Buckle up Bayonne, It’s Showtime
by David Mosca | Jersey Journal August 6, 2020 Movies have always served as an escape from the real world. Even getting the movie theater experience seems like a luxury from so long ago. As social distancing continues this late into the summer, people are still looking for relief from being cooped up in their homes […]
Broadway World: Katya Collazo and Adam Davenport Will Star in SHALL WE DANCE For the Bridge Arts Festival’s Stay Home Sofa Series
by BWW News Desk May. 21, 2020 On June 11, 2020 at 6:30PM EST, Katya Collazo (The BlackList) and Adam Davenport (Naked Boys Singing, High Maintenance) will star in “Shall We Dance” written by LIT Council Founder Akin Salawu for the Bridge Arts Festival’s Stay Home Sofa Series. The Bridge Arts Festival Stay Home Sofa Series was conceptualized by husband and wife Cheryl Mack and […]
Bridge Art Gallery Brings Online Activities and Thanks Healthcare Heroes
By David Mosca | The Jersey Journal Although its doors are closed, Bayonne’s Bridge Art Gallery has initiated a wide variety of online activities to engage with its visual and performing arts community during this during this temporary new normal that the rest of the world is facing. The Bridge Art Gallery has been hosting […]
Bridge Art Gallery Exhibit Has Guest Curator and African-American Artists
By David Mosca | The Jersey Journal The 6th edition of the Expressive Creative Soul art exhibition will be held at Bayonne’s Bridge Art Gallery on Saturday, Feb. 8. The 2020 guest curator is Bryant Small. An award-winning alcohol ink artist, Small was a recipient for the Award of Excellence by Conception Arts in 2017. […]
Public Art Installation Features the Many Faces of Bayonne
By Falyn Stempler | The Jersey Journal When Cheryl Mack turned on the morning news one day last spring, she didn’t expect to see anything extraordinary. But when a segment on JR, an anonymous French artist who created the “Inside Out Project: People’s Faces,” she was filled with inspiration. The project, which consists of photo […]
What are Animodules? – Bayonne Community News
What are Animodules? – Peace Ambassadors Come to Bayonne The lived experiences of the people in a community should ideally be reflected in public art displays. But that is not always the case in Bayonne, where commercial statues forged in a faraway warehouse stand along Broadway and a monument dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 […]
Who or what was most influential in 2018?
The year 2018 found Hudson County energized by memorable people, important organizations, and trends that reflected what was happening around the country and around the world. Here is the Hudson Reporter’s list of local luminaries, dodgy characters, major events, cultural shifts, or silly happenings that were influential in 2018. 1 Immigration Activists Activists and elected officials […]
Bergen Point Does It Again
Fall is festival season in Bayonne. The second annual Bridge Arts Festival took place on Saturday, September 8, which will be followed by the Bergen Point Fall Festival on October 13. The Bridge Arts Festival, as its name suggests, places a strong emphasis on the arts. In Dennis Collins Park, against the backdrop of the […]
Beautiful New Bayonne-based Gallery Aims to Encourage NJ Creative Community
By Rory Arnold October 26, 2016 On September 24th, the Bergen Point art community in Bayonne got to meet the newest addition to the family. Cheryl and Christopher Mack unveiled the grand opening of their passion project, The Bridge Art Gallery, showcasing local work from Bayonne and Montclair artists, as well as some pieces from Atlanta. Located […]
Opening a Gallery in Bayonne, NJ
The day has come! Months after our first exhibition “Expressive Creative Soul” held at Bee’s Art Studio in Bayonne, New Jersey. We’re opening our own gallery to be able to expand on our vision of showcasing visual artist. We were blessed to have an article about our grand opening featured in the Bayonne Community Newspaper, […]