FLEMINGTON DIY (Do It Yourself) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide an inclusive art space that engages the community with the burgeoning local arts scene, inspires social change, and invigorates the economic development of Flemington, New Jersey.
In May 2014, Flemington DIY was founded by a local group of young artists and musicians. With assistance from the Flemington Business Improvement Office, they found a temporary home in the borough-owned 90 Main Building, once a bank, but vacant for years. “The Space,” as it’s become to some, immediately began hosting art shows, concerts, and film screenings. Since then, Flemington DIY has transformed into a flourishing center for community life for all ages, hosting over 800 unique events while sustaining on the generosity of donations, grants, and the Borough of Flemington. In 2022, the organization relocated to a new space in the heart of Stangl’s Arts and Cultural District.
TAX ID: 47-3137844
VISION
- Providing a safe and accessible outlet for community members’ expression
- Showcasing socially-conscious ideas and promoting networks between others
- Actively combating sexism, homophobia, racism, and other forms of oppression
- Creating a safer space for everyone
As a 100% volunteer-run collective, we value collaboration, shared knowledge, self-expression, and meaningful communication. Everyone who enters the space has a responsibility to uphold these values. All events are all ages and alcohol is always prohibited.
PAST/PRESENT PARTNERS
- Hunterdon Academy of the Arts
- Hunterdon Central Regional High School
- Oldwick Community Players
- Hunterdon Helpline
- Jersey Battered Women’s Service
- Hunterdon County Anti-Racism Coalition
- ACLU
- Hunterdon Humane Animal Shelter
- Moms Demand Action
- The Photographers Group
- Raritan Learning Cooperative
- Meta Theatre Company
- Franklin Theatre Works
- True Voice Project
- Flemington Free Public Library
- The New Brunswick Jazz Project
- Dr. Michael Viega and the David Ott Lab for Music and Health at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University
- Masterful Mosaics NJ
- Girls In Gear
- Music Together Flemington
- Art Venture
- Party Size Cycling
- Flemington QTs
- Lone Eagle Brewing
AWARDS & HONORS
- Recipient of Downtown NJ’s Tools of the Trade Platinum of Excellence Award, 2014
- Participants in NJ Future’s 10th Anniversary Redevelopment Forum, 2015
- Presented on “Public Art in Public Spaces” at NJ Future Redevelopment Forum, 2018
BOARD MEMBERS
Jeff Hersch, Executive Director
Jeff Cogen, Treasurer
Ruth Cooper
Ellen Gallos, Secretary
Megan Henninger
Leanne McGowan
Joey Novick, Esquire
Justine Rosikiewicz
Judd Roth
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Flemington DIY operates on the ancestral lands of the Lenni-Lenape people. We acknowledge them as the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to their elders past, present, and emerging.
COVID-19 DISCLAIMER
By attending an event at Flemington DIY, you are accepting full and personal responsibility for your own safety and actions while and during your participation. You recognize that you may, in any case, be at risk for contracting COVID-19. With full knowledge of the risks involved, you hereby release, waive, and discharge the organization, its board, and volunteers from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, and causes of action whatsoever, directly or indirectly arising out of or related to any loss, damage, injury, or death, that may be sustained by you related to COVID-19 while participating in any activity while in, on, or around the premises or while using the facilities that may lead to unintentional exposure or harm due to COVID-19.
You agree to assure, defend, and hold harmless Flemington DIY from and against any and all costs, expenses, damages, lawsuits, and/or liabilities or claims arising whether directly or indirectly from or related to any and all claims made by or against any of the released party due to injury, loss, or death from order related to COVID-19.