JERSEY CITY, NJ.-Jersey City Museum is proud to host The URBAN IMAGE Media Collective: Open Call, a new showcase of expressive, diverse and independent film, video and digital media produced by accomplished students and alumni of the Media Arts Department of New Jersey City University. The Collective’s mission is to curate and exhibit work which possesses artistic vitality and explores the expressive potential of the medium. Curated by New Jersey City University professor of Media Arts, Jane Steuerwald, the works chosen are an eclectic mix of documentary, satire, personal narrative, experimental mixed-media, and animation.

An experimental filmmaker herself, Steuerwald has taught media production for twenty-five years at New Jersey City University. The diverse range of New Jersey artists whose works will be screened in the museum’s 152-seat theater include Christina Conti, Nedelka Douglas, Maria Espinosa and Martha Sandoval. For more information on URBAN IMAGE and the artists involved, visit www.urbanimageshowcase.org.

Founded in 1901, the Jersey City Museum is the major presenter of contemporary art serving the people of Jersey City, Hudson County and the region. The museum organizes many group and solo exhibitions every year, featuring works by culturally diverse, contemporary artists and from its 10,000-piece collection of regional significant art and historical objects. Through exhibitions, educational initiatives and programs, the museum welcomes over 25,000 visitors each year, including 11,000 school-aged children and youth.

Jersey City Museum’s gallery hours are Wednesday and Friday from 11am to 5pm, Thursday from 11am to 8pm and weekends from 12pm to 5pm. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12 and museum members. Admission is free for all on Thursday evenings from 5 to 8pm. Jersey City Museum is located at 350 Montgomery Street at Monmouth in the Historic Downtown District of Jersey City, within walking distance of the Grove Street PATH and Jersey Avenue Light Rail stations. For more information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org or call 201-413-0303.