Project for Empty Space (PES) is turning 15! To celebrate this milestone, we are excited to host our annual fête, the Badass Art Woman Awards, in splendid form with a theme of La Resilience. This year’s soiree will be held Monday, September 29, 2025, from 7 - 10 pm at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. 

This year’s honorees are Dr. Deborah Willis, Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Ebony L. Haynes, Senior Director and Curator, 52 Walker, and Helen Toomer, Founder, Stoneleaf Retreat and Upstate Art Weekend and Co-Founder of Art Mamas Alliance.

110 EDISON PL, NEWARK - The Ocean Doesn’t Recognize Tears is a solo exhibition by 2022 Artist In Residence Andrea Chung, presented at the Project for Empty Space Ironside Newark location from May 6 to August 17, 2025.

800 BROAD ST, NEWARK - When Civilizations Heal is a solo exhibition by 2024–2025 Artist In Residence Helina Metaferia, on view at the Project for Empty Space 800 Broad Street location from May 6 through August 17, 2025.

128 BAXTER ST, NYC - Project for Empty Space’s Feminist FUTURES Fellow Alyssa Alexander proudly presents Sonic Womb: Leaving Gender on the Dance Floor, a two-part exhibition series at PES FUTURES from April 23rd to June 7th and June 18th to August 16th.