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SMUSH Gallery recognizes disparities in America and has dedicated itself to an ongoing process of anti-oppression work and equitable practices // Mission, Vision, and Equity Commitments // Equity Statement // Non-Discrimination Statement // Grievance Procedure // ADA Plan

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WE WANT TO KNOW YOU <3

ABOUT SMUSH

We are
a vibrant creative and community art space in Jersey City, led by artistic directors Benedicto Figueroa & Katelyn Halpern

We host
a wide + lovely range of events, exhibitions, workshops, and rentals

We live
at 340 Summit Avenue, Jersey City, near Journal Square // @smushgallery

CONTACT US

hello@smushgallery.com // @smushgallery
340 Summit Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey

Getting to SMUSH Gallery (340 Summit Ave, Jersey City)
- Take the PATH to Journal Square, walk 10 min
(exit JSQ toward Sip Ave, walk east on Sip to Summit, walk 4 1/2 blocks south on Summit Ave)
- Street parking is available

INSTAGRAM <3

PRESS

New Shows at SMUSH Gallery and Drawing Rooms Evince Paranoia and Persistence (3/15/24, Jersey City Times)
Spring Dance series is coming to SMUSH Gallery (3/13/24, NJ.com)
SMUSH celebrates Black History Month with 2nd annual Sunday Service open mic (2/14/24, Jersey Journal)
Jersey Art Book Fair Comes to Liberty State Park This Weekend (2/2/24, Jersey City Times)
Jersey City Arts 2023 — What Happened? (12/17/23, Jersey City Times)
The Fifteen Best Art Shows of 2023 (12/10/23, Jersey City Times)
Imaginative Young Artists Take the Reins at Two Jersey City Fridays Art Shows (12/1/23, Jersey City Times)
2024 Arts Forecast: Cloudy, With a Chance of Storms (11/10/23, Jersey City Times)
Seven Art Openings and Closings for the Last Weekend of September (9/29/23, Jersey City Times)
SMUSH becomes monthlong ‘disaster [place],’ in a good way (9/27/23, NJ.com)
Jersey City awards $1 million to artists, arts groups from trust fund (4/28/23, NJ.com)
April 29 is final day for ‘Earth Temple: A Sanctuary for Ecological Grief & Love’ at SMUSH (4/26/23, Jersey Journal)
JC Fridays: Our Picks (3/2/23, Jersey City Times)
Rogue Waves March: Musical Events in Jersey City (3/1/23, Jersey City Times)
International Women’s Day of Dance celebrates agency, individuality and creativity (3/7/23, NJ Indy)
After uncertainty of keeping its doors open last year, SMUSH Gallery celebrates Year 5 (2/22/23, Jersey Journal)
Inside Jersey City’s unique, vibrant SMUSH Gallery, a ‘neighborhood oddity’ (2/16/23, NJ Indy)
Golden Light Poetry hosting Black History Month Open Mic Friday at SMUSH and Winter Wellness Feb. 9 (2/1/23, Jersey Journal)
A Theater is Missing at Art House and “Are You There?” at SMUSH (12/1/22, Jersey City Times)
‘Are You There?’ for electric signs of life in poetry installation closing this weekend at SMUSH (11/30/22, Jersey Journal)
Holiday celebrations, ballroom dancing, and more in Hudson County (11/30/22, NJ.com)
This Local Poet Created an Interactive Poetry Exhibit in Jersey City (11/8/22, HobokenGirl.com)
From the Squares to the Greenville Art Crossroads: Inroads west for JCAST 2022 (9/28/22, NJ.com)
Nineteen Places In Jersey City To See An Art Show: September 2022 (8/26/22, Jersey City Times)
Two Humble, Yet Effective, Shows in McGinley Square (6/3/22, Jersey City Times)
JC Fridays includes artists with disabilities for summer season (5/25/22, NJ.com)
In Journal Square, Eonta preps to reopen as SMUSH struggles with funding (5/12/22, NJ.com)
Threatened with Closure, SMUSH Gallery Looks For Help (4/1/22, Jersey City Times)
Profile of “Bodies Boobies Bootys” (3/22/22, IG @arcdirect)
Derek Humphrey, Meka Mo, and more join for ‘A Comedy Show!’ at SMUSH (1/19/22, NJ.com)
“Alive Is a Matter of Opinion,” at SMUSH Gallery (12/10/21, Jersey City Times)
