Jersey City Art & Studio Tour is the largest art event in the city that centers artists as core to the vibrancy and culture. This yearly event will be produced by The Creative Side, who has built a core and collaborative team that includes a wealth of expertise to work on the theme of Convergence.
Team
- Atim Annette Oton, Team Director/Fundraising/Logistics. She is the Founder and Director, The Creative Side
- Donna Kessinger, Gallery/Artist Liaison. She will curate the main signature exhibition. She is an Artist and Independent Curator.
- Melissa Ulto, Digital Marketing, Design and Technology. She is the founder of Multo.
- Judith Rahilly, Dancer/Musician. She will serve as Musical Coordinator
- Shantel Asante-Kissi, Affordable Housing Advisor/Emerging Curator. She will work on fundraising and curate the community exhibition.
- Cheryl Duncan and Company, Inc. will handle publicity.
Concept:
The Creative Side presents Convergence: Pivoting a Renaissance: Art, Technology, Business and Wellness as the theme for the 2025 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). With a focus on bringing Jersey City’s diverse arts community together to celebrate and showcase the arts and culture of this dynamic city.
Our proposal is focused on a robust city-wide series that features 60-120 venues (10-20 locations in the 6 wards) presenting art, performance, music, poetry and film) and including 45-60 art studios with 2 signature exhibitions — one at the kick-off space and the other a community exhibition at to showcase both the best, diverse and inclusive works of Jersey City Artists not just limited to fine art.
Convergence speaks to the diversity of Jersey City arts — one with various perspectives, styles, and representation within artistic expressions, encompassing cultural identities, backgrounds and experiences. It creates inclusive arts programming and showcases intercultural arts of Latino, Filipino, Indian, Chinese, Arab, African, African American, Caribbean and all communities that make up Jersey City.
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