YOU’RE INVITED TO A BUBBLY BENEFIT
Saturday
March 22, 2025
1-4 pm
On March 22nd, Newark Arts invites you to an afternoon of champagne, art, and giving back at Newark ArtSpace! This exclusive benefit supports Newark Arts’ mission to uplift local artists and bring transformative projects to our community. Every guest will leave with a limited-edition signed print by Kern Bruce, whose original artwork will be auctioned live!
FEATURED ARTIST
Kern Bruce
Kern Bruce is a Trinidad-born, Newark-based artist whose work explores the African diaspora, colonialism, and modern-day
racism through mixed media and digital art. With a background in broadcast design at BET, creative work for Ralph Lauren and Club Monaco, and UX design at Amazon and Audible, Kern’s art blends raw emotion with storytelling. He’s painted the cover for Tiffanie Drayton’s Black American Refugee (Random House Penguin), created a 40,000-square-foot digital projection mural in Hartford, and contributed to a 20,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural in East Orange. His art has been featured at the Smithsonian-affiliated Morris Museum, in Law & Order, Godfather of Harlem, and Hightown, and is part of the permanent collection at Southern Connecticut State University.
Follow him on Instagram at @kernyboydraws.
Featured artwork:
- Black American Refugee, 16″x20″, Mixed Media, 2021.
- Isis, 16″x20″, Mixed Media, 2024.
FEATURED ARTIST
Kern Bruce
Kern Bruce is a Trinidad-born, Newark-based artist whose work explores the African diaspora, colonialism, and modern-day
racism through mixed media and digital art. With a background in broadcast design at BET, creative work for Ralph Lauren and Club Monaco, and UX design at Amazon and Audible, Kern’s art blends raw emotion with storytelling. He’s painted the cover for Tiffanie Drayton’s Black American Refugee (Random House Penguin), created a 40,000-square-foot digital projection mural in Hartford, and contributed to a 20,000-square-foot Black Lives Matter mural in East Orange. His art has been featured at the Smithsonian-affiliated Morris Museum, in Law & Order, Godfather of Harlem, and Hightown, and is part of the permanent collection at Southern Connecticut State University.
Follow him on Instagram at @kernyboydraws.
Black American Refugee, 16″x20″, Mixed Media, 2021.
Isis, 16″x20″, Mixed Media, 2024.
REMEMBERING LAST YEAR
LOVE, NEWARK ARTS 2024
Photos by Barry Crentsil & Ka’bre, Kmonae Kompany.