OUR PROGRAMS

• ART DEPOT: 

  Art Depot is a retail store and workshop space dedicated to the arts. We offer gently used art supplies at reasonable prices for artists, teachers, crafters, DIYers, parents, kids, and everyone who wants to be creative and live more sustainably. Our mission is to reduce waste material by reusing items destined for landfills, educate the public about the power of creative reuse, and provide useful and inspirational materials for art making. Workshops and classes are offered to engage the community. You can shop and donate at our store during open hours. Location: 1301 Bayshore Rd. Unit 202 Villas, NJ 08251.  Hours:  Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 12:00 - 5:00, Sundays, 12:00 - 4:00.  

• COMMUNITY hISTORY pROGRAM: 

  The Center’s Community History Program (CHP) documents the history of Cape Island’s long-established African-American community.  CHP has also created the John and Janet Nash African American History Archive and has produced twenty exhibits on different aspects of the African-American experience in Cape May.

• FRANKLIN STREET SCHOOL PRESERVATION:

  The Center’s Community History Program began as an effort to preserve the Franklin Street School, a former segregated African-American elementary school in Cape May.  The effort led to the school’s designation as a N.J. African American Historic Site, and houses CCA’s office, Cape May Radio WCFA 101.5 FM radio broadcasting studio, and safe storage for its collection of interview transcripts and objects from Cape May’s African American community…

• wcfa 101.5 fm

  WCFA 101.5 FM is Cape May's community radio station, featuring music and conversation, community storytelling, and local affairs programs, all produced and hosted by volunteers. WCFA broadcasts at 101.5 FM and streams at www.capemayradio.org

The Center for Community Arts recently received The New Jersey Historical Commission Award of Recognition for the publication of “Black Voices of Cape May/A Feeling of Community.”  The award recognizes contributions to and the preservation of New Jersey History.