We Mean Something to Each Other: Life in Memorial Homes

We Mean Something to Each Other:
Life in Memorial Homes
On View: July 11–29
Reception: Saturday, July 11, 1–4 p.m.
Mason Gross Galleries, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, N.J.

GUIDED EXHIBITION TOUR:
Wednesday, July 22, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
RSVP HERE

Join us for a public exhibition celebrating the history and legacy of Memorial Homes, a public housing development in New Brunswick that was the heart of a vibrant community. Taking place nearly 25 years since Memorial Homes’ demolition, this exhibition, developed in dialogue with former residents, is the culmination of two linked courses in Spring 2026 at Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy at Rutgers. It features research by planning students, original artworks by graduate art students, artifacts and oral histories from community members, and photographs by Mason Gross Alumni Ben Gest and Phil Buehler.

Featuring:

Oral Histories by and Artifacts from: Kimberly D. Bailey, Jane E. Curry, Linda Davis, Karen Gray, Louise Jackson, Landon Jasmin, Sheila Jasmin, Florence Ricketts, and Myra Stallworth

Mason Gross Student Artists: Jules Gårder, Sylvan Hamburger, Nina Macintosh, and Jake Paron

Alumni Artists: Phil Buehler and Ben Gest

Bloustein Student Researchers: Sean Connaughton*, Ben Cramer*, Matthew Hawryluk, Jack Higgins, Gavin Hurtado, Brendan Lamb, Justin Laumann*, John Pallone, Dylan Powers*, Zachary Task*, Zion Wilson, and Eric Yang
*Lead Contributor

Faculty: David Listokin (Bloustein) and Chat Travieso (Mason Gross)

Additional Curatorial Support: Graham Krenz and Nina Macintosh

Graphic Design: Peyton Chiang

Special Thanks: All the community members involved, and Kim Adams, Ronita Barber, Bob Belvin, Princess Berry, Zach Brackett, Rev. Dr. Mattie A. Carmon, Rev. Dr. W. Golden Carmon, Evie Horton, Olivia Hurtado, Keith Jones, John Keller, Mariam Merced, Claudio Mir, Stacey Murray, Cassandra Oliveras-Moreno, Rich Siggillino, Stacey Surguy, Jackie Thaw, Liliana Van De Zilver, coLAB Arts, Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church of New Brunswick-NJ, and the New Brunswick Free Public Library

Image Credit: Sylvan Hamburger, 2026

Gallery Hours:
Mon–Sat 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m.; extended hours until 7 p.m. Thu & Fri