Articles

Newark’s New Harriet Tubman Monument a Model for Community Engagement in Public Art

The city of Newark, New Jersey unveiled its long-awaited Harriet Tubman monument March 9 with great excitement. Four days of community celebrations...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Newark Artists and Prominent Actors to Celebrate Literary Legacy of Philip Roth During Weekend-Long Festival

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in collaboration with the Newark Public Library will present Philip Roth Unbound, a weekend-long festival that...

Carolyn M. Brown

Princeton University’s Richardson Chamber Players Spotlight Female Composers

Barbara Rearick could picture it: female student vocalists from the Princeton University Glee Club invoking the spirit of women’s suffrage, saturating...

Laurie Granieri

Leroy Johnson Felt Called to Make Art

Gazing out the window on NJTransit south to Trenton, and then on Amtrak further south to Philadelphia and Baltimore, one sees brick row houses...

From Shoes to Splendor: ARTeriors Baltic Avenue Transforms Disused Space

In Atlantic City, a community of artists has transformed a former Payless ShoeSource into a temporary art experience featuring large-scale, mixed...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Finding the Rhythm: An Interview with Performing Artist, Educator Yahaya Kamate

To Yahaya Kamate, the work of a performer and an educator is inseparable. Every class he teaches is a dynamic performance, and public performances...

Rachel Fawn Alban

Black Women’s Mural Raises Awareness About Black Suffragists, Celebrates Black Voices, and Sparks Community Pride

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist and activist who fought tirelessly for women’s right to vote even though she is often left out of...

Carolyn M. Brown

The World Comes to Bedminster: The Center for Contemporary Art’s International Juried Exhibition Showcases Works by 50 Artists From Across the Nation and Beyond

The 53 artworks gathered in Bedminster through March 3 for The Center’s International Juried Exhibition beg a second glance. And in fact, with this...

Laurie Granieri

"Women's Work” Makes Bold Statements, Yields Nuanced Thoughts

A 2019 Public Library of Science survey of eighteen prominent American museums revealed that over 80% of represented artists are male. This is not new...

Shen Shellenberger