Black Revolutionary Women: 250 Years of a Colony Within a Colony is a new exhibition and series of community events by Cycle 9 Artist In Residence Noelle Lorraine Williams at 800 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, NJ. It highlights Black women’s resistance, survival, and freedom-making across the Americas, reframing dominant narratives of the American […]
Project for Empty Space is pleased to present La Sierpe, a new solo exhibition by Cycle 9 Artist In Residence Lina Puerta, on view September 9, 2026, through January 29, 2027, at Project for Empty Space at 110 Edison Place in Newark, New Jersey. Developed over the course of Puerta’s two-year residency, La Sierpe marks […]
Fall NIGHT FEST, Newark's evening makers festival, returns on Friday, October 9 at 5pm. Mark your calendars! Fall NIGHT FEST, Newark's evening makers festival, returns on Friday, October 9, transforming Mulberry Commons into an evening filled with art, music, food, and hands-on creativity under the night sky. Presented by Newark Grounds, led by PES in […]
Help bring this mural to life! Join artists for an all-ages workshop to add color to floral and decorative mural elements. Artists Karena Bravo and Mike Maka have been selected to develop a large-scale mural for the new RWJBarnabas and Saint James Health clinic, opening at 604 Market Street in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood. Hosted by […]
Join us on October 10, from 1-3 PM, for “Community Sing Shout,” a free community gathering (for ages 10 and up). “Community Sing Shout," with Goussy Célestin, is a free community gathering that will incorporate the traditions of the Gullah/African ring shout, Haitian rara, and other cultures. These sessions utilize rhythm, call-and-response, improvisation, and movement […]
Join PES Studios this Sunday, October 11, from 1 – 5 PM, for our annual Fall Open Studios at 800 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, NJ! Explore four floors of artist studios and community workshop spaces while enjoying a warm brunch and breakfast cocktails. Presented annually alongside the Newark Arts Festival, Open Studios offers […]
Join artist Noelle Lorraine Williams for a tour of her exhibition, “Black Revolutionary Women: 250 Years of a Colony Within a Colony”. Artist Noelle Lorraine Williams will lead two tours of her exhibition, Black Revolutionary Women: 250 Years of a Colony Within a Colony, at 2 PM and 4 PM on October 11, 2026. The […]
Join artist Lina Puerta on October 11 at 3PM for a tour of her exhibition, “La Sierpe”. Developed over the course of Puerta’s two-year residency, La Sierpe marks the culmination of an extended period of research, experimentation, and artistic production. Centered on the serpent as an ancient symbol of cyclical time, transformation, and collective renewal, […]