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Self Portrait with Pandemic Face, 2020, by Fabricio Suarez   Ghouls of Quarantine Rexer GalleryOpening Reception: November 5, 2020, 7pm36 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ Rexer Gallery, the new home for contemporary art in Hoboken, New Jersey, is proud to announce its newest and much anticipated solo exhibition titled Ghouls of Quarantine opening November 5th at 7pm. This exhibition features the latest works produced by prodigious artist Fabricio Suarez who shrouded this new collection of paintings with folkloric mystery and macabre elements. The tone set by this tour-de-force solo exhibition is a retrospective analysis of our psychological experiences in 2020. Located...

Hoboken Arts Advisory Committee Launches Art Box Mural

The Hoboken Arts Advisory Committee launched the “Art Box Mural Project” to beautify 15 utility boxes along Washington Street. The City of Hoboken, along with the committee, invite all artists who live or work in Hoboken, New Jersey, to submit art proposals reflecting the theme of “equality and inclusion” to be painted on the utility boxes.

  ONLINE ART SHOW: TRANSFORMATIVE Picturing Life After the Pandemic Showing online: April 30 – May 31, 2020 SPONSORED AWARDS:$250 Gift Certificate to Right Angle Framing HobokenBasic Image Capture ($50.00 value) at Wholesale Artist Giclée$25 Gift Certificate to the Hoboken Historical Museum, HobokenHandcrafted Soap Gift Pack from Salvation Wellness, Jersey City$10 Coupon for art supplies from Wholesale Artist Supply JURORS:Al Barsky, founder and curator of Barsky GalleryAaron Boucher, co-founder of Field ColonyKristin J. DeAngelis, Curator/Art Dealer/Art Educator DURING THIS TIME OF CRISIS have you noticed that art is a key element is sustaining people? As an artist, what are the transformative...

HobokenArts 2019 Spring ShowcaseArtist Talks withSebastian McLaughlin • Paul Leibow • Bryant Small Saturday, May 11, 2019, 1-3pm Project Studios GalleryNeumann Leathers Factory2nd Fl., Bldg. H300 Observer Hwy.Hoboken, NJ 07030 Sebastian McLaughlinStarting us off is Sebastian McLaughlin—an artist from the seaside town of Buncrana in the northwest of Ireland currently residing in Jersey City.He studied fine art in Ireland at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) and National College of Art and Design (NCAD), before emigrating to the U.S. in 2010 to pursue a career in the arts in New York City. During his journey here he has had solo exhibitions, numerous group...