DT 234 Gallery is proud to recognize women in the arts, both locally and nationally! This group exhibition, which will run from September 27 - October 25, 2018, features artists from different backgrounds and styles. The show exhibits the diversity of works done by women from contemporary to traditional! An art reception will be held […]
Stay tuned for details to come! Visit www.thejcast.com for news and updates.
Celebrate art all across Jersey City with the Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). Stay tuned for updates. Visit www.thejcast.com for more information.
Jersey City Public Schools presents Teachers as Artists. An opening reception will be held in City Hall Rotunda Art Gallery on Friday, October 5, from 3:30 - 5:00 pm, and will celebrate the kick-off of the Jersey City Art and Studio Tour. The event is FREE and open to the public. For additional information regarding […]
Art House Productions will host an opening reception in celebration of their exhibition as part of the 2018 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour. The reception will take place on Friday, October 5, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. The gallery hours during the tour will be Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7, from 12:00 […]
Celebrate art all across Jersey City with the Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). Stay tuned for updates. Visit www.thejcast.com for more information.
Celebrate art all across Jersey City with the Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). Stay tuned for updates. Visit www.thejcast.com for more information.
Does history keep you awake at night? For many artists in this exhibition, it does. New Jersey City University (NJCU) presents The Persistence of History, curated by Peter Delman. The exhibition will be on show from October 6 through November 7. Opening Reception: Wednesday, October 17, 5:00 – 8:00 pm (click here to RSVP) Panel Discussion […]
During the Month of November, the Rotunda Art Gallery is set to feature installments as part of a city-wide celebration of Veteran's Day. The show will feature installments by Jersey City veterans and advocates who create art. An art reception will be held on Wednesday November 7, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm, and the exhibition […]
The Hudson County Community College Department of Cultural Affairs launched its fall season with the WWI: Beyond Flanders Fields exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. The exhibit curated by Michelle Vitale, HCCC Director of Cultural Affairs honors New Jersey WWI heroes and features unique military items from the National […]
Join Art House Productions for an opening reception on Friday, November 16, 6:30 pm. The Jersey City Affordable Art Show features installments by 22 artists, with pieces for sale all under $500! The reception is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the Art House Production Facebook event.
DT 234 Gallery will host an art reception on Tuesday November 20, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. The exhibition, "Holiday Art Show," features works by local Jersey City artists, and will run from November 20 - December 16. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. For additional information, please visit downtowngallery234.com.
On December 7, 2018, Art House Productions’ JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal festival! Jersey City’s premiere quarterly arts festival features art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood of our great city. JC Fridays will showcase a variety of happenings including visual art exhibitions, live […]
On December 7, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, join PRIME Gallery for an opening reception of Overlap, a collective show establishing a subtle harmony between abstract and figurative art featuring seven artists from the tristate area. This event is free and open to the public. Please visit the PRIME Gallery Facebook page for more information.
“Jersey City, New Jersey: Image and Narrative” During the month of December 2018 / January 2019, the Rotunda Gallery is set to feature a group exhibition highlighting Jersey City, New Jersey – Our landmarks, the friends and neighbors, the art and performance scene, local politics, our historic neighborhoods and the new development, the famous and […]
The City of Jersey City, Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs were honored to commemorate The Chadian Independence today Friday, August 11, 2023. The Chadian Community of New Jersey has directly contributed to the diversity and positive growth of Jersey City in various fields, including education, entrepreneurship, government as well as all aspects of life throughout the United States and abroad. Today the City of Jersey City and members of the Chadian community commemorate this day August 11, 2023 by proudly displaying the flags of the United States and the Republic of Chad together, high above City Hall in recognition of the socially adopted culture and ethnic diversity of our community of Jersey City.
The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city N’Djamena.
Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium AD, a series of states and empires had risen and fallen in Chad’s Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979 the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the South’s hegemony. The rebel commanders then fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. The Chadian–Libyan conflict erupted in 1978 by the Libyan invasion which stopped in 1987 with a French military intervention (Operation Épervier). Hissène Habré was overthrown in turn in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. With French support, a modernization of the Chad National Army was initiated in 1991. From 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan spilt over the border and destabilized the nation. While many political parties participated in Chad’s legislature, the National Assembly, power laid firmly in the hands of the Patriotic Salvation Movement during the presidency of Idriss Déby. After President Déby was killed by FACT rebels in April 2021, the Transitional Military Council led by his son Mahamat Déby assumed control of the government and dissolved the Assembly. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d’état.
Today’s flag raising reflects the camaraderie built between the United States and Republic of Chad and our enduring love for freedom, liberty and democracy that today the world is still inspired by.
