Opportunities for

New Jersey Artists!

The TRANSITional Art Project (TAP), a partnership of NJ TRANSIT and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is a temporary public art program designed specifically for transportation hubs in New Jersey. The goals of TAP are to connect NJ TRANSIT customers with the surrounding community by bringing new and inspiring experiences to the spaces they pass through every day, as well as providing New Jersey artists both exhibition opportunities and a supportive environment in which to create public art.

Learn about the two current TAP opportunities at Rahway Rail Station below.

Please note: Only Central NJ artists are eligible. (Counties: Union, Somerset, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Hunterdon).

Deadline: May 8, 2025

Credit: Michael Dal Cerro, The City: Contingent and Eternal - part of the TRANSITional Art Project exhibition "Dwell Time" at Newark Penn Station, 2019 - 2020.

Join the Mid-Atlantic Arts Education Managers for Teaching Artist Talks: Arts & Health, a free, professional learning webinar to learn about the Arts and Health sector, how arts education can lead to mental and physical health outcomes, and how teaching artists can prepare themselves to be engaged in a multitude of wellness-based environments.

Registration opens April 7, 2025.

Calling all New Jersey artists! Registration deadline approaching for the latest sessions of The Business of Being an Artist Virtual Workshop Series.



April 16 | "Writing for Artists: Crafting Artist Statements"

April 23 | "Writing for Artists: Crafting Artist Proposals"

Registration Deadline: April 9, 2025

"Meet and Mingle" is the final installment of this season of The Business of Being an Artist Virtual Workshop Series. Registration opens May 2025.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to practicing New Jersey artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals.

Grant support range: Past awards have ranged from $4,000 – $32,000.

The Application Rules and Instructions, and the Application, will be available on June 2, 2025 for the following disciplines:

Film/Video

Digital/Electronic

Interdisciplinary

Painting

Prose

Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts

Learn more about the program here.

Calling All New Jersey Teaching Artists

Join the Teaching Artist Community of Practice

Next Meeting: June 4, 2025 | 3:00 PM ET

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting quarterly Teaching Artist Community of Practice meetings. These virtual sessions serve as a platform for teaching artists to share their experiences, discuss new opportunities, and connect with each other and the State Arts Council.

These sessions provide an opportunity to network with other New Jersey teaching artists, share challenges and successes of working in our state, and discuss what teaching artistry could look like as we move into the future.

Questions? Contact:

Samantha Clarke

samantha.clarke@sos.nj.gov | 609-984-7019 (NJ Relay 711)

Sign up for Opportunities for the Field to learn more about offerings for

New Jersey artists.

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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