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Thursday, May 31, 2012

JC Fridays



Art House Productions
presents

JC FRIDAYS
A full day of free arts events in Jersey City!
Spring * SUMMER * Winter * Fall

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012
art * performance * music * film
Support the arts! Explore your city!

7 YEAR JC FRIDAYS ANNIVERSARY EVENT AND OUR BIGGEST ONE YET!

Art House Productions presents JC Fridays, a quarterly arts festival held throughout Jersey City at the start of every season.  Local businesses and arts organizations join together to celebrate art and culture with a wide range of free events for the public.  Programs include art openings and exhibits, music, performance, film/video screenings and more!

FOR A FULL LISTING OF EVENTS (OVER 60 VENUES!!)
VISIT: WWW.JCFRIDAYS.COM

Want to know where to go?
Check out the JC FRIDAYS app and hit all of the stops.
Download the app: http://bit.ly/KZBPKq

Sponsors:
- The Jersey City Reporter- Jersey City Magazine
- Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the Jersey City Municipal Council & the Division of Cultural Affairs
- Jersey City Department of Housing, Economic Development, and Commerce
- Jersey City Economic Development Corporation (*)
- Historic Downtown SID
- PATH

* Paid for in part by the State of New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Program

Supporters:
Balance Salon, Hamilton Inn, Jersey City Independent, LITM, Made with Love Artisan Bakery & Café,
NEW Magazine, Parkside Bistro, Rockit Docket, Satis Bistro, Yelp

Friends:
BigDrum Art and Framing, Exotik Fashion Lounge, Pint Bar, Hard Grove Café,
Imago Beauty Group at the Basilico, Shades of Java

www.jcfridays.com
www.arthouseproductions.org
Art House Productions presents
JC FRIDAYS
Celebrating the arts in Jersey City
www.jcfridays.com
www.arthouseproductions.org

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

giant carbon footprint




Giant carbon footprints
on discarded refrigerators pose the question of the human impact on earth.

Refrigeration representing in an iconic way a historical shift in life style and habits
for industry and households worldwide.
Refrigeration created a huge shift in food distribution, warehousing and transportation.


Uta Brauser's installation asks the viewer to bring  our (human) energy demands, decisions and needs in perspective with our place on the globe.

The exhibit opens in Jersey City NJ  on Grove street (Creative Grove artist market) part of JC Fridays, Grove street PATH plaza, on June 1, 2012, 3-11 pm.

It travels to  Bushwick Open Studios (BOS)June 2, 3 on Bogart and Grattan, Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC  10 am - 7 pm both days

The exhibit will revisit Grove street on June 8, 2012
Uta Brauser is an international artist, multi disciplinary,
works ranging form drawings, sculptures, wearable designs, performance art to 
installations.



www.fishwithbraids.blogspot.com
Creative Grove on JC Fridays:
DJ Pastiche delivers 2 hours of minimal techno, together with Groove on Grove's band features, artists, DIY crafters, vendors, food, lounge and drinks.

3 - 11 pm,
June 1, 2012

Art Installation: Giant carbon footprint by Uta Brauser. Giant footprints are placed on throw-away refrigerators and discarded TV sets to remind us of our energy behaviors and impact on Earth, bring the viewer to a historical context of the development of energy needs and consumption.

The artist markets offers visual art by community based artists, designer T-shirts, independent fashion, locally created jewelry, innovative recycling, paper designs, candles, dog products, metal and leatherworks.

creativegrove.org