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ALT Four panelists sit in a row of chairs during a discussion at an academic event. One panelist speaks into a handheld microphone while gesturing, with a notebook resting on their lap. The other panelists listen as the discussion takes place in a modern conference setting with patterned walls and auditorium seating.
ALT Three speakers sit on stage during a panel discussion at a Rutgers University–Newark event. One panelist speaks into a handheld microphone while gesturing, while two other panelists listen from adjacent chairs. Behind the panel, a large projection screen displays a book launch announcement for Global Urban Policy: A Framework for Analyzing State and Society, including event details, book cover images, speaker information, and QR codes for registration and open-access download. The discussion takes place in a modern conference room with additional seating on the stage.
ALT A presenter stands at a Rutgers University–Newark podium holding a microphone and speaking to an audience. Behind the presenter, a projected slide displays the title “Home-making is City-making” and a subtitle about analyzing women’s everyday experiences in Delhi’s urban peripheries. Several empty chairs are arranged on the stage beside the podium, and audience members are visible in the foreground.
ALT Wide view of a conference room at Rutgers University–Newark showing attendees seated around round tables while listening to a presentation. A presenter stands at a podium near a projection screen displaying a slide on global urban policy. Participants take notes and work on laptops in a modern meeting space with large windows, colorful patterned walls, and overhead lighting.
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ALT Flyer for “The City of Tomorrow: The Spatial Evolution of a City’s Social Spaces,” a presentation by Myles Zhang at the NJIT Campus Center Atrium on Friday, October 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Six historical photographs show the gradual demolition of a rowhouse property at 299 New Street in Newark between 1980 and 1988, ending with a vacant lot. The images illustrate changing urban landscapes and social spaces. Accompanying text explains that the presentation uses maps, phone books, and historical documents to examine how Newark’s churches, clubs, union halls, cafés, bars, and corner stores declined while campuses, stadiums, and corporate offices became new gathering places. The talk explores how technology, public policy, and economic change have reshaped the city and asks how the benefits of technological progress can be shared more equitably.
ALT Flyer for “PopUp Forest,” an outdoor installation event taking place Sunday, October 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Bayard Street and Railroad Avenue in New Brunswick. The flyer features large teal lettering over a pale green background patterned with leaf veins and an illustrated translucent blue leaf at the bottom right. Contributors are listed, including the Rutgers Landscape Architecture (RULA) team: Anita Bakshi, Paige DeGiovanni, Bobby Maza, and Joshua Negin. Additional participants include Forest Ambassadors Josh Kover and Yasmeena Elmahdy, Art Activation Coordinator Carla De Agostini, Mike’s Country Market in Milltown (plant nursery), Alexis Lo (floral designs), Dave Seamon (soundscape), and Thinkery & Verse (poetry activation). Logos for Art City New Brunswick and CoLab Arts appear at the bottom of the flyer.
ALT Flyer for “PopUp Forest,” an outdoor community event taking place Sunday, October 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Bayard Street and Railroad Avenue in New Brunswick. The flyer features large teal text over a pale background with a leaf-vein pattern and a large translucent leaf illustration across the top. A schedule of activities includes all-day leaf stencil drawings, a plant scavenger hunt, garden games for children, and Forest Ambassadors. Timed events include Urban Forest Soundscape sessions by Dave Seamon (11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 2:00-3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.), a Poetry Activation by Thinkery & Verse (1:00-1:30 p.m.), a guided plant walk through the forest (3:00 p.m.), and the close of the plant scavenger hunt with a prize giveaway (5:00 p.m.). The Art City New Brunswick logo appears in the lower-right corner.
ALT Flyer advertising the NJMML Artists’ Program Conference and Celebration. Large white and yellow text overlays a photograph of a colorful public art installation. The event will take place October 15-16, 2026, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and October 17, 2026, in Paterson, New Jersey. The flyer announces artist talks, performances, workshops, and discussions featuring the three monument installation artists: Immanuel Oni, Michelle Angela Ortiz, and Chat Travieso. A paragraph describes the conference’s focus on community engagement and sustaining the impact of the NJMML project. A QR code links to event information and registration details. Logos for the Mellon Foundation, Rutgers University, the Paterson Museum, and CoLab Arts appear along the bottom. The background image includes public art structures and displayed artwork, with a dark overlay to improve text readability.
