NEW: Check out the latest edition of Opportunities for the Field for grant announcements, calls for artists, professional development workshops, and much more. Don't miss an opportunity! Click here: conta.cc/3WaudAf #NJarts

We had a blast at New Jersey Department of State's #TakeYourChildToWorkDay ! NJ State Archives showed us our state's Constitution from 1776, New Jersey Division of Elections let kids practice on a real voting machine + lots more. Big thanks to everyone involved from State Arts Council kids Sylvia, Amelia, Anika, and Ava!

DOS celebrated Bring Your Child to Work Day with learning, laughter, and cherished moments shared between our team and their little ones. Here's to fostering curiosity and inspiring the next generation of leaders! #TakeYourChildToWorkDay

NEW: Check out the latest edition of Opportunities for the Field for grant announcements, calls for artists, professional development workshops, and much more. Don't miss an opportunity! Click here: conta.cc/3WaudAf #NJarts

The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, & mental health emergencies.

Apply now thru May 17 for emergency treatment that occurred October 1, 2023 or later. bit.ly/2HEzfRi
@rrauschenberg

“I hope [participants] learned more about Charlie Parker, his musical legacy, and how it’s connected to the artists and music today.”

On the blog: Dr. Dina Bennett of American Jazz Museum chats about the 2023 In the Yard Festival and keeping #jazz music alive.

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This week, an all new #StateoftheArtsNJ ! 

More info + air times: conta.cc/4d5Undi
Watch promo: vimeo.com/931823260

New Jersey State Council on the Arts NJ PBS @ALLARTSTV THIRTEEN

Announcing Newark Arts Festival 2024: October 9-13th! This year, we're embracing Radical Reimagining, pushing boundaries and exploring new perspectives in art. #NewarkArtsFestival #RadicalReimagining ow.ly/sZgO30sBOLY

The NEA National Heritage Fellowships recognize artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage.

Nominate a folk/traditional artist as a 2025 #NEAHeritage Fellow by May 28, 2024.

More info: bit.ly/3zZF9nO

Premiering tonight at 8:30 pm on NJ PBS, an all new #StateoftheArtsNJ ! 

New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Newark artists looking to learn more about protecting your creative work, join us for a workshop on Copyright & Intellectual Property Protection led by Lauren van Haaften-Schick. Sign up now: ow.ly/uW1N30sBONo

'It feels like poetry can & has taken me everywhere & anywhere.'

Poet & Nat'l Endow f/t Arts Creative Writing Fellow Leslie Sainz joins the Art Works pod to share how her Cuban heritage influenced her first book, why she loves form & more.

🎧 bit.ly/44jy0gI

#NationalPoetryMonth

Happy Birthday #Shakespeare 🎭

Featuring: King Lear, Antony & Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello

📸 Johan Persson, @manuel_harlan

Arts organizations: Do you know your audiences as well as you think you do? Could unfounded assumptions be holding you back? See how several organizations used data to uncover assumptions and bring in new audiences. bit.ly/3SHWw5D

Are you a dancer in a dire financial emergency?

You may be eligible for a grant of up to $3,000.

More on this national program, administered by NYFA & supported by René Rauschenberg: bit.ly/3BaUhgf

Later this year, applications will open for the New Jersey Cultural Trust's Institutional and Financial Stabilization Grants for Arts Organizations program. In order to be eligible to apply, orgs must first be designated qualified. Learn more here: conta.cc/3U8nzrG #NJarts

April is National Poetry Month, and we're celebrating women poets.

“I prove a theorem and the house expands…” In this 1997 video from our archives, Rita Dove reads her poem “Geometry,” then sits in conversation with host Amber Edwards.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Newark Arts Announces Open Call For 2024 Art Festival: Radical Reimagining

Read the story at: newjerseystage.com/articles/getar…

Newark Arts #NJStage #NewJerseyStage

On Passover, we celebrate a story built upon hope, freedom, and resilience.

Chag Pesach Sameach to our Jewish community throughout New Jersey and around the world.

For #EarthDay2024 we're taking inspiration from four #NEAHeritage Fellows whose art practice includes being caretakers of the natural environment. Here are their stories: bit.ly/3w2blZA