PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 7 AIR Damien Davis Cutting Futures: Laser Fabrication for Emerging Newark Artists (16+)
Join us on July 20-25 from 1-3 PM at Ironside Newark for a week-long laser cutting and digital design workshop hosted by Damien Davis!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 8 AIR Layqa Nuna Yawar Drawing Circle
Join us on August 5 from 3-5 PM at Ironside Newark for a drawing class hosted by Layqa Nuna Yawar!
Lina Puerta: La Sierpe
Project for Empty Space is pleased to present La Sierpe, a new solo exhibition by Cycle 9 Artist In Residence Lina Puerta, on view September 9, 2026, through January 29, 2027, at Project for Empty Space at 110 Edison Place in Newark, New Jersey. The exhibition will open with a special reception on Wednesday, September 9th, from 6 - 8pm.
Goussy Célestin: Community Sing Shout
Join us on October 10, from 1-3 PM, for “Community Sing Shout,” a free community gathering (for ages 10 and up).
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR CAZORLA + SALEME Summer Stencil Painting
Join us on July 16 from 4-6 PM at Ironside Newark for a tote bag painting workshop hosted by CAZORLA + SALEME!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 3 AIR Shoshanna Weinberger Sunset Selfies: Watercolor Portraiture
Join us on July 15 from 4-6 PM for an all-ages watercolor portrait workshop hosted by Shoshanna Weinberger!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR CAZORLA + SALEME Summer Stencil Painting
Join us on July 14 from 4-6 PM at Ironside Newark for a tote bag painting workshop hosted by CAZORLA + SALEME!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR Amy Ritter Building Community, Block by Block
Join us on July 11 from 2-5 PM at Ironside Newark for a public sculpture workshop hosted by Amy Ritter!
Cosmic Story Time x Constellation Bench (Featuring Astrophysics for Young People)
Join artist Eirini Linardaki for Cosmic Story Time at the Constellation Bench, an interactive public sculpture at Mulberry Commons!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 8 AIR Azikiwe Mohammed Outdoor Painting with Black Painters Academy
Join us on July 9 from 4-6 PM at Ironside Newark for a painting class hosted by Black Painters Academy!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 3 AIR Shoshanna Weinberger Sunset Selfies: Watercolor Portraiture
Join us on July 8 from 4-6 PM for an all-ages watercolor portrait workshop hosted by Shoshanna Weinberger!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 8 AIR Azikiwe Mohammed Outdoor Painting with Black Painters Academy
Join us on July 7 from 4-6 PM at Ironside Newark for a painting class hosted by Black Painters Academy!
K. Desireé Milwood: “I Declare, I am Free” Writing Workshop
Join us on July 5, from 1-3 PM, for “I Declare, I am Free,” a free community writing project (for ages 14 and up).
NEWARK GROUNDS NIGHT FEST
Join us for NIGHT FEST on Friday, June 26, 2026, from 5–9 PM at Mulberry Commons Park!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 8 AIR Layqa Nuna Yawar Drawing Circle
Join us on June 25 from 6–9 PM at Ironside Newark for a drawing class hosted by Layqa Nuna Yawar!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR Aimee Koran Make Your Voice Visible: Protest Pin Workshop for Families
Join us on June 25 from 4–6 PM at Ironside Newark for a protest pin workshop hosted by Aimee Koran!
PES SUMMER WORKSHOP | Cycle 10 AIR Aimee Koran Make Your Voice Visible: Protest Pin Workshop for Families
Join us on June 23 from 4–6 PM at Ironside Newark for a protest pin workshop hosted by Aimee Koran!
Cosmic Story Time x Constellation Bench (Featuring Le Petit Prince)
Join artist Eirini Linardaki for Cosmic Story Time at the Constellation Bench, an interactive public sculpture at Mulberry Commons!
Noelle Lorraine Williams: Black Revolutionary Women
Join PES on Juneteenth for the opening reception of "Black Revolutionary Women," a new exhibition by Noelle Lorraine Williams.
CITY OF CREATORS: Community Celebration!
Join PES for a celebration of CITY OF CREATORS, a new public art initiative bringing art to more than 20 vacant storefronts across Downtown Newark.
Newark Grounds Groundbreaker Awards
Project for Empty Space is proud to launch Newark Grounds: Benefit for Public Art + Celebration of Groundbreakers—honoring the leaders who champion and invest in Newark’s public art and creative spaces.
Sounds Like Home/Suena a Casa Family Day
Join us on Saturday, May 9, from 11 AM to 3 PM for "Sounds Like Home/Suena a Casa", co-hosted by Para KIDS!
Fire In Every Direction
Join us on Monday, April 27, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM for "Fire In Every Direction" with Tareq Baconi.
Languages In The City Workshop
Join us on Tuesday, April 21, at 11:30 AM and 2:30 PM for "Languages In The City: A Language Documentation Workshop" with Ross Perlin.
AI and Human Expertise in Translator Training
Join us on Tuesday, April 14, from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM for "AI and Human Expertise in Translator Training" with Sarita Monjane Henriksen.
A Feeling of Itself | Opening Reception
Join PES on Thursday, April 2, for the opening reception of A Feeling of Itself with Lives in Translation and the Design Consortium.
In Search of the Spirit House | Artbook Release Party + Conversation
SHINE Portrait Studio, in partnership with Project for Empty Space, proudly announces the launch of In Search of the Spirit House, a new artbook by interdisciplinary artist Adama Delphine Fawundu. The publication will debut on March 31, 2026, from 6–8 PM with a celebratory launch event at Express Newark in downtown Newark. The evening will feature a conversation with fayemi shakur, Director of the City of Newark’s Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs, highlighting the themes of the book and Fawundu’s relationship to the city.
A Feeling of Itself
A Feeling of Itself is a three-part exhibition presented in collaboration with Lives in Translation (LiT) and the Design Consortium at Rutgers University-Newark, led by designers Chantal Fischzang and Gisela Ochoa. The three-part program will unfold across multiple sites in Newark from March through June 2026.
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Constellation Bench: Community Collage and Painting Workshop
Join artist Eirini Linardaki on Saturday, January 24, 1–3 PM at Project for Empty Space, 800 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, for Constellation Bench: Community Collage & Painting Workshop!
Jake Troyli: "Fine Line" Brunch & Artist Talk
Join PES Artist In Residence Jake Troyli for brunch and a conversation with PES co-director Jasmine Wahi on Saturday, January 24th.
Minga & Memory Session 5 | Andean Herbalism and La Horchata Circle
“Minga & Memory” is a free, public, educational program focused on Andean philosophy, visual language, and immigrant movement-building. Join us for Session 5: “Andean Herbalism and La Horchata Circle” on Friday, January 16th.
Minga & Memory Session 4 | Andean Philosophy: Social Movements and Feminist History
“Minga & Memory” is a free, public, educational program focused on Andean philosophy, visual language, and immigrant movement-building. Join us for Session 4: “Andean Philosophy: Social Movements and Feminist History” on Friday, November 21st.
By Way of Revolution Mural Celebration
Join the City of Newark Division of Arts and Cultural Affairs and Project for Empty Space on Monday, November 17th, at 2 PM, for the unveiling of TWO new murals by interdisciplinary artist Helina Metaferia!