A Walk Through The Last Jersey City Friday Of 2021 (12/3/21, Jersey City Times)
JCAST Roundup (10/6/21, Jersey City Times)
Review: ‘Mutant Gifts: I Am Just Here Becoming Some Strange Kind of Love’ by Alison Clancy (6/26/21, Bodies Never Lie)
A utopian detour through ‘Innards,’ plus ‘Mutant Gifts’ works of dance, at SMUSH (6/23/21, NJ.com)
Artists Explore Pop Music Icons in Two Local Shows (6/11/21, Jersey City Times)
Four Art Shows for Mother’s Day Weekend (5/6/21, Jersey City Times)
Make candles for Mother’s Day, coach discusses health, and it’s closing weekend for artists first solo show (5/5/21, NJ.com)
Stories of pandemic hardships and struggling artists revealed for JC Fridays (12/2/20, NJ.com)
Rally at Liberty State Park; Annual 9/11 blood drive on schedule, more | Upcoming (9/3/20, NJ.com) - White Space Highlight!
Show at SMUSH was both milestone for artist, test-run for events emphasizing safety (8/27/20, NJ.com)
Singing ghosts? Check out episodes of GOMO TV brought to you by SMUSH gallery (7/16/20, NJ.com)
Hudson arts 4 months into pandemic Pt 1: Hudson Theatre Works, SMUSH’s Brown Paper Ticket woes (7/16/20, NJ.com)
Inches (5/10/20, The Tris McCall Report)
The Future of Jersey City’s Arts Community May Look Grim But Artists Remain Optimistic (4/24/20, Jersey Journal)
Art Spaces Adjust to a New Reality (3/27/20, Jersey City Times)
Thirteen Places in Town to See Live Music Now (3/9/20, Jersey City Times)
Tris McCall’s First JC Fridays of 2020 Roundup (3/6/20, Jersey City Times)
‘A feat to hang in there’: SMUSH Gallery marks ‘Double Bubble 2nd Birthday,’ Feb. 28 (2/27/20, NJ.com)
SMUSH presents 12 hours of movement among visual installations on Feb. 21, 22 (2/20/20, NJ.com)
Heart Echoes: Paintings by Marta Blair (1/30/20, Jersey City Times)
‘The heart is there, anyway’: ‘Heart Echoes: Paintings by Marta Blair’ opening at SMUSH (1/22/20, NJ.com)
Unique band in residency & Ukuladies for SMUSH weekend shows (12/12/19, NJ.com)
SMUSH Moves Vol. 9 dancers want non-dancers to feel like you can dance (if you want to) (12/11/19, NJ.com)
4 Options for JC Fridays (12/6/19, Jersey City Times) - Art on Toast Review!
Bundle up for JC Fridays winter edition this week (12/3/19, NJ.com)
SMUSH Gallery puts artists at forefront with T-shirts and more for Small Business Saturday (11/27/19, NJ.com)
Weekend Walks: Journal Square on the Rise (11/15/19, JerseyDigs.com)
You can’t eat these artworks, but they can nourish your mind (11/14/19, NJ.com)
Artist’s new exhibit shows there is more to Meadowlands than shopping (10/24/19, News12 New Jersey)
Contemplate ‘American Dream’ in SMUSH Gallery’s ‘The Wet Lounge: A Meadowlands Club’ (10/22/19, NJ.com)
Fourteen Places in Town to See an Art Show (10/14/19, Jersey City Times, Updated 3/6/20)
SMUSH Moves Vol. 8 will be better in person, even though one performance streams (9/18/19, NJ.com)
Top 10 Things to Do in Jersey City this Weekend (9/18/19, ChicpeaJC.com)
No Paine: Just a ‘room of friends’ at SMUSH Gallery for concert Sunday (9/11/19, NJ.com)
’Find Your Funny’ and maybe some optimism with class coming to SMUSH (8/20/19, NJ.com)
You don’t just get to look at the art, you can touch it too (6/13/19, NJ.com)
Top 14 Things to Do in Jersey City this Weekend (6/12/19, ChicpeaJC.com)
SMUSH Moves Vol. 7 looks to be as up-close and ‘visceral’ as previous entries (6/6/19, NJ.com)
Coming to SMUSH, woman’s toxic relationship with vodka plays out in ‘Message in a Bottle’ (5/15/19, NJ.com)
An alternative to Sotheby’s: The deeper worth of SMUSH’s 'Zero to 70′ show (5/2/19, NJ.com)
We Are Particles : A Contemporary Dance Mixed Bill Review (4/26/19, Dance-Enthusiast.com)
SMUSHing ‘Censhorsh**’ and dancing with tenderness on gallery’s showbill (4/25/19, NJ.com)
Top Things to Do this Weekend in Jersey City (4/18/19, ChicpeaJC.com)
Top 10 Things to Do in Jersey City this Weekend (4/3/19, ChicpeaJC.com)