While most of us visit Liberty State Park to take in the incredible views, exercise, or have a picnic, for two weekends this summer visitors can also purchase art. The Affordable Art Show returned to the CRRNJ Terminal at Liberty State Park this past weekend — with two other dates on July 20th and 21st. Works from over 60 artists will be featured at the show, which is produced by Art House Productions. Read on for more about the Affordable Art Show in Jersey City.
About the Show
The show took place on Saturday, July 13th, and Sunday, July 14th, from 11AM to 6PM, and will return again on Saturday, July 20th, and Sunday, July 21st, from 11AM to 6PM. The types of art represented styles of art will include painting, collage, photography, sculpture, mixed media, and more. As for the affordable part: all of the pieces are priced between $30 and $500 and can be purchased on-site.
Admission to the show is free. Two-hour free parking is available in Lot 9, across the street from the Terminal.
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The show is put on by Art House Productions, a Jersey City-based non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the performing and visual arts. Andrea McKenna, Gallery Director of Art House Productions, shared that out of the 66 artists, 45 are from Hudson County. “This will be our very first Summer edition of this show. It’s wildly popular when we have it in our space in December and this year will be our 7th annual,” she said. The Show will have food trucks on site: Dosa Spot, Rosie’s Empanadas, and La Caja are signed up so far. Andrea also said, “There will be many art pieces depicting our Lady Liberty and the park itself, in mediums of oil, acrylic, collage, and watercolor. All of the art is no larger than 18″ x 24″. Many pieces are smaller than this, all for easy carryout.”
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Frank Hanavan, a local Hoboken artist, is one of the artists participating in the show. Many of us have seen Frank working his magic on the sidewalks, as he is an en plein air artist, capturing street scenes and vignettes of life in and around Hudson County.
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Forum Coffee Opening in Hoboken on 3/14
In this Mile Square city, every storefront is full of history. Businesses that occupy a space today may not have been there a decade ago, just as the ones before them replaced other businesses that once called that space home. Pour Amour, which originally took over the location of Empanadas Cafe in 2021, closed its 123 Washington Street location in mid-February, making room for local franchise Forum Coffee to take its place and continue the cycle of change in the neighborhood. Now, we know that Forum Coffee will officially open its Hoboken outpost on Friday, March 14th. Read on for what we know about Pour Amour's closure and Forum taking over the Washington Street location in Hoboken, New Jersey.
The Details
Pour Amour, Hoboken’s first pour-over specialty coffee house, has served the community strong brews and sweet treats since July 2021. On February 13th, 2025 the spot announced the closure of its 123 Washington Street location via Instagram.
"[We] wanted to thank each and every one of you who supported our business through these last 4 years," the caption reads. "We will never forget the memories and great energy we shared with this community."
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According to the owners Massimo Aronson and Nico Aronson, their "careers have led them elsewhere, and with a great offer on the table, [they] felt it was time to move on," they told The Hoboken Girl. "Thank you for being a part of the Pour Amor family."
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While the Hoboken community must say goodbye to Pour Amour, the presence of everyone's favorite caffeinated drink isn't going away at this storefront. Forum Coffee, a New Jersey-born and bred coffee shop, has taken over the space as of February 14th. This business, which has other establishments in East Hanover and Livingston, plans for seven more openings this year, with its new Hoboken location being its first acquisition of 2025.
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The space was open under the name Pour Amour Powered by Forum during the transition period, but is now in the renovations process. The space will reopen as just Forum Coffee on Friday, March 14th, per an Instagram post from the team.
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Upon its official opening, Hudson County locals can look forward to all kinds of lattes, cappuccinos, seasonal drinks, cold brews, tea, and fresh juice. Among other treats, Forum Coffee will also serve egg sandwiches, quiches, organic bone broth, pastries, shakes, and soft serve.
About Forum Coffee
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Forum Coffee is a business that specializes in all things treats. From lattes to matcha to its signature treats like cannolis, carrot cake, and chocolate chip cookies, New Jersey locals can find everything under the sun at this spot.
With the goal of bringing NYC-style coffee renaissance to the Garden State, Forum Coffee has opened locations in East Hanover, Livingston, and now Hoboken since its conception. Being born and raised in Essex and Morris County, the founders of this coffee shop plan to "quickly [expand] throughout the Essex and Morris County area...and eventually beyond to give New Jersey the coffee experience it deserves," as per the business's website. In just 2025 alone, Forum Coffee has made plans to open a location in Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Chatham, Denville, Nutley, Springfield, and West Orange.
About Pour Amour
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Owners Massimo and Nico opened Pour Amour in July 2021 as a part of their newest business venture. Throughout its four years in Hoboken, Pour Amor prided itself as the first pour-over specialty coffee house, serving drinks like seasonal lattes, matcha, and various kinds of pastries and treats.
Massimo and Nico are also both the owners of Buon Appetito in Bayonne and Massimo is the owner of Hoboken's Bagels on the Hudson, the only 24-hour bagel shop in the area. "We'll miss seeing you all, but we're not going anywhere!" the owners told The Hoboken Girl. "You can always find us at Bagels on the Hudson, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day."
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