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Opportunities for the Field

May 19, 2022


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, Covid recovery resources and more.


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Opportunities for Artists

Public Art Opportunity: Atlantic City Murals

Applications are now open on a rolling basis for the

2022 season of 48 Blocks AC Murals.

Mural projects start June 2022.


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ArtPride New Jersey COVID-19 Impact Webinar

Tune in for updated and valuable information regarding how New Jersey’s

arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the

COVID-19 pandemic.

Event Date: May 20, 2022


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LGBTQ: Say It!

Call for artists to participate in an exhibition that will be an open, safe dialogue by, for, and about the LGBTQ community.

Deadline: May 22, 2022


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Photo Finish Juried Photography Exhibition

Call for Photography Related to the Sport of Thoroughbred Racing in America

Submission Deadline: May 30, 2022


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Center for Contemporary Art Non-juried Members’ Exhibition and Sale

Call for Artists

Deadline: May 31, 2022


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Paperworks 2022

Call for artists who use paper as their primary medium, as a substrate, or as the subject of a video.

Entry Deadline: May 31, 2022


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Arts & Entertainment International Film Festival

Call for Filmmakers

Late Deadline: May 31, 2022

Extended Deadline: June 20, 2022


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Fall 2022 New Jersey Film Festival

Call for Filmmakers

Regular Deadline: May 31, 2022

Late Deadline: June 20, 2022

Super Late Deadline: July 10, 2022


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Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship

Call for Nominations of Master Folk and Traditional Artists

Nomination Deadline: May 31, 2022


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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund

Individual grants for New Jersey artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other arts sector disruptions.

Deadline: June 1, 2022


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Public Art Opportunity: Philadelphia Airport

Restroom Renovation Project: Terminal A, Philadelphia International Airport

Deadline: June 1, 2022


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Newark International Film Festival

Call for Entries

International Deadline: June 1, 2022

Late Deadline: July 1, 2022


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Montgomery Arts Council 2022 Arts and Crafts Show

Call for Entries

Deadline: June 5, 2022


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Public Art Opportunity: County of Rockland Highway Department Emergency Operations Facility

Request for Qualifications

Deadline: June 5, 2022


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By the Light of Day

West Windsor Arts invites artists to submit Plein Air artwork.

Deadline: June 7, 2022


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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants

One-time grants for artists who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deadline: June 7, 2022


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Entertainment Community Fund

Budgeting Nuts and Bolts Workshops Designed for Creative Professionals

This workshop is two hours and is held monthly on the first Tuesday of each month (except July), and some Wednesdays.

Open to everyone in entertainment.

Next Workshop: June 7, 2022


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Anya Kotler Workshops

Summer Workshop in Dingle, Ireland

10-day Painting Workshop

Event Dates: June 8 - 18, 2022


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2022 Mid-Atlantic Teaching Artists Virtual Retreat

Request for Presenter Proposals

Presenter Stipend: $450

Deadline: June 10, 2022


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Connect 2022: Virtual Arts Education Conference

Open to any teaching artist, educator, and youth advocacy practitioner.

Event Date: June 10, 2022


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The Evolution Grant

Unrestricted Funding for Individual Artists

Deadline: June 10, 2022


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Monira Residency

Monira Foundation Artist Residency at Mana Contemporary

Deadline: June 12, 2022


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Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants

Up to $20,000 for projects led by women-identifying artists.

Deadline: June 14, 2022


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Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants

Funding for Projects Designed to Support the Vitality of Traditional Arts and Cultural Communities in the mid-Atlantic Region

Project Period: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

Application Deadline: June 15, 2022


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Thrive Arts Conference 2022

Join arts leaders in celebrating the resiliency of New Jersey’s creative sector, and tackle the challenges now facing the industry.

Event Date: June 16, 2022


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Workshop: Just Poetry

Call for poets to participate in a free workshop.

Event Date: June 18, 2022


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Backroads 2: Further On Ahead

Call for Art

Deadline: June 23, 2022


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11th Annual Square Foot Show

Call for Artists

Registration Deadline: June 24, 2022


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Dance to Learn

The DTL program aims to advance dance education in public and private elementary schools, offering dance companies, ensembles, and teaching artists professional development, mentorship, and funding.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022


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The Art of Healing

Call for Art for Hospital Exhibitions

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2022


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Art Fair 14C

Applications are now open for exhibition booths and more.

