Opportunities for the Field | |
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May 4, 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.
While we do not share Job Opportunities, we do recommend the following resources for those looking for work in the arts field: ArtPride NJ Job Bank, NJ Theatre Alliance, Dance NJ, NJ Motion Picture & Television Commission, and Arts Admin Jobs.
Sign up to receive Opportunities via email, read the Submission Guidelines or
submit an opportunity for consideration.
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Initiative focused on elevating community-led and community-focused organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States: communities, individuals, and families with access to the fewest foundational resources and opportunities.
Deadline to Register to Apply: May 5, 2023
Application Deadline: June 12, 2023
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Become a Kennedy Center Office of Accessibility/VSA Program Site | |
The Kennedy Center Office of Accessibility and VSA seeks U.S. arts, education, and cultural organizations to provide accessible, arts-based education experiences to students with disabilities, transition opportunities to youth with disabilities, or professional development to educators of students with disabilities.
Proposal Submissions Deadline: May 8, 2023
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2023 Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Creative Placemaking Summit | |
Learn best practices in cultural planning, arts administration, urban design, community and economic development, architecture and artistic practice, and network with practitioners at the intersection of arts, cultural heritage and public policy.
Date: May 9, 2023
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2023 Creating Change Symposium: Collective Liberation for the New Jersey Arts Community | |
Participants will be immersed in a day-long experience connecting with arts and cultural leaders, artists, educators, and volunteers from across New Jersey. Nearly a dozen breakout sessions will be available with various topics potentially including building resilience within yourself and your organization, the lifecycle of diversity/equity/inclusion movements, embodied learning and wellbeing, shifting language in projects, caregiver support as anti-oppression work, pay equity in the arts, navigating and interrupting micro-aggressions, and others.
Date: May 10, 2023
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Workshop focusing on creating a solid grant budget, addressing grant application questions, gathering required data, and more.
Date: May 11, 2023
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Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations | |
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities requests proposals for Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations, an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize a recently created “conversation” archive on the state of democracy within New Jersey and beyond. Proposals selected for commission will receive an award of $2500-5000, depending on the scale of the project.
Virtual Info Session: May 11, 2023
Deadline: June 14, 2023
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative | |
The Asphalt Art Initiative grant program is designed to fund visual art on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in cities. Typically, the projects are painted murals, organized in collaboration between city governments and local communities.
Virtual Info Session: May 11, 2023
Deadline: June 12, 2023
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Digital Marketing and Social Media artnership with Mercer County | |
This workshop addresses the basics of harnessing the power of digital within the context of your organization’s marketing strategy. Topics include building a website, social media, search engine optimization, and more.
Date: May 12, 2023
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2023 Velvetpark Visual Artist Residency | |
Call for LGBTQ+ Artists
Deadline: May 12, 2023
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Call for US performing artists to join the first ever PADX delegation in A Coruña, Spain! PADX is an initiative of the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program, developed to expand international markets and generate overseas touring opportunities.
Deadline: May 12, 2023
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ArtPride NJ Long-range Plan Listening Sessions | |
ArtPride NJ wants to hear from you! What do you think are the most important issues in the arts community? How can ArtPride NJ support your success? Register for one of the following listening sessions:
May 15: North Jersey Arts Community
May 17: South Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Central Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Artists and Independent Arts Professionals
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Commissioning Competition for New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra | |
Call for New Jersey Composers
Deadline: May 15, 2023
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Join us for our next Public Meeting! | |
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will convene a regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
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Special Topic GAP Webinar: Grants for Arts & Digital Technology Projects | |
Learn more about the new ‘area of interest' regarding digital and emergent technology featured in the Grants for Arts Projects category, as part of the NEA’s commitment to support digital capacity-building for organizations, artists, and audiences in its FY2022-2026 Strategic Plan. NEA staff will provide examples of eligible project activities, tips for a competitive application, and provide time to address any additional questions from webinar participants.
Date: May 16, 2023
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Live Conversation: Budgeting and Disability Justice | |
First, listen to Vanessa Cruz and Beth Prevor, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, discuss how an organization can be proactive in addressing accessibility and disability justice in their budget. Then, join Vanessa and Beth for a live conversation.
Date: May 19, 2023
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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
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New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission | |
The New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission is offering mini-grants in honor of the 60th anniversary of Dr. King’s I Have A Dream speech, which he delivered at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The Commission will award 10 mini-grants of $5,000 each to community organizations and programs to highlight and commemorate Dr. King’s historic speech and its relevance to our times.
Deadline: May 22 2023.
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Leadership and Innovator Award nominations are now being accepted! | |
Help recognize organizations that have demonstrated leadership and innovation in serving and engaging patrons and artists with disabilities. Deadline: May 24, 2023.
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Empowering Artists: Designing Student-Centered Learning Driven by the 2020 NJSLS-VPA | |
This two-part course will provide arts educators with a broad and deep understanding of the 2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards in the Visual and Performing Arts. After completing this self-paced course, arts educators in New Jersey will feel better prepared to design learning experiences that will activate student empowerment through the four artistic processes.
