Professional Development Workshop for Artists
I'VE GOT TALENT, NOW WHAT?

CREATIVE POTENTIAL: The State of the Arts and
the Revitalization of Community
Thursday, May 22, 6pm-8pm, Free Event

Social hour with refreshments and artist networking opportunity from 6pm-7pm.
Roundtable discussion from 7pm-8pm!

Join Jersey City Museum and Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs for a social hour and seminar about career management in the arts. The evening will begin with an informal tea party where guests will have the opportunity to network with other artists and curators, including Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Curator, Jersey City Museum; Erin Riley-Lopez, Assistant Curator, Bronx Museum of Art; Rupert Ravens, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, and Mary Birmingham, Curator, Hunterdon Art Museum.

Renowned fiber artist, Xenobia Bailey, will then address how the artist can bridge the worlds of local community, cultural organizations, corporations and foundations to create a mutually beneficial network of collaboration and cultural vitality. In addition, she will address ways to cultivate a network of support to enrich studio work and promote career longevity. Ms. Bailey will also discuss her career, from emerging artist to museum exhibitions. Ms. Bailey's collaborative exhibition, (RE)possessed is currently on view in Jersey City Museum's Project Gallery thru August, 2008.

Caranda Fine Foods: Purveyors of Africa's finest coffees, teas and specialty foods, will be providing a selection of their finest teas.

Those interested in attending are recommended to RSVP to Meredith Lippman at the HCOCHA/Tourism Development by email:mailto:mlippman@hcnj.us or call 201-459-2070 by Wednesday, May 21.

This program is sponsored by the Hudson County Office of Cultural Affairs/Tourism Development, Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive, the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Jersey City Museum and New Jersey City University.

JERSEY CITY MUSEUM | 350 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 | www.jerseycitymuseum.org