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

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm City Swipes Art Studio 78 Erie St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Try Your Hand at Art! For JC Fridays, City Swipes Gallery invites guests into its Erie Street studio and gallery for an interactive evening exploring one of art’s most fascinating—and challenging—subjects: the human hand. Artists Kelly Heaton and Carri Degenhardt will offer instruction and demonstrations showing dramatically different approaches to creating the hand, from carefully

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (6th Floor) Art Pantry 14C is a community initiative from ARTS 14C - built on creative reuse and shared abundance. Through donations from film, television, and creative companies, we often receive fantastic materials - props, fabric, paper, and more - beyond what our resident artists can use. On September 11, 2026, we’re opening our Art Pantry to the wider creative community to coincide with JC

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora Hamilton House 255 Brunswick St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Take a self-guided tour of the main lobbies featuring a wall installation by Wendy Letven, and large-scale works by James Pustorino, Andrea Epstein and Bruce Halpin. Presented by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Please contact James Pustorino at 201-208-8032 with questions or concerns. Contact Phone: 201-279-5757

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora Art House 148 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Take a tour of 12 floors of solo artist lobbies: New works by Greg Letson, Jonathan Ricci, with Tim Daly, Guillermo Bublik, Don Fortenberry, Jane Westrick, Jane Dell, Kevin McCaffrey, Eileen Ferara, Sandra DeSando, Jerry Gallo, Shu Tu, Jean-Paul Picard. Produced by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Please contact James Pustorino at 201-208-8032 with questions or

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Dvora 175 2nd 175 2nd St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 From 6pm to 8pm - tour 14 floors of solo-artist lobbies. New works by Glenn Garver, Beatrice Mady, Cynthia Egle, Sean Burns, with John Cerra Bud McNichol, Jill Hellman, Martine Kasmin, Jean-Paul Picard, Shu Tu, John Donovan, Stephanie DeManuelle, Anne Trauben, Andrea Epstein, Kati Villim, Eugenio Espinosa, Maria Pavlovska. Produced by Drawing Rooms and Dvora. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessi

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm The Oakman 160 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 From 6 - 8pm, take a tour of 14 floors of solo artist lobby exhibits: new works by Marion Held with recent works by Sunny Chapman, David W. Cummings, Andrew Schwartz, Laura Lou Levy, Pam Kalish, Tim Daly, Harriet Finck, John Hampshire, Oksana Lerman, Rochelle Rubin, Jill Scipione, Mary Judge, Bruce Halpin, Bud McNichol, James Pustorino, Mindy Gluck, Maria Pavlovska. Produced by Drawing Rooms an

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm ARTS 14C 157B 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Step inside the studios of 16 exceptional artists and get a behind-the-scenes look at works in progress across visual art, music, dance, and more. The ARTS 14C Special Project Residency is a competitive, merit-based program supporting artists across disciplines. For the 2026 Summer/Fall cycle, we received more than 150 applications and selected just 16 artists to participate. Open Studios offers

Friday, September 11th, 6:30pm-9:30pm Jersey City Writers 157B 1st St, Room 608, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (6th Floor) Step up. Speak out. Stand tall. Jersey City Writers invites you to One-Mic Stand with SJ—an open mic experience like no other! This is where raw talent meets electrifying energy, and every voice has a chance to shine. On the 2nd Friday of every month, two incredible featured poets will take the stage alongside a lineup of fearless performers from our vibrant poet

Friday, September 11th, 8:30pm-9:15pm Jersey City Ballroom 189 Brunswick St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (3rd Floor) Join Jersey City Ballroom and their Salsa Specialist Paz for a fun, free salsa class open to all levels—no partner or experience needed! Learn the basics, meet new people, and enjoy great music in a welcoming, supportive atmosphere. Whether you're trying salsa for the first time or brushing up on your moves, this class is a great way to get active, connect with your

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Gallery 14C 157A 1st Street, Jersey City NJ 07302 (2nd Floor) Join ARTS 14C for the closing reception of "The Fabric of a Nation", a thought-provoking exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the United States through the lens of contemporary textile and fiber art. Featuring work by fourteen artists selected through the ARTS 14C Special Project Residency, the exhibition explores the complexities, contradictions, and evolving narratives

Friday, September 11th, 1:00pm-9:00pm HDSID Historic Downtown Special Improvement District Grove St PATH Plaza 116 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 HDSID presents the Handmade Market: JC Fridays Edition. As part of Art House Productions’ JC Fridays, Grove St PATH Plaza transforms into a full-day celebration of art, shopping, food, and music. Explore 30+ local makers from 1–9pm, and live music curated by Rock It Docket from 5–10pm. This event is free to attend, open to all ag

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm MORA, Museum of International Art 80 Grand St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 The North Jersey Photographers' Exhibition, curated by Ray Schwartz, Tina Maneca, and master photographer Joseph Shneberg, is the second exhibition held at the MORA galleries, exclusively showcasing photographers from North Jersey. The selected artists represent a wide variety of photographic techniques, perspectives, and artistic voices, each bringing a unique and perso

Friday, September 11th, 5:00pm-9:00pm Outliers Gallery 157A 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (2nd Floor) Outliers Gallery presents recent work by collective member Brad Terhune, featuring new paintings, collages and photographs, and combinations thereof. September 11, 5-9PM, in studio 246, floor 2 of Art150. Entrance at 1st and Provost. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Please contact Brad Terhune - (973)896-6488 Contact Phone: 973-896-6488

Friday, September 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm Deb Sinha 157A 1st St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (Studio #240, 2nd Floor) Experience the newest collection of oil paintings by Jersey City artist Deb Sinha. This special Open Studio event offers a first look at Sinha’s latest plein air series capturing local light and neighborhood streets, as well as an array of fresh studio works. Come meet the artist, explore the creative process behind the easel, and take home an original piece of local ar

Friday, September 11th, 5:00pm-9:00pm Pro Arts Jersey City 157A 1st St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 For the 15th year, Pro Arts Jersey City offered artists the opportunity to meet with gallerists/curators for portfolio reviews for the Meet The Curators professional development event. Artists and gallery professionals meet for one-on-one conversations. At the conclusion of the program, each curator selects one artist with the top portfolio for the Curators’ Choice exhibition. This y