Lauren Rivera 
Hoboken-based artists now have another creative outlet where they can fuel their artistic endeavors. The Collective, a new space featuring a makers’ market, art studio, and the Mile Square’s first custom hat bar, opened on the fourth floor of 323 Washington Street on May 17th. Read on for what to know about the newly opened art space, The Collective, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Photo Credit: The Collective
The Details
On May 17th, Hoboken welcomed a new artistic space to Washington Street. The Collective, which features a market housing handmade goods made by over 45 different artists, a custom hat bar where locals can create their own personalized headpieces, and an art studio for artists to have a dedicated space to do their work, aims to be a space “where creativity and community come together,” as per its website.
Photo Credit: The Collective
As of this writing, the market includes the works of New Jersey + New York-based artists like Alex-Star, Anna Zetkulic Pottery, Arts Surreal by David Goteiner, Deborah Pohl, Emily Zetkulic, Sanglier Hats, Triple G Vinyl, Wilkingon Woodcarving, Wixology Wax Bar, and Brittany Vogel, a Mile Square resident recently highlighted in The Hoboken Girl‘s February edition of “Locals to Watch.”
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Hoboken’s first custom hat bar features over 30 different styles of hats, all made with 100% Australian Wool. Locals can decorate their own headpieces with 1000+ styles of ribbons, cards, pins, needles, chains, flowers, patches, and more. Branding, engraving, and tattooing services are also available by appointment for those looking to add that extra personal touch. The custom hat bar is available for private parties, including birthdays, bachelorettes, and group events, and can also be taken on the road as a mobile setup.
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The Collective will also soon host BYOB art classes and date nights, such as Sip + Stroke, a wine-friendly painting class; Wixology, a candle-making class; Lace Down, Glass Up, a sneaker-painting class; and Top Me Off, a hat-making and decorating class.
This art-related news follows a recent wave of creativity-centered business openings in the local area. A few weeks ago, Strand Salon Studios, a 4,217 square foot space dedicated solely to beauty and wellness, opened as a salon suite enterprise at 35 15th Street, housing 12 different salons, barber shops, and wellness-related businesses under one roof. Over in the Monroe Center, Atelier Sucré, a French kitchen studio providing recreational baking and cooking classes, opened at 720 Monroe Street, Unit #C514, this past March.
Moving beyond the Hudson County art scene, Hoboken and Jersey City have welcomed over 50 businesses to the area just this year. See the full list here.
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