Opportunities for the Field | |
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March 23, 2023
We compile opportunities for artists and arts organizations that are available in
New Jersey, or benefit those working in the arts in New Jersey. You'll find professional development workshops, grant announcements, calls for artists, resources and more. Check out all three categories: Featured Opportunities, Opportunities for Artists, and Opportunities for Organizations.
Sign up to receive Opportunities via email, read the Submission Guidelines or
submit an opportunity for consideration.
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North To Shore Three-City Arts Festival | |
Call for Creators and Producers
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is producing a major arts festival in Newark, Asbury Park, and Atlantic City over three weekends in June that will highlight each city's unique cultural character. The application for non-profits, businesses, and independent producers experienced in producing arts and culture events offers funding to support producers who wish to create an event to be included in this brand new festival.
Deadline: March 24, 2023
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Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program | |
The Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program supports capital projects for nonprofit arts organizations located in New Jersey. In FY23, the program will be presented in partnership with the New Jersey Historic Trust and will include the distribution of approximately $2.7 million in State Arts Council grant funds.
Last Virtual Office Hour: March 24, 2023
For a detailed explanation about how an arts organization is defined for this grant opportunity, review page three of the guidelines.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
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Public Art Opportunities for Camden County Artists | |
Two Calls for Artists and Artist Teams to Submit Visual Artwork for TRANSITional Art Projects - a temporary public art program specifically for transportation in New Jersey - a partnership of NJ TRANSIT and the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Walter Rand Transportation Center - Lamp Posts Exhibitions
Walter Rand Transportation Center - Vinyl Prints
Deadline: April 10, 2023
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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund | |
Attention nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is arts and culture and/or arts education!
The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund has announced its fifth phase of funding.
Deadline: April 25, 2023
Learn More
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Are you planning an accessible event event?
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance has a new marketing opportunity for you.
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There will be two webinars on how organizations can post their accessible events (open captioning, audio description, sign interpretation, tactile tours/exhibitions, etc.) to the NJ Theatre Alliance’s Performances and
Events Calendar.
Dates: March 23 and April 20, 2023
Learn More
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Mid Atlantic Tours brings the best of the performing arts to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. Presenters select from a curated roster of artists that changes annually but maintains a programmatic commitment to a diversity of performance genres, regional artist representation, and engaging with communities underserved by the arts.
Deadline: March 23, 2023
Learn More
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North To Shore Three-City Arts Festival | |
Call for Creators and Producers
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is producing a major arts festival in Newark, Asbury Park, and Atlantic City over three weekends in June that will highlight each city's unique cultural character. The application for non-profits, businesses, and independent producers experienced in producing arts and culture events offers funding to support producers who wish to create an event to be included in this brand new festival.
Deadline: March 24, 2023
Learn More
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Public Art Opportunity: Flood Theater | |
Call for all Oradell and New Milford residents and those affected and/or concerned about Hackensack River Flooding
Registration Deadline: March 24, 2023
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Public Art Opportunity: Mural Project at Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: March 27, 2023
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South Jersey Artist Conversation | |
Guest speaker: Artist Tyrone “Dancing Wolf” Ellis
Date: March 28, 2023
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Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program | |
The Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program supports capital projects for nonprofit arts organizations located in New Jersey. In FY23, the program will be presented in partnership with the New Jersey Historic Trust and will include the distribution of approximately $2.7 million in State Arts Council grant funds.
Last Virtual Office Hour: March 24, 2023
For a detailed explanation about how an arts organization is defined for this grant opportunity, review page three of the guidelines.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Frankenthaler Climate Initiative | |
Call for Organizations
Institutions of all sizes with visual arts as a key part of their mission and programming are encouraged to apply. This includes collecting and non-collecting institutions as well as visual arts schools.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Virtual Film Festival: What Is Asia? | |
Call for Films by Asian American and Pacific Islander-identifying Artists
Early Bird Deadline: April 1, 2023
Regulsar Deadline: April 8, 2023
Last Chance Deadline: April 15, 2023
Learn More
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Calling all New Jersey teaching artists! | |
This year, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting a quarterly teaching artist community of practice. These virtual sessions will be provided as a platform for teaching artists to share experiences, opportunities, and more.
Next Session: April 5, 2023
Learn More
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Access Thursdays 2022-2023 | |
Access Thursdays are an opportunity for colleagues to get together for peer-to-peer learning around specific issues related to cultural access. Individuals with knowledge and experience in a specific area will be invited to join in the discussion, and representatives from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Cultural Access Network Project committee will also participate in the discussions.
