The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will convene its 2023 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 10 AM. The meeting will include the election of Council officers and voting on grants for Fiscal Year 2024. The agenda will be available at the meeting, and large print options will be available. The Council will host a reception immediately following the meeting, with light refreshments served. All grant awards will be posted on the Council's website by 3:00 PM.



Featuring Special Musical Guest Allison Strong

Hailed as “captivating” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, Allison Strong is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor from Union City, New Jersey. Her sophomore release Brontë, a six-song EP featuring her ethereal vocals and thoughtful lyrics, was released in June 2023. She most recently sold out NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall and opened for Grammy & Latin Grammy winning pop duo Jesse & Joy at the Palladium. Strong is best known for her starring role opposite Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in the Netflix comedy The Week Of, the Emmy-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Broadway’s Bye Bye Birdie and Mamma Mia! Her music and story were featured in Diego Luna’s documentary series Back Home, filmed in her family’s native Colombia. Allison is a 2023 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Music Composition Fellow. (Photo by NonLinear Knitting.)

This event is free and open to the public.

Discounted parking ($5) is available at Lafayette Garage, 1 West Lafayette Street. Council staff will be handing out coupons at the meeting. In the event that Lafayette Garage is full, the coupons will be honored at the 16 East Front Street Garage.

The Trenton War Memorial is fully ADA compliant.

If you require additional accessibility services, please contact the Council's Accessibility Coordinator, Mary Eileen Fouratt prior to the event at 609-984-6815 (NJ Relay711) or maryeileen.fouratt@sos.nj.gov.

The Council will provide CART (real time captioning) services at each of its public business meetings.

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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