Events
Pro Arts Career Development Weekend
Jan. 14th & 15th 2012 A Big Success
PRO ARTS JERSEY CITY in partnership with STUDIO 371 Presented
PORTFOLIO REVIEW/ ARTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND
Location: Studio 371 371 Warren St. (corner of 1st St. & Warren) 4thFloor
- Margaret O’Reilly Reviewing Alaine Becker’s Portfolio
PART 1: January 14, 2012 VISUAL ARTISTS PORTFOLIO REVIEW PROGRAM
Pro Arts introduced its one-on-one portfolio review sessions on January 14th, 2012. six (6) accomplished NJ based Gallerists, and Museum Affiliated Curators reviewed Visual Arts Portfolios in one-on-one sessions with the artists for 20 minutes each.
Each of the six (6) reviewers selected an outstanding portfolio. Coming soon: The six (6) selected artists in an exhibit: “Curator’s Choice” – At Studio 371 Gallery. The Reviewers are Ann Aptaker (Independant Curator), Mary Birmingham(Curator of the Visual Arts Center of NJ), Dr. Virginia Fabbri Butera (Director, Theresa Maloney Art Gallery, College of St. Elizabeth), Sean Carroll ( Program Manager for Artist Residencies at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) ), Evonne Davis (Director, Gallery Aferro Newark, NJ) , and Margaret O’Reilly (Curator of Fine Art,New Jersey State Museum in Trenton). for more information on the curators click here Bio_Portfolio_Reviewers
Lynn Saville Showing her work to Mary Birmingham
Sean Carroll Reviewing Alaine Becker's Portfolio
Part 2: January 15, 2010– THE ARTIST ONLINE – ONE DAY WORKSHOP
Carla Lynn Hall leading the Artist on Line workshop
The internet offers many social tools to create and nurture a supportive network, while also providing innovative ways to generate revenue. Carla Lynne Hall, Moxie Maven Marketing provided a free workshop on using the internet for Pro Arts Jersey City.
for more information click here
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Pro Arts members: Ibou Ndoye, Gailene St Amand, Sharon Harvey, Deirdre Kennedy & Christina Soto (& Holly Williams)
displayed & sold their work in the Pro Arts tents at Everything Jersey City Festival, May 21st (to see samples of their work visit the members galleries)
Pro Arts Jersey City collaborated with Parlay Studios by providing free photo portraits to the crowd
at the May 7th Adopt-A-Lot Program at City Hall, Jersey City
Parlay Studios at work, photo by Kay Kenny
Pro Arts Jersey City held its third Art Eat-Up Friday, January 14, 2011
at Grace Van Vorst Church, 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ.
Art eat-Up Winners: the 4th St. Art & Music Festival
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Finalized projects will be on display at the following Art Eat Up and on the website.http://www.proartsjerseycity.org/events/Click here for the artist application
Further information is available by writing to arteatup@gmail.com or calling 201-736-7057.
Pro Arts Is Pleased & Proud to Unveil the FireHouse Table Project May 2010
photo by kay Kenny
In the fall of 2008, Jersey City Fireman Rob Daly saw an article in the NY Times about a firehouse kitchen table whose surface displayed a gorgeous mural painted by a local artist. Rob knew about Pro Arts and called us. He explained that we were just the organization that could do something like that to their newly acquired half a bowling lane that was slated to be their new kitchen table in their newly renovated firehouse at Van Nostrand and Bergen Ave.
Pro Arts began a fund-raising effort to provide for materials and a small honorarium for the artist. With the help of Councilman Steve Fulop, Ira Rubin (staff photographer & archivist, JC Fire Dept), The JC Firefighter’s Emerald Society, The JCFF Italian American Society, and Submarinos Restaurant, we raised $550 which basically covered the cost of the materials. The Jersey City artists Rebecca Feranec, Eileen Ferrara and Jasmine Graf met with Rob and the firemen to begin work on the design. All the artists are Pro Arts members. After a long period of planning, the table was moved to 430 Communipaw Ave., where building owner Marc Wesson donated an empty space to paint the table.
The table itself requires 6 firemen to lift it. It is a hardwood slab, approximately 2 “ deep, 14’ long and 4’ wide. The mural is now completed. It is an amazing montage of fire house, fire engine, and Jersey City history. Eileen Ferara and Jasmine Graf were the chief designers and painters. Help was provided along the way by a host of volunteers. The firemen recycled several fire hydrants for legs to the table. The hydrants are currently being renovated and resized for the purpose.
Pro Arts thanks our artists who’s many months of work is finally materialized in this fabulous mural. We are pleased and proud to have been invited by JC Firefighters to realize this creative project.