April 6: Accessibility in Outdoor Environments
May 4: Prioritizing Accessibility in Small Arts Organizations
Learn More
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Public Art Opportunities for Camden County Artists | |
Two Calls for Artists and Artist Teams to Submit Visual Artwork for TRANSITional Art Projects - a temporary public art program specifically for transportation in New Jersey - a partnership of NJ TRANSIT and the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Walter Rand Transportation Center - Lamp Posts Exhibitions
Walter Rand Transportation Center - Vinyl Prints
Deadline: April 10, 2023
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Professional Development: Wolf Trap Early Learning through the Arts | |
In this embedded professional development program, NJPAC teaching artists work directly with teachers to develop and implement arts-integrated lessons that engage children in active, joyful learning across subject areas, including literacy and S.T.E.M.
In-person Workshops: April 13, 2023
Virtual Workshops: April 21, 2023
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Live Conversation: Accountability and Disability Justice | |
First, listen to Dominic Bradley and Lily Lipman discuss, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, the importance of holding individuals and organizations as a whole accountable, a topic that is still being discovered. Then, join Dominic and Lily for a live conversation on April 14, 2023.
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Public Art Opportunity: Interior Mural at Learning Ally Offices in Princeton, NJ | |
Request for Proposals
Deadline: April 14, 2023
Contact clong@learningally.org for details.
Learn More
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2023 Union County Senior Citizen's Art Exhibition | |
Call for Entries from 60+ Artists Residing in Union County
Deadline: April 16, 2023
Learn More
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Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Program | |
Call for Artists and Cultural Producers Aiming to Reimagine Jewish Life and Galvanize Action on a Range of Social Issues
Deadline: April 17, 2023
Learn More
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Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Arts Grants | |
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants will distribute a total of $300,000 in funding - up to $20,000 per project - to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.
Deadline: April 18, 2023
Learn More
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Citizen's Institute on Rural Design | |
Every two years, the National Endowment for the Arts seeks rural communities of 50,000 people or less to apply for the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program. With over 30 years of leadership in rural design, CIRD is perfect for creative, community-oriented rural leaders.
Application Deadline: April 21, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund | |
Attention nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is arts and culture and/or arts education!
The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund has announced its fifth phase of funding.
Deadline: April 25, 2023
Learn More
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Support for small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved.
Grants.gov Deadline: April 27, 2023
Applicant Portal Deadline: May 16, 2023
Learn More
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Families First Discovery Pass Program | |
With a new season kicking off at venues across the state, it's a great time to grow your audience. Joining the Families First Discovery Pass program helps ensure that New Jersey's arts and history experiences are accessible to everyone.
Registration is rolling, but materials and websites are updated according to a series of deadlines. For participation, sign up by May 1, 2023.
Learn More
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants | |
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Only generative artists are eligible—artists creating their own, independent work, with recent and ongoing opportunities for the public to experience that work.
Deadline: May 19, 2023 (Applications open April 18, 2023.)
Learn More
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Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition.
Rolling Deadline
Learn More
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Opportunities for Artists in Hunterdon County, NJ
Learn More
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Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund | |
Financial Support for Creators Directly Impacted by the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Applications Accepted and Evaluated on a Rolling Basis
Learn More
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This newly launched dPlan|ArtsReady tool guides you through the steps of creating elements of your performing arts organization’s emergency plan. Organizations can request a free year of access.
Learn More
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Opportunities for Artists | |
Innovate Grants for Artists and Photographers | |
Two $1800 grants are awarded each quarter.
Winter 2023 Cycle Deadline: March 23, 2023
Learn More
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North To Shore Three-City Arts Festival | |
Call for Creators and Producers
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is producing a major arts festival in Newark, Asbury Park, and Atlantic City over three weekends in June that will highlight each city's unique cultural character. The application for non-profits, businesses, and independent producers experienced in producing arts and culture events offers funding to support producers who wish to create an event to be included in this brand new festival.
Deadline: March 24, 2023
Learn More
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Public Art Opportunity: Flood Theater | |
Call for all Oradell and New Milford residents and those affected and/or concerned about Hackensack River Flooding
Registration Deadline: March 24, 2023
Learn More
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Public Art Opportunity: Mural Project at Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: March 27, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Play Lab: PlayGym | |
PlayGym is a unique forum for playwrights to hear their work read by professional actors and to receive feedback from experienced dramaturgs in an artist-driven, supportive environment.
Registration Deadline: March 27, 2023
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Arts Across the Prairie: Placemaking in Rural North Dakota | |
Call for Artists and Artist Teams
Arts Across the Prairie is a first of its kind, statewide Creative Placemaking program, developed by North Dakota Council on the Arts.
Deadline: March 27, 2023
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Call for Individual Performers and Ensembles of All Performing Arts Practices and Disciplines
USArtists International supports in-person and virtual performances by American artists at engagements at international festivals and global presenting arts marketplaces outside of the United States.
