Free Newark Exhibit Opening Nov. 17 at Express Newark Turns Speech, Protest and Dissent into Design
The ACLU of New Jersey and Rutgers-Newark's Design Consortium open "I Am. You Are. We Are." at Express Newark on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 to 9 p.m. The opening is free and open to the public.
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- Newark, Essex County.
Free speech, protest and dissent usually get argued over in courtrooms and comment sections. Next week in downtown Newark, they go up on gallery walls.
"I Am. You Are. We Are. Free to Speak. Protest. Dissent." opens Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Express Newark, 54 Halsey St. The exhibition is a joint project of the ACLU of New Jersey and the Design Consortium, a student and faculty creative studio started by the ACM Graphic Design program at Rutgers University-Newark and based at Express Newark, the ACLU-NJ said. The opening night is free and open to the public, with light bites and drinks, and guests are asked to RSVP.
It is a student-built show with a serious subject. The partners set out to explore how design can help people understand, use and protect their constitutional rights, and how the way those rights are communicated shapes how people understand them, according to the ACLU-NJ.
The work took a year. Over two semesters, the ACLU-NJ said, the partners used design research and hands-on co-building to develop new ideas, language and messaging, along with new ways to share them. The opening pairs pieces from that collaboration with new installations and participatory experiences meant to get visitors reflecting and talking.
Express Newark sits inside the restored Hahne & Co. building in the heart of downtown. The ACLU-NJ has not said how long the exhibition will stay up after opening night, so anyone hoping to catch it later should check with Express Newark before heading over.
Source: ACLU of New Jersey; Express Newark.
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