JCAST 2022 Community Gallery Exhibition!

Excited to be a participant in the “JCAST 2021 Community Gallery Exhibition” at the “JCAST Community Gallery East”. Located across the street from the Canco Park and adjacent to the Mana Contemporary

September 30th - October 2nd 2022

Friday 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Saturday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Sunday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

This is a fantastic annual event sponsored by the City of Jersey City and the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs which turns this city into an expansive art enclave. There are a lot of venues to EXPLORE

Explore Art this weekend!

Umang Shah (aka u:shah)

JCAST 2021 Community Gallery Exhibition!

Excited to be a participant in the “JCAST 2021 Community Gallery Exhibition”.

The Jersey City Art and Studio Tour (JCAST) was developed from an event rooted in artists’ studios, retailers and other downtown spaces, including the historic 111 First Street art collective, into the City’s premier cultural event. For nearly three decades, the tour has attracted thousands of art aficionados from New York, New Jersey and beyond to tour hundreds of art and performance spaces.

Location: 150 Bay Street (2nd floor), Jersey City, NJ 07302

The entrance lobby for the 2nd floor studios is located at the North-East corner of the building (corner of 1st St. and Provost St.)

Dates/Times:

1. Opening Night: Thu, Sep 30, 6-9 PM

2. Open Gallery: Fri, Oct 1, 3-8 PM

3. Open Gallery: Sat, Oct 2, 12-6 PM

4. Open Gallery: Sun, Oct 3, 12-6 PM

LINK to my work

Pop-Up Art Show - Newton, Massachusetts

During the Month of July 2020, we had some downtime and escaped to Massachusetts where we were allowed to make a little mess in the outdoors. The pandemic lockdown and the summer stall, allowed us to focus on more artistic endeavors.

We had the idea to engage our neighbors through the art work that we were producing on the premises. Hence, we set-up a Pop-Up art show that allowed our cabin-fever strickened neighbors to check out some art on their daily, leg stretching walks through the neighborhood.

The engagement with neighbors was fantastic. We met neighbors that we never knew existing and through social distancing measures, learned a lot about each other.

Some visual aids to give you an idea:

Removable easels as to not startle sensitive neighbors were implemented. All easels were removed after each showing.

Size: 28” x 19”

Media: Reclaimed wood (100+ years old), acrylic paint, wax, pencil and carving

Year: 2020

Size: 24" x 36"

Media: wood canvas, charcoal, acrylic ink, acrylic paint, charcoal, paper, glue and pencil

Year: 2020

Size: 26 1/2" x 39 1/2'

Media: Recycled wood pallet wood, charcoal and acrylic paint

Year: 2020

Size: 16"x 12"

Media: acrylic and charcoal on canvas 

Year: 2020

Size: 48"x24"
Media: wood slats, paper, newspaper, paint, charcoal, glue

Year: 2020

Overall, a fun experiment and we hope we can get a few more shows in before the end of Summer. More of the art work can be found HERE