Artist Talk
Guided Tour and Reception with Alliyah Allen
Essex
Newark Museum of Art
Alliyah Allen will lead viewers on a guided tour of Dreamtime in Newark: Aljira and the Making of Global Contemporary Art, an exhibition she co-curated exploring the history and impact of Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art based in Newark, NJ.
Nov 12th 5 to 7pm
High Priestess of Soul (1970) by Ben Jones.
Featuring works by 46 local and international artists, the exhibition celebrates Aljira's 35-year history and its influence on the global contemporary art world.
Following the tour, we'll head just a few blocks away to Sihana Bistro for a reception and an opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni, families, and friends of Solebury!
We're so excited to celebrate Alliyah's work and hope you'll join us for this special evening! The cost to attend is $20 per person. Register today using the link in our bio!
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Alliyah is an independent curator, arts administrator, and first-year PhD student in Art History at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Her work centers Black feminist approaches to exhibition-making, research, and public engagement.
She holds an MA in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies from Columbia University and a BA in Religion, with a concentration in Africana Studies, from Haverford College.
Her curatorial and public art projects include Blues People (2024), Wards of Newark: Manuel Acevedo (2026), and Dreamtime in Newark: Aljira and the Making of Global Contemporary Art (2026).
49 Washington St, Newark, NJ 07102, USA