Pro Arts Jersey City will present First Impressions, a curated visual arts exhibition at ART150 Gallery in Jersey City, New Jersey. The exhibition will be open to the public on weekends from January 11 through Saturday, February 7, 2026, with gallery hours from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
The exhibition will open with a public reception on Sunday, January 11, scheduled from 1:15 to 3:00 PM. ART150 Gallery is located at 157A First Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Visitors can access the gallery through the entrance located at the corner of Provost Street and First Street. The space is wheelchair accessible.
- Pro Arts Jersey City will present First Impressions at ART150 Gallery on weekends from January 11 through February 7, 2026, with an opening reception on January 11 from 1:15 to 3:00 PM.
- The exhibition is curated by Judy Wukitsch and includes work by Beth Fisher, Bethany Altschwager, Gao Yuan, Hank Yaghooti, Lauren Libermann, Maggie Hinders, and Martine Kasmin.
- The exhibition is part of Pro Arts Jersey City’s ongoing programming as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, with ART150 Gallery supported through a donation from GFP Real Estate.
Exhibition Theme and Curatorial Direction
Curated by Judy Wukitsch, First Impressions unites seven artists around a shared emphasis on the moment. In her curator’s statement, Wukitsch explains that artists have long interpreted their era by conveying collective experiences of place and being. The works in the exhibition capture moments of time, space, or feeling as they are lived, formed through either intentional choices or intuitive approaches.
The exhibition draws from both human experience and the physical world, presented as points of attention, inviting viewers to slow their pace and consider how lived experiences are translated into visual form through observation, material, and gesture.
Participating Artists
The exhibition features seven artists: Beth Fisher, Bethany Altschwager, Gao Yuan, Hank Yaghooti, Lauren Libermann, Maggie Hinders, and Martine Kasmin.
Pro Arts Jersey City and Curators Choice Program
First Impressions is presented by Pro Arts Jersey City, a professional visual arts membership organization operating as a non-profit 501(c)(3). The organization supports artists and promotes their work through exhibitions and professional development initiatives.
One of these initiatives is Curators Choice, an annual exhibition featuring top portfolios presented during the Meet The Curators professional development program. Meet The Curators is open to both member and non-member artists and allows participants to select up to three curators or gallerists for individual portfolio reviews. At the conclusion of the program, the curators select one artist whose portfolio is identified as a top presentation, earning placement in the September exhibition. Additional information is available by contacting Victoria McGrath at [email protected].
