QUARTERLY CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ARTS EVENTS IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD of JERSEY CITY

Friday, December 5th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (4th Floor) Join the 14C Showcase Gallery on the 4th floor at 157B 1st Street, and explore work by artists who use darkness, myth, and the uncanny to reveal something deeply human. Meet the creators, experience the pieces up close, and see how shadow and imagination converge into art. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible The facility is fully ADA-compliant. For any questions about accessibility, co

Friday, December 5th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C / Gallery 14C 157A 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (2nd Floor) Join us at Gallery 14C for the show: "Under the Influence – artists inspired by other artists", on December 5th from 6 to 9 pm. Artists draw inspiration from everything, including one another. Almost every artist has had the experience of visiting a studio, gallery or museum, seeing a work of art and feeling motivated to make their own art – and that’s what we want to see

Friday, December 5th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Join us at 157B 1st Street, Jersey City (floors 4-6) from 6:00–9:00 PM for a glimpse into over three floors of creative activity and open studios. Project 14C is a multidisciplinary residency program — offering 12-month live-work and work-only studios with mentorship, professional development, and community for emerging artists across visual art, performance, music, writing, and more. From abstrac

Friday, December 5th, 7:00pm-8:00pm ARTS 14C & Canopy by Hilton Jersey City Arts District Canopy Lounge, 159 Morgan Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302 Bilge Günaydın Trio will take the stage at Canopy Hotel Jersey City on December 5th, sharing a lively mix of original compositions, jazz standards, and special arrangements. In the heart of the holiday season, get ready for an evening of dynamic interplay and expressive music. Bilge Günaydın is a jazz pianist and composer,

Friday, December 5th, 6:00pm-7:00pm ARTS 14C & Canopy by Hilton Jersey City Arts District Canopy Lounge, 159 Morgan Street, Jersey City, New Jersey, 07302 Fan/Follower looks at how art and sport share the excitement of movement, crowds, and collective energy. This talk between artist Lauren Krasnoff and ARTS 14C CEO (and former sports writer) Robinson Holloway, explores how the artist works with the feeling of being a fan - how people gather, cheer, and experience something t

Friday, December 5th, 7:00pm-8:30pm Undead Arts & Cathedral Arts Live! Grace Church Van Vorst 39 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Join the Undead Arts team in the exquisite Grace Church Van Vorst to celebrate and elevate the arts and artists of Jersey City in the way the creators of the Zombie Opera do best: with free music for the whole family. First, at 7:00pm, take in a musical performance from Cathedral Arts Live! Then, at 7:30pm, revisit some of opera's greatest hits from

Friday, December 5th, 12:00pm-9:00pm The Cannabis Place 1542 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305 The COMMUNITY IMPACT ROOM @ The Cannabis Place is an intimate venue where artists and performers can explore creative projects in a friendly neighborhood space. This December 2025 JCFRIDAYS we are pleased to present the original Artwork of Jim Legge in photography, pen & ink drawings, and acrylic paintings. We are excited to welcome the original compositions and songs of R

Friday, December 5th, 6:00pm-9:00pm Ben Fine 135 Erie St, Room 304, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Ben Fine presents "Pink Armchair Portraits " on December 6, 2025. Featuring quick hand-drawn portraits on Ben Fine’s famous Pink Armchair. Event hosted at ElevatorJC, 135 Erie Street, Room 304 from 6 - 9pm The Pink Armchair Portraits: Guests take a seat in the iconic pink armchair for a fast, spontaneous portrait drawn with a Sharpie marker in under seven minutes on custom linocut-print

Friday, December 5th, 4:00pm-7:00pm Richard Larovere NJCU Lemmerman Gallery (Hepburn Hall 323) 2039 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305 Urban Reflections: An Illustrated Love Letter to My Hometown, Jersey City, N.J. by Richard Larovere, celebrates Jersey City through over 650 extraordinary illustrations of its neighborhoods, landmarks, and the people who give it character. A lifelong Jersey City resident and graduate of New Jersey City University, LaRovere has spent

Friday, December 5th, 7:00pm-10:30pm Gallery at Imago Beauty 673 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304 The event is a celebration of women artists from two very different locations. The first is here in Hudson County with all its diversity of scenery- from skyscrapers to beautiful parks, from busy highways to paths less traveled. The second is Monhegan Island, Maine featuring rugged cliffs, unpaved roads, miles of wooded hiking trails and a beautiful, protected harbor. One thing

Friday, December 5th, 4:30pm-6:30pm Team Wilderness 503 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304 Photography Club is one of Team Wilderness' after-school programs that infuses the arts with the wilderness. It includes weekly after-school lessons in photography, monthly trips to discover and capture the wilderness, and a gallery at the end of the trimester. Join us in celebrating the artwork and growth of our Photography Club youth! The gallery will present their best work and hi

Friday, December 5th, 4:00pm-7:00pm Stephanie Romano NJCU Visual Arts Gallery 100 Culver Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305 Stephanie Romano’s solo exhibition, Reconciling With The Empty Space, presents an evocative body of mixed-media work that weaves together fiber, screen printing, ceramics, and sculpture. Through this multi-sensory installation, Stephanie invites viewers into a deeply personal exploration of memory, love, loss, and healing. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Lar