About:  

Aedra Fine Arts is an art publisher and online gallery founded in 2014 in Jersey City, New Jersey. AFA initially started out as an artist community and curatorial organization hosting physical exhibits and artistic events across New Jersey, until evolving its focus on publishing an international catalogue with critical reviews on some of the finest established artists in the world. We are an independent nonprofit publisher and platform offering the public an insight into groundbreaking international contemporary art.

History:

Founded in 2014, Aedra Fine Arts was formerly known as the Jersey City Artist Initiative which was initially a membership based artist community which had bi-weekly artistic gatherings, artistic projects, networking, and fine art exhibits. JCAI at that time was primarely a fine arts organization which also had other types of artists such as writers, filmmakers, & performance artists. During this time, the organization built a solid & large network of connections and a reputation as being efficient in its goals & achievements. 

In April of 2015, the membership was disbanded in favor of developing a more dynamic art scene through an improved organic process. The organization was then restructured into specializing in acting as a curatorial entity which hosts & organizes fine art exhibits & the Artist House series.

On June 16th 2015, the Jersey City Artist Initiative changed its name to Aedra Fine Arts and had a residency at the Art Factory in Paterson, New Jersey then in turn relocating back to Jersey City. 

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From 2016 - 2018 AFA was focused on publishing. 

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August 19th, 2023, AFA was revived into an art publisher and online gallery.  

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April 19th, 2024, AFA changed its iconic multi-colored, blurred logo, in use since 2014, to the current minimalistic and elegant logo. 

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Press Links:

Jersey Journal & NJ.com News Article 4/3/2015 & Hudson Happening on NJ.com 4/1/2015

Jersey Journal & NJ.com News Article 8/13/2014

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Consider making a donation to Aedra Fine Arts by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/f/AedraFineArts.

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You can help support independent publishing in the arts. AFA offers free exhibition and publication opportunities for artists across all mediums and takes no commission on sales of art. We work many hours to promote the art and the artists, writing publications, redesigning the website, communicating with artists, and keeping the website up to date. Our maintenance costs for the website, traffic apps, advertising, and subscriptions also need to be funded.