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class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="1708" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blues-People-Install-01-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1237" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blues-People-Install-01-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blues-People-Install-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blues-People-Install-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Blues-People-Install-01-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></figure> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Our Histories</h5> <p>In the spirit of adaptive reuse, Express Newark opened in 2017 as a 50,000-square-foot art space in the recently restored Hahne & Company, a 500,000-square-foot building that was the former iconic department store. Express Newark was also created in response to a broader and more recent mandate. Over the last decade, in the wake of the financial crash, several small to midsize galleries, many of which were BIPOC-led and pivotal to the city’s artistic ecosystem, had to close due to funding cuts. The result of those closures has been a decrease in the diversity of art leadership in the city and the looming threat that the work these institutions did, together and on their own, to develop artists and the communities in which they resided would be entirely forgotten or permanently lost.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Our Values</h5> <p>At Express Newark, we utilize a hybrid model that brings together Rutgers faculty, staff, and community artists to enrich our public programs, exhibitions, workshops, and classes. This collaborative approach fosters a vibrant cultural environment, ensuring that diverse voices and perspectives are represented, making art accessible and relevant to all.</p> <p>We are committed to empowering individuals through meaningful learning experiences that promote creativity and critical thinking. By nurturing talent and fostering connections within the community, we celebrate the transformative power of art and its ability to inspire positive change.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Our Space</h5> <p>Centered around an amphitheater staircase, the space was designed to be dynamic, open, and welcoming. Community members have full access to numerous art galleries, meeting spaces, learning labs, and art studios— 3D design printing, audio, and video production, a letterpress, a portrait photography studio, and a jazz institute— that comprise its three floors.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="team">Team</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size">The Express Newark team is made up of a diverse mix of administrators, creative practitioners, scholars, and activists. Every staff member is actively involved in some form of a creative or community practice, creating a dynamic synergy where all play a vital role in shaping and realizing our mission and vision.</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"><form data-sf-form-id='732' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https://www.expressnewark.org/?page_id=682&preview=true' data-ajax-url='https://www.expressnewark.org/?sfid=732&sf_action=get_data&sf_data=results' data-ajax-form-url='https://www.expressnewark.org/?sfid=732&sf_action=get_data&sf_data=form' data-display-result-method='shortcode' data-use-history-api='1' data-template-loaded='0' data-lang-code='en' data-ajax='1' data-ajax-data-type='json' data-ajax-links-selector='.pagination a' data-ajax-target='#search-filter-results-732' 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href="https://www.expressnewark.org/people/salamishah-tillet/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Salamishah-Tillet_528-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Salamishah Tillet</h5> <p>Executive Director, Express Newark & New Arts Justice</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/people/nick-kline/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Nick-Kline_056-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Nick Kline</h5> <p>Creative Director, Express Newark, Founder & Director, SHINE Portrait Studio </p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/people/alliyah-allen/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Alliyah-Allen_085-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Alliyah Allen</h5> <p>Associate Curator & Programs Director, Express Newark</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/people/anthony-alvarez/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Anthony-Alvarez_592-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Anthony Alvarez</h5> <p>Assistant Director, Shine Portrait Studio</p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Inayah-Bashir_235-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Inayah Bashir</h5> <p>Outreach Coordinator, Express Newark</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Anonda-Bell_281-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Anonda Bell</h5> <p>Director & Chief Curator, Paul Robeson Galleries</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Karen-Bernard_603-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Karen Bernard</h5> <p>Museum Registrar, Paul Robeson Galleries</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Jennifer-Bernstein_1034-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Jennifer Bernstein</h5> <p>Co-Director, Design Consortium</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Babas-Denis_978-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Sébastien Denis</h5> <p>Technical Manager, Community Media Center</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Ned-Drew_806-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Ned Drew</h5> <p>Founding Director, Design Consortium</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Brooke-Finister_636-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Brooke Finister</h5> <p>Program Coordinator, New Arts Justice</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Juan-Giraldo_693-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Juan Giraldo</h5> <p>Head Preparator, Paul Robeson Galleries</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Thyquel-Halley_462-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Thyquel Halley</h5> <p>Administrative & Communications Coordinator, Humanities Action