Readings of Robeson is a performance honoring the revolutionary insights and activist intentions of artist, actor, and activist Paul Robeson. During this performance, Bimpé Fageyinbo, Nigerian-American artist, published poet, photojournalist, and member of the Rutgers University-Newark journalism faculty, will perform a staged reading of Paul Robeson’s writing and speeches. In between her reading of his work, Fageyinbo
Join us as we celebrate the final day of our exhibition Feast & Famine with an art and tea blend making workshop lead by herbalist and art therapist Roxana Marroquin. Roxana will begin the workshop with an informational session on the healing properties of various herbs. Subsequently, participants will create mandalas and custom tea blends using a variety
During this conversation/listening session PRG’s 5th Artist in Residence, visual artist and DJ Khari Johnson-Ricks will speak with New Jersey based DJ TAH. Throughout the duration of his residency, Khari will use his studio as a living archive to preserve the history of Jersey club and Jersey club dancing; a local vernacular tradition that is 20 years old
During this conversation Newark based artist Layqa Nuna Yawar will discuss how he sees murals as a socially engaged process as well as the inspiration for his mural series The Robeson Paean, a series commemorating the life and legacy of artist-activist Paul Robeson. RSVP required. Zoom details will be sent via email 24 hours before the program. RSVP here | https://bit.ly/3ceMFO4 Layqa Nuna
Artists Thaddeus Jeffries Rasaki Mannpaqq PRG is excited to be partnering with the Atlanta based event production company Go Deep to host a virtual dance party for our community! Go Deep is a platform used to educate on the inclusive roots of house music, but more specifically highlight its historical connections to Black and POC queer spaces. Put on your
Join us for a short film screening and Q&A with Newark based digital artist Ngu Asongwed. RSVP required. Zoom details will be sent via email 24 hours before the program. RSVP Here! Film Schedule Wetlands (dir. Ngu Asongwed, 2019, USA, 2 minutes)A collaboration between Sqad Nwk and Brujas, an NYC based feminist skate collective. A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is
How to Survive the End of the World is a four-part program series exploring the ways in which artists and art workers express social, cultural and political philosophies through their art practice. Symphony of Survival is a creative writing workshop led by Newark based poet Jasmine Mans inspired by the multimedia project of the same
Stitching together an assemblage of videos, images, music, and prose, in this lecture Pleasure Activism and the Arts, Ifeanyi Awachie and Nydia A. Swaby will share how ‘pleasure activism’ informs their curatorial practice. The lecture will review programs Awachie and Swaby co-curated to explore pleasure through the work of Black feminist artists and thinkers. This
How does one cultivate an artistic practice growing up in a city such as Newark? How do grassroots organizations specifically centered around the LGBTQIA+ experience provide space for artistic expression? This will be the start of the conversation with multidisciplinary artist Kiyan Williams and curator/multidiscplinay artist Noelle Lorraine Williams. RSVP required. Zoom details will be sent via email
Building healthy financial habits can be a challenge for anyone… And in the arts, we have the added complication of managing cash flow, measuring success in creative and financial terms, and relying on sometimes uncertain sources of income. Plus, we’re in the midst of a global pandemic. That complicates things. In this interactive, hands-on workshop,
Paul Robeson Galleries, Project for Empty Space and the Newark Artist Database present a two part presentation on The Power of Collaboration with Newark based artist group LAND Collective. Part One will take place on November 11th: GROUP ETHOS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES. LAND Collective will discuss how to develop a manifesto that outlines the purpose
Paul Robeson Galleries, Project for Empty Space and the Newark Artist Database present a two part presentation on The Power of Collaboration with Newark based artist group LAND Collective. During Part 2: Collective Making, LAND Collective will discuss harnessing the power of what each artist brings to the collective and the value it brings to
