Project for Empty Space is a woman-run, femme-powered, People of the Global Majority/BIPOC, Queer, and unapologetically radical ecosystem for creatives.
PROJECT FOR EMPTY SPACE
110 Edison Pl, Newark, NJ 07102*
Project for Empty Space (PES) is a multifaceted arts organization in downtown Newark, NJ and downtown Manhattan, NY. PES is a woman-run, femme-powered, People of the Global Majority/BIPOC, Queer, and unapologetically radical ecosystem for creatives. Today, PES provides safe, equitable spaces for artistic innovation and complex public engagement by supporting artists whose work is oriented toward social discourse.
*New exhibition space opening in 2024
PES STUDIOS
800 Broad St, Newark, NJ 07102
The PES Studio Member Program is a home for culture makers. It houses over 40 artist studios, and shared spaces for creative professionals. But it is far more than space: it is community. The purpose of the PES program is to cultivate a multi-disciplinary, supportive artist community. A diverse array of studio practices enhance and inspire our members, but also lead to a wider audience of patrons, collectors, clients, and enthusiasts from all different areas.
PES FUTURES
128 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013
PES FUTURES is a new tendril of Project for Empty Space’s larger programs, located at 128 Baxter Street in Manhattan’s historic Chinatown neighborhood. PES FUTURES is a space for artists interested in how both parallel and intersecting potentialities can be realized. It is an incubator for the wildest dreams and visions. Artists, particularly those who have historically been pushed to the margins, can forge ways to claim (reclaim) space.