Leadership Award

Art House Productions ensures their productions and gallery presentations are accessible for all audiences. Their focus on accessibility has not been an add-on or an afterthought, but the center of their programming priorities: budgeting and coordinating effecting live ASL interpretation and closed captioning, engaging with activists and leaders in their community and platforming artists from diverse backgrounds and differing abilities.

They have mobilized the diversity of talent and cultures in Jersey City to program exciting varieties of work from artists from many backgrounds, platforming them through programs like JC Fridays (both virtual and live), and various workshops, seminars, training exercises, internship opportunities and events. By amplifying the voices of local women artists and artists of color, they use their strength and role in the arts community to help steer the community into a more inclusive stage.

Programs like the comedy festival and virtual drag bingo attracted audiences from all backgrounds to help ease the stress and find joy during the pandemic. A very real community was built through these programs.