Upcoming Events
Unless otherwise stated, all events are free and open to the public.
Geek Flea
Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church: 663 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ
Holiday Market at the Sunshine Mill
Sunday, December 1 from 2:00-6:00 PM
Euphoria Studio: 62 Trenton Ave, Frenchtown, NJ
Bell Works Fresh Holiday Market
Saturday, December 7 from 2:00-7:00 PM
Bell Works: 101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ
Special afternoon/evening market featuring vendors and photos with Santa!
Montclair Flea Holiday Market
Saturday & Sunday, December 14 & 15 from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lackawanna Station: 1 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ
Montclair Flea Holiday Market
Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lackawanna Station: 1 Lackawanna Plaza, Montclair, NJ
Burlington County Book Festival
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Burlington County Library: 5 Pioneer Boulevard, Westampton, NJ
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Selected Previous Events
Previous event partners have included: Project Write Now, Rutgers University Libraries, Drawing Rooms, Dense Magazine, Cowerks, South Amboy Arts, Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center, the Carteret Borough Council, Central Jersey Arts Council, New Jersey Isn’t Boring, NJ Spots, South Jersey Adventures, and more.
Gallery Shows
Autumn in New Jersey: Opening Reception
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
A show of fall photographs taken around the state by 41 photographers. Work became part of the permanent collection for the new Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center. Curated and produced in partnership with CPAC, the Carteret Borough Council, and Central Jersey Arts Council.
The Third Year Encore Show
January 10 through February 9, 2018
Our Third Year Show was on view at the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers-Camden.
Jersey Collective: The Third Year
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Our third year show, in partnership with South Amboy Arts, was held at the South Amboy YMCA. It featured one image from each week of the third year of the project.
Images of New Jersey from Jersey Collective
May 2017
A selection of images from the first and second year gallery shows were displayed at the Paul Robeson Library at Rutgers Camden.
Images of New Jersey from Jersey Collective
January 2017
A selection of images from the first and second year gallery shows was displayed at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters Branch in Manalapan.
Jersey Collective: The Second Year
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Our second gallery exhibition celebrated the work from year two of our project. Like year one, the show was held at Cowerks in Asbury Park. Photos from the show can be seen at #jcyear2.
Jersey Collective: The First Year, an Encore Show at Rutgers University
Images from our first year were on display at the Rutgers University Art Library from January 16 through February 18, 2016. More information here!
Jersey Collective: The First Year
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Our first gallery exhibition, held at Cowerks in Asbrury Park, celebrated the work from the first year of our project. Photos from the show can be seen at #jcfirstyear.
InstaMeets
InstaMeet at Duke Farms
Sunday, June 4, 2017
See photos at #jcdukefarmsmeet
Mega Meet AC
Friday, May 12, 2017
Held with with Capture Atlantic, South Jersey Adventures, New Jersey Isn’t Boring, and NJ Spots.
InstaMeet at Cattus Island Park
Sunday, April 24, 2016
To celebrate #WWIM13, we held a meet at Cattus Island Park in Tom’s River. This meet was hosted in collaboration with our friends South Jersey Adventures and NJ Spots. See photos at: #WWIM13nj.
InstaMeet at the Manasquan Reservoir
Sunday, October 4, 2015
On Instagram’s 12th World Wide InstaMeet Day, they provided us with stickers, temporary tattoos, and pins to share. See photos at: #wwim12nj
Field Trip: Bell Works
Sunday, August 9, 2015
60 Instagrammers had the chance to visit Bell Works, the site of the former Bell Labs while the building was still under construction and closed to the public. See photos at #bellworksmeet
InstaMeet at Sandy Hook
Sunday, March 22, 2015
A year after #njinstameet, we helped get everyone back together for #njinstameetstrikesback! Hosted in collaboration with our friends @thesecondgleam, @darrenebre, and @andrewgaro!
InstaMeet at Double Trouble State Park
Sunday, October 19, 2014
See photos at #collectivetroublemeet
InstaMeet at Allaire State Park
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Our first Instameet! See photos at #jcinstameet
Workshops & Other Events
50 Pies, 50 States book event at Asbury Book Cooperative
Friday, August 18, 2023
Kerri moderated a conversation with cookbook author Stacey Mei Yan Fong.
Write Out Loud: Jersey Shore Stories
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Kerri and with a few New Jersey Fan Club contributors were invited to be featured readers at Project Write Now’s Jersey Shore-themed workshop and open mic.
NJ & Me: Imperfect Together artist talk
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Kerri was invited to speak on a panel for this Jersey-themed art show at Drawing Rooms in Jersey City.
Passaic County Book Festival
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Kerri spoke on two panels.
New Jersey Fan Club Book Tour
June-August 2022
Events at various bookstores, libraries, and historic sites across New Jersey.
Jersey Collective, NJspots, & New Jersey Isn’t Boring - Together at Asbury Fresh!
Sunday, August 21, 2021
We shared a booth with our friends from NJspots and New Jersey Isn’t Boring and sold merch like stickers, pins, and prints.
Social Media Day New Jersey
Friday, June 30, 2017
Kerri spoke on a panel for Mashable’s 8th Annual Social Media Day at the Waterfront Technology Center in Camden.
Workshop: Writing from Photographs
Sunday, December 13, 2015
We had a writing workshop at Collective Art Tank in Asbury Park with Kamelia Ani about drawing inspiration from photographs. You can see some of the results from the event at #jcwrites1213
Workshop: Sunprints at Hartshorne Woods Park
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Participants created cyanotypes with natural materials we gathered in the park, items brought from home, and film negatives.