The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has opened applications for General Operating Support (GOS) and General Program Support (GPS).

Deadline: November 19, 2026 | 12 PM ET

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These events, presented by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, are peer-to-peer learning opportunities covering a wide range of arts accessibility topics.

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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!

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Registration is now open for Fall 2026 Playwriting and Screenwriting Workshops and Forums. Affordable, five-week programs for all career levels.

Event Dates: October - November, 2026

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Call for Entries

Now Entering its 27th year, The Malvin and Greta Roesch New Jersey Film Festival features first-run international films of Jewish interest, followed by thought-provoking speakers and discussions.

Regular Deadline: October 30, 2026

Late Deadline: December 1, 2026

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Call for Young Artists and Students

Young artists (8 - 22) are invited to participate in The Candace Freeland Photography of Merit Award where they will submit photos taken with their smartphones based on the theme "Food and Family". The contest includes professionally led seminars and awards totaling $4,500.

Deadline: November 1, 2026

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Call for Artists

Drawing Rooms invites artists to submit work for this year's "The Big Small Show" celebrating our 25th Anniversary as an arts non-profit.

Deadline: November 2, 2026

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Over the Moon Art Studios in Asbury Park is accepting submissions for their upcoming exhibition, "Little Gems," showing small-scale original artwork.

Deadline: November 2, 2026

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The Asian Cultural Council is accepting applications for its 2027 Global Grant Cycle. ACC provides artists, scholars, arts professionals, and organizations with the funding, freedom, and time to pursue open-ended research to advance cross-cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the U.S. and Asia.

Deadline: November 10, 2026

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The Access/VSA International Network is accepting applications for their Emerging Young Artists program. Artists with disabilities are invited to submit artwork that demonstrates excellence and their individual perspectives from the experience of disability.

Deadline: November 19, 2026

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The Access/VSA International Network is accepting applications for their International Young Musicians program. Open to any musicians with disabilities ages 14-25 of any genre or instrument, including voice.

Deadline: November 19, 2026

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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 the circumstances outside of their control.

Application Opens: November 10, 2026

Next Deadline: December 28, 2026

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The National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship is the highest honor that our nation bestows upon jazz musicians. Fellowships are awarded to living individuals based on nominations from the public, including members of the jazz community.

Deadline: November 12, 2026

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Call for Middlesex County Artists

Middlesex County invites local artists to share their favorite Fall views, moments, and perspectives by submitting up to two photographs/videos.

Deadline: November 19, 2026

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Midwest Nice Arts is now accepting submissions for, "art·i·face," a juried open call to artists internationally, working with materials in a surprising manner.

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The Trenton Arts Fellowship, cosponsored by Mercer County Community College and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts, supports Trenton artists by providing studio space on the MCCC Trenton campus, plus programming opportunities, mentorship, and research funds to assist the artists in creating impactful work that engages the Trenton community.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

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The City of Hoboken and the Hoboken Arts Advisory Committee invite artists who specialize in outdoor public art to submit proposals for a new interactive sculpture at the future 800 Monroe Resiliency Park. Artists are asked to submit engaging public artwork that helps tell the story of Hoboken, including its industrial past, environmental context, and commitment to resiliency, while being interactive, tactile, or climbable.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

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International Call for Artists

Point Pleasant Publishing presents Crowns of Princeton, an open-themed group exhibition of 10 - 12 artists at the Solley Theatre at the Paul Robeson Center for the Arts in Princeton, NJ. The exhibition is open to artists working in any form of artistic practice, including performance and moving image.

Deadline: January 1, 2027

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Call for Artists

Deadline: January 24, 2027

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Call for Artists

Sharkapalooza is a curated, ocean-focused festival that includes a juried art show. The exhibition is open to artists whose work is rooted in ocean and shark themes.

Ongoing

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Margin is a resource and relationship platform that helps artists and creative teams develop personalized pathways to funding, collaborators, space, tools, programs, and strategic support based on their projects, needs, locations, and trusted relationships. Access begins with a seven-day free trial and continues through paid subscription options ($7-13/month).

Ongoing

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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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RetireReady NJ is a new retirement savings program, created by the New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Many workers in NJ do not have access to a private retirement savings plan. With RetireReady NJ, businesses can help their employees save for retirement in a Roth or Traditional Individual Retirement Account through convenient payroll deductions. This new program is an easy way for New Jersey workers to save for the future.

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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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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: October 30, 2026

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Throughout the year, ArtPride New Jersey packages content around unique themes - Winter Holidays, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Summer Arts, and more - and promotes selected events as dedicated Discover Jersey Arts campaigns through jerseyarts.com and multiple marketing channels. Participation in the campaigns is available to those organizations registered with the Jersey Arts Marketers (JAM) network.

Next Deadline: November 9, 2026

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Applications for Levitt Family Foundation 2027 Festival Grants are now open, for grants of up to $5,000 for U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits presenting free outdoor festivals in 2027.

Deadline: November 20, 2026

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These events, presented by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, are peer-to-peer learning opportunities covering a wide range of arts accessibility topics.

December 3: Targeting Marketing and Websites: Reaching Audiences Through Accessible Communications

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Engaging Arts & Minds: Foundations is a self-paced asynchronous professional development program for individual teaching artists, museum educators, and dementia care professionals in arts programming for people with dementia and their care partners.

Deadline: January 27, 2027

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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!

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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 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 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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Two recorded webinars now available:

Part One: Research Findings

Part Two: Resource Roadmap

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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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

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RetireReady NJ is a new retirement savings program, created by the New Jersey Secure Choice Savings Program Act. Many workers in NJ do not have access to a private retirement savings plan. With RetireReady NJ, businesses can help their employees save for retirement in a Roth or Traditional Individual Retirement Account through convenient payroll deductions. This new program is an easy way for New Jersey workers to save for the future.

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