Applications are now open for the 2027 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship Grants. State Fellowships are awarded to practicing NJ artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals. This year's categories are:

Choreography

Crafts

Music Composition

Photography

Playwriting/Screenwriting

Poetry

Sculpture

Early Bird Deadline: June 25, 2026

Deadline: July 2, 2026

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The New Jersey Cultural Trust's IFS Arts Grant Program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten the stability of nonprofit arts organizations, helping them build greater operational capacity to manage and advance their work.

Deadline: July 30, 2026

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The NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the NJ State Council on the Arts are seeking proposals for four site-specific visual, performance, or time-based arts projects from artists who live in or near NJ for community-focused arts engagements exploring the topics of climate resilience and coastal flooding.

Deadline: July 30, 2026

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This quarterly, virtual series of meetings serves as a platform for sharing experiences, discussing new opportunities, and connecting with each other.

Next Meeting: July 1, 2026

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Call for Artists

RWJBarnabas Health, in partnership with Saint James Health, is commissioning an exterior mural for the redevelopment of 604 Market Street in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood. This new outpatient clinic will expand access to community-based healthcare services and serve as a visible investment in the health and well-being of Newark residents.

Next Meeting: July 1, 2026

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Applications are now open for the 2027 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship Grants. State Fellowships are awarded to practicing NJ artists through an anonymous, competitive application process to help them pursue their artistic goals. This year's categories are:

Choreography

Crafts

Music Composition

Photography

Playwriting/Screenwriting

Poetry

Sculpture

Early Bird Deadline: June 25, 2026

Deadline: July 2, 2026

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The Hunterdon Art Museum invites members to submit up entries for their annual exhibition.

Deadline: July 6, 2026

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The Live Production Grant offers a one-year $30,000 grant supporting Native performing artists and Native-led performing arts organizations, businesses, and collectives bringing live productions to life.

Deadline: July 8, 2026

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Call for Artists

Creative Philadelphia is commissioning a series of permanent interpretive panels with integrated augmented reality (AR) components at the Municipal Services Building in Center City Philadelphia.

Deadline: July 12, 2026

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Call for Artists

Midwest Nice Art welcomes all mediums of visual and performance art, including, but not limited to sculpture, fiber art, installation, video art, sound art, painting, photography, works on paper, and ceramics.

Deadline: July 20, 2026

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Call for Submissions

Artists are invited to explore light and shadow - realistically, figuratively, or in the abstract.

Deadline: July 21, 2026

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Call for Entries

Monmouth Arts invites the creative community of Monmouth County to submit works for their annual member exhibition. FEAST asks artists to explore the aesthetics and implications of abundance, desire, and consumption.

Deadline: July 27, 2026

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The Cultural Capital Fellowships provide $10,000 grants intended for Native artists who have strong community ties and are dedicated to preserving and transmitting ancestral traditions. This fellowship is open to artists to any stage of their career.

Deadline: July 29, 2026

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The NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the NJ State Council on the Arts are seeking proposals for four site-specific visual, performance, or time-based arts projects from artists who live in or near NJ for community-focused arts engagements exploring the topics of climate resilience and coastal flooding.

Deadline: July 30, 2026

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Call for New Jersey Poets and Nonfiction Writers

Each year, CavanKerry Press publishes a collection of Poetry and Creative Nonfiction that explores the emotional and psychological landscapes of everyday life.

Deadline: July 31, 2026

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Call for Artists, Artisans, Art Institutions, and Galleries

Art City, a project of coLAB arts, is looking for art businesses, art institutions, and arts organization vendors to be a part of the Art City festival. Art City is hosting an outdoor arts festival and corridor in downtown New Brunswick. Selected vendors who apply before June 30 will receive 50% off vendor fees.

Event Date: October 18, 2026.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026

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Moonlit Memories: Night Visions of America at 250 invites artists to examine light, shadow, and the complexity of night as part of America's evolving visual narrative during this historic milestone.

Deadline: August 3, 2026

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Call for Artists

This juried exhibition is open to 2D and 3D multi-media art utilizing pattern and repetition as a theme.

Deadline: August 6, 2026

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The AP'N3 Short Film Challenge is a creative competition in which participants produce a three-minute movie filmed in Asbury Park that includes a required theme, prop, location, and line of dialogue revealed upon registration. Completed films are judged by a panel of creatives, and the top films will be screened for the public at the Jersey Shore Arts Center.

Deadline: August 31, 2026

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Call for Original 4x6 Postcard Art

The Color of Compassion invites artists to donate original postcard art that expresses empathy, kindness, and/or shared humanity, forming an exhibition of collective message of care and connection.

Deadline: September 1, 2026

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Call for Artists

Deadline: September 8, 2026

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Call for Proposals from New Jersey Composers and Performers

The Composers Guild of New Jersey invites proposals from New Jersey composers and performing groups in accordance with its mission of supporting the work of local composers through commissions and grants toward performance and recordings. Any composer who lives, works, and/or studies in New Jersey may qualify for support.

Deadline: September 18, 2026

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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artist's circumstances determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history will be considered.

Ongoing

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Call for Nominations

coLAB Arts' Monthly Artist Grant celebrates New Jersey artists who use creative practice to support their local communities and create greater public good.

Ongoing/Monthly

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Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in the catalogue. Point Pleasant Publishing accepts experimental and alternative forms of visual art including photography, performance, video, film, installation, assemblage, collage, fiber, printmaking, light design, jewelry, fashion/costume design, and analogue digital (no AI). Alternative/experimental artists encouraged to apply.

