winter wonderland at Project Greenville call for art

Happy Autumn to Everyone,

Most of Jersey City is now covered in red and yellow leaves and Columbia Park right down our street is looking beautiful in crisp fall colors! And while this is my favorite season, I am writing looking ahead to the wintertime in the hopes that, despite my late communication regarding our latest open call, some of you will participate in and attend our 3rd Annual Winter Wonderland Weekend! This years group exhibit and festivities will take place Friday Saturday and Sunday December 6th, 7th and 8th, from 5-8pm each day. Deadline for entries is November 29th (but I 'm flexible for those who may need slightly more time : ) and we are looking for your art, photos, collages, drawings, paintings, crafts and other creative endevours that depict or invoke your feelings and imagery of Jersey City during the winter/holidays/new year. Along with the group art exhibit there will be the usual array of snacks from nearby businesses, a children's toy drive bin (bring a new or extremely gently used unwrapped toy to add to the donation!) and neighborhood raffle featuring prizes from local merchants. We are also working on scheduling some great live performances to add to each evening! To participate or learn more please email me directly at projectgreenville@gmail.com or give a call or text to (646)361-1858. I'm sorry to have not gotten this info out sooner, but I hope many of you can still participate on this shorter-than-usual notice and that you will certainly write us into your schedule to come check out the event one of the days that weekend : )

As always many thanks to all of you who participate, volunteer and show your interest which certainly motivates me to keep reaching out....thank you thank you thank you! Looking forward to welcoming the winter with all of you....unofficial after-party over at Moore's Lounge for Miss Ruth's fresh fish fry and live music : )

call for Greenville art, greenville project

Hope you have all been having a very good summer!  I'm excited to invite you to participate in our next group show which will be featured

during the September JC Fridays weekend (Sept 6th & 7th) as well as on display during the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour weekend (October

5th & 6th).

The theme of the show is simple:   I  GREENVILLE

We are seeking visual art of all styles (paintings, photographs, collage, drawings, sculpture etc) made by people living in Greenville

or depicting Greenville in some way.  So if you live (or lived) here you get free rein!  You have earned it and it will be my pleasure to

provide a space in the neighborhood to share and display your work pertaining to anything you like.  If you live in a different neighborhood but

would like to participate just make sure that your work somehow pertains to Greenville....use it as an excuse to visit and take pictures or make sketches,

learn more about our neighborhood at the library (we have a beautiful branch on Kennedy Blvd which also houses the Afro-American Historical Society Museum)

or online and create a collage or an essay or a timeline....or some other neat Greenville inspired projects : )

Also, in the hopes of adding another dimension to the mix, we are looking for MUSIC this time as well!  Bands, singer/song writers, poets

and rappers are encouraged to get in touch with me as I would love to schedule at least one audio element as a main event for each of the

days in question.  So if you are reading this and are involved with music, please write...either with a description of your own music or with

ideas on folks to contact who might be interested in performing.

As always there will be light refreshments from some of our nearby neighborhood businesses as well as a great exhibit to check out!

From a promotional point of view, any spreading of the word is much appreciated....post on your facebook page or tell your friends and

neighbors who might like to participate or come visit!  I will have flyers and postcards to hand out myself but to also share with any

of you who would be able to spread them around the city at local businesses, libraries, churches and other neighborhood spots for info.

And of course for those of you who participate to invite your friends and family with.

Speaking of which many of you have become MY friends (and my Jersey City Family : ) and I would love to be able to mail you a postcard,

with a stamp and everything, so please let me know your mailing address if you would enjoy receiving some old-fashion, tangible mail.

Hoping to create a nice map for the show with pushpins for people to show where in Greenville they either live, have lived or have

possibly depicted in their work, think it would be a neat interactive feature : )

Ideally it would be great to have everyone's work by August 31st, but as always I'd rather be flexible and have a great varied show

if people need a little extra time...just make arrangements with me.  But let's just say, for arguments sake, DEADLINE AUGUST 31ST.

email to elizabeth deegan

winter wonderland call for art

Winter Wonderland Weekend this December as part of the JC friday planned for December 7th. 
submit:
Last year id asked for only jersey city pictures, but this year i want people to just go wild!....photos, paintings, collage,
sculpture and crafts all revolving around winter, the spirit of the holidays and the closing of the old year and 
the welcoming of the new one.  Be creative and be enthusiastic; the feel of the event last year really warmed 
my heart after a year of ups and downs and i love being able to spend time with the folks in my community 
this way and invite you to my home to share some holiday cheer before the season gets so busy : ) 

I will have to submit all the info to Art House productions by October 25th in order to be listed in the pamphlet
for the December 7th JC Friday events, so please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to participate.
I won't need to have your work in-hand until Friday November 30th, so that is the official due date, but if you'd
like your name potentially included in the JC Friday materials, i must know by October 25th.  

I am hoping to make something special myself to include as part of the show!

As we did last year there will be a childrens toy drive bin for a local pre-school program on Ocean Avenue and 
a raffle to win prizes from local Greenville businesses as well as seasonal snacks to enjoy with each other!

projectgreenville@gmail.com

GREENVILLE

animal paw-traits at Project Greenville

Project Greenville: the roommates show

 the Roommates Show, presented by Project Greenville begins this weekend Friday September 9th (as part of JC Fridays) and Saturday September 10th, both from 3-8pm at 128 Winfield Ave. in the Greenville section of Jersey City. Featuring paintings, drawings, photography, poetry and music by Margeaux Lucas, Holly Hosman, Arthur Campbell, Elizabeth Deegan and Frank Tedesso. For additional info go to www.projectgreenville.webs.com open for studio tour oct 1, 2