This Must Be Home A Wonder Women Project

This Must Be Home
A Wonder Women Project

March 25 – April 2

Please join us for the artists’ reception on Tuesday April 2nd from

5-8pm in the Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery at New Jersey City University

RSVP to our Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/events/602691376427717/

Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery
Hepburn Hall (Room 323)
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305

An artists’ reception: Tuesday, April 2nd, 5-8pm
Christine daCruz
Sharon De La Cruz
Asha Ganpat
Alana Kakoyiannis
Michelle Vitale Loughlin
Lizette Louis
Melissa MacAlpin
Holly Pitre

This Must be Home is an exhibition of work from the eighth annual Wonder Woman residency program of the Jersey City-based _gaia artist collective. Curated by Doris Cacoilo, acting director of NJCU galleries and _gaia director; Meredith Goncalves, Sharon De La Cruz, and Sarah Nelson Wright, This Must Be Home will feature eight works by eight artists from seven years of _gaia residencies that range in themes and mediums, encompassing notions of home, domesticity, belonging, and place.

Among the artists whose work will be included in the exhibit are Lizette Louis, a 2009 NJCU alumna and the daughter of a single parent immigrant whose work pays homage to mothers of first-generation children and the language and cultural barriers they face when navigating the world; Alana Kakoyiannis whose three-minute looped video features the iconic kitchen brand pyrex to explore narratives of domesticity and women’s work within a compressed visual frame devoid of any contextual details; and Michelle Vitale Loughlin, who recycled scraps of shirts and sheets to create a quilt that illustrates foreclosures in her Jersey City neighborhood at the height of the housing crisis.

Ten: a _gaia Milestone Gala+Auction

You are invited to _gaia’s TEN year anniversary celebration at City Hall this Friday October 19th at 6pm. Come celebrate with us!!

October 19 – This Friday!
GALA + AUCTION 6pm
TEN: a _gaia milestone – A celebration gala and silent auction to benefit _gaia

***Fancy dress encouraged****
Reception 6pm
Silent Auction – last bid 9pm

City Hall Jersey City
280 Grove Street
Jersey City, NJ

RSVP to our facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/events/509100542435801/

Performances by: Christina Alessi and Dujuana Sharese with TPI
A collection of works donated by _gaia supporters, an ever growing community of artists and designers, will be auctioned through out the evening from 6-9pm. Bids will be closed at 9pm.

ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Aileen Bassis
Agnes Wszolkowska
Alux Loyola
AmandaThackray
Andrea Breitman
Andria Morales
Anjali Bhargava
Beth Achenbach
Beth Bentley
Beth DiCara
Brian Gustafson
Brooke Hanson
Carolina Lavin
Charlotte Exantus
Christine DaCruz
Christine Wagner
Colleen Gutwien
Cristina Villaflor
Cristine Posner
Danielle Fotopoulos
Deborah Jack
Doris Caçoilo
Eileen Ferara
Elyse deRonde
Emily Nugent
Evonne Davis
Gail Boykewich
Gary Schneider
Gwen Charles
Hannah Kirshner
Heather Ossandon
Heather Warfel Sandler
Herb Rosenberg
Hiroshi Kumagai
Jack Halpin
Joana Ricou
Kayt Hester
Leona Strassberg-Steiner
Lillian Ribeiro
Linda Hu
Lindsey Muscato
Lisa Conrad
Lizette Louis
Marci Mathew
Megan Klim
Melissa MacAlpin
Meredith Gonçalves
Nancy Ghani
Narciso Espiritu Jr
Nat Zaro
Nicole Contreras
Norene Leddy
Orivelis Torres
Rachel Serbinski
Roxana Marroquin
Sandra Silva
Sarah Julig
Sharon De La Cruz
Stephanie Romano
Stephanie Tichenor
Stephanie Werthman
Sue Kasdon
Sulaiman Mathew-Wilson
Tammy Henriques
Vandana Jain
Vicki Michalios
Willa Goldthwaite Brown

This event would not be possible without the generous support of these artists and our sponsors:

Division of Cultural Affairs
Jersey City, City Hall
ProArts Jersey City
Evaton / Sogrape
Teixeira’s Bakery
Madame Claude Cafe
Madame Claude Wine
Dames Coffee
Saigon Cafe

** INSTIGATOR ZINE is publishing a daily countdown to the _gaia GALA. Check it out!

THANK YOU ALL!!!!

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TEN @ _gaia studio

Please join us for a wine and cheese reception this Friday, October 5th 6-9pm for

TEN
Works by current _gaia members as part of a celebration of TEN years of art and activism!

_gaia has been creating programs for artists in the Jersey City community for 10 years. We are celebrating this milestone with our first ever Gala + Auction fundraiser at City Hall on October 19th and two additional exhibition in JC for the Artist Studio Tour on October 13+14. This month we are dedicating our _gaia gallery space to all of the current _gaia members. Come see this group show and celebrate with us this month! This is a Family-friendly event!

RSVP at our FB invite: http://www.facebook.com/events/386445594762404/

Hope to see you at _gaia!

Call for art donations – TEN exhibition at City Hall JC

Please help us continue to serve our cultural community by donating a work of art for this benefit. 100% of the sale of all artworks will go towards _gaia programming.

_gaia has been creating programs for artists in the Jersey City community for 10 years. We are celebrating this milestone with our first ever Gala Fundraiser. Your support will allow us to continue to carry out our mission for the advancement, visibility, and development of emerging artists. Your artwork will be on exhibition during the Jersey City Studio Tour and will be seen by thousands of art lovers!

