The Four Corners Public Arts announced three new public art projects coming to Downtown Newark for Fall/Winter 2020/2021: The Newark Artists Photo Documentary Project by Colleen Gutwein O'Neal; Will You Be My Monument by Salamishah Tillet and Alliyah Allen of New Arts Justice at Rutgers University - Newark, designer Chantal Fischzang, photographer Scheherazade Tillet and Keary Rosen of the Form Design Studio at Express Newark; and We Are Home led by Yeimy Gamez Castillo in collaboration with the ImVisible project and artist Layqa Nuna Yawar.

This phase of the program sought proposals that directly address community building through public art. Each project includes thoughtful and intentional collaboration, engages various audiences, and brings to life narratives that are constructed through open community dialogue. “We are living in a time that demands that public art represents the diversity and dynamism of the communities in which it is made,” says Salamishah Tillet, Director of New Arts Justice. “To meet this moment, Newark artists are collaborating on murals and monuments that reflect who we are and by doing so, are reimagining the vibrant possibilities of who we, as a city and nation, can be.”  

FCPA is organized and curated by Rebecca Pauline Jampol, co-director of Project for Empty Space. Projects and accompanying programs will take place in Newark’s Four Corners Historic District and surrounding areas.  This phase is made possible by the FCPA partnership, Calello Agency, Edison Properties, The Hanini Group, The Newark Creative Catalyst Fund, Rosemary and Robert Steinbaum, Sherwin Williams Paint Company, Provident Bank and more.