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April 30, 2026
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.
Please note: Some opportunities may require fees to submit or participate. Be sure to read calls thoroughly to decide if it is a good fit for you.
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| | Grant Opportunity: FY27 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for Arts Organizations | |
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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| | | Exhibition Opportunity: FY27 New Jersey Arts Annual | |
Call for New Jersey Artists
The Zimmerli Art Museum invites submissions for the FY27 New Jersey Arts Annual - Hank Willis Thomas Selects. All artists over the age of 18 who either work or live in the state of New Jersey are eligible to apply. All mediums are eligible. There is no entry free.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
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| | | Registration Open for Spring Arts & Health Roundtable | |
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is pleased to announce that this year's Spring Arts & Health Roundtable will be held for both arts organizations and community partners, and will feature presentations from Grounds For Sculpture and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, as well as a loosely moderated conversation with the Arts Council Team.
Event Date: May 7, 2026
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| | | Access Thursday Roundtables | |
Presented by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Access Thursday Roundtables are peer-to-peer learning opportunities covering a wide range of arts accessibility topics.
May 7: Wrap Up/Check in Session
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| | | National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships | |
Call for Nominations
NEA National Heritage Fellowships are the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, and recognize artists and individuals who have significantly contributed to our nation’s rich cultural heritage. Nominees must be actively participating in their respective art form, whether as practitioners, mentors, instructors, or scholars, and must be worthy of national recognition.
Nomination Deadline: May 11, 2026
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| | | Join the Families First Discovery Pass Program | |
Reach new audiences, have greater impact, and amplify your summer programming. This program provides families and individuals enrolled in state assistance programs with free or highly discounted admission to arts and history organizations, venues, and programs.
Deadline: May 22, 2026
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| | | 2026 Cultural Access Summit | |
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Event Date: May 28, 2026
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| | | 2026 Thrive Arts Conference | |
Hundreds of executive, marketing, and development professionals from arts organizations statewide will come together at Princeton University for this biennial arts conference. Produced in partnership by ArtPride New Jersey and the Lewis Center for the Arts, with support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Thrive has grown into the largest professional development event dedicated to addressing the challenges and opportunities facing New Jersey's cultural community.
Event Date: June 25, 2026
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| | | The Transformative Power of Art for Systems-Impacted Youth in New Jersey | |
In support of the Transformative Power of Art: A Guide for Arts Learning for Systems-Impacted Youth in New Jersey, the NJ State Council on the Arts hosted a one-time webinar dedicated to advancing the quality of arts engagement for justice- and systems-impacted youth.
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| | | Opportunities for Artists | | Exhibition Opportunity: FY27 New Jersey Arts Annual | |
The Zimmerli Art Museum invites submissions for the FY27 New Jersey Arts Annual - Hank Willis Thomas Selects. All artists over the age of 18 who either work or live in the state of New Jersey are eligible to apply. All mediums are eligible. There is no entry free.
Deadline: May 1, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: Integrating Equality in Art | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 4, 2026
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Call for Artists
Deadline: May 5, 2026
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Call for Artists
Deadline: May 9, 2026
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| | | ARTS 14C Residency Applications Now Open | |
Applications are now open for two residency programs at ARTS 14C’s 125,000-square-foot arts incubator, performance, and exhibition space in downtown Jersey City.
Back to the Studio Special Project Summer Residency for Artists who Teach
Deadline: May 11, 2026
Short-term, Special Project-based Residency
Deadline: May 18, 2026
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| | | Hopper Prize Artist Grants | |
The Hopper Prize, a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis, is now accepting entries for their Spring 2026 artist grants. All mediums are eligible.
Deadline: May 12, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: Black, White & Gray | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 14, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: Solo Project Space #7 | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 14, 2026
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Public Art Opportunity: Mill to Mill Peace Flag Project
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The Red Mill Museum Village and the Hunterdon Art Museum invite community members to participate in the Mill to Mill Peace Flag Project by creating peace flags that will be displayed outside the two museums. Inspired by traditional prayer flags, each piece reflects the maker’s personal interpretation of the question: “What does peace look like to you?” The Mill to Mill Peace Flag Project is part of Handwork 2026, Craft in America's nationwide semiquincentennial collaboration showcasing the importance of the handmade and celebrating the diversity of craft that defines America.
Deadline: May 15, 2026
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Call for Artists
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences (Loveladies, NJ), invites submission from New Jersey artists to Coast, a juried competition and exhibition.
Deadline: May 17, 2026
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| | | Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants | |
The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control.
Next Deadline: May 19, 2026
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Call for Artists
Deadline: May 20, 2026
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Presented by the Center for Art Law, Art Law Conference 2026 will explore the evolving relationship between visual art, copyright law, and artificial intelligence.
Event Date: May 27, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: In the Presence of Light | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 27, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: Contemporary Works in Small Metals | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: May 31, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: American Identity | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: June 1, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: CraftForms 2026 | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: September 8, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: The Global Canvas Initiative | |
Call for Artists
The Global Canvas Initiative is a six-week arts programming series taking place at the American Dream Mall during World Cup 2026.
Exhibition Dates: June 10 - July 20, 2026
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| | | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | |
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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| | | coLAB Arts' Monthly Artist Grant | |
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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| | | Call for Experimental Visual Art for Hardcover Book Editions | |
Selected artists are featured with detailed curatorial review essays in the catalogue, which are released in editions. 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). No application fees. No selection fees. Alternative/experimental artists encouraged to apply.
Ongoing
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| | | Creative Capital Artist Lab | |
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: Social Service Groups and Workshops | |
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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| | | Dance New Jersey’s Resource Directory | |
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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| | | CERF+ Emergency Relief Grant | |
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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| | | 1-on-1 Consultation for Immigrant Artists | |
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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| | | Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 | |
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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| | | Opportunities for Arts Organizations | | Access Thursday Roundtables | |
Presented by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Access Thursday Roundtables are peer-to-peer learning opportunities covering a wide range of arts accessibility topics.
May 7: Wrap Up/Check in Session
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| | | Join the Families First Discovery Pass Program | |
Reach new audiences, have greater impact, and amplify your summer programming. This program provides families and individuals enrolled in state assistance programs with free or highly discounted admission to arts and history organizations, venues, and programs.
Deadline: May 22, 2026
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| | | Monmouth County Local Arts Program | |
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 Monmouth County that provide public art projects, programs, services, and development.
Deadline: June 15, 2026
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| | | National Endowment for the Arts FY27 Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Now Available | |
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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| | | Grant Opportunity: FY27 Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for Arts Organizations | |
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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| | | Hunterdon County Local Arts Program | |
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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| | | Pitch Your Story to Discover Jersey Arts | |
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!
Pitch Your Story Here
| | | Become an RevolutionNJ Partner Organization! | |
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: The Association of Arts Management, Marketing and Development Professionals | |
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 New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Grants Management Office is here to help you! | |
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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| | | Succession Planning for Cultural Institutions | | | Learning and Engagement Funding from Art Bridges | |
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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| | | Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities | |
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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Tools, Resources, and Training for Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice through the Arts
| | | 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. | | | | |
