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SUMMARY:The Art of Listening Summer Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Stefon Harris\, Alicia Olatuja\, & the Harmony Lab at Express Newark \n4th Floor of Express Newark \nJuly 13th–17th\, 2026 \n10AM–4PM \n  \nWe are extremely excited to offer this week-long ear training\, theory\, vocal\, and improvisation intensive free of charge as a service to our wonderful community of artists\, educators\, and students. \nThis workshop is an intensive for musicians looking to deepen their listening skills and all-around artistry. Participants will work directly with Stefon Harris utilizing his revolutionary app\, Harmony Cloud\, to learn his unique Melodic Progression Ear Training and Theory System. Vocalists will work with Alicia Olatuja following her vocal authenticity training through vocal mastery techniques and mindset mentorship for singers and non-singers alike. Together we will take a deep dive into the world of organized sound and increase our ability to be articulate and empathetic musicians. \nApplication Due on Monday\, May 18th \nTo apply\, you will complete a short questionnaire and submit a recording of yourself performing: Application Link. Applications are due Monday\, May 18th\, and applicants will be notified of their status shortly after. \nApplicants must be 18 years of age or older. Musicians of all levels and musical backgrounds are welcome—we encourage you to apply and share with others who may be interested. Due to limited space\, participants will be selected based on the applications received. \nTestimonials\n“Beautiful\, incredible – thank you so much for this opportunity.” – I.K. \n“It was such an invaluable experience! I feel so lucky to have participated in this\, and being around this group of musicians reminded me why I’m on this journey in the first place!” – A.C. \n“Stefon is a master artist and teacher. Stefon shared decades of his melodic and harmonic knowledge and research and was very effective in teaching his methods across a range of instruments and levels. Furthermore\, I enjoyed and appreciated discussion of the spiritual\, humanistic\, cultural\, and historical context of the music as well. This was one of the best workshops I have ever been a part of.” – T.Z. \nContact Us\nFor any questions\, email us at harmony.lab@rutgers.edu.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/the-art-of-listening-summer-intensive-5/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Art of Listening Summer Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Stefon Harris\, Alicia Olatuja\, & the Harmony Lab at Express Newark \n4th Floor of Express Newark \nJuly 13th–17th\, 2026 \n10AM–4PM \n  \nWe are extremely excited to offer this week-long ear training\, theory\, vocal\, and improvisation intensive free of charge as a service to our wonderful community of artists\, educators\, and students. \nThis workshop is an intensive for musicians looking to deepen their listening skills and all-around artistry. Participants will work directly with Stefon Harris utilizing his revolutionary app\, Harmony Cloud\, to learn his unique Melodic Progression Ear Training and Theory System. Vocalists will work with Alicia Olatuja following her vocal authenticity training through vocal mastery techniques and mindset mentorship for singers and non-singers alike. Together we will take a deep dive into the world of organized sound and increase our ability to be articulate and empathetic musicians. \nApplication Due on Monday\, May 18th \nTo apply\, you will complete a short questionnaire and submit a recording of yourself performing: Application Link. Applications are due Monday\, May 18th\, and applicants will be notified of their status shortly after. \nApplicants must be 18 years of age or older. Musicians of all levels and musical backgrounds are welcome—we encourage you to apply and share with others who may be interested. Due to limited space\, participants will be selected based on the applications received. \nTestimonials\n“Beautiful\, incredible – thank you so much for this opportunity.” – I.K. \n“It was such an invaluable experience! I feel so lucky to have participated in this\, and being around this group of musicians reminded me why I’m on this journey in the first place!” – A.C. \n“Stefon is a master artist and teacher. Stefon shared decades of his melodic and harmonic knowledge and research and was very effective in teaching his methods across a range of instruments and levels. Furthermore\, I enjoyed and appreciated discussion of the spiritual\, humanistic\, cultural\, and historical context of the music as well. This was one of the best workshops I have ever been a part of.” – T.Z. \nContact Us\nFor any questions\, email us at harmony.lab@rutgers.edu.