UPDATED ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES
BREAKING NEWS! FRONTLINE ARTS AWARDED NEW NJSCA CAPITAL ARTS PROGRAM GRANT FOR ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES DURING SUMMER 2022- Read full press release by clicking here.
Frontline Arts is committed to enabling all visitors to experience its classes and workshops, studio rental and technical assistance, exhibitions, and public programs. We recognize the diversity of our community’s abilities and needs and Access Services will be provided to allow the fullest level of participation possible.
Frontline Arts provides barrier-free access to our main level. The main floor houses our printing presses and most printmaking equipment and supplies, along with our newly renovated, fully accessible restroom and a seating area in the lobby. Screen printing and papermaking equipment are located on the lower level, which is accessible only by a two-flight open riser staircase. The street-level outside doorway to the basement is not accessible and does not have a safe route of travel. However, if an artist wishes to utilize our screen printing or papermaking equipment found on the lower level, we can make adaptations to provide assistance or bring portions of the mobile equipment to the main floor for use. Please allow at least one week advance notice for booking studio time with requests for set-up in the main studio for screen printing or papermaking.
The upper-level gallery is accessible only by a two-flight open riser staircase located inside of the building. There is an outdoor sign with high contrast text and Braille on the left-hand side of the main entrance stating the main floor is accessible, while the second floor gallery is accessible only by stairs. We offer slideshows and walkthrough videos of all gallery exhibitions, and artist statements available on our website, posted while the exhibition is installed, able to be explored from a computer monitor on the main level or viewed remotely from home.
We also have accessible equipment to conduct outdoor classes in our parking lot under tents, when weather permits, such as a Portable Horseshoe, Folding Table, 48" W x 72" L x Adjustable 26" to 34" H, two 4 ft. Adjustable Height Folding Tables, an Outdoor Portable Hand Washing Sink with 6.3Gal Recovery Water Tank, and a 7' 6.7" Adjustable Aluminum Wheelchair Ramp.
One accessible parking space is located to the left side of the main entrance. A valid access parking permit is required. A ramp leads from the parking area to the front door. There is a curb cut on the sidewalk leading to the ramp, and the main entryway is wheelchair accessible. At the entrance to the ramp, there is an outdoor sign with high contrast text and Braille with an active wheelchair symbol and arrow pointing to the right to indicate the main entranceway. The front door can be opened manually or automatically. You may press the outdoor pushpad with wheelchair symbol and Braille to activate the automatic front door. This pushpad is found immediately to the left of the door. A fully wheelchair-accessible restroom is located on the main floor in the lobby when you enter.
Transportation: Frontline Arts is directly on the North Branch stop of the Raritan Line. See schedule here, entering North Branch Station as your destination: https://www.njtransit.com/train-to and by sure to check the site for current alerts and rider guidelines. Please be aware that this station does not have a platform and is therefore not considered accessible. However, you can book a ride with NJ TRANSIT's ADA paratransit program known as Access Link. See details here: https://www.njtransit.com/accessibility/access-link-ada-paratransit NJ Transit Accessibility: Many of NJ TRANSIT's rail stations are accessible by elevator, ramp, mini high-level platform or portable lift. All accessible stations are shown on the system map with the international symbol of accessibility. If you need assistance, accommodation or reasonable modification with any of NJ TRANSIT's services, please see a NJ TRANSIT representative or simply contact NJ Transit by clicking here. See directions to Frontline here: https://www.frontlinearts.org/directions
Support people may accompany persons with disabilities to art classes or workshops for no additional charge. Frontline Arts offers a 50% discount on event tickets for a support person who accompanies a guest with a disability.
Staff will accompany any individual through gallery exhibits or a tour of the facilities if assistance or accommodation services are requested. There is seating available in the gallery.
If an individual requires quiet space at any point during their visit here, our gallery on the third floor, an outdoor space, or the lobby may meet the individual's needs.
Large print materials may be requested within the same day and can be printed, emailed, or direct mailed prior to your visit. Digital media alternate formats can be requested with three days advance notice. Please allow two weeks advance notice for requests for other access services. Please call us to discuss access services.
Service animals are always welcome.
We look forward to speaking with you and meeting your needs to make your visit comfortable and engaging in the arts!
Please call us at (908) 725-2110 or
email our Director, Rachel Heberling, at Rachel@frontlinearts.org
Frontline Arts would like to thank The New Jersey State Council on the Arts for upcoming funding in 2022 to allow us to install a two-story Vertical Platform Lift to make our second-floor exhibition space and offices accessible.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is a division of the New Jersey Department of State. In 1966, the legislature passed and the governor signed a law creating the NJ State Council on the Arts and directing us to do all that is necessary and appropriate to: support, encourage, and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. Public support for the arts in New Jersey is drawn from a dedicated, renewable revenue source--the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Fee--established in 2003. Under this law, a percentage of the fees collected shall be annually allocated to the Arts Council. Additionally, the Arts Council receives an annual, competitive federal grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
For more information about The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, please visit: https://nj.gov/state/njsca/dos_njsca_about.html
Frontline Arts would also like to acknowledge the support of The New Jersey Cultural Trust for funding in 2019 that allowed for the purchase of a new automatic front door with dual pushpads inclusive of Braille, as well as two ADA-compliant outdoor accessibility signs with the active wheelchair symbol and Braille, indicating our ramp entrance and the accessibility of our main studio level.
The New Jersey Cultural Trust was created in July 2000 as a public/private partnership to help ensure a stable and healthy nonprofit cultural industry in New Jersey that is sustainable even in the toughest of economic times. The Trust provides grants to support capital projects, endowments and institutional and financial stabilization of arts, history and humanities organizations in New Jersey.
For more information on the importance of The New Jersey Cultural Trust, please visit: https://www.nj.gov/state/culturaltrust/ct-trust-information.shtml
