6/11 @ 5PM: CITY OF CREATORS | Community Celebration!

Join us on June 11 from 5–7 PM at 756 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, NJ, for a celebration of CITY OF CREATORS.
About this Event

CITY OF CREATORS is a new public art initiative bringing art to more than 20 vacant storefronts across Downtown Newark, creating an immersive arts corridor featuring work by 25 local artists and organizations.

Through window-based installations, the initiative connects artists, small businesses, and neighborhood narratives, reframing vacant storefronts as spaces of visibility, creativity, and opportunity.

Partners include , the , the , the , , the , and .

Installation sites and participating artists across Downtown Newark include:

707 Raymond Blvd.
Adama Delphine Fawundu, Damien Davis, and Shoshanna Weinberger

873 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Monifa Kincaid, Angela Pilgrim, and Damien Davis

869 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Hans Lundy & Malcolm Rolling of YENDOR

200 Market St.
Monet Sheard

89 Market St.
Equal Space in Collaboration with Redens "Rex" Desrosiers

99 Market St.
Suliman Onque

100 Market St.
Layqa Nuna Yawar

239 Washington St.
CAZORLA + SALEME

250 Washington St.
Eirini Linardaki

756 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Matilda Forsberg

760 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Diego Molina

764 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Hans Lundy & Malcolm Rolling of YENDOR

768 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Azikiwe Mohammed

772 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Krystle Lemonias

778 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Melisa E. Gereçci

853 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Chrys Davis

601 - 591 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.
Akintola Hanif, Danielle Scott, GERALUZ, The Aljira Archive, and ProjectJeyGo by Jerry Gant, Courtesy of Pink Dragon Artist Syndicate

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Location partners include , , , and Prudential Financial, Inc., all of whom are supporting ongoing downtown revitalization efforts. Installation support was provided by Metro Pro. This project was paid for by UEZ. Additional information about each storefront, featured artist, curatorial theme, and the small business directory is available at cityofcreators.art.

Together, CITY OF CREATORS advances broader downtown revitalization strategies while amplifying Newark’s diverse cultural and entrepreneurial ecosystem—positioning the city for increased global visibility during the World Cup and beyond.