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Art House Productions Celebrates Artists with Disabilities for Virtual Access JC Fridays on June 4, 2021
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Art House Productions has announced “Virtual Access JC Fridays,” on Friday, June 4 at 6 – 9 p.m. online via Zoom. Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival will showcase a variety of happenings including visual art exhibitions, music and dance performances, art demonstrations, and studio tours from 20 participating artists and organizations.
The full event descriptions are available on www.jcfridays.com.
Access JC Fridays aims to be inclusive and encourages participants to present work from artists with disabilities and/or work that celebrates disability in its many forms. 55% of the presenters are showcasing work from artists with disabilities in their segments.
Hudson Reporter
Group show “agency” to honor Black History and Women’s History months ×
Catalina Aranguren, founder of Walk-Bye by Argia Photography, brings her latest community art installation to life in partnership with the Jersey City Public Library.
The group show exhibition “agency” will showcase original work by New Jersey artists with an unveiling at the Five Corners Library at 4 p.m. on March 1.
The show, inspired by Black History Month and Women’s History Month, displays New Jersey artists’ representation of “agency” and embraces intersectionality in community.
Using photography, poetry, paint and Legos, the artists explore the individual’s intrinsic agency, or belief in self and awareness of one’s rights and power within.
Price: Free with registration Sarah Cascone
Tuesday, February 16
This mural at a Chicago public school building is among several early 20th-century works in the city’s collection that have been criticized for having outdated depictions of Native Americans and other races and ethnicities. Photo courtesy of Chicago Public Schools.
2. “Resolving Tensions Over Race and Representation in Public Art” at the National Coalition Against Censorship, New York
The National Coalition Against Censorship is hosting a virtual luncheon to consider the delicate issue of historic WPA murals that whitewash problematic aspects of US history, and whether or not to remove them. Karyn Olivier, an artist and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia; Adriene Lim, dean of libraries at the University of Maryland; and scholar and curator Anthony Huffman will discuss.
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Hudson County Community College Welcomes the New Season with Art, Poetry, Timely Discussions, Music, Yoga, and More ×
Beginning this month, the Hudson County Community College (HCCC) Department of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) will host a fresh season of extraordinary, online events from the College’s Benjamin J. Dineen III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery.
Here is just a sampling of the events and exhibits available in February:
Laurie Riccadonna: Eternal Bloom celebrates HCCC Professor Riccadonna’s years of dedication to her artistic practice and teaching career. The exhibit of paintings was curated by Michelle Vitale, Director of the HCCC Department of Cultural Affairs. The recipient of the 2020 Association of Community College Trustees Northeast Region Faculty Award, Professor Riccadonna has overseen the HCCC Art Department as professor and department coordinator for the past 18 years. A graduate from Yale University School of Art, she continues to
Breonna Taylor’s mom to speak at HCCC Speaker Series event and questions are welcomed
Updated Feb 07, 2021;
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JERSEY CITY Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor’s mother, will be a speaker at Hudson County Community College’s Speaker Series event this week.
Palmer will virtually attend the live Zoom event on Thursday at noon. Those who wish to access the series can register at https://tinyurl.com/HCCCTamikaPalmer and questions for Palmer can be submitted by Wednesday to mvitale@hccc.edu with the subject line “Breonna Taylor.”
Breonna Taylor was one of the Black deaths who inspired Black Lives Matter protests nationwide during the summer of 2020.