Alley Cat Gallery

09/26/2025

Proud to be part of Jersey City Art & Studio Tour since 2009! Come by next weekend, October 4th & 5th, 12-6pm! Featuring Beth Achenbach Artist, Vera Vixeness, and Remy's Studio

TEN (10) GALLERIES TO VISIT at JCAST in Downtown. (Ward D)

Novado Gallery

Alley Cat Gallery

CREATIVE ART CENTER, JCFree Public Library

ART 150 JC

313 Gallery

Bridge Art Gallery (ILLUME) at Nimbus

IMUR Gallery

Deep Space (LIGHTWORK)

ProArts Gallery

Outliers Gallery

The 36th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST), October 3rd - 5th, 2025

The Creative Side presents Convergence: Pivoting a Renaissance: Art, Technology, Business and Wellness for the 2025 Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST). From October 3rd - 5th, JCAST is a robust city-wide series featuring 120+ venues (in the 6 wards) presenting art, performance, music, poetry and film and including 60+ art studios with 2 signature exhibitions — one at the kick-off and the other a community exhibition — to showcase both the best, diverse and inclusive works of Jersey City Artists not just limited to fine art, and concludes with a closing event.

Events to attend:

OCTOBER 3: PRESS PREVIEW: 12 NOON
OCTOBER 3: PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING: 1 - 3PM
OCTOBER 3: JCAST VIP FUNDRAISER: 4 - 5:30PM
OCTOBER 3: KICK-OFF OPENING EVENT: 6 - 9PM
OCTOBER 4: EXHIBITION OPENING: 2-4PM

Daily:

OCTOBER 3: General Admission: 10AM-6PM
OCTOBER 4: General Admission: 12-9PM
OCTOBER 5: General Admission: 12-6PM

OCTOBER 5: Closing Event: 6-8PM

Registration for events at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/36th-annual-jersey-city-art-studio-tour-jcast-tickets-1572655106759

To sign up for more info for Jersey City Art & Studio Tour (JCAST) 2025, visit thejcast.com. Follow on Instagram and on Facebook. Email [email protected]

JCAST is produced by The Creative Side and sponsored by The City of Jersey City, The Office of Cultural Affairs, Gardenship, Jersey City Arts Council, Lefrak, Jackson Hill Special Improvement District, Historic Downtown Special Improvement District, Magnum Opus, Jersey City Free Public Library, Jersey City EDC, RUMI, JC Famillies, BIKE JC, Hudson Chamber of Commerce, Out in Jersey and Craig Guy, County Executive of Hudson County, Educational Art Teams, Bergen Hall and Eden Wood Realty.

11/11/2024

Friends of Alley Cat Gallery, tonight is the wrap up meeting for this past October's Jersey City Art & Studio Tour. As many of you know, Alley Cat Gallery was not officially registed this year because the hours for Galleries was changed to evening hours which is not what we wanted for us or for those of you that come to visit us in the alley every year. So tonight is your chance to listen to the organizers and give your opinions about what worked or didn't work for you as either participants or visitors to the studios/galleries. There are also two online surveys you can take today to voice your thoughts. If you want to attend tonight's meeting you must register to get the zoom link.

The 35th JCAST is behind us - let’s discuss what worked, what didn’t, before planning begins for the 36th.

Was the split focus a success? Should the experiment continue with tweaks or be abandoned? Should JCAST stay a city-wide event or be divided into neighborhoods? Lots of topics to discuss.

Zoom link for 7:30pm meeting Monday November 11, 2024 (also in profile)
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtcumvqjMoGtZhg0bR6Sy_pyF1QP8A—XF

Before the meeting, please fill out one of the post-JCAST surveys:

Participant survey link:
https://forms.gle/RfCcgjTdQnSdamQz8

Visitor survey link:
https://forms.gle/jnfHkLdXhurtmjj37




Artist photos by Megan Maloy

10/06/2024

While you're in the Alley Cat Gallery neighborhood, make sure to stop by Curious Matter today, Sunday Oct 6 from 12 to 5pm!
272 5th Street, downtown Jersey City

10/06/2024

10/06/2024

If you are walking around The Heights today pop in to Studio 357 at 357 Palisade Avenue, Sunday, Oct 6, 1 to 5pm

10/06/2024

Visit SMUSH Gallery (340 Summit Ave.) today…with the audacious ‘Bolivareando: Similar, Not the Same,’ Buttered Roll’s cannonball dive into the pool of pan-American history and identity.”
See the show...
Sunday Oct 6, 5-8p
Sat & Sun Oct 12-13, 3-6p

10/05/2024

We open at 12pm today for Alley Cat Open Studio Celebration, stop by!

10/03/2024

Jersey City born and resident Miguel Cardenas was trained as an architect and received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute in 1986. He continued his studies at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture where he received his Master of Science Degree in Advanced Architectural Design and Theory. Miguel has practiced as an architect for over 25 years and has been an integral part of the Jersey City artist community since 2002 where he has exhibited his work in a vast variety of galleries and venues. Miguel is currently teaching Intro to Architectural Design and Green Construction as part of the Careers and Technology Education Program at Dickinson HS in Jersey City.
Miguel’s digital and hand-cut collage/assemblages attempt to blur the line between art and design by creating a narrative of associations. Architectonic spatial concepts are applied by overlaying juxtaposing appropriated iconic images and text taken from art history, social history as well as pop culture. Miguel’s work attempts to inhabit the ambiguous, interstitial space or grey zone that exists in between binary oppositions-
where things are NOT “either/or”, BUT “both/and”.
Come by Alley Cat Open Studio Celebration October 5 & 6 to see Miguel Cardenas Art and Design and his brilliant work!

10/02/2024

Thanks for the shout out NJ.com, The Jersey Journal, David Mosca! Come see us this weekend Sat and Sun, Oct 5 & 6, 12pm to 6pm both days! Featuring Silver Sculptor, Miguel Cardenas Art and Design and Beth Achenbach Artist

From over 69 galleries participating, here's a taste of what's happening during the 35th annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour.

09/27/2024

Silver Sculptor, Joanne Simmons has always been drawn to the beauty of structure and form, which is why her jewelry designs are heavily influenced by the clean lines of architecture and the organic elements of nature. After moving to the U.S. from London in 2005, she set out on this exciting journey to turn her passion for design and craftsmanship into a reality, and has been doing just that ever since!
Joanne is one of the founders of Alley Cat Gallery and will have her table of hand crafted jewelry at the Alley Cat Open Studio Celebration on October 5th and 6th, celebrating 15 years of bringing art to the community!