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For more than eight decades, the Hackensack Art Club has played a major role in Hackensack’s cultural life.  In 1938 a group of artists in this area held their first joint exhibit under the direction of Miss Mary Boggan, who was the head librarian of the Johnson Free Public Library. The Hackensack Art Club was formally organized  on November 6th, 1939 with 24 members electing Emil Stange as its first president. The club over the years has involved itself with all the types of civic works including contests, Christmas door decorations and similar community activities, including local parades by preparing floats and exhibits.

The club has worked to maintain quality programming at its meetings, to provide opportunities for members to display their works to the public, to encourage and offer art education to members, young artists, and the disabled and to continue to play a major role in the cultural life of
Bergen County.

Current meetings take place the first Monday of each month from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC). Feel free to come to one of our demonstrations. No meetings are held in January or February due to the possibility of inclement weather, nor in July or August due to summer vacations.

We are a non-profit organization. The club is entirely financed by its membership dues. Each month the demonstrations are open for the public (donations are accepted).

The Hackensack Art Club has been in existence for more that 86 years and we continue to grow and thrive, making history through art. 

Monica Chavarria-Malin 

President of the Hackensack Art Club