Arts Guides Fall 2019 Preview: North Jersey

music, dance, theater and spoken word can be found throughout the festival, as well as hands-on arts activities for youth. Much of the schedule is now available at https://newarkarts. org/newarkartsfestival/exhibi- tions-happenings/ and the full fes- tival schedule should be available by 1st week of October. We spoke with Lauren M. Craig, Director of Marketing and Artistic Initiatives at Newark Arts for more information on the festival. The Newark Arts Festival seems to get bigger and bigger each year, what are some of the new additions people should look for this year? We’ve forged partnerships with five real estate developers in order to host multiple pop up exhibits in empty retail spaces Downtown, including a Festival Headquarters pop up experience at 1180 Raymond Boulevard. 2019 FALL PREVIEW • ILLUMINATE 2019 is a brand new citywide lighting activation. Each night at dusk participating galleries, cultural institutions, gov- ernment buildings and corpora- tions will light their windows and buildings in pink lighting. Partici- pants include: City Hall, Newark Library, TRYP Hotel, Robert Treat Hotel, Audible, Rutgers and more! • An improved digital and print- ed mapping system to assist with better connectivity of the festival • Educational panels focused on career development for artists With so many events, the fes- tival can appear daunting to people attending for the first time. What do you suggest to newbies to make it a great ex- perience? One of the key features this year to help visitors navigate the festival is our Festival Headquar- ters located at 1180 Raymond Blvd. The pop-up will act as the INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 61

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