NEWARK GROUNDS: NAF PUBLIC ART TOURS | LED BY HYMN & PRESENTED BY GNCVB

Join us for an exciting tour of Newark Grounds, a walkable cultural corridor presenting over 75 consecutive public artworks and dedicated arts and culture spaces in Downtown Newark, New Jersey. This initiative is the result of a collaborative effort led by Project for Empty Space, alongside the City of Newark Division of Art and Cultural Affairs, the City of Newark Arts and Education District, the City Parks Foundation, Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau, Newark Arts, the Four Corners Public Arts Partnership, and the Rutgers University-Newark Design Consortium. The project aims to establish an arts path that connects Newark Pennsylvania Station to Teachers Village and will officially launch during the Newark Arts Festival.

Newark’s very own Have You Met Newark will offer three free public art tours during the Newark Arts Festival presented by the Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau (GNCVB):

• Friday, October 11, 2024, at 5 PM
• Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 1 PM
• Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 1 PM (Open Doors Studio Tour Edition)Guests will meet at Project for Empty Space at 800 Broad St. in Newark.

About Have You Met Newark (HYMN)
HYMN was founded in 2012 by Emily Manz and Antonio Valla. Both urban planners and residents of Newark, each have a deep love for the city’s history, present, and future and plan tours that are both educational and fun. Emily, a graduate of the University of Delaware, with Master’s degrees in International Relations from Central European University and City & Regional Planning from Rutgers, has been working in Newark’s economic development and tourism since 2012. She runs the economic development consulting firm, EMI Strategy. Antonio, a graduate of Dartmouth College with a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from Harvard, has been working on Newark real estate development since 2008, first with RBH Group and now with his firm Uptown Development. Both are active in their community and serve on a variety of boards in the city.

Tour guides employed by HYMN are primarily Newark residents, have undergone rigorous training with Have You Met Newark founders, and are knowledgeable, responsible, personable, and passionate about Newark. Learn More.

About our Greater Newark Convention and Visitor Bureau
The Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau (GNCVB) serves as the official destination marketing organization for Newark, New Jersey. As a private 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation, primarily funded by Newark hotels through a Tourism Improvement District, GNCVB is dedicated to fostering economic growth and boosting employment in Newark. Its mission encompasses marketing and developing the Greater Newark region as a year-round destination, increasing the number of overnight visitors to Newark hotels, extending the average duration of overnight stays, and enhancing per capita spending by hotel guests at local restaurants and attractions. Learn More.