful, gestural, stark, gentle, playful, and intense—spanning both abstract and figurative modes. Together, they highlight the diverse styles and approaches of the artists working at Studio Route 29.

03/12/2025

Films for Friends will continue next month (and every other month afterwards) on April 10 with Films for Fools 2. We’ll have live comedy performances, funny videos, and perhaps a prank or two. 👼
There will not be Films for Friends tomorrow the 13.

2025 FFF schedule:
FFF24: April 10 - Films for Fools
FFF25: June 12 - Music Video Special
FFF26: August 14 - Buster Keaton with live score and titles
FFF27: October (date TBD) - Films for Friends with Friends in Wynewood PA
FFF28: December 11 - FFF is Karaoke

In friendship 🎥

03/11/2025

Mick McDonough’s Studio Route 29 bumper sticker is here!!
6$ with shipping. Purchase at link in bio.

03/07/2025

Beyond thrilled to tell you about Michael Angelo Mangino’s NYC solo exhibition Bloom World Wonderful Green Roses For Me Myself opening this month at Shrine. Save the date - March 21!

Bloom World Wonderful Green Roses For Me Myself
Michael Angelo Mangino

Shrine
386 Broadway New York NY

Opening party: Friday March 21st, 6-8pm

On view March 21 - May 3

Gallery hours 10 - 6
nyc ✨

Stay tuned for more details…

02/26/2025

Martin Luther King Jr. by Alex Ocampo, from a series of images she has created of MLK. This time we see him twice, once in a classic portrait pose and once smiling at a podium. He was of course known for his moving speeches that rallied countless people toward social change. Happy Black History Month 🌹

02/19/2025

This Saturday!

Words That Start
Opening @ Beauty Gallery 4-6pm
& @ ArtYard 6-8pm

With a poetry reading at 6:30pm at ArtYard
In celebration of the launch of Sentences in Summer Solstice History, a new book of poetry created in workshops with Kayla Ephros at Studio Route 29 this past summer

Words That Start
An exhibition in two parts

Words That Start offers a loose and idiosyncratic survey of 17 contemporary artists working with text in painting, drawing, installation, sculpture, and video. The spectrums- from literal to abstract, demanding to dissolving, traditionally functional to highly formal- unravel into spirals like cursive loops that begin to bump into each other and ultimately raise questions of how meaning is made in the first place, and how it could be unmade.

This exhibition spans Studio Route 29’s Beauty Gallery and ArtYard’s Courtyard Gallery and brings together artwork by artists with and without disabilities working in a broad spectrum of styles, manners, and contexts.

Participating artists:
Theo Baransky
Judy Barnett
Chris Corr-Barberis
Carlo Daleo
Kayla Ephros
Gabriel Garza
Peter Harris
Otis Houston Jr.
Olin Johnson
Michael Mangino
Mick McDonough
Rotimi Osinubi
Dorian Reid
Barb Riddle
Jennifer Chai Shear
Eric Spencer
Marisa Takal

Poets reading:
Owen Ahearn-Brown
Zoe Brezsny
Kayla Ephros
& Studio Route 29 artists

Image: Eric Spencer

02/11/2025

Exciting news! Studio Route 29 has been awarded a $20,000 Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant for 2025 from the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission! This vital support allows us to continue breaking down barriers to equitable access in the arts, fostering connection, and creating a sense of belonging as artists and community members come together to make, share, and celebrate their work.

We’re honored to be among an inspiring group of grantees and look forward to another year of expanding access to arts and culture, strengthening social connections, and fostering dialogue on diversity and inclusion by showcasing diverse artists and amplifying the experiences of individuals with disabilities. Thank you for your support ❣️

Address

62a Trenton Avenue
Frenchtown, NJ
08825

Telephone

+19082482438

Website

http://studioroute29.org/

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