A wall the city writes together.
A living installation built from the dreams of the people who walk past it. Pick up a marker, write your sentence on the wall — and become part of the artwork.
A living installation · open to all · still being written
The 2026 Season · Summer through Fall
A cinematic lineup of immersive activations, evening experiences, and open community moments. The block is the venue. Everyone is the cast.
Featured Signature Event
Large-scale immersive activations and community gatherings — opening nights, festivals, after-dark moments, and the full creative season, all in one place.
A youth-centered evening of music, creativity, and self-expression, providing a safe and inspiring space for young people to share their voices, showcase their talents, connect with peers, and express their dreams through interactive art and the DreamWall experience.
A two-part family arts experience beginning in Elizabeth with an interactive DreamWall workshop where children explore their dreams through art and storytelling. Families will then travel together by train to Newark's Prudential Center for a special Disney On Ice experience, celebrating imagination, creativity, and the power of dreaming big.
A welcoming daytime painting experience bringing seniors, stay-at-home parents, caregivers, and community members together for creativity, conversation, and connection. Through guided painting, light refreshments, and the DreamWall experience, participants will build friendships, share stories, and celebrate the beauty of community.
A two-part domestic violence awareness experience beginning in Elizabeth with an interactive DreamWall workshop focused on empowerment, healing, and self-expression through art. Participants will then continue to a second location for a community experience promoting awareness, resilience, and support for individuals and families affected by domestic violence.
Self-guided open studio hours featuring dream-writing, journaling, reflection prompts, photo moments, music, and interactive creative stations inside the DreamWall experience.
An inspiring and interactive brunch experience bringing people of all ages together to dream, connect, and build toward their future. Through meaningful conversations, creative activities, goal-setting, and the DreamWall experience, participants will turn their dreams into actionable steps while building confidence, purpose, and community connections.
The season is still being written.
The season is still being written. New activations, residencies, and after-dark nights are added throughout the year.
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Can't make it to a wall yet? Write your dream here. It joins the live archive, and selected entries are hand-lettered into the next public installation.
Live wall · The archive grows
“One day, I will open my own studio.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will finally tell my story.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will come back home.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will read at the public library.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will plant a garden where the lot used to be.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will see my name on a marquee.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
“One day, I will bring my mother to the ocean.”
Anonymous · Just pinned
A Living Archive
A living archive growing in real time — handwritten cards, chalk on brick, projected sentences, voices from the crowd. Every entry on this page was put there by someone who walked up to the wall.
Updated as the wall grows
Past events
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Eighteen hands, one wall, one evening.
“One day, I will open my own studio.”
Pinned · anonymous
Overheard at the wall
“I want to create something bigger than myself.”
Chapter 02
More dreams are on their way.
The archive is just beginning — add your dream to the wall.
Why we build the wall
DreamWall transforms walls, storefronts, galleries, and gathering spaces into living archives shaped by the people who move through them.
Through art, storytelling, performances, workshops, and open participation, DreamWall invites communities to leave something honest behind — together.
The wall begins with one sentence.
The community finishes it together.
Artists, Partners & Collaborators
DreamWall is built through collaboration — from muralists and musicians to poets, vendors, storytellers, and the local creative spaces that host us. Every activation becomes part of a growing public archive shaped by the people who help bring it to life.
Featured Artist
Featuring Artist
The featured artist for this DreamWall activation, bringing a bold, community-rooted visual voice to the public archive.
Cultural Partners
Main Locations
Vendors
An open invitation
We're building each activation with local artists, performers, food vendors, businesses, and community partners who want to create something unforgettable together. If you create, host, organize, support, or bring people together — there's a place for you within DreamWall.
We're collaborating with
“If you create, host, organize, or move people — there's a place for you here.”
Before you arrive
A few quiet answers for anyone curious about joining the wall — as a visitor, contributor, artist, or partner.
"come as you are.
bring a sentence."
DreamWall is open to anyone willing to leave a sentence, story, memory, or dream behind.
Some DreamWall activations are open-access community experiences, while others are ticketed performances, workshops, or special events.
The wall becomes active during DreamWall installations, performances, workshops, gatherings, and designated open wall sessions.
We welcome artists, performers, facilitators, vendors, venues, and community organizations interested in building future activations with us.
Selected submissions may become part of future installations, projections, performances, or the growing DreamWall archive.
Both. DreamWall moves between public spaces, indoor activations, cultural venues, and temporary installations.
The wall is still being written
Whether you attend an activation, collaborate on an event, host a DreamWall installation, or simply leave one sentence behind — you become part of the archive.
the wall is still being written.
A living movement · still unfolding
