Join us Saturday, October 5th, from 12-5pm for the HEALTH & WELLNESS POP-UP SHOP & PANEL DISCUSSION presented by Express Newark and Makerhoods. Enjoy an afternoon of shopping health and wellness small businesses, a panel discussion, networking, food, and music. The HEALTH & WELLNESS POP-UP SHOP & PANEL DISCUSSION aims to attract Newark residents into
Why does the past matter for the future of climate change? The legacies of environmental justice can help us confront the climate crisis. Join us for this preview event to acknowledge the project's creators and explore how this multi-media installation can support student learning and public participation in environmental and climate justice. Reception-------------------------------5:30-6:30pm Screening of
A Call to Peace is a public art and history exhibition that asks the central question: What is a timely monument for Newark? The exhibition features temporary monuments and artworks; Thursdays Talks with artists, scholars, and activists; and an interactive research and engagement lab for participants to share their own speculative monument proposals and learn
As one of the featured events of the upcoming Newark Arts Festival, the Newark Short Film Awards will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The NSFA is presented in partnership with Express Newark and NYC Filmmakers in the Newark historic and redeveloped Hahnes building located at 54 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey. In addition
Newark Improv is a small collective of improvisers teaching, learning, and working in the city of Newark and we can't wait to share the art of improvisation on stage though comedic, artistic expression and storytelling. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 17TH. This 7-week program that concludes in a public class show is for the beginner so
Join leading advocates, scholars, and students from over 20 cities to launch a memory movement for climate justice. These are the creators of Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice, a multi-media installation created through collaborations between universities and frontline communities from Newark to New Orleans. Guest Speakers - October 31st: Ana Baptista Chair of
This two-part multi-artist performance aims to spark conversation and engage spectators to identify bias, prejudice, discrimination, and racism. The artists are tasked with separating black and white grains of rice as they discuss issues related to race and ethnicity. The audience is encouraged to be active witnesses to discern their own thoughts on different topics
In three interrelated presentations, artist scholars kate-hers RHEE, Michelle Dizon and Việt Lê reconsider archives, neo-imperial intimacies, and resistance through cross-disciplinary practices which comprise visual art, theory, poetry and performance.
This multi-artist performance aims to spark conversation and engage spectators to identify bias, prejudice, discrimination, and racism. The artists are tasked with separating black and white grains of rice as they discuss issues related to race and ethnicity. The audience is encouraged to be active witnesses to discern their own thoughts on different topics and
Come visit and listen to Newark Rhythms Artist Lecture 2019-20! Come and see the featuring artists. RSVP Here! Dominique Duroseau, Wednesday 11/20 2:30pm - 4pm Dominique Duroseau is a Newark-based artist born in Chicago, raised in Haiti. Her interdisciplinary practice explores themes of racism, socio-cultural issues, and existential dehumanization. Alan Ruiz, Wednesday 2/26 2:30pm - 4pm Best known for
Join Keary Rosen, chefs Peter Wojtkunski and Tie Mei of Creative Table NY on Saturday, March 21st, the final day of the exhibition Feast and Famine, from 1-2.30 pm as they experiment with food and form, 3D printing new edible creations live in the Main Gallery. RSVP Here! This program is associated with the exhibition, Feast &
This program brings adequate writers of various genres to interact with a diverse audience of students, faculty and public to hear about their stories. RSVP Here! Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Jamel Brinkley is the author of "A Lucky Man: Stories", a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction, the John Leonard Prize, the PEN/Robert
