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VICTORY ARTS PROJECTS & 77 HUDSON
Announce

LOVE IS FOR LOVELY PEOPLE
February 14 to March 19, 2008
at 77 Hudson Sales Center
101 Hudson St. 17th fl. Jersey City
Contact: James Pustorino, Graham McNamara     
victoryhall1@msn.com

February 6, 2008 (Jersey City, NJ):  Thomas C. Graham, K. Hovnanian
Homes Senior Community Manager, announced a partnership with 77
and Victory Hall Inc., the premiere Jersey City community arts center
that promotes the arts through exhibitions, performance and education.  

Mr. Graham stated, "77 Hudson is situated in the center of downtown
Jersey City and K. Hovnanian wanted to add to the neighborhoods
vibrant cultural and artistic diversity.   The exhibits curated by Victory
Arts Projects will bring art by local and regional artists to the 77 Hudson
Sales Center, at 101 Hudson Street on the 17th floor."

"Victory Arts Projects is a new program from Victory Hall that will
produce  exhibits to showcase  the vibrancy and dedicated talents of
the artists working in our Jersey City area", stated James Pustorino,
Director. "VAP's mission is to encourage the thriving art scene here in
Jersey City. We see working with K. Hovnanian as a great way to reach
out to a new audience. We beleive our lives are enriched by supporting
the Arts in our community."

The first show opens on Thursday, February 14 and appropriately
enough looks at love in our contemporary society.  Love is for Lovely
People asks artist and viewers to consider modern love and its many
varied relationships.  The exhibition will review the cultural and
commercial expressions that result  from these affairs of the heart The
artists look at the symbols and signs of love that we use to express
ourselves and see in popular culture, from hearts and flowers, motels,
neon, feathers, chocolates and fading snaspshots-taking us from
weddings and honeymoons to homes.


The exhibition hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am
to 6pm, Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am to 7pm and Saturday and
Sunday  9 am to 6pm. Artists whose work will be shown include:  Ellen
Fagan, Charlene Weisler, Anna Harper, Norm Francouer, Eileen
Ferrara, Ted Adams and Tamara Gonzales. Many of the artists are
now, or have been involved with the Jersey City atscene over the years,
but the exhibit also includes artists from New York and Philadelphia,
who are discovering a welcoming arts community here.







ABOUT THE SHOWS:
The Space:  
101 Hudson is a 40 story building near the waterfront.   Visitors must
sign-in at lobby desk.
The 17th floor center is a daylight filled, long, rambling area that
showcases aspects of the new building: tiles, window glass, hall
spaces, and even kitchen and restroom facilities. Working with the
architect team, we will carefully design each exhibit to the best effect,
and welcome artist's concepts for exhibiting specific works.
Ted Adams
Anna Harper
Shandor Hassan
Kevin Koniewicz
Charlene Weisler
Ed Fausty
LOVE EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 6 - 8pm