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Gallery Art Show

ON PURPOSE

Essex
Express Newark

Curated by Adrienne Wheeler for the 25th anniversary of the Newark Arts Festival, celebrating the artists, ideas, and cultural leadership shaping Newark today.

Oct 7th 5 to 10pm

Newark Arts Festival: 25 Years. On Purpose. For 25 years, Newark Arts Festival has brought artists, institutions, and communities together across the city. As New Jersey’s largest and longest-running arts festival, the 2026 anniversary celebrates the artists, ideas, and cultural leadership shaping Newark today. Curated by: Adrienne Wheeler for Newark Arts Location: 3rd Floor, Paul Robeson Galleries On View: Through October 31, 2026

Adrienne Wheeler for The Newark Artists Photo Documentary Project.

Newark Arts Festival: 25 Years. On Purpose. For 25 years, Newark Arts Festival has brought artists, institutions, and communities together across the city. As New Jersey’s largest and longest-running arts festival, the 2026 anniversary celebrates the artists, ideas, and cultural leadership shaping Newark today.

Curated by: Adrienne Wheeler for Newark Arts
Location: 3rd Floor, Paul Robeson Galleries
On View: Through October 31, 2026

54 Halsey St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA

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