Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art was an artist-centered space in
Newark, New Jersey
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, was intended to suggest timelessness and open possibilities. In 1993, Aljira was chosen by the Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions to organize the U.S. representation at the
IV Bienal Internacional de Pintura in
Cuenca, Ecuador
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. The center held an annual program, ''Aljira Emerge'', to prepare artists for the marketplace; its initial focus on painting expanded to sculpture, installation and video art.
Its tenth show in 2009, ''E10'', featured 22 active artists based in the northeast United States.
Aljira closed in 2018 amid financing difficulties.
See also
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CWOW Gallery
cWOW Gallery, also known as City Without Walls Gallery, is located in Newark, New Jersey, occupying a building on Halsey Street at Crawford Street in the Lincoln Park/The Coast Cultural District.
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Newark Museum
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References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084327/http://blog.nj.com/newarkguide_impact/2007/10/ArtWalkx.pdf
*https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161656/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/new-jersey/66921-trenton-exhibit-highlights-newarks-growing-arts-scene
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