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

Friday, September 11th, 8:00am-1:00am Delicias Del Ranchito 54 Sip Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Step inside this vibrant, family owned and operated restaurant in the heart of Journal Square and enjoy authentic Mexican food lovingly prepared and served with a smile. On view: Tattoo Designs & Art by Daniel Guzman - September 11th through December 4th during regular hours of operation. Accessibility Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair accessible via the main entrance on Sip Avenue Co

Friday, September 11th, 7:00pm-10:30pm Speranza Theatre Company 298 Academy St, Jersey City, NJ 07306 SPERANZA THEATRE WOMEN'S PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE presents A Reading Of DYKES OF HOBOKEN written by Rosemary McLaughlin directed by Sara Farrington Summary: When KD’s long-time girlfriend dumps her, she returns to her rapidly gentrifying hometown of Hoboken, looking for a place to stay, a job and a way to mend her broken heart. She discovers an eclectic tribe of artists, activists

Friday, September 11th, 6:30pm-9:30pm SMUSH Gallery 340 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 I Know What You Did That Summer: Art, Performances, and Social Hour with SMUSH Summer Residency Artists from the Recent (and More Distant) Past Friday, September 11 6:30-9:30p Free! Part of JC Fridays Join us for a social, arty evening celebrating SMUSH Summer Residency Artists from the last nine (9!) summers. They’re digging up and bringing in visual art, zines, readings, writings, and

Friday, September 11th, 5:30pm-10:00pm ArtForEveryone & ITA 682 Bergen Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304 ArtForEveryone presents COLLAGE EXPRESSIONS: Where Fragments Become Art, An Exhibition Celebrating the Art of Collage Discover a vibrant collection of contemporary collage artworks where colors, textures, images, and materials come together to create unique visual stories. Join us for an evening celebrating creativity, imagination, and artistic expression. Accessibility Wheelchai

Friday, September 11th, 12:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary / Pierogi Gallery 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 FLAT FILES is an interactive archive and exhibition series presented by Pierogi in partnership with Monira Foundation and Mana Contemporary. Featuring approximately 300 portfolios of original works on paper, the project invites visitors to explore and experience the artworks directly—creating an intimate, self-guided viewing experience rarely found in traditional g

Friday, September 11th, 12:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Mana Contemporary is proud to be part of JC Fridays on September 11th, with open hours of the exhibition ECHOES, HRÖNIRS - The Three Titans: Artillero, Barloss and Jusfis by TLaloC. The three inflatable sculptures that compose this project are inspired by the hrönir, entities described by Borges in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, where these objects are unstable forms of memory, languag

Friday, September 11th, 4:00pm-6:00pm Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Please join us at Mana Contemporary as we celebrate the opening of Before Identity Takes Form, an exhibition by Mana Contemporary Studio Artist Kota Onouchi. Before identity takes form, names, definitions, and meanings remain open, unfixed and undefined. The moment we attempt to describe something through language, it begins to take on a particular meaning. Onouchi’s work explores th

Friday, September 11th, 2:00pm-10:00pm DGA Studio 35 Journal Square Plaza, Unit 815, Jersey City, NJ 07306 “The Eye of the Beholder” is a deep dive into the concept of beauty and what it means to us. Beauty is seen, felt, held, sought out, recollected and judged. It is both costly and free, can be either prison or paradise and exists in the extraordinary and the ordinary alike. Group exhibition featuring multiple artists, curated by Daniel Guzman & Mariah DeBenedetto. On vie

Friday, September 11th, 5:00pm-9:00pm EONTA SPACE 34 Dekalb Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306 (At the dead end off of Van Reypen St.) If you think you’ve seen these artists here before... you have. Eonta Space's late summer show is Deja Vu which celebrates the work of artist we have shown in the gallery before. Showing the work of over 40 artists (list still in formation) ‘Deja Vu’ offers our exhibitors the opportunity to see their work at Eonta Space again. The concept is loosely b

Friday, September 11th, 3:00pm-7:00pm Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306 The Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) is excited to announce its upcoming 91st Annual Members Exhibition, to be held at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City from September 11–27, 2026 (Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00–7:00 PM; Sundays, 12:00–3:00 PM). The exhibition will feature 200 hand-pulled prints representing a broad range of printmaking techniques and subjects, created by SA

Friday, September 11th, 4:30pm-9:00pm Saint Peters University 920 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ 07306 Tradition. Technology. Transformation. Saint Peter's University presents the Rankin Hall Faculty & Student Art Exhibition, celebrating the creativity and talent of its visual arts community. Featuring original works by faculty artists Trish Gianakis and Daniel Cosentino alongside outstanding student artwork, the exhibition showcases a diverse range of contemporary media, ide