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/the-art-of-listening-summer-intensive-4/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Art of Listening Summer Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Stefon Harris\, Alicia Olatuja\, & the Harmony Lab at Express Newark \n4th Floor of Express Newark \nJuly 13th–17th\, 2026 \n10AM–4PM \n  \nWe are extremely excited to offer this week-long ear training\, theory\, vocal\, and improvisation intensive free of charge as a service to our wonderful community of artists\, educators\, and students. \nThis workshop is an intensive for musicians looking to deepen their listening skills and all-around artistry. Participants will work directly with Stefon Harris utilizing his revolutionary app\, Harmony Cloud\, to learn his unique Melodic Progression Ear Training and Theory System. Vocalists will work with Alicia Olatuja following her vocal authenticity training through vocal mastery techniques and mindset mentorship for singers and non-singers alike. Together we will take a deep dive into the world of organized sound and increase our ability to be articulate and empathetic musicians. \nApplication Due on Monday\, May 18th \nTo apply\, you will complete a short questionnaire and submit a recording of yourself performing: Application Link. Applications are due Monday\, May 18th\, and applicants will be notified of their status shortly after. \nApplicants must be 18 years of age or older. Musicians of all levels and musical backgrounds are welcome—we encourage you to apply and share with others who may be interested. Due to limited space\, participants will be selected based on the applications received. \nTestimonials\n“Beautiful\, incredible – thank you so much for this opportunity.” – I.K. \n“It was such an invaluable experience! I feel so lucky to have participated in this\, and being around this group of musicians reminded me why I’m on this journey in the first place!” – A.C. \n“Stefon is a master artist and teacher. Stefon shared decades of his melodic and harmonic knowledge and research and was very effective in teaching his methods across a range of instruments and levels. Furthermore\, I enjoyed and appreciated discussion of the spiritual\, humanistic\, cultural\, and historical context of the music as well. This was one of the best workshops I have ever been a part of.” – T.Z. \nContact Us\nFor any questions\, email us at harmony.lab@rutgers.edu.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/the-art-of-listening-summer-intensive-3/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Art of Listening Summer Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Stefon Harris\, Alicia Olatuja\, & the Harmony Lab at Express Newark \n4th Floor of Express Newark \nJuly 13th–17th\, 2026 \n10AM–4PM \n  \nWe are extremely excited to offer this week-long ear training\, theory\, vocal\, and improvisation intensive free of charge as a service to our wonderful community of artists\, educators\, and students. \nThis workshop is an intensive for musicians looking to deepen their listening skills and all-around artistry. Participants will work directly with Stefon Harris utilizing his revolutionary app\, Harmony Cloud\, to learn his unique Melodic Progression Ear Training and Theory System. Vocalists will work with Alicia Olatuja following her vocal authenticity training through vocal mastery techniques and mindset mentorship for singers and non-singers alike. Together we will take a deep dive into the world of organized sound and increase our ability to be articulate and empathetic musicians. \nApplication Due on Monday\, May 18th \nTo apply\, you will complete a short questionnaire and submit a recording of yourself performing: Application Link. Applications are due Monday\, May 18th\, and applicants will be notified of their status shortly after. \nApplicants must be 18 years of age or older. Musicians of all levels and musical backgrounds are welcome—we encourage you to apply and share with others who may be interested. Due to limited space\, participants will be selected based on the applications received. \nTestimonials\n“Beautiful\, incredible – thank you so much for this opportunity.” – I.K. \n“It was such an invaluable experience! I feel so lucky to have participated in this\, and being around this group of musicians reminded me why I’m on this journey in the first place!” – A.C. \n“Stefon is a master artist and teacher. Stefon shared decades of his melodic and harmonic knowledge and research and was very effective in teaching his methods across a range of instruments and levels. Furthermore\, I enjoyed and appreciated discussion of the spiritual\, humanistic\, cultural\, and historical context of the music as well. This was one of the best workshops I have ever been a part of.” – T.Z. \nContact Us\nFor any questions\, email us at harmony.lab@rutgers.edu.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/the-art-of-listening-summer-intensive-2/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:The Art of Listening Summer Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Stefon Harris\, Alicia Olatuja\, & the Harmony Lab at Express Newark \n4th Floor of Express Newark \nJuly 13th–17th\, 2026 \n10AM–4PM \n  \nWe are extremely excited to offer this week-long ear training\, theory\, vocal\, and improvisation intensive free of charge as a service to our wonderful community of artists\, educators\, and students. \nThis workshop is an intensive for musicians looking to deepen their listening skills and all-around artistry. Participants will work directly with Stefon Harris utilizing his revolutionary app\, Harmony Cloud\, to learn his unique Melodic Progression Ear Training and Theory System. Vocalists will work with Alicia Olatuja following her vocal authenticity training through vocal mastery