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Featuring: Invited artists from Newark NJ/NY Metro area as well as National and International artists, "Newark Between Us" continues to be a cultural exchange of contemporary artists throughout the world, focused especially on the new creative energy found in Newark, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and the surrounding metro region.

This year's installation exhibition celebrates the special bond that unites a community while embracing independent voices and diversity.Reflecting the ever-present political, economic and cultural media debate, fifty contemporary artists explore the modern relationship "Between" you and me, here and there, us and them. Connected by more than a theme, the wide range of artwork offers a survey of emerging, established, and historic art, creating a conversation among rising talents representing unique viewpoints, thriving neighborhoods, current aesthetic and historical reference. The exhibit inspires discussion and reflection on the magnetic "something between" artists and the society that surrounds them. This exhibition is an opportunity to define shared moments, concepts and interactions while finding Newark as the common denominator.Curated by Rupert Ravens in conjunction with the Newark Arts Council

Sponsors: The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, City of Newark, Prudential Financial and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation.


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about the artist: Guerra de la Paz is the composite name that represents the creative team efforts of Cuban-born artists, Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz. What began as an idea for two individual artists to share a working studio in Miami's Little Haiti, has become an ongoing collaboration that has evolved into constant experimentation, manifesting into a body of work that spans over eleven years in a variety of formats. The recipient of the 2008 SCOPE Foundation Grant for artist project “Under the Banyan Tree,” they are are represented in the Saatchi Collection (London), 21C Museum Foundation (Louisville, KY), Frost Art Museum (Miami, FL), Miami Art Museum (Miami, FL), and The Cintas Fellows Collection.

about the gallery: The Art Store, as the gallery is affectionately known on the street, was founded by Rupert Ravens, to promote the best of visual arts in the City of Newark while broadening the realm of the New Jersey Art Market. Our purpose: To showcase artists who explore visual language implicitly in a way that is concise, authentic and vital. Our mission: To bring compelling international artists to the Newark community and equally, to export regional talent to a larger global audience. Our Commitment: To engage the public through vivid art installations and educational programs in order to promote a well-balanced understanding of art in this moment.

about the curator: Rupert Ravens is an intuitive curator, collector, artist, and passionate patron of the visual arts. In 2006, he curated "Newark Between Us" with 97 artists installed as a biennial style exhibition in 30,000 sq ft. which was widely acclaimed and reviewed in the NY Times, Contemporary Magazine and Sculpture Magazine. The Star Ledger for two years, selected his curatorial installations as their annual "Top Ten Art Shows of the Year". At Art Basel Miami Beach 2006, Mr. Ravens exhibited artists at the Bridge Art Fair and simultaneously co-curated "Grendel", along with Dam Stulhtrager Gallery and Jack the Pelican Presents, with 22 artists in a 5,000 sq ft space. Culture Catch, dART International, NY Arts Magazine, and the Brooklyn Rail selected his presentations as two of the top art events among the Miami week's 13 fairs and venues.