Deadline: July 5, 2022


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Risk Communication Art Grant Program

Funding opportunity for the 2022 Community-Based Art Grant Program to bring attention to and start a conversation around climate impacts in our coastal areas through art installations.

Deadline: July 8, 2022


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Foundation Arts Festival: Juried Makers Retail Show

Call for Artists and Artisans

Event Date: July 9, 2022


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Public Art Opportunity: Burlington Mural Arts Project

Call for Artists

Project will begin on July 11, 2022.


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Rediscovering Community: An Artist Response

The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts seeks musicians, theater artists, dancers, filmmakers, and other performing artists

to present new works-in-progress based on how the arts are helping us to rediscover and come together as a community.

Deadline: July 28, 2022


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Kindness: Unexpected, Unusual, Unfailing

Call for Art

Deadline: July 30, 2022


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Call for New Jersey Composers and Performers to Apply for Commissions and Project Support

Composers may be in any stage of their careers, and composers with non-standard career paths are particularly encouraged to apply.

Next Deadline: September 1, 2022


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Nancy Ori Photography Workshops

September 28 - October 8, 2022: England Lake District and Beyond


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Fellowships for Artists and Writers

The American Antiquarian Society offers visiting fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, filmmakers, journalists, and others whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history and culture.

Deadline: October 5, 2022


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26th Annual Sphinx Competition

Call for Black and Latinx Classical String Players

Application Deadline: October 20, 2022


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The Hopper Prize
The Hopper Prize is a grant-making institution and digital archiving platform offering a series of individual artist grants on a bi-annual basis.

Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism

Artists and artist-journalist teams can apply for grants to support topical work. Grants range from $500 - $5,000 per project.

Rolling Deadline


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Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts and Media (PAAL)
PAAL is a national network and solutions-generator for caregivers in the arts and media, offering childcare grants, emergency grants, and other resources.

The Russell J. Efros Foundation Sprout Fund

Direct Funds for Visual and Performing Artists

Rolling Deadline


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The Black Genius Foundation

Strokes of Genius is an open application program providing artists, curators, journalists, and scholars with funding to develop new creative projects.


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Art Equity
Tools, Resources, and Training for Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice through the Arts

Keep Jersey Arts Alive

Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!

Opportunities for Arts Organizations

Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Enabling State Certification of Businesses as LGBTQ+-Owned

Certification, which will be free of charge, would expand access to public and private contracting opportunities and enable businesses to proudly identify as LGBTQ+-owned in their advertising.


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dPlan|ArtsReady

Upgraded emergency preparedness and response tool for the arts and cultural heritage sectors. Organizations can request a free year of access.


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SCORE Business Learning Center

The SCORE Business Learning Center provides aspiring and existing small business owners in-depth online learning paths for deep dives into critical business topics.


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ArtPride New Jersey COVID-19 Impact Webinar

Tune in for updated and valuable information regarding how New Jersey’s

arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the

COVID-19 pandemic.

Event Date: May 20, 2022


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Free Emergency Preparedness Webinars Focused on the Needs of Performing Arts Organizations

May 24: Safety and Security

May 25: Fire and Emergency Protection Plan Development

May 26: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness


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ArtsCONNECT

Support for Touring Projects Collaboratively Developed by Presenters Working Together in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Projects in Development Listing Deadline: May 24, 2022

Deadline: June 7, 2022


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Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship

Call for Nominations of Master Folk and Traditional Artists

Nomination Deadline: May 31, 2022


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2023 Accelator Awards

The Lewis Prize for Music's Accelerator Awards for Organizations

Focused on Creative Youth Development and After-school and Out-of-school Music Programs

Deadline: June 3, 2022


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Free Consulting Services for Nonprofits

The 2022-23 Classic Client Application is now open to nonprofits that benefit the Greater Philadelphia community.

Deadline: June 8, 2022


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ArtHelps Local Arts Program Grants

Support for arts organizations and community programs that serve the public and provide access to a diverse array of quality arts experiences throughout Monmouth County, NJ.

