Mana Contemporary presents: Malleable Responses
SUB: Malleable Responses Kurt Hentschläger’s installation SUB is transformed into a live audiovisual experiment between Hentschläger and his collaborator, Richard Garet.
SUB: Malleable Responses Kurt Hentschläger’s installation SUB is transformed into a live audiovisual experiment between Hentschläger and his collaborator, Richard Garet.
Can't make the info sessions on 7/24 & 7/29? There's another on 8/6! There's still time to register for the 29th annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour; but we want to help you make the best of your TOUR experience as a venue or participant. Still have questions about... • How to participate as […]
The Powerhouse Art & Wine Festival is a 2 day festival, featuring art, music, dance, food and vendors. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please click here.
Reflect/Re-move Workshop Dani Cole and collaborators host two writing and embodiment workshops. Welcoming movement and reflection in real time, Cole invites participants into her choreographic process. With an emphasis on sharing space and deepening connectivity, Cole facilitates open writing forums integral to her work in process, in lungs
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are excited to host an opening reception for August's Rotunda Art Gallery exhibition, “The Unseen Richie Havens: 1962 - 2010.” An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, August 13, from 6:00 – 8:00 […]
Jamie Diamond and Elena Dorfman in Conversation Following their recent exhibition at Fondazione Prada, join artists Jamie Diamond and Elena Dorfman for a conversation on their work and its ramifications. The exhibition, Surrogati. Un amore ideale (Surrogate. A Love Ideal), curated by Melissa Harris, investigated notions and constructions of love within familial, romantic, and sexual contexts. Works […]
The Art House Gallery presents PRIDE: From Raides to Parades ***This exhibition is an Official Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival Event*** Join us as we celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community with this exhibition of artists whose work demonstrates the passion they embody for this momentous occasion! The iconic Stonewall Inn in New York City was a haven for […]
Looking at You, Preview Performances Join us for two special preview performances of Looking at You, an immersive techno-noir music theater piece by Kamala Sankaram and Rob Handel that confronts the issue of privacy in our digitized society. Looking at You fuses Edward Snowden with Casablanca, driven by a dynamic score. Set inside a corporate […]
On September 6th, 2019, Art House Productions’ JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal multi-arts festival--featuring art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood in Jersey City. All events are free and open to the public. As one of the preeminent art scenes in the tri-state area, […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs are excited to announce that the Rotunda Gallery Fall Group Exhibition is now on display! An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, September 10, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm in the City Hall Rotunda, 3rd […]
Back to School Picnic in Jersey City September 13 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hamilton Park, Jersey City http://jcfamilies.com/event/back-to-school-picnic-in-jersey-city/
Fall 2019 Open House Sunday, September 15 1:00 – 7:00 PM Mana Contemporary 888 Newark Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306 Mana Contemporary’s Fall 2019 Open House is September 15. The entire Jersey City campus is activated with open studios, live performances, and exhibitions. View works by Andy Warhol, Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, and more. Join us […]
Come see the show I curated at Barrow Mansion: "neighborhood". Last chance to see it on September 20th from 6 to 9 PM. Also you get a tour of the Mansion! Art. Tasty Bites from local restaurants. Tours. Bowling. Live Music with Jack Breslin. Bring your QR code reader and scan info for Jenna Toulantis, […]
“Les Bohémiens bourgeois” – an evening that will be an homage to Expressionism, to the bizarre and other-worldly. Inspired by ideologies of Salvador Dali, the Rothschilds and a touch of the Occult, we believe the best way to understand the worlds only they knew, is to emulate it ourselves. Devoting the night to a 6 […]
Celebrate the heart of art in New Jersey during JCAST - the state’s premier arts festival, October 3 - 6, 2019. Check out miles of art events across the entire city, plus kids’ activities, curated art tours, performances, music and more! Start at the JCAST HQ, near the Newport PATH stop, grab a map and […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.