Lab</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Stefon-Harris_367-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Stefon Harris</h5> <p>Director, Harmony Lab</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Tyler-Kaneshiro_162-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Tyler Kaneshiro</h5> <p>Harmony Lab</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Bryant-Lebron_353-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Bryant Lebron</h5> <p>Gallery Administrator, Paul Robeson Galleries</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Yucef-Mayes_952-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Yucef Mayes</h5> <p>Outreach Consultant, Community Media Center</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Kristina-Micu_1149-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Kristina Micu</h5> <p>Program Coordinator, Newest Americans</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Devyn-Nunez_784-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Devyn Nunez</h5> <p>Technical Coordinator, SHINE Portrait Studio</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Tim-Raphael_838-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Timothy Raphael</h5> <p>Co-Founder & Director, Newest Americans</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Keary-Rosen_751-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Keary Rosen</h5> <p>Founding Director, Form Design Studio & Lab</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Liz-Sevcenko_1135-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Liz Sevcenko</h5> <p>Director, Humanities Action Lab</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240926_Yvonne-Shirley_1206-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Yvonne Shirley</h5> <p>Director, Community Media Center</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Michael-Stachiw_558-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Michael Stachiw</h5> <p>Technical Director, Video Production and Community Media Center, Express Newark</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240925_Patricia-Sweeting_899-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Pat Sweeting</h5> <p>Administrative Coordinator, Express Newark</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Gwen-Thomas_432-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Gwen Thomas</h5> <p>Business Specialist, Express Newark</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/240923_Wayne-Winborne_431-2048x2048.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Wayne Winborne</h5> <p>Executive Director, Institute of Jazz Studies</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="studios">Studios</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Our building houses a variety of studios and initiatives that harness art and activism as powerful tools for social engagement and meaningful change. Each project contributes to the vibrant energy of the space and aligns with the overarching mission of Express Newark.</p> <div class="row mt-4 display-studios"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/studio/community-media-center/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="644" height="644" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CMC.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CMC.jpeg 644w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CMC-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CMC-150x150.jpeg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Community Media Center</h5> <p>The Community Media Center at Express Newark is a digital storytelling hub for local creators in the Greater Newark area who want to tell community-centered stories through filmmaking and other forms of digital media. </p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/studio/design-consortium/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="644" height="644" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DesignConsortium_Gallery1-1-644x644-1.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DesignConsortium_Gallery1-1-644x644-1.jpeg 644w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DesignConsortium_Gallery1-1-644x644-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DesignConsortium_Gallery1-1-644x644-1-150x150.jpeg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Design Consortium</h5> <p>The Design Consortium (DC) is a student/faculty creative studio rooted in a collaboratively engaged design process. </p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/studio/form-design-studio/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_7691.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Form Design Studio</h5> <p>Form Design Studio helps to capture the vision of designers, educators, researchers, manufacturers, amateur inventors, and the overall curious through the use of 3D modeling, scanning, and printing technology. </p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/studio/harmony-lab/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="3100" height="1624" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM.png 3100w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM-300x157.png 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM-1024x536.png 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM-768x402.png 768w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM-1536x805.png 1536w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-10-25-at-5.45.54 PM-2048x1073.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 3100px) 100vw, 3100px" /> </div> <h5 class="mt-4">Harmony Lab</h5> <p>The Harmony Lab is a vibrant music makers-space, offering open access to equipment and resources for creative expression and community connection through music. </p> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-4"> <a href="https://www.expressnewark.org/studio/humanities-action-lab/"> <div class="ratio-image-wrapper ratio ratio-1x1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2560" height="1920" src="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HALConvening2023_Day2_050-scaled.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HALConvening2023_Day2_050-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HALConvening2023_Day2_050-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HALConvening2023_Day2_050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.expressnewark.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HALConvening2023_Day2_050-768x576.jpg 768w, 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