Newark Grounds is kicking off the New Year with Eirini Linardaki! Build a constellation of shared memories, patterns, and connections! Join the artist on Saturday, January 24th, from 1–3 PM at Project for Empty Space – 800 Broad St., Newark, NJ for Constellation Bench: Community Collage and Painting Workshop
Participants will help create designs for “Constellation Bench”, a new public sculpture coming to Newark Grounds at Mulberry Commons Park next spring. This is one of three commissioned artworks planned for the park in 2026, part of an initiative to expand access to the arts through durational 3D installations and active community programming.
Please bring textiles or patterned clothing from home (you will take these items back with you). These can be fabrics with personal or family significance, or simply patterns that feel meaningful to share—we’ll take time to talk about them as a group. We’ll also have artist-selected fabrics available on site. All materials will be photographed for our visual archive and will help shape the final artwork, weaving your stories into the painted bench. The collage and painting workshop is open to all ages and experience levels! Put on some paint clothes and come create with us as we build a constellation of shared memories, patterns, and connections.
