DREAMTIME IN NEWARK Book Launch & Opening Reception

Dreamtime in Newark charts the groundbreaking impact of Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, and its 35-year tenure in Newark. Featuring works in a wide range of media by 46 artists, the exhibition brings together loans from distinguished private and public collections and from the Museum’s global collection of contemporary art.

5 pm – The event kicks off with a book signing and an opportunity to meet catalog authors and artists.

6 pm – Enjoy first access to the exhibition, light refreshments, and a chance to connect with fellow artists and art lovers.

Dreamtime in Newark: Aljira and the Making of Global Contemporary Art is organized by The Newark Museum of Art in collaboration with The Aljira Archive Project.

The exhibition is co-curated by Alliyah Allen, independent curator, and Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Senior Curator of American Art, with Monisha Bernard, Curatorial Assistant

Generous support provided by The Mellon Foundation, The Terra Foundation for American Art, The Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is made possible from Corporate, Foundation, and Individual sources.