Calling all New Jersey artists!

Registration is now open for the last session of this year's The Business of Being an Artist Virtual Workshop Series.

June 18 | "Meet and Mingle: Peer-to-Peer Artist Networking Event"

The Business of Being an Artist, offered by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is a series of virtual workshops that is free and open to any artist, teaching artist, or folk artist who lives and/or works in the state of New Jersey.

Meet and Mingle: Peer-to-Peer Artist Networking Event

When: June 18, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

What: This virtual networking opportunity is designed to connect artists, folk artists, and teaching artists from across the state. Participants will engage in speed networking opportunities, structured peer group discussion, and teaching artist-led workshops to spark connection and creativity. When registering, participants will have the option to sign up for a digital business card swap to keep the connection and networking going long after the event is over.

How: Registration is FREE but required to access the workshop materials and the Zoom links. Registration will close on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. No late registrations will be accepted.

Schedule of Events (Times are estimated.)

10:00 – Speed Networking. Participants will be placed in small breakout rooms to quickly connect, share information, and learn about other artists in your state.

10:25 – Participants join loosely moderated discussions on the following topics: Cross-Sector Collaborations, Arts and Health, South Jersey Artists, and Documenting and Sharing Your Work. Participants are welcome to visit more than one discussion.

10:55 - Break. Participants will be placed in the waiting room.

11:00 – Introduction to Artist Sessions

11:05 – Artist Sessions begin. Participants will select one, hands-on, teaching artist-led workshop session to participate in. Sessions will be active and participation will be encouraged. Choose from the following:

What’s in Your Hand?: Selfie Assemblages with Cell Phones

Photography workshop with Teaching Artist Mansa Mussa

Connecting through Ekphrasis

Poetry workshop with Teaching Artist Marcia LeBeau

Move Like This! African Dance for Beginners!

African dance workshop with Teaching Artist Audrey Davis-Dunning

Read more about the teaching artists and their workshops here.

11:45 – Reflection

If you require additional accessibility services, contact State Arts Council Access Coordinator Lindsay Dandeo two weeks prior to the event date: lindsay.dandeo@sos.nj.gov | 609-984-7020 (NJ Relay 711)

If you have any questions, contact the following Program Officers:

For Artists: Stephanie Nerbak | 609-292-4474 (NJ Relay 711)

For Teaching Artists: Samantha Clarke | 609-984-7019 (NJ Relay 711)

For Folk Artists: Sally Van de Water | 609-875-4948 (NJ Relay 711)

Be sure to sign up for Opportunities for the Field to learn more about offerings for New Jersey artists, including the Teaching Artist Community of Practice and

next year’s The Business of Being an Artist series.

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.



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