Project Description

The Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective will provide the community of Clinton Hill and the City of Newark a new cultural art, education, residential and social center that offers opportunity to build the creative and business capacity, a source for individual and neighborhood growth.

The vision and program plan will focus on the following essential areas for the success of The Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective:

• 27 units marketed to artists
• 1,100sf gallery / performance space
• 800sf café
• 10 leasable office / workspaces
• 2-secure parking lots for residents
• Wired for Newark Fiber
• High Quality Artistic Venue
• Special Event Programing
• Stage Performances: Music, Dance, Theater, Recitals
• Private and Corporate Events
• Access to affordable programming such as Art Discipline, Education and Training
• Individual and Community Capacity Building, Promoting Artistic Expression and Creativity
• Strengthening Community Socialization and Wellness through Effective Engagement and Creative Collaboration
• Building Strategic Alliance & Partnerships with the Greater Newark Arts Community, Area Businesses, Corporations and Foundations
• Nutrition, Health and Fitness focus
• New Works Platform for Artistic Ideas and Presentation
• Social Awareness: Lectures, Readings, Panels and Roundtable Discussions

The Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective is a redevelopment that will bring new hope and vitality and stabilization to the Clinton Hill community, offering opportunities for individuals and the community to grow & reach desired interests and outcomes, in art, cultural and community health and wellness.