The ‘Scary State’ of the Arts in Jersey City
A recent Strong Towns article warns that Jersey City needs to focus on arts and culture as much as new development for fear of losing the artists and organizations it has left.
Loew’s Jersey Theatre Shuts Down For $72 Million Renovation
The historic facility in Jersey City will be closed for several years.
The Centre Pompidou is Back on in Jersey City, But No One’s Clear What...
Will the Centre Pompidou elevate Journal Square, Jersey City into an arts hub, or burden taxpayers with an uncertain gamble?
New Sculpture By Artist Robert Koch Unveiled At Harborside
As part of an ongoing transformation of Harborside, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, earlier this week, held an unveiling event for a new sculpture hanging in the atrium of the downtown Jersey City building.
Plans Revealed for Washington Street Creative Center in Jersey City
A vacant building in Downtown Jersey City is slated to be converted into flexible space to assist the surrounding arts community.
Jersey City Votes For New Tax to Establish Arts and Culture Trust Fund
The City Council will soon move forward with legislation that will add a new tax on homeowners that could generate over $1 million in annual revenue to support cultural activities.
Will a New Performing Arts Center Anchor Asbury Park’s West Side?
Plans for a performance venue presented earlier this year have been scraped by the city, but a new music and arts hall could still be coming to Springwood Avenue.
Campaign Seeks to Move “Reclining Liberty” Sculpture from NYC to Jersey City
An effort to move a popular Harlem sculpture installation to a sprawling greenspace in Jersey City could start within days if a fundraiser bridges a gap in the project’s funding.
Jersey City’s Art House Productions Fosters Theater, Poetry, and Comedy as It Gears Up...
“While we live next to the arts capital of the world, if we don’t keep the arts alive here, what the future of this city will look like, a bedroom community for Wall Street?”
Journal Square Urby Unveils Massive Mural as Work Wraps
A sprawling piece of new public art has officially become a part of the Jersey City landscape as Journal Square Urby unveils a 46,000 square foot mural that hopes to become a new local landmark.
