The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources.

We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing standards or quality of experience.

Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, NJ, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities.

Gallery Aferro is currently being run out of a donated 20,000 sq ft, 4 story building in downtown Newark, NJ.

We offer 12 exhibitions a year, featuring local, national and international artists, a wide variety of events such as interactive public art projects, performances, talks, film screenings, portfolio reviews and public usage based on the stated needs of the community.

We launched our residency program in 2006 and were one of four nationwide recipients of a 2007 New York State Workspace Consortium grant to improve it. A publishing line has just been launched, consisting of exhibition catalogs, original essays, and artist books.