Echoes of Freedom opened on July 4, 2026, and runs until June 30, 2027 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Twenty artists placed works about freedom, democracy, immigration and identity in the park, with the Statue of Liberty and the New York City skyline behind them. It is part of the America 250 AR Art & History Tour of Jersey City, created by Trish Gianakis, who also hosts the exhibition.
- When: July 4, 2026 to June 30, 2027
- Where: Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Artists: 20
- How to visit: Scan the QR codes with your phone. No app needed.
Visit any time this year
Visitors scan a QR code and the artworks appear in the landscape around them: virtual sculptures, animations and immersive installations, with every viewpoint becoming part of the exhibition. The works are built with illust and open in the phone’s browser.
Artists and works
- ASAART, 250
- AttaBotty, Sanctuary
- David Hernandez, Puerto Rican Flare
- Fatemeh Hajiabbaszadeh, Outburst moments
- FotoGraaG (Hanneke Duifhuize), Between Shores
- LM Designs8, Echoes of Me
- Madam Memoticon, Freedom in the Air
- Maryam Fazli, A Place to Return
- Nivedita Chaturvedi, Breaking boundaries
- PIRANSI, TIME MACHINE
- Quranikopia, Say Their Names!
- Richard Rodriguez, Castigado
- Robbyoso, Tribute
- Rosemary Marchetta, Call to Freedom
- Tina Alberni, Holding by Threads
- Trish Gianakis, Lady Liberty At Rest
- YuliaKosyak, EQL — Deconstruction_Fly
- ZCreativeMedia (Jeff Z), Right to Anonymity – Freedom Flowers
- Zen Materialist, Liberty Deconstructed
- signxifxixcanxce, Selfhood and Distance
See every artwork on the Balanced Forces exhibition page.
Read more about Balanced Forces and illust.
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Echoes of Freedom runs for a full year at Liberty State Park. illust experiences stay in place as long as you need, and visitors open them with a QR code, with no app to download.