techniques and mindset mentorship for singers and non-singers alike. Together we will take a deep dive into the world of organized sound and increase our ability to be articulate and empathetic musicians. \nApplication Due on Monday\, May 18th \nTo apply\, you will complete a short questionnaire and submit a recording of yourself performing: Application Link. Applications are due Monday\, May 18th\, and applicants will be notified of their status shortly after. \nApplicants must be 18 years of age or older. Musicians of all levels and musical backgrounds are welcome—we encourage you to apply and share with others who may be interested. Due to limited space\, participants will be selected based on the applications received. \nTestimonials\n“Beautiful\, incredible – thank you so much for this opportunity.” – I.K. \n“It was such an invaluable experience! I feel so lucky to have participated in this\, and being around this group of musicians reminded me why I’m on this journey in the first place!” – A.C. \n“Stefon is a master artist and teacher. Stefon shared decades of his melodic and harmonic knowledge and research and was very effective in teaching his methods across a range of instruments and levels. Furthermore\, I enjoyed and appreciated discussion of the spiritual\, humanistic\, cultural\, and historical context of the music as well. This was one of the best workshops I have ever been a part of.” – T.Z. \nContact Us\nFor any questions\, email us at harmony.lab@rutgers.edu.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/the-art-of-listening-summer-intensive/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshop
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SUMMARY:RHYTHM CHANGES
DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL THEME\nEntering a new season\, EN’s 2025-2026 annual theme is RHYTHM CHANGES\, which embraces improvisation and courageously dances with the inevitable rhythm of change. As a community\, we seek flow\, choose joy in uncertainty\, and create unity in the rhythm of people’s hearts. Through art\, design\, digital storytelling\, music\, and performance\, we’ll explore how rhythm helps us move together through change. \nRHYTHM CHANGES expands EN’s reach with new offerings in music\, printmaking\, and sculpture fabrication; deepens community educational programs; and presents exhibitions in art\, design\, photography\, film\, and public art. The season also features three Artists-in-Residence\, an Organization-in-Residence\, an extended installation\, and a series of artist-activated happenings that bring the theme to life. \nOn October 9\, 2025\, Express Newark hosted a season kick-off with a fireside chat featuring Stefon Harris and Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson\, presentations by our community partners and studios\, followed by the opening of four exhibitions and the extension of two others. \nClick to learn more about the EXHIBITIONS
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/rhythm-changes/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Muslim Voices of Newark
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday June 28th for Muslim Voices of Newark\, a symposium of film\, art and talks centering stories of the Muslim experience here in Newark and throughout the history of America. The day-long event will feature film screenings\, lunch\, panel discussions\, a reception\, and access to Express Newark’s 2025 art exhibition\, Powers of the Unseen. \nThe films presented will include a special presentation of the landmark PBS series\, American Muslims: A History Revealed\, and will premiere three new documentary short films created by the inaugural cohort of our Muslim Voices of Newark filmmaking program. \nPanel discussions will feature: \n\nChester Higgins\, artist and photojournalist\nSister Laila Muhammad\, poet and community advocate\nAymann Ismail\, author\, journalist\, host\, American Muslims: A History Revealed\nDr. Kalenah Witcher\, Educator\, Psychologist\, Muslim Voices of Newark filmmaker\nBibi Stewart\, Organizer\, Educator\, Muslim Voices of Newark filmmaker\nNew Freedom Works (Imam MujahidDeen Mohammed\, Marsha Nivins Mohammed\, and Imam Bilal Hassan)\, Muslim Voices of Newark filmmakers\n\nThe conversation will be led by celebrated scholar\, author\, and academic advisor for American Muslims: A History Revealed\, Dr. Zain Abdullah. \nThis program is the culminating event of a series of exhibitions and events exploring Express Newark’s 2024-2025 annual theme\, RITUAL. The theme explores the relationship between Islamic spiritual practices\, rituals\, and creative expression—featuring experimentations in photography\, film\, sound art\, and textiles. These projects span Newark\, which has long been home to one of the nation’s largest African American Muslim communities\, while also branching out beyond the domestic borders of the United States to unite members of the global community. \nThe Muslim Voices of Newark filmmaking program is a partnership between Express Newark’s Community Media Center and Philadelphia’s Scribe Video Center. Scribe created Muslim Voices\, a national community history project supporting Muslim storytellers in creating short documentary films highlighting Muslim experiences and histories. The initiative is designed to highlight and celebrate the presence\, history\, contributions\, and challenges of African American Muslims in America. \nImage from “Muslims of Hunterdon Street“\, courtesy of the filmmaker\, Dr. Kalenah Witcher
