Opportunities for

New Jersey Artists!

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.

Online and In-Person Information Sessions Available November 2024 - January 2025

Early Nomination Deadline: January 9, 2025



Nomination Deadline: February 6, 2025

Questions? Contact:

Sally Van de Water

Program Officer, Folk & Traditional Arts

sally.vandewater@sos.nj.gov | 609-875-4948

Join the Mid-Atlantic Arts Education Managers for the free, professional learning webinar, Teaching Artist Talks: Arts in Corrections, to learn how artists have engaged with those impacted in correctional facilities.

Questions? Contact:



Samantha Clarke

samantha.clarke@sos.nj.gov | 609-984-7019

Calling all New Jersey Teaching Artists!

Join the Teaching Artist Community of Practice.

Next Meeting: December 4, 2024 | 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

On behalf of The College of New Jersey, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts is soliciting Expressions of Interest from prospective artists to design, fabricate, and install artwork on Forcina/West quad on the TCNJ campus in Ewing, New Jersey.

Sign up for Opportunities for the Field to learn more about offerings for artists, including Parts Two and Three of The Business of Being an Artist Workshop Series: “Crowdsourced Funding: A Holistic Approach for Artists” | February 2025, “Writing for Artists: Crafting Artist Statements” and “Writing for Artists: Crafting Artist Proposals” | April 2025, and "Meet and Merge: Peer-to-Peer Artist Networking Event" | June 2025.

Other upcoming opportunities include the New Jersey Arts Annual and the 2026 Individual Artist Fellowship application!



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