“Newark is the wellspring of generations of profound creative talent across arts, music and culture, and I’m proud that Audible, which exists to serve the creative professionals who write and perform the words we deliver, can support artists in our hometown and help showcase their work. We hope to continue to lead by example, encouraging local investment, and continued advancement of the arts.”
Don Katz, Audible Founder & Executive Chairman
Exterior Projects Jury
Celeste Bateman - Founder, Celeste Bateman and Associates
Joslyn Bowling Dixon - Library Director, Newark Public Library
Nina Cooke John - Founder and Principal, Studio Cooke John Architecture + Design
Lauren Craig - Director of Marketing & Artistic Initiatives, Newark Arts
Anne Erni - Chief People Officer, Audible
Aisha Glover - VP, Urban Innovation, Audible
Tricia Laughlin Bloom - Curator of American Art, The Newark Museum of Art
Sheila D. McKoy - Owner, SDM Art Solutions Service
Taneshia Nash Laird - President and CEO, Newark Symphony Hall
Kari Niles - VP, Creative Director, Audible
Damon Rich - Designer, Urban Planner, and Partner, HECTOR
fayemi shakur - Arts and Cultural Affairs Director, City of Newark, NJ
Salamishah Tillet - Director, Express Newark at Rutgers University, Newark
Roger C. Tucker - Director, Tucker Contemporary Art
Jasmine Wahi - Co-Director at Project for Empty Space, Holly Block Social Justice Curator at the Bronx Museum of Art
Audible Interior Projects Jury
Mauro Balcazar - Image Production Sr Designer
Kelly DelRosso - Sr Director, People & Places Design
Carolyn Jao - Sr UX Designer
Kate LaDien - UX Designer
Emilia Lapenta - Theater Senior Producer
Carolina Marcias Vega - Art Designer Senior Manager
Christian Martillo - Director, Creative
Abhinav Mathur - SVP, Global Customer Care
Michelle McRae - Director Business Mgmt, WREF Ops
Ailika Ramos - Human Resources Coordinator
Kiesha Sigler - Director Internal Comms, Int’l
Ara Tucker - SVP, Talent and Culture
Joseph Verga - Studios Production Coordinator
Kay Sarlin Wright - Senior Public Affairs Director
Emily Zabaleta - Art Director
