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May 28, 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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| | 2026 Thrive Arts Conference | |
Hundreds of executive, marketing, and development professionals from arts organizations statewide will come together at the Lewis Center Complex in Princeton for this biennial arts conference. Produced by ArtPride New Jersey and the Lewis Center for the Arts, with support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Thrive is 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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| | | 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.
Qualification Deadline: June 8, 2026
Deadline: July 30, 2026
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| | | Public Art Opportunities: TRANSITional Art Project | |
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and NJ TRANSIT are pleased to present two public art opportunities through the TRANSITional Art Project: Morris Plains Train Station - three Painted Mural opportunities and one Indoor Photography Exhibition opportunity.
Please note: Only Northern New Jersey artists living or working in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, or Warren counties are eligible.
Deadline: June 4, 2026
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| | | The Business of Being an Artist: Networking with NJ Service Orgs and Local Arts Councils | |
Calling all New Jersey artists! Registration is now open for the next session of The Business of Being an Artist. Participants will hear from panelists at county arts agencies, folklife centers, service organizations, and more to hear how local and regional organizations provide meaningful support for artists. Breakout sessions will include an interactive discussion with the panelists on artist needs and supports that would help benefit and sustain artistic practice in our state.
Event Date: June 18, 2026
Registration Deadline: June 11, 2026
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| | | Opportunities for Artists | | 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: The Art of Healing | |
Call for 2D Art
One-year exhibition in the halls of Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ.
Deadline: June 1, 2026
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| | | Community Conversation: A National Heritage Area in North Jersey | |
Artists, arts organizations, and community leaders are invited to shape North Jersey's cultural and economic future at Community Conversation: A National Heritage Area in North Jersey.
Event Date: June 3, 2026
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| | | Public Art Opportunities: TRANSITional Art Project | |
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and NJ TRANSIT are pleased to present two public art opportunities through the TRANSITional Art Project: Morris Plains Train Station - three Painted Mural opportunities and one Indoor Photography Exhibition opportunity.
Please note: Only Northern New Jersey artists living or working in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, or Warren counties are eligible.
Deadline: June 4, 2026
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| | | Creative Catalyst Fund 2026: Artist Fellowships | |
Call for Newark artists or artist collectives
Deadline: June 5, 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.
12-month Residency
Deadline: June 8, 2026
3-month Residency
Deadline: June 8, 2026
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| | | The Business of Being an Artist: Networking with NJ Service Orgs and Local Arts Councils | |
Calling all New Jersey artists! Registration is now open for the next session of The Business of Being an Artist. Participants will hear from panelists at county arts agencies, folklife centers, service organizations, and more to hear how local and regional organizations provide meaningful support for artists. Breakout sessions will include an interactive discussion with the panelists on artist needs and supports that would help benefit and sustain artistic practice in our state.
Event Date: June 18, 2026
Registration Deadline: June 11, 2026
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| | | Monira Foundation Artist in Residence Program | |
Call for Visual Artists
This 12-month residency provides established visual artists with a rent-free studio at Mana Contemporary, a $2,150 stipend, and professional visits from curators and critics. The program offers a dedicated environment for artistic growth and community engagement through an equitable, blind-selection process.
Deadline: June 12, 2026
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| | | Event: Art City New Brunswick | |
Art City is a celebration of art, creativity, culture, and community in downtown New Brunswick - bringing together local and regional artists with thousands of residents, students, visitors, and collectors.
Event Date: October 18, 2026
Application Deadline: June 12, 2026
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| | | All Exits! The New Jersey Play Lab's Statewide Play Reading Series | |
Call for Playwrights Residing in Counties Adjacent to Surflight Theatre Company, Cape May Stage, and River Union Stage.
Deadline: June 12, 2026
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| | | Join the Teaching Artist Community of Practice | |
This quarterly, virtual series of meetings will serve as a platform for sharing experiences, discussing new opportunities, and connecting with each other.
Next Meeting: July 1, 2026
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| | | Exhibition: AP'N3 Short Film Challenge | |
The AP'N3 Short Film Challenge is a creative competition where participants produce a three-minute movie filmed in Asbury Park that includes a required theme, prop, location, and line of dialogue that are 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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| | | Exhibition: CraftForms 2026 | |
Call for Artists
Deadline: September 8, 2026
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| | | Scholarships: Peters Valley School of Craft | |
The Peters Valley School of Craft and the Windgate Foundation are offering scholarship opportunities for Arts Educators and College Students to attend workshops in 2026.
Ongoing
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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. 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 | |
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 | | Creative Catalyst Fund 2026: General Operating Support | |
General Operating Support grants available for arts organizations based or primarily operating in Newark, NJ.
Deadline: June 5, 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.
Qualification Deadline: June 8, 2026
Deadline: July 30, 2026
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| | | Passaic 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 Passaic County that provide public art projects, programs, services, and development.
Deadline: June 29, 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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| | | 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. | | | | |