Course Launch: May 31, 2023
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2023 Newark Arts Festival: Celebrating Cross Cultural Perspectives and Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary | |
Calls for Visual Artists, Artist Collectives, Performing Arts Proposals, and More
Deadline: June 1, 2023
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2023 Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants | |
Non-profit organizations in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, USVI, PR, or WV which seek to engage folk and traditional artists, practitioners, or culture bearers in community-based projects are eligible for funding in amounts from $1,000 to $7,000.
Deadline: June 6, 2023
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Teaching Artist Speed Networking | |
Registration now open for our Teaching Artist Speed Networking event! Learn about employment opportunities and resources from arts education organizations across New Jersey.
Date: June 12, 2023
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2023 International Sculpture Conference: Jersey City | |
Call for Panel Proposals
Deadline: June 16, 2023
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Dance to Learn Residency Grant | |
Call for New Jersey-based Companies, Ensembles, and Individual Teaching Artists
Deadline: June 30, 2023
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Monira Artist in Residence Program | |
Call for Visual Artists to Apply for a 12-month Residency in Jersey City, NJ
Deadline: June 30, 2023
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Applications are open to join Eventbrite's Creator Collective, a global community of entrepreneurs and organizers passionate about live experiences. Collective members get exclusive access to our virtual meet-ups with experts, opportunities to speak at Eventbrite events, complimentary product upgrades, and access to Eventbrite's 24/7 online networking platform.
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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
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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
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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.
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Opportunities for Artists | |
Atlantic Center for the Arts Mentoring Artist-in-Residence Program | |
Interdisciplinary artists-in-residence program providing artists with an opportunity to be mentored by, work, and collaborate with some of the world’s most distinguished artists and art practitioners.
Residency #191 Deadline: May 7, 2023
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2023 Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Creative Placemaking Summit | |
Learn best practices in cultural planning, arts administration, urban design, community and economic development, architecture and artistic practice, and network with practitioners at the intersection of arts, cultural heritage and public policy.
Date: May 9, 2023
Learn More
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2023 Creating Change Symposium: Collective Liberation for the New Jersey Arts Community | |
Participants will be immersed in a day-long experience connecting with arts and cultural leaders, artists, educators, and volunteers from across New Jersey. Nearly a dozen breakout sessions will be available with various topics potentially including building resilience within yourself and your organization, the lifecycle of diversity/equity/inclusion movements, embodied learning and wellbeing, shifting language in projects, caregiver support as anti-oppression work, pay equity in the arts, navigating and interrupting micro-aggressions, and others.
Date: May 10, 2023
Learn More
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative | |
The Asphalt Art Initiative grant program is designed to fund visual art on roadways, pedestrian spaces, and public infrastructure in cities. Typically, the projects are painted murals, organized in collaboration between city governments and local communities.
Virtual Info Session: May 11, 2023
Deadline: June 12, 2023
Learn More
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Call for New Jersey Artists
Deadline: May 12, 2023
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Half Mile of Horses Art Walk | |
Call for Participation in a Public Art Project Honoring the Equine Heritage of Freehold Borough
Deadline: May 12, 2023
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2023 Velvetpark Visual Artist Residency | |
Call for LGBTQ+ Artists
Deadline: May 12, 2023
Learn More
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Call for US performing artists to join the first ever PADX delegation in A Coruña, Spain! PADX is an initiative of the Performing Arts Discovery (PAD) program, developed to expand international markets and generate overseas touring opportunities.
Deadline: May 12, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Film Festival Fall 2023 | |
Call for Entries
Regular Deadline: May 13, 2023
Late Deadline: June 3, 2023
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Exhibition: JAS19 (Belmar Arts Council’s 19th Juried Art Show) | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 13, 2023
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ArtPride NJ Long-range Plan Listening Sessions | |
ArtPride NJ wants to hear from you! What do you think are the most important issues in the arts community? How can ArtPride NJ support your success? Register for one of the following listening sessions:
May 15: North Jersey Arts Community
May 17: South Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Central Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Artists and Independent Arts Professionals
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Commissioning Competition for New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra | |
Call for New Jersey Composers
Deadline: May 15, 2023
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Call for Artists and Fine Craft Vendors
Deadline: May 15, 2023
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Plein Air Plus Competition | |
Call for Painters
Deadline: May 17, 2023
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2023 Stevens Point Sculpture Park Juried Call | |
Call for Submissions for a Three-year Outdoor Sculpture Competition
Deadline: May 19, 2023
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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
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Montgomery Arts Council Spring Arts and Crafts Show | |
Call for Artists
Date: May 21, 2023
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Exhibition: Paperwork 2023 | |
Call for Art, Made On, Of, or About Paper
Deadline: May 24, 2023
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National Call for Artists for the Maryland Public Artist Roster | |
The new Public Artist Roster will be an inclusive and equitable process for selecting artists and the commissioning of new, original, and site responsive public art.
Deadline: May 31, 2023
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Arnot Art Museum Regional Exhibition | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 31, 2023
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2023 Newark Arts Festival: Celebrating Cross Cultural Perspectives and Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary | |
Calls for Visual Artists, Artist Collectives, Performing Arts Proposals, and More
Deadline: June 1, 2023
Learn More
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Exhibition: It Is Written | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: June 3, 2023
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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.
