Artist at Work x 4CPA | GERALUZ Sacred Water Sacred Water by Newark’s own GERALUZ is a three story mural located on the corner of Market and Beaver Streets in Downtown Newark, NJ. The mural features hues of blue in its representation of water – more specifically, how communities can collaborate to address water and environmental crisis issues, and beyond, uniting across race, socio...
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Artist at Work x 4CPA | Noelle Lorraine Williams To Be Seen To Be Seen is a street intervention that utilizes oversized carte de visite images of printed on PolyTab on a gold background of African American women from photography studios in Downtown Newark near the site on Treat Street and on Springfield Avenue. As an artist, Noelle Lorraine Williams’s work for the past 14 years focuses on...
On a beautiful Fall day in New Jersey, four dynamic Newark photographers captured a diverse mix of residents and locals at iconic locations across the city for a historic “back together again” photo shoot. Close to one hundred locals participated in various photography setups, which recognized all of Newark – including men, women, LGBTQ+, young and old of all races and ethnic...
On June 05, 2021, local artists, artisans, writers, teachers, and musicians conjoined on Treat Place, near the historic Four Corners section of downtown Newark and Teacher’s Village, to celebrate and support feminism, Black girlhood, local business, arts, literature and culture. The multi-disciplinary initiative promoted dialogue and reflection on issues of racial justice and gender...
On June 27, 2020, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the global call for racial and LGBTQ+ justice, the City of Newark and a unique collaboration of artists, activists and community partners created two massive street murals in Downtown Newark, aka “Murals for Justice Newark”. Nearly 300 students, artists, organizers, and residents helped paint the messages throughout the day...
Go behind the scenes and discover how dozens of artists, muralists, and poets, came together to complete the transformative first phase of the Four Corners Public Arts – an effort that advocates for impact-driven, public art initiatives in and surrounding Broad St. and Market St. in Downtown Newark. Some of the artists who collaborated on phase 1 of Four Corners Public Arts in Newark...
Cindy Goncalves at DreamPlay Sessions Cindy Goncalves performs her original poems “A Queer’s Prayer” and “Home” at DreamPlay Sessions 02. Filmed and recorded live at ODR Studios in Newark, NJ. About Cindy Goncalves Cindy is a Luso-American queer, feminist twenty-something. She received a BA in psychology from Rutgers University and an MA in counseling with a concentration in...
Euphony at DreamPlay Sessions Euphony, one of the most exciting multi-talented artists in the region, and anywhere, delivers a virtuoso performance of her original poems “Unapologetic Poem/What is America” and “Freedom” at DreamPlay Sessions 02. She received musical backing from JoSUÉ Simon on saxophone and Brandan Burton on drums. Filmed and recorded live at ODR Studios in...
paulA neves at DreamPlay Sessions Writer and poet paulA neves performs her bi-lingual original poem “Written on water” at DreamPlay Sessions 02. Filmed and recorded live at ODR Studios in Newark, NJ. About paulA neves paulA neves is a Luso-American writer, multimedia artist, Newark native, educator and collaborator. The recipient of the 2020 NJ Poets Prize from the Journal of NJ Poets...
Dimitri Reyes at DreamPlay Sessions Puerto Rican and Newark-based poet Dimitri Reyes performs his entrancing and melodic original poems, “Mother Botanica” and “Spray Cans Like Bread” at DreamPlay Sessions 02. 🎙🎥 Filmed and recorded live at ODR Studios in Newark, NJ. About Dimitri Reyes Dimitri Reyes is a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist, content creator, organizer, and...