Welcome to the Project for Empty Space Submittable!

Project for Empty Space (PES) is a multifaceted arts organization dedicated to supporting socially engaged artists through exhibitions, residencies, and public art initiatives. Learn more about our programs and our locations in Newark, NJ, and New York City here.

We are honored to partner with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to offer 13 new public art opportunities for artists based in New Jersey and New York.

NJPAC—one of the state’s cornerstone cultural institutions—is developing a vibrant new downtown neighborhood on the parking lots surrounding its theaters. Once complete, this expanded campus will feature mixed-income housing, retail space, parks, educational facilities, rehearsal studios, and community gathering spaces.

To activate this reimagined campus and contribute to Newark’s evolving public art landscape, NJPAC is commissioning thirteen new artworks to be installed throughout the site, both indoors and outdoors. We are excited to invite artists—particularly those working with community-engaged and socially responsive practices—to help shape and energize this new neighborhood through visionary public art.

This site will go live on November 19, 2025, and the submission deadline is January 19, 2026, at midnight. For those interested in learning more, please join our virtual artist information session on Wednesday, December 10, from 3:00–4:30 PM.