Date: June 7, 2023
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Teaching Artist Speed Networking | |
Registration now open for our Teaching Artist Speed Networking event! Learn about employment opportunities and resources from arts education organizations across New Jersey.
Date: June 12, 2023
Learn More
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2023 International Sculpture Conference: Jersey City | |
Call for Panel Proposals
Deadline: June 16, 2023
Learn More
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Dance to Learn Residency Grant | |
Call for New Jersey-based Companies, Ensembles, and Individual Teaching Artists
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Learn More
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Monira Artist in Residence Program | |
Call for Visual Artists to Apply for a 12-month Residency in Jersey City, NJ
Deadline: June 30, 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
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Exhibition: To Bee or Not To Bee | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: July 17, 2023
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Call for Artists
Deadline: August 26, 2023
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WheatonArts 2024 Creative Glass Fellowships | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: September 15, 2023
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Kemmerer Library Harding Township Art Gallery Wall | |
Opportunity for Artists to Exhibit Work for One Month
Rolling Deadline
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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
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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.
May 4: Protecting Your Assets
May 9: Getting Started with the dPlan/ArtsReady Tool
May 16: Safety and Security
May 18: Crisis Communication and Reputation Management
May 23: Active Shooters and Hostile Activity
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Initiative focused on elevating community-led and community-focused organizations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States: communities, individuals, and families with access to the fewest foundational resources and opportunities.
Deadline to Register to Apply: May 5, 2023
Application Deadline: June 12, 2023
Learn More
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Become a Kennedy Center Office of Accessibility/VSA Program Site | |
The Kennedy Center Office of Accessibility and VSA seeks U.S. arts, education, and cultural organizations to provide accessible, arts-based education experiences to students with disabilities, transition opportunities to youth with disabilities, or professional development to educators of students with disabilities.
Proposal Submissions Deadline: May 8, 2023
Learn More
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2023 Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Creative Placemaking Summit | |
Learn best practices in cultural planning, arts administration, urban design, community and economic development, architecture and artistic practice, and network with practitioners at the intersection of arts, cultural heritage and public policy.
Date: May 9, 2023
Learn More
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2023 Creating Change Symposium: Collective Liberation for the New Jersey Arts Community | |
Participants will be immersed in a day-long experience connecting with arts and cultural leaders, artists, educators, and volunteers from across New Jersey. Nearly a dozen breakout sessions will be available with various topics potentially including building resilience within yourself and your organization, the lifecycle of diversity/equity/inclusion movements, embodied learning and wellbeing, shifting language in projects, caregiver support as anti-oppression work, pay equity in the arts, navigating and interrupting micro-aggressions, and others.
Date: May 10, 2023
Learn More
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Workshop focusing on creating a solid grant budget, addressing grant application questions, gathering required data, and more.
Date: May 11, 2023
Learn More
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Digital Marketing and Social Media Partnership with Mercer County | |
This workshop addresses the basics of harnessing the power of digital within the context of your organization’s marketing strategy. Topics include building a website, social media, search engine optimization, and more.
Date: May 12, 2023
Learn More
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ArtPride NJ Long-range Plan Listening Sessions | |
ArtPride NJ wants to hear from you! What do you think are the most important issues in the arts community? How can ArtPride NJ support your success? Register for one of the following listening sessions:
May 15: North Jersey Arts Community
May 17: South Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Central Jersey Arts Community
May 22: Artists and Independent Arts Professionals
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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.
Applicant Portal Deadline: May 16, 2023
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Live Conversation: Budgeting and Disability Justice | |
First, listen to Vanessa Cruz and Beth Prevor, in a pre-recorded 30-minute video, discuss how an organization can be proactive in addressing accessibility and disability justice in their budget. Then, join Vanessa and Beth for a live conversation.
Date: May 19, 2023
Learn More
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New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission | |
The New Jersey Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission is offering mini-grants in honor of the 60th anniversary of Dr. King’s I Have A Dream speech, which he delivered at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The Commission will award 10 mini-grants of $5,000 each to community organizations and programs to highlight and commemorate Dr. King’s historic speech and its relevance to our times.
Deadline: May 22 2023.
Learn More
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2023 Newark Arts Festival: Celebrating Cross Cultural Perspectives and Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary | |
Calls for Visual Artists, Artist Collectives, Performing Arts Proposals, and More
Deadline: June 1, 2023
Learn More
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2023 Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants | |
Non-profit organizations in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, USVI, PR, or WV which seek to engage folk and traditional artists, practitioners, or culture bearers in community-based projects are eligible for funding in amounts from $1,000 to $7,000.
Deadline: June 6, 2023
Learn More
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Dance to Learn Residency Grant | |
Call for New Jersey-based Companies, Ensembles, and Individual Teaching Artists
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Learn More
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Mercer County Arts and Health Month | |
Call for Mercer County organizations, educational institutions, and non-profits to join the celebration in Mercer County with programs and events that will highlight the importance of the arts as they relate to health and well-being this November 2023.
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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.
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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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