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/muslim-voices-of-newark/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:RITUAL Opening
DESCRIPTION:Express Newark’s 2024-2025 annual theme Ritual is a series of exhibitions and events that explore the relationship between Islamic spiritual practices\, rituals\, and art—featuring experimentations in photography\, film\, sound art\, and textiles. Ritual features work by artists\, curators\, students\, and community members who’ve immersed themselves in nonsecular expressions of spirituality and Islamic traditions across the Muslim world. These works span Newark\, which has long been home to one of our nation’s largest African American Muslim communities\, while also branching out beyond the domestic borders of the United States to unite members of the global community. \nBy bridging traditional spiritual practices and aesthetic innovations\, these artistic explorations turn towards Muslim interiorities—an often underrepresented perspective in art—to create timely meditations that center art and ritual and inspire new discourses\, worldviews\, and conversations about belief and identity. \n\n\n\n\nImage: Malick Welli in collaboration with Charlotte Brathwaite\, Forgotten Paradise #2\, from the series Dream the Other Side of the River \nOpening Reception: February 25\, 2025 \nExhibitions On View: February 25 – July 31\, 2025 \nRSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/express-newark-presents-ritual-tickets-1142909094869?aff=oddtdtcreator \n\n\n\n\nExhibitions\nPowers of the Unseen \nIn the Paul Robeson Gallery\, the exhibition “Powers of the Unseen” features photography works that explore the Muslim concept of the Unseen (al-Ghayb)\, which refers to that which is hidden from the visible world and beyond human perception. In this exhibit\, the theory of the Unseen frames photography by thirteen international artists\, including Laylah Amatullah Barrayn\, Chester Higgins\, Gordon Parks\, Kameelah Janan Rasheed\,and Malick Welli.These artists explore the frontier between the visible and invisible\, the intersection of spirituality and photography\, and the limits of perception and representation. While many artists have some relationship with Muslim-majority contexts worldwide\, their work resists singular labels. \n\nFeatured Artists: Yasi Alipour\, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn\, Younes Baba-Ali\, Charlotte Brathwaite\, Nene Aïssatou Diallo\, Binta Diaw\, Bruno Hadjih\, Chester Higgins\, Amina Kadous\, Baseera Khan\, Gordon Parks\, Kameelah Janan Rasheed\, and Malick Welli \n\nAs the exhibit includes European\, American\, and African artists\, it also questions the standard geographies of the “Muslim World.” Amidst calls for inclusive representation across spheres of public life\, this work challenges us to consider the right to remain hidden. Powers of the Unseen is co-curated by Sandrine Colard\, Wendell Marsh\, Alex Dika Seggerman\, and Aude Tournaye and will be on view until July 31\, 2025. \nWoven Prayers\, Nzingah Oyo \nPhotographer Nzingah Oyois presenting “Woven Prayers\,” in which the artist captures large-scale portraits in front of hand-sewn prayer rugs to contemplate the complexities of faith\, hope\, and connection in a world yearning for meaning. Activating across the entire second floor of Express Newark\, Oyo invites members from the local Muslim community to participate in the portrait sessions held in the SHINE Portrait Studio. \nSacred Rugs: Contemplation\, Hope\, Resilience \nAcross in the Windows Gallery\, “Sacred Rugs: Contemplation\, Hope\, Resilience” showcases the work of fourteen students who completed the fall 2024 class\, “Problems in Contemporary Art: Ritual.” The course\, led by Assistant Director of SHINE Portrait Studio\, Anthony Alvarez\, encouraged Rutgers students to develop critical insights informed by Elsayed’s artistic practice and to design and create new rugs. Together\, Alvarez and Elsayed urged students to consider the prayer rug as a medium for contemplation\, hope\, and resilience\, inspiring them to envision aesthetic futures that challenge fear and despair. \nFeatured Artists: Christeen Abdelshahied\, Carmelle Alexis\, Caylie Baker\, Brit Derilus\, Victor Elizondo-Martinez\, Bryan Euvin\, Amber Evans\, Daniel Flores\, David Gonzalez\, Jazmyne Johnson\, Vylette Mcknight\, Aasiyah Rogers\, Sonam Salvi\, and Imani Southerland \nCarroussa Sonore\, Younes Baba Ali \nExpress Newark welcomes multimedia artist Younes Baba Ali as its first international Artist-in-Residence. Baba Ali is a Moroccan-born artist based in Brussels who engages the public by mixing technology\, objects\, sound\, video\, and photography with political\, social\, and ecological issues. Throughout his residency\, he is developing a two-part installation\, “Carroussa Sonore\,” which translates to “sounding cart\,” that engages those who live and work in Newark. Local artists and students work closely with Baba Ali to create site-specific sound artworks performed throughout Newark neighborhoods by street vendors and performance