Our Gala will be held on Friday, October 19, 2012, at City Hall in Jersey City, NJ. There will be a cocktail reception at 6pm and a running silent auction until 10 pm. Free admission.

***We would greatly appreciate if you could respond as soon as possible. We are accepting works immediately, email us for drop off at TEN@gaiastudio.org. Deadline is October 4th. ***

Thank you in advance for your generosity. Your contribution will make a huge difference. We look forward to hearing from you!

The DONATION FORM can be downloaded here: http://gaiastudio.org/pdf/TEN_Auction.pdf

Please join us for a wine and cheese reception this Friday, September 7th 6-9pm for

Blood Apple
New Works by Willa Goldthwaite

These nontraditional watercolor drawings are the artist’s dream-like interpretations inspired by the dark aspects of classic fairy tale stories. This is a Family-friendly JC Fridays event!

RSVP at our FB invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/274666229300933

Hope to see you at _gaia!

_gaia gallery August show: DYSTOPIA

DYSTOPIA
Please join us Friday, August 10th from 7-9:30pm we will be featuring new works by Cathleen Parra and Nat Zaro

Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/351123648297620/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_gaia gallery July show: Make.Believe.

Make:Believe.
original artwork and photography by Christine DaCruz and Nancy A. Ghani

Definition: A pretending that what is not real is real

Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/403341726389811/

_gaia presents

Works in Progress
One-act play readings, written by Jami Brandli, an award-winning playwright.

Organized by Jenny Fersch and Lillian Ribeiro.
Come out to enjoy a night of one-act play readings on the Hudson River with some very talented folks at the amphitheatre located at Sinatra Park on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 6:00 pm. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair!

When: Friday, June 1, 2012
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Amphitheatre located at Sinatra Park
Frank Sinatra Park Drive btw 4th and 5th Streets (waterfront)
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Cost: FREE!

Plays presented will include:
Flooding
Comedy
B and C try to take a simple drive to a coffee shop. But there’s a problem. B has a phobia of cars, and C has a phobia of small spaces. As the two phobics struggle to put the key in the ignition and close the door, they end up bearing their hearts and falling for each other.

Looking for Bruce
Comedy
After posting her “Lost Cat” flyers all over town, Geraldine finds her recently estranged house cat, Bruce, on his birthday. During the last ten days of living on the streets, Bruce has discovered there’s more to life than just Fancy Feast and catnip. Geraldine desperately wants him back, but Bruce wants her new boyfriend out of the picture first.

Clowning Around
Comedy
Two women applying for the same low-level job go through extreme lengths to get it.

Wondrous
Dramedy
In the stockroom of Harry’s Supermarket, Dale, the owner’s son, discovers Shelly, young mermaid with a penchant for light beer, wading in a kiddie pool. As a hurricane threatens to destroy the small town, both Dale and Shelly realize they need each other in order to escape alive.

Moon Man
Dramedy
In the middle of the night, Lilith, a difficult widow, is visited by Moon Man, who has traveled from the moon to keep her company. Although Lilith tells Moon Man to leave, she is torn between wanting him to actually go and wanting him to stay. So she calls her son, Frankie, pretending that the house is on fire. When Frankie arrives, he cannot see Moon Man and finally reaches the end of his patience with his mother’s lying.

The Attic
Comedy
Moving backwards in time, the relationship between Lucy and Tucker, her living rag doll, man unfolds in Lucy’s attic. Through their relationship, we also discover the relationships Lucy has with her mother, father, and husband.

Once Removed
Dramedy
Elliot and Maggie, a married couple diseased with a deep sadness, are desperate to get back into bed. But here’s an undeniable bump under the covers and they are forced to face a recent tragedy.

Come out to enjoy the night on the Hudson River with some very talented folks.
Bring a blanket or a lawn chair!

When: Friday, June 1, 2012
Time: 6:00 pm
Where: Amphitheatre located at Sinatra park
Frank Sinatra Park Drive btw 4th and 5th Streets (waterfront)
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Cost: FREE!

For more information on _gaia visit www.gaiastudio.org and/or Jami Brandli, visit www.jamibrandli.com.

JAMI BRANDLI is an award-winning playwright published with Smith & Kraus. Her play, Technicolor Life, won the 2010 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Award and was developed at WordBRIDGE Playwrights Lab and the Ashland New Plays Festival. It was also finalist for the 2011 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and 2010 Princess Grace Fellowship. Her play, The Sinker, world premiered at HotCity Theatre in St. Louis and was nominated for a 2010 Kevin Kline Award for “Outstanding New Play.” Her latest play, BLISS (or Emily Post is Dead!), will be presented this spring as a MainStage selection for the 2012 Great Plains Theatre Conference. Jami lives in Pasadena and teaches dramatic writing at Lesley University’s low-residency MFA program in Boston. www.jamibrandli.com

_gaia gallery June Show: Color Me Happy

Color Me Happy
Braille Paintings and monochromatic works by Agnieszka Wszolkowska & Julie Healy Reade

Facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/events/361419133913453/

Blueprint by Cristine Posner opens May 4th in _gaia gallery

_gaia gallery presents

Blueprint
by Cristine Posner

May 4 – 25
Artist reception: Friday, May 4th 6-9pm

It has been two years since the Deepwater Horizon Explosion followed by the 4.1 million barrels of crude oil that poured into the Gulf of Mexico. BluePrint is a series of cyanotypes dealing with news coverage of the BP oil disaster of 2010. The reappearance of this work into the public eye serves the initial intention, commenting on the bombardment of news at the time, and the utter lack of news as the oil continues to linger in our oceans and the effects on the environment remain undetermined.

Facebook invite here: http://www.facebook.com/events/277952538963824