Application Deadline: June 13, 2022 (2023 Grant Period)


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Folk and Traditional Arts Community Projects Grants

Funding for Projects Designed to Support the Vitality of Traditional Arts and Cultural Communities in the mid-Atlantic Region

Project Period: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023

Application Deadline: June 15, 2022


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Thrive Arts Conference 2022

Join arts leaders in celebrating the resiliency of New Jersey’s creative sector, and tackle the challenges now facing the industry.

Event Date: June 16, 2022


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Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

The Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards is a multi-year matching grant program dedicated to strengthening the social fabric of America through the power of free, live music.

Deadline: June 30, 2022


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Dance to Learn

The DTL program aims to advance dance education in public and private elementary schools, offering dance companies, ensembles, and teaching artists professional development, mentorship, and funding to host dance residencies with a school partner of their own selection.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022


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Art Fair 14C

Applications are now open for exhibition booths and more.

Deadline: July 5, 2022


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Grants for Arts Projects

Grants for Arts Projects is the NEA's principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.

Second Round Deadlines: July 7 and 19, 2022


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2022 Summer Youth Camps Grants

Summer Youth Camp Programs licensed through the Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, that have a Department of Health Certificate of Approval to operate a Summer Youth Camp during the summer 2022 season may apply for the Summer Youth Camp Grant. Priority will be given to facilities and programs that have not received any American Rescue Plan Stabilization Grant funding.

Deadline: August 5, 2022


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Free Opportunities for New Jersey Libraries!

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is seeking two libraries to host free arts classes for the older adult population in August 2022. These mini-residencies will be led by trained teaching artists and senior service professionals in courses such as: theatre, sculpture, dance, and the visual arts. Part of the Creative Aging Program, a partnership with National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and Ahora Philanthropies.


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Art Equity
Tools, Resources, and Training for Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Equity, Inclusion, and Justice through the Arts

Keep Jersey Arts Alive

Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!

COVID-19 Recovery Resources

dPlan|ArtsReady

Upgraded emergency preparedness and response tool for the arts and cultural heritage sectors. Organizations can request a free year of access.


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ArtPride New Jersey COVID-19 Impact Webinars

Join ArtPride for the next in their series of FREE webinars to discuss how New Jersey’s arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Event Date: May 20, 2022


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Americans for the Arts Action Fund's

Office Hours with Nina


Based on popular demand, Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs at AFTA and Executive Director of the AFTA Action Fund, is extending her Zoom office hours through 2022. She will continue to help the arts community to navigate the complex web of federal funding opportunities, regulations, and deadlines related to current and upcoming COVID-19 economic federal aid programs.

Next Dates: May 20 and June 3, 2022


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Free Emergency Preparedness Webinars Focused on the Needs of Performing Arts Organizations

May 24: Safety and Security

May 25: Fire and Emergency Protection Plan Development

May 26: Introduction to Emergency Preparedness


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New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund

Individual grants for New Jersey artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other arts sector disruptions.

Deadline: June 1, 2022


Learn More

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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants

One-time grants for artists who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deadline: June 7, 2022


Learn More

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Rediscovering Community: An Artist Response

The Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts seeks musicians, theater artists, dancers, filmmakers, and other performing artists

to present new works-in-progress based on how the arts are helping us to rediscover and come together as a community.

Deadline: July 28, 2022


Learn More

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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants

Financial Relief for Artists Impacted by COVID-19

Eligible Categories: Dance and Performance Art/Theater, Music/Sound, Poetry/Literature, and Visual Arts/Moving Image

Application Deadline: December 12, 2022


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Main Street Lenders Grant

This pilot product, funded with $15 million from the NJEDA's Main Street Recovery Program, provides grants to eligible micro business lenders, which the lenders can use to create new loan micro business loan products or supplement existing micro business loan products. Lenders can also qualify for additional grant funding to provide technical assistance to micro businesses, to better prepare these businesses to qualify for loan products.


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New Jersey's COVID-19 Information Hub

Call (General COVID-19 Questions): 211

Call (Medical COVID-19 Questions): 1-800-962-1253

Call (Vaccine Appointment Support): 1-855-568-0545

Text NJCOVID to 898-211 to receive alerts.


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Keep Jersey Arts Alive

Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State. 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 receives direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated, renewable Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee, as well as competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.

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