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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Halloween and Zombie build up with Stoic Flow

Halloween and Zombie build up
Oct 18, Grove Street PATH plaza, Jersey City
3pm - 9 pm

DJ Stoic Flow (girl deejay!!) explores the art of sound collage and genre destruction. There are no boundaries, no clearly-defined terms of categorization. There is only great music and pure passion. "If music be the food of love, play on." -William Shakespeare


Look at crazy hats and costume ideas by our local artists,
Face paint  planning



Find amazingly crafted goods by designers, bones, leather, jewelery, crochet, furs, fake furs, ceramics, metal work
wood, paper mache
and tons of vinyl records

Artists this week:
Ibou Ndoye, Sarah Johns, Uta Brauser, Eva Moll, Steven Mitchell,  Paul Richard
and those unannounced surprise arteests
The art fridge has a new color supply after the art rage by various kids,
all WASHABLE paint, but for parents it is advised to bring a throwaway 
Tshirt as cover for the clothing.


the artfridge is a public participatory project brought to you by Uta Brauser

Big Dig Jersey City 2013

This year's BIG DIG on Saturday, October 26th will focus on Jersey City's public housing communities. With your help the JCPC(Jersey City Parks Coalition)
 will be planting over 50,000 bulbs in multiple locations within these eleven communities. If  you would like to participate please look to the contact information provided on the attached flyer.



1. Marion Gardens, 400 ...Route 1-9
2. Booker T. Washington, 200 Colden Street
3. Hudson Gardens, 27-29 Palisade Avenue
4. Holland Gardens, 241 16th Street
5. Curries Woods, 3 New Heckman Drive
6. Berry Garden, 72-82-92 Danforth Avenue
7. Arlington Garden, 315 Randolph A
8. Lafayette Gardens, 463 Pacific Avenue
9. Barbara Place Terrace, 457 Pacific Avenue
10. Cambridge Apartments, 80 Cambridge Avenue

sign up at  bigdig2013@gmail.com



Call for art: "and that is why i hate love letters"


Call for Art
“And that is why I hate love letters”

_gaia is accepting submissions for an all woman group art exhibition titled “And that is why I hate love letters” opening November 4th, 2013 at City Hall Jersey City curated by Doris Cacoilo and Lillian Ribeiro.

What is an heirloom? Family treasures and stories link generations in a deep and personal way. What do we inherit from our ancestors? Parents? What are the legacies left to heirs? Family customs. Choices we make. The life we choose to live.

All media will be considered. Large 2-dimesional media is especially requested. The theme is open to interpretation. We hope this exhibition will serve to promote local women artists, bring women artists together in one amazing space, create dialogue and promote awareness and advocacy of women’s issues.

Please submit the application below (or the information requested) via e-mail with digital images of the work (jpgs ~600px wide) or links to images online by Monday, October 21, 2013. Click HERE for PDF of this application. No late submissions please. Notification will be sent out via e-mail by October 23rd, 2013. For any further information e-mail us at info@gaiastudio.org

Submission Application “And that is why I hate love letters”

Deadline for submission: Monday, October 21, 2013 at midnight.

Notification of acceptance: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Artwork drop off date: October 29th and 30th
Drop off at: City Hall Jersey City, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Exhibition dates: November 4th – November 22nd
Artist reception: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
All other details to follow.

PLEASE SUBMIT

Name:
Address:
E-mail:
Phone#:

Title/date of work:

Media and dimensions of work(s) being submitted (along with images ~600px wide or links to images online):

Previous exhibitions with _gaia (if any):

Bio/short artist statement:

Short description of the work submitted (for inclusion in label information at the exhibition):

Please e-mail all submissions to: info@gaiastudio.org 

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Art surge, processing Sandy through an art procession




  • Yvonne Roen

    A year after Hurricane Sandy flooded the streets of Jersey City and blacked out many of our homes for more than two weeks, Art Surge seeks to ritually reclaim our city using art, music and theater.
    At 2 pm on Nov 17th, Art Surge will take to the streets with a celebratory procession, mapping a path through the flood zones and interacting with works of art along the way. The procession will begin in Hamilton Park and continue to Liberty State Park over the next 60 to 90 minutes. The community is invited to join the procession anywhere along the route.
    How We Are Making the Art:
    Art Surge is a two phase project: Phase One involves Jersey City residents in a series of story circles exploring themes that emerge from the storm. The story circles and other artistic reflections are an opportunity for participants to share individual stories and connect as a Jersey City community. These stories will be woven into works of music, theater, and physical art by the assembled group.
    Story circles will take place: - Sunday October 27, 2-4:30 PM - Sunday, November 3, 2-4:30 PM - Sunday, November 10, 2-4:30 PM
    Story circles will take place in a studio space at 225 Montgomery St buzzer 1.
    Phase Two: On Nov 17th, Art Surge will take to the streets with a celebratory procession, mapping a path through the flood zones and interacting with works of art along the way. The procession will end in Liberty State Park with kite flying and other activities that celebrate the natural world and the creative spirit of Jersey City.
    The procession will begin at approximately 2:00pm in Hamilton Park and continue to Liberty State Park over the next 60 to 90 minutes. The community is invited to join the procession anywhere along the route.
    How you can get involved:
    - Come to a story circle! Here we will share our experiences and make meaning from our collective history using theater, song, and art to help us. In these circles we will mine our collective culture and create rituals of reclamation to celebrate the lives we're living here in JC.
    - Yvonne & Olivia are seeking artists to help them create short performance installations and portable or biodegradable works of art for the procession. Artist should contact Olivia o.a.harris@gmail.com.
    - We are also seeking volunteers to help us along the route by sharing maps, information, and handing out water. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering.
    We hope you’ll join our march.