Next Deadline: March 29, 2023 (For projects taking place between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.)
Learn More
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Juried Competition: Works On Paper | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Exhibition: Viewpoints 2023 | |
Call for Entries
Deadline: March 31, 2023
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2024 "Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact" Grant | |
Call for Visual Artists and Film/Moving Image Artists
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Virtual Film Festival: What Is Asia? | |
Call for Films by Asian American and Pacific Islander-identifying Artists
Early Bird Deadline: April 1, 2023
Regulsar Deadline: April 8, 2023
Last Chance Deadline: April 15, 2023
Learn More
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Exhibition: Wizards of Age | |
Call for Collage, Assemblage, Montage, and Decoupage
Deadline: April 1, 2023
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New Jersey International Film Festival Summer 2023 | |
Call for Entries
Deadline: April 1, 2023
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Member's Juried Exhibition | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: April 2, 2023
Learn More
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Calling all New Jersey teaching artists! | |
This year, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting a quarterly teaching artist community of practice. These virtual sessions will be provided as a platform for teaching artists to share experiences, opportunities, and more.
Next Session: April 5, 2023
Learn More
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Work/Share Artist Feedback Sessions | |
Creative People of all fields and disciplines are invited to share work-in-progress and get constructive feedback.
Dates: April 5, May 3, June 7, 2023
Learn More
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Access Thursdays 2022-2023 | |
Access Thursdays are an opportunity for colleagues to get together for peer-to-peer learning around specific issues related to cultural access. Individuals with knowledge and experience in a specific area will be invited to join in the discussion, and representatives from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Cultural Access Network Project committee will also participate in the discussions.
April 6: Accessibility in Outdoor Environments
May 4: Prioritizing Accessibility in Small Arts Organizations
Learn More
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New Jersey Play Lab: Foundations | |
An introduction to the building blocks of play structure, the language of dramaturgy, and the NJPL approach to play development.
Class Dates: April 10, 17, 25, and May 1, 2023
Learn More
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Public Art Opportunity: Interior Mural at Learning Ally Offices in Princeton, NJ | |
Request for Proposals
Deadline: April 14, 2023
Contact clong@learningally.org for details.
Learn More
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3rd Annual New Appalachia Exhibition | |
Call for Art
Deadline: April 15, 2023
Learn More
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2023 Union County Senior Citizen's Art Exhibition | |
Call for Entries from 60+ Artists Residing in Union County
Deadline: April 16, 2023
Learn More
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Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Program | |
Call for Artists and Cultural Producers Aiming to Reimagine Jewish Life and Galvanize Action on a Range of Social Issues
Deadline: April 17, 2023
Learn More
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Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Arts Grants | |
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants will distribute a total of $300,000 in funding - up to $20,000 per project - to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.
Deadline: April 18, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2023 | |
Call for Entries
Earlybird Deadline: April 23, 2023
Regular Deadline: May 13, 2023
Learn More
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Juried Competition: Water Stories | |
Call for New Jersey Artists!
Deadline: April 28, 2023
Learn More
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Montgomery Arts Council 2023 Spring Craft Fair | |
Call for New Jersey Crafters and Artisans
Deadline: May 5, 2023
Learn More
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Call for Artists and Fine Craft Vendors
Deadline: May 15, 2023
Learn More
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Plein Air Plus Competition | |
Call for Painters
Deadline: May 17, 2023
Learn More
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants | |
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Only generative artists are eligible—artists creating their own, independent work, with recent and ongoing opportunities for the public to experience that work.
Deadline: May 19, 2023 (Applications open April 18, 2023.)
Learn More
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Call for Jazz Artists
Jazz Road Tours supports small, three- to six-site tours at an array of venue types, often in rural communities and other areas traditionally underserved by the genre.
Deadlines: June 1, 2023
Learn More
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U.S. 1 Summer Fiction 2023 | |
Call for Princeton Area Poets, Playwrights, and Writers
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Learn More
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Reel Change is a five-year grants and mentorship program for composers of diverse backgrounds who have been marginalized in film composition.
Rolling Deadline
Learn More
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Awesome Foundation Micro-grants | |
Call for individuals, groups, and organizations to apply for $1,000 micro-grants for an “awesome” project.
Learn More
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Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism | |
Artists and artist-journalist teams can apply for grants to support topical work. Grants range from $500 - $5,000 per project.
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The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis.
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Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts and Media (PAAL) |
PAAL is a national network and solutions-generator for caregivers in the arts and media, offering childcare grants, emergency grants, and other resources.