Ongoing

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Creative Capital Artist Lab is an online professional development curriculum designed to help artists working at any career stage, and in any discipline, build thriving practices. courses are created by art professionals, industry experts, and fellow artists who share vital concepts, skills, and tools to grow artists’ careers. Courses are delivered through Zoom lectures and discussions, long-form videos, and text-based learning formats. Artist Lab includes exercises, tips for best practices, and case studies that can be taken at participants’ own pace. Courses and videos are available in English and Spanish, with ASL interpretation.

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The Entertainment Community Fund understands that a life in the arts has its own unique set of challenges. Their free, online groups and workshops - facilitated by social workers - offer a safe and confidential setting where performing arts and entertainment professionals can share and learn, as well as provide and receive support.

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This online resource is designated to help connect, support, and elevate the vibrant dance artists across New Jersey. Whether you are a professional dancer, dance student, instructor, choreographer, or dance enthusiast, our unique directory will give you quick access to explore new services, opportunities, and partnerships within and beyond the state.

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Support available for artists working in craft or materials-based folk/traditional disciplines who have experienced a recent, unforeseen, career-threatening emergency.​

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NYFA 1-on-1 Consultations for Immigrant Artists offers individualized career-centered conversations for creatives of all disciplines. During these free 40-minute online consultation sessions with arts industry experts, you can seek advice on specific topics or general resources and opportunities to help you navigate building your arts career in the U.S.

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This national Semiquincentennial initiative will showcase the importance of the handmade, both throughout our history and in contemporary life. Handwork 2026 is a yearlong collaboration among organizations, educators, and makers to celebrate the diversity of the crafts that define America, bringing compelling stories and underrepresented art and artists into the spotlight.

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Used by more than 175,000 artists and over 800 arts organizations, CaFÉ is the leading application management system for art calls. CaFÉ strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply. Artist registration is FREE!

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The New Jersey Cultural Trust's IFS Arts Grant Program addresses the financial and institutional challenges that threaten the stability of nonprofit arts organizations, helping them build greater operational capacity to manage and advance their work.

Deadline: July 30, 2026

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The Local Arts Program Grant (LAP) enables the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to support local arts development within each of New Jersey’s 21 counties through a competitive grant application process by awarding funds to officially designated County Arts Agencies (CAAs). These LAP grants support eligible local arts organizations and other non-profit organizations within Passaic County that provide public art projects, programs, services, and development.

Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: June 29, 2026

Application Deadline: August 13, 2026

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Guidelines and application materials for the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants category, Grants for Arts Projects, are now available. These grants support projects taking place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.

Deadline: July 9, 2026

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Call for Artists, Artisans, Art Institutions, and Galleries

Art City, a project of coLAB arts, is looking for art businesses, art institutions, and arts organization vendors to be a part of the Art City festival. Art City is hosting an outdoor arts festival and corridor in downtown New Brunswick. Selected vendors who apply before June 30 will receive 50% off vendor fees.

Event Date: October 18, 2026.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026

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The annual LEAD Conference brings together a passionate community dedicated to accessibility. Professionals from theaters, museums, parks, and cultural spaces come together to explore practice solutions, share effective strategies, and strengthen their commitment to accessibility.

Event Dates: August 11 - 14, 2026

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The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey invites art organizations to submit Arts & Community Health proposals that will advance the following areas of focus:

1. Encouraging healthy behaviors - physical, oral, and mental.
2. Promoting health literacy by equipping residents with the knowledge and tools to understand, navigate, and act on health information.
3. Connecting communities to available health services and resources.
4. Delivering clear, relevant, and memorable health information - e.g., encouraging healthy behavior.

Deadline: September 15, 2026.

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The Local Arts Program Grant (LAP) enables the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to support local arts development within each of New Jersey’s 21 counties through a competitive grant application process by awarding funds to officially designated County Arts Agencies (CAAs). These LAP grants support eligible local arts organizations and other non-profit organizations within Hunterdon County that provide public art projects, programs, services, and development.

Deadline: September 30, 2026.

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Interested in pitching your story for coverage on JerseyArts.com? Discover Jersey Arts Features Stories are behind-the-scenes articles, podcasts, and video segments your audience cares about. Please note that editorial coverage is limited to organizations registered with the Jersey Arts Marketers (JAM) network or artists affiliated with those organizations. If your organization is a New Jersey Council on the Arts grantee, then you're already a member!

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New Jersey's rich arts community has a unique opportunity to engage their audiences with a once-in-a-generation initiative. RevolutionNJ is New Jersey's official commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, happening in 2026.

Watch a recorded informational workshop here.

Already in the know? Become a Proud Partner today by submitting an application here.

Interested in bringing the "Revolutionary Lives" traveling exhibition to your site? Fill out this Reservation Form.

If you have any questions about this initiative or the application, please reach out to Marc Lorenc: marc.lorenc@sos.nj.gov

Arts Reach supports leading arts professionals the Arts Reach website, conferences, magazine, webinars, and e-letters. The strategies and techniques presented via Arts Reach focus on successful revenue-generating techniques for arts practitioners and leaders.

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The goal of the Grants Management Office is to make grant opportunities and resources easily accessible for municipalities, counties, nonprofit organizations, and other interested stakeholders. With a mission to increase the amount of federal grant dollars New Jersey receives, GMO works to help build the capacity of its partners to successfully apply for and manage grant programs.

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ArtsPay NJ is a long-term project to build pay equity in the arts in our state. Analysts from Baker-Richards have results ready to share.

View the Individual Survey Report

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Two recorded webinars now available:

Part One: Research Findings

Part Two: Resource Roadmap

The purpose of an Art Bridges Learning & Engagement Award is to support art museum transformation and the engagement of new and diverse audiences through innovative programming.

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From the Massachusetts Cultural Council – A Guide for Communities to Develop Programs that Integrate Arts, Culture, and Nature Resources into Local Health and Social Care Systems

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