800 BROAD ST, NEWARK - Join Project for Empty Space on April 2 from 6–8 PM for the opening reception of A Feeling of Itself, an exhibition presented in collaboration with Lives in Translation (LiT) and the Design Consortium at Rutgers University–Newark, led by designers Chantal Fischzang and Gisela Ochoa.

This exhibition is part of a three-part program unfolding across multiple sites throughout Newark from March through June 2026.

128 BAXTER ST, NYC - David Antonio Cruz’s black/backroomat PES Futures considers future-making through the lens of both personal and collective historical precedence. As part of a continuation of Cruz’s unveiling of Queer-Brown-Histories, the artist shapes potentialities through intersecting themes of loss, desire, and the legacy of Cruz's grandparents' land - Puerto Rico. black/backroom is on view from March 17, 2026 through June 5, 2026.

SHINE Portrait Studio, in partnership with Project for Empty Space, proudly announces the launch of In Search of the Spirit House, a new artbook by interdisciplinary artist Adama Delphine Fawundu. The publication will debut on March 31, 2026, from 6–8 PM with a celebratory launch event at Express Newark in downtown Newark.

We are proud to launch Newark Grounds: Benefit for Public Art + Celebration of Groundbreakers—honoring the leaders who champion and invest in Newark’s public art and creative spaces.

Join us on Thursday, May 28 at 7pm, at PES at Ironside Newark (110 Edison Place, Newark, NJ) for a special evening of community and a gathering highlighting new artworks and neighborhood-centered initiatives debuting as part of Newark Grounds.