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The Russell J. Efros Foundation Sprout Fund | |
Direct Funds for Visual and Performing Artists
Learn More
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Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund | |
Financial Support for Creators Directly Impacted by the 2022 Invasion of Ukraine
Applications Accepted and Evaluated on a Rolling Basis
Learn More
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Opportunities for Arts Organizations | |
Free Emergency Preparedness Webinars Focused on the Needs of Performing Arts Organizations | |
The Performing Arts Readiness project offers free webinars, on-site training, and presentations at professional conferences on various topics related to emergency preparedness.
March 23: Cybersecurity Tips
March 29: Lessons Learned from the Harvest Music Festival Shooting
March 30: Health and Safety in the Performing Arts
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Are you planning an accessible event event?
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance has a new marketing opportunity for you.
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There will be two webinars on how organizations can post their accessible events (open captioning, audio description, sign interpretation, tactile tours/exhibitions, etc.) to the NJ Theatre Alliance’s Performances and Events Calendar.
Dates: March 23 and April 20, 2023
Learn More
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Mid Atlantic Tours brings the best of the performing arts to communities across the mid-Atlantic region. Presenters select from a curated roster of artists that changes annually but maintains a programmatic commitment to a diversity of performance genres, regional artist representation, and engaging with communities underserved by the arts.
Deadline: March 23, 2023
Learn More
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North To Shore Three-City Arts Festival | |
Call for Creators and Producers
New Jersey Performing Arts Center is producing a major arts festival in Newark, Asbury Park, and Atlantic City over three weekends in June that will highlight each city's unique cultural character. The application for non-profits, businesses, and independent producers experienced in producing arts and culture events offers funding to support producers who wish to create an event to be included in this brand new festival.
Deadline: March 24, 2023
Learn More
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Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program | |
The Capital Arts - Historic Locations Grant Program supports capital projects for nonprofit arts organizations located in New Jersey. In FY23, the program will be presented in partnership with the New Jersey Historic Trust and will include the distribution of approximately $2.7 million in State Arts Council grant funds.
Last Virtual Office Hour: March 24, 2023
For a detailed explanation about how an arts organization is defined for this grant opportunity, review page three of the guidelines.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Frankenthaler Climate Initiative | |
Call for Organizations
Institutions of all sizes with visual arts as a key part of their mission and programming are encouraged to apply. This includes collecting and non-collecting institutions as well as visual arts schools.
Deadline: March 31, 2023
Learn More
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Access Thursdays 2022-2023 | |
Access Thursdays are an opportunity for colleagues to get together for peer-to-peer learning around specific issues related to cultural access. Individuals with knowledge and experience in a specific area will be invited to join in the discussion, and representatives from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s Cultural Access Network Project committee will also participate in the discussions.
April 6: Accessibility in Outdoor Environments
May 4: Prioritizing Accessibility in Small Arts Organizations
Learn More
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Citizen's Institute on Rural Design | |
Every two years, the National Endowment for the Arts seeks rural communities of 50,000 people or less to apply for the Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design program. With over 30 years of leadership in rural design, CIRD is perfect for creative, community-oriented rural leaders.
Application Deadline: April 21, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund | |
Attention nonprofit organizations whose primary focus is arts and culture and/or arts education!
The New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund has announced its fifth phase of funding.
Deadline: April 25, 2023
Learn More
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Support for small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that extend the reach of the arts to groups/communities with rich and dynamic artistic and cultural contributions to share that are underserved.
Grants.gov Deadline: April 27, 2023
Applicant Portal Deadline: May 16, 2023
Learn More
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Families First Discovery Pass Program | |
With a new season kicking off at venues across the state, it's a great time to grow your audience. Joining the Families First Discovery Pass program helps ensure that New Jersey's arts and history experiences are accessible to everyone.
Registration is rolling, but materials and websites are updated according to a series of deadlines. For participation, sign up by May 1, 2023.
Learn More
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Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission Arts Grants | |
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts provides support to the arts through its Local Arts Program. Matching grants are available to fund and promote the arts at the community level. Ocean County's block grant is primarily re-granted to local groups and projects and is administered by the Commission staff. The Commission makes guidelines and applications available to the public for the State Arts Council's grant programs to organizations.
Learn More
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Awesome Foundation Micro-grants | |
Call for individuals, groups, and organizations to apply for $1,000 micro-grants for an “awesome” project.
Learn More
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Tools, Resources, and Training for Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice through the Arts
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This newly launched dPlan|ArtsReady tool guides you through the steps of creating elements of your performing arts organization’s emergency plan. Organizations can request a free year of access.
Learn More
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State and a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council believes the arts are central to every element we value most in a modern society including: human understanding; cultural and civic pride; strong communities; excellent schools; lifelong learning; creative expression; and economic opportunity. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.
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