JERSEY CITY — Christine Goodman, founder of Art House Productions, has been named the new director of cultural affairs for Jersey City.
Goodman replaced Elizabeth Cain, who will become the executive director for the newly established Exchange Place Special Improvement district.
Goodman emerged on the Jersey City arts scene in 2001 when she started Art House Productions in the loft of Victory Hall on Grand Street. Since then, she has become one of a leader in the art scene hosting special events and doing performances around town, such as Words Against War, which was performed on the steps of City Hall. A one-woman play written by Goodman was the first theatrical piece the organization produced.
In 2003, Art House began to tape and broadcast its readings via Comcast public access channels, featuring local talent that might otherwise have gone unnoticed. Over the years, Art House has gone on to host theatrical performances, dance shows, visual art exhibits, and JC Fridays, held at the beginning of each calendar season.
Goodman launched the annual Snowball in 2007, a fundraiser as well as a major arts social event in Jersey City. During the last decade and half, Goodman has served as arts commissioner for the city’s arts advisory board and contributed to the Hudson County Arts Master plan.
She will be earning about $80,000 per year.