artists. “Carroussa Sonore” departs from a religious act and becomes an intervention that archives urban soundscapes\, abstract noises\, and alternative narratives throughout the African Diaspora. \nFeatured Artists: Ali Motamedi (Ir/Us)\, Amélie Laurence Fortin (Can/Pl)\, Binta Diaw (sn/it)\, Fajr Kegler (Us)\, Haochun Yang & KeKeZ(Chn/Us)\, Jamilah Malika Abu-Bakare (Nga/Us)\, Khaled Jarrar (Pse/Us)\, Laïssa C. Alexis (Hti/Us)\, Magali A Cult (Hkg/Us)\, Nene Aïssatou Diallo (Gin/Us)\, Paul Pinto (Us)\, Richard Garet (Ury/Us)\, Shara Lunon (Us)\, The Just Now Orchestra (Ukr/Us)\, Tiffany Salas (Us)\, Vanessa Blake (Us)\, Wannes Dender (Be)\, and Younes Baba-Ali (Ma/Be) \nSubtle Centers\, Dahlia Elsayed & Andrew Demirjian \n“Subtle Centers\,” an immersive installation imagined by SHINE Portrait Studio artist-in-residence Dahlia Elsayed\, in collaboration with artist Andrew Demirjian. This immersive installation meditates on the permeability between interiorities and exteriorities\, prompting visitors to imagine a space between the physical and spiritual worlds collectively. Transforming the Box Gallery into an invented outdoor courtyard featuring mirrored reflection\, moving sounds\, and tangible objects\, the space offers an invitation from the material world for greater comprehension and interpretation of the immaterial.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/express-newark-presents-ritual/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Daphne Arthur
DESCRIPTION:Daphne Arthur’s practice navigates the interconnection of experiences beyond boundaries\, exploring the kinship between human relations and nature in the delicate thread that balances ecosystems of cosmic existence. Within the intersection of the personal and universal\, her allegories integrate interior\, exterior\, micro\, and macro futuristic spaces where BIPOC protagonists emerge\, exploring the roles history\, memory\, and mythology play within the transformation or deterioration of the collective imaginary of people from the diaspora. \nFor additional information\, contact: anthony.alvarez@rutgers.edu  \nSponsored by: Rutgers University-Newark’s Fine Art Program\, Department of Arts\, Culture & Media\, SHINE Portrait Studio\, Express Newark\, and School of Arts & Sciences Newark \nEntrance: 54 Halsey St\, Hahne & Co. building\, Express Newark 2nd Floor
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/artist-talk-daphne-arthur/
LOCATION:New Jersey
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SUMMARY:Brand Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Express Newark is pleased to celebrate its refreshed brand identity\, highlighting Newark as a vanguard of art and activism. The new visual identity foregrounds a black-and-white palette that nods to our city’s past\, while the bold type emphasizes our drive toward artistic experimentation and collaboration. The new brand system reflects our name: Express—a gathering place for ideas\, innovation\, and creativity; Newark—a vibrant cosmos of cultural work\, community accountability\, and civic pride. This rebrand acknowledges Rutgers University – Newark’s ongoing commitment to the campus\, community\, and the city’s dynamic arts ecosystem. The updated look will be rolled out throughout the fall via new signage\, digital and print collateral\, a social campaign\, and a new website. \nThe program will feature a live-music performance by Alicia Olatuja\, screen-printing and photography activities\, and light refreshments. Doors will open at 5:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Our venue is wheelchair accessible; elevator access is provided at the Halsey Street entrance to Hahne & Company.
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/brand-launch-party/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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SUMMARY:Children of the Cosmos: A Public Conversation with Mayor Ras Baraka and Dr. Kellie Jones & Moderated by Salamishah Tillet
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URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/children-of-the-cosmos/
LOCATION:New Jersey
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SUMMARY:Blues People Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Blues People has always meant a great deal to me. It was a dramatic self-confirmation\, as a personal intellectual and artistic “presence\,” but also as the expression of a set of ideas and measures that I have carried with me for many years. Most\, even until today. –Amiri Baraka \nInspired by the 60th anniversary of the acclaimed book Blues People: Negro Music in White America by writer\, poet\, and political activist Leroi Jones\, who later renamed himself Amiri Baraka\, visual artists – Derrick Adams\, Adama Delphine Fawundu\, Adebunmi Gbadebo\, Cesar Melgar\, and Accra Shepp – have reimagined a pivotal work of theirs and created five newly commissioned art installations in Express Newark that explore what it means to be “Blues People” in the twenty-first century. \nOpening Reception: Tuesday\, February 20th 6:00pm – 9:00pm
URL:https://expressnewark.org/event/blues-people-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Express Newark\, 54 Halsey Street\, Newark\, NJ\, 07102
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