"The Importance of Being Authentic" Video Screening, Panel Discussion, and Closing Reception Saturday, September 26, 2009 2-6pm

Last Day of E10
Aljira Emerge 10 Exhibition

Video Screening, Panel Discussion, and Closing Reception
Saturday, September 26, 2009
2-6pm

"The Importance of Being Authentic"
Video Screening and Panel Discussion: 2-4pm
E10 Artists: Michael Paul Britto, Brendan Fernandes, Roxana Perez-Mendez, and Jaye Rhee
Moderator: Guest Curator Sara Reisman

Do you think authenticity is important to the visual arts? If art provides the possibility for imagination, how can creativity and authenticity be reconciled?

Join E10: Aljira Emerge Exhibition Guest Curator Sara Reisman and E10 artists Michael Paul Britto, Brendan Fernandes, Roxana Perez-Mendez, and Jaye Rhee for an opportunity to view recent videos and performances on video not in the current exhibition and participate in a lively dialog.

E10 Closing Reception: 4-6pm
Light refreshments
Music by resident DJ Curator and surprise guests

(Image, top left: Roxana Perez-Mendez, Mi y Mi Gente, 2009, Model truck, digital video player, and mixed media (detail), Dimensions variable

Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, is located at:

591 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102-4403

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Saturday
11am - 4pm

Directions to Aljira

BY RAIL

From Manhattan: Take the PATH train to Newark Penn Station or New Jersey Transit from New York Penn Station to Newark Penn Station.

From within New Jersey: New Jersey Transit buses and trains to Newark Penn Station are available from various locations in the surrounding region. For schedule and fare information call (800) 772-2222.

Aljira is about a 10 minute walk from Penn Station. Exit the station by the doors labeled Raymond Plaza West. You will be on Raymond Boulevard. Walk west to Broad Street, cross the street and turn right. Walk approximately 3 blocks, Aljira is located in the next block on the left.

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Garden State Parkway North or South: Take exit 145 to Route 280 East towards Newark & Harrison. Once on Route 280, stay in the right lane and continue to exit 14 for Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Take the exit to bottom of ramp and turn right onto King Boulevard. Take King Boulevard to Central Avenue. (St. Michael’s Hospital complex will be on your left). Turn left onto Central Avenue. Turn right at the fourth traffic light onto Broad Street. Aljira is on the right in the next block.

NJ Turnpike: Take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. Go over the drawbridge and exit at 15A. At the light, turn left onto Broad Street. Continue on Broad Street for about 3/4 of a mile. Aljira will be on the right just past Central Avenue.

Route 21: Route 21 becomes McCarter Highway in Newark.

Traveling North: At the junction of McCarter Highway and Raymond Boulevard, turn left onto Raymond Boulevard. Stay on Raymond Boulevard to Washington Street (two blocks past Broad Street). Continue on Washington to Central Avenue and turn right on Central Avenue. Turn right at the second light onto Broad Street. Aljira is located in the next block on the right.

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Holland Tunnel: Routes 1& 9 South (Pulaski Skyway): five miles from the Tunnel, take the exit to Newark and the Oranges, onto Raymond Boulevard.

Stay on Raymond Boulevard to Washington Street (two blocks past Broad Street) Continute on Washington to Central Avenue and turn right on Central. Turn right at the second light onto Broad Street. Aljira is located in the next block on the right.

Lincoln Tunnel: Follow signs to New Jersey Turnpike South. Take Exit 15W to Route 280 West. Go over the drawbridge and exit at 15A. At the light, turn left onto Broad Street. Continue on Broad Street for about 3/4 of a mile. Aljira will be on the right just past Central Avenue.

E10: Aljira Emerge 10 Exhibition

July 25th, 2009 - September 26th, 2009
E10: Aljira Emerge 10 Exhibition

Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art invites you to E10. Join us for the opening of this fresh group exhibition that is the culmination of Aljira Emerge, the highly acclaimed, annual strategic career management and exhibition program for emerging artists. E10 features new and recent works by a dynamic group of 22 artists of diverse backgrounds who successfully completed last year's competitive program. This exhibition is on view through September 26, 2009.

E10 presents works ranging from painting and sculpture to video and installation by the following artists living and working in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia: Fariba Alam, Toby Barnes, Michael Paul Britto, Cecile Chong, Priscila De Carvalho, Brendan Fernandes, Sheree Hovsepian, Gisela Insuaste, Sandra Lee, Diego Medina, Lisette Morel, Nyeema Morgan, Kymia Nawabi, Jung Eun Park, Roxana Perez-Mendez, Jaye Rhee, Jose Ruiz, Jennifer Salomon, Miranda Small, Germán Tagle, Joseph Waks, and Noelle Lorraine Williams. This year, we welcome as our Guest Curator Sara Reisman, Director of Percent for Art, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Opening Reception:
Saturday, July 25, 2009

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