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Made of Leaves Studio, 195 New York Ave, Jersey City
Jersey City Vinyl Club throws a house party at Made of Leaves Studio.
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Provost St between Bay & Morgan, Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City
An outdoor salsa night with Riverview Jazz, part of the free Jersey City Music & Arts Festival. Weather permitting.
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The Heights, 353 Central Ave, Jersey City
The 37th Jersey City Art & Studio Tour opens with the JCAST Legend Awards honoring Diane Dragone and Ben Jones, plus the official exhibition opening.
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Studios and galleries across all six wards of Jersey City
Open studios, galleries and around 25 free workshops across the city, Oct 2–4. This year's theme: Unbounded Nature.
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McGinley Square Plaza, corner of Montgomery St & Bergen Ave, Jersey City
Titojaydraws brings Art Affair back in a new location, in partnership with JCAST: original art, live painting, crafts, comics and photography from tri-state artists. chief&mischief is vending.
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Provost St between Bay & Morgan, Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City
The New Jersey Symphony closes the Jersey City Music & Arts Festival with a free outdoor chamber concert. Weather permitting.
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Smush Gallery, 340 Summit Ave, Jersey City
A live performance at Smush Gallery in the Heights, presented by SMUSH with the Jersey City Arts & Culture Trust Fund.
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Monty Hall (WFMU), 43 Montgomery St, Jersey City
WFMU screens the cult concert film URGH! A Music War, with a live presentation by The Professors of Urgh, Chaki and Chris Slusarenko.
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Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg
An all-ages night of live music at Guttenberg Arts, the artist residency and studio in north Hudson County.
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Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg
"Freedom is a Place, and we make it!" A free, all-ages collage workshop on building new worlds, led by Jennifer Ulloa.
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Online (Zoom), hosted by Smush Gallery
Bring work in progress and get feedback from fellow artists. A monthly session from SMUSH and the Jersey City Arts & Culture Trust Fund.
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Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg
A three-hour figure drawing session with a live model. Ages 18+, limited to 20 artists, so register ahead.
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Art House Productions, 345 Marin Blvd, Jersey City
Last chance to see Creation from Destruction, Art House's exhibition with the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs, on view since Sept 11.
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902 Brewing Co., Pacific Ave, Jersey City
The 5th annual Hudson County Fall Fest: live music on two stages, local artisan vendors, food, and trick-or-treating for the kids.
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The longer I've been on my creative journey, the more I've come to realize how important community is for creators. Being able to ask someone. Finding out about opportunities and new spaces. Introductions that lead to new projects.
I wanted to take my experiences — managing my own brand chief&mischief, managing bands, hosting events in NYC and Tokyo, and a natural instinct to connect people because it's the right thing to do — and put that into Arttavo.
I know others might think we're saturated with digital platforms where creators broadcast to audiences. But that is not Arttavo. Arttavo actively seeks to match artists with the spaces and opportunities that already exist — the beautiful cafés, boutiques, studios, and cultural spaces across our neighborhoods that are waiting to come alive. The talent is here. The spaces are here. Arttavo is where they find each other.
Brandon Downer
Arttavo members don’t just use the platform — they build it, and they benefit from it. Contribution earns credits. Credits reduce cost. Platform success flows back to the people who created it. For members who go deeper — into Labs, into real projects — there is a path to real ownership. This is what separates Arttavo from every other platform serving creatives.
Communities
Discipline-based community spaces where creators connect, share work-in-progress, receive feedback, and find collaborators.
Arttavo Labs
The flagship differentiated feature. Members propose real creative projects. The community collaborates to build them. Contributors earn credits and equity stakes in what they help create.
MicroActivation Marketplace
The IRL engine of the ecosystem. Small creative gatherings that activate physical spaces — and the B2B marketplace that powers them at scale.
Opportunity Matching Engine
A data-driven system that matches creators with relevant external opportunities — grants, residencies, showcases, festivals, and resources — based on their profile, discipline, location, and career stage
Explore a living gallery of local talent—art, music, and ideas brought to life by your neighbors. Every piece tells a story, every event sparks connection. Dive in, get inspired, and imagine what you’ll create next.
Discover how our members build together and inspire each other.
Steezi makes melodic hip hop that doesn't fit one lane — and that's exactly the point. She performed at Arttavo Connects at Neighbors Studio and brought other artists in to perform and exhibit alongside her. She doesn't wait to be in the right room. She helps make it.
Why Arttavo: For Steezi, the community isn't about finding an audience. It's about finding the producer who hears what she hears, the visual artist who can translate the feeling. That search used to be accidental. Here it's intentional.
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What sustained advocacy looks like Brandon planned for Fiona Bloom and Turbo Goth to meet at Arttavo Connects. Before the event, he took an additional step — he invited Fiona to a showcase to see them perform. He captured her reaction on video.
That footage had significant engagement. Turbo Goth included it in a post on their own IG channel. By the time Fiona and the band were in the same room at Arttavo Connects, the connection was already in motion.
Why Arttavo: Fiona is one of the inspirations behind Arttavo — someone Brandon has introduced to several artists over the years. The platform exists so that kind of intentional, documented advocacy has more room to operate.
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