New Jersey Heritage Fellowship Grant Program Rules and Instructions Now Available!

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will award up to ten New Jersey Heritage Fellowships to exemplary folk and traditional artists. These Fellowships, which come with an award of $20,000 each, recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence, and contributions to our state's living traditional arts heritage.

Rules and Instructions are available in English and Spanish.

The Emmy Award-winning State of the Arts recently premiered its two-part special about the 2024 New Jersey Heritage Fellows. Watch Part One here.

Pictured: 2024 New Jersey Heritage Fellow and Puerto Rican Bomba Artist Nelson Báez

Nomination Assistance

Online Technical Assistance Office Hours Dates:

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 3:00 PM

Register here

Friday, November 22, 2024 | 12:00 PM

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 10:00 AM

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Thursday, December 19, 2024 | 10:00 AM

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025 | 10:00 AM

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 3:00 PM

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 10:00 AM

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In-Person Workshops:

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Center Building

To register, call 609-296-8868 or email KatieM@tuckertonseaport.org.

Monday, November 18, 2024 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood

Register here

Monday, December 2, 2024 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Arts Institute of Middlesex County

Register here

Participation is free. However, registration is required.

Nominators may ask questions and receive assistance by contacting Sally Van de Water, Program Officer for Folk & Traditional Arts, at 609-875-4948 or by email to sally.vandewater@sos.nj.gov.

Please carefully review the Rules and Instructions before seeking technical assistance. Thank you!

The Arts Council is committed to ensuring its programs are accessible to all people. For accessibility services related to filing a nomination, please contact Access Coordinator Lindsay Dandeo at 609-984-7020 or via email at lindsay.dandeo@sos.nj.gov.

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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