SJCA Partner Opportunities Vol. 22
June 2, 2023
Check out what our partners are doing in the field!
- Arts ED NJ | June 2 Arts Ed NJ Day | I want to invite you to join us for a very special Arts Ed NJ Day on Friday, June 2, 2023, at The College of NJ. The day includes an Arts Education Call to Collaboration from 8:30 am-3:30 pm followed by a 3:30-4:30 reception, visual arts exhibition, and red carpet. It will culminate with the NJ Governor’s Awards in Arts Education, starting at 5:00 pm. And here is a link to the Arts Ed NJ Day website with details about the day and details about the Governor’s Awards! Tickets are FREE, but registration is required!
- CROPS NJ| CROPS NJ will be hosting the Atlantic City Food Policy Assessment Community Forum this Friday, June 2nd, from 5-7 pm at the C.R.O.P.S. Store (2101 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City - on the corner of Atlantic and Arkansas - paid parking available at the Wave Garage or on the street). This was a shared project with the NJ Food Democracy Collaborative and Stockton University. We created a food policy assessment tool customized specifically for Atlantic City. At this event, we'll talk about food policy audits, present the findings of last year's assessment and provide tangible action steps for getting more involved in food system planning. This is a family-friendly event; all are welcome.
- Chicken Bone Beach Foundation | North to Shore: A Conversation with Henrietta W. Shelton Chicken Bone Beach Book Signing | Lilly Nickens, Africana Studies Major at Stockton University, will facilitate a conversation with Ms. Shelton regarding the book, which chronicles the historical significance of Atlantic City’s famed Chicken Bone Beach. After the reception, stay for a special recital by musician Tony Day and students from the Chicken Bone Beach Foundation Jazz Institute and a Special Exhibition of Photographs depicting life on Chicken Bone Beach. | Location: Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University, 2200 Fairmount Ave, Atlantic City, NJ | Begins at 1 PM
- NJ State Council on the Arts | Registration is Now Open for Our Teaching Artist Speed Networking Event! | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will be hosting a free virtual meet and greet for teaching artists and arts organizations on June 12, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 PM. | Registered teaching artists will have the opportunity to meet with arts organizations looking to engage with and hire teaching artists. | Deadline: June 5th | Register Now!
- African American Heritage Museum of South Jersey | Call for Volunteers | The African American Museum of South Jersey has undertaken a project to inventory and document the approximately 12,000 items in the museum’s collection. They need volunteers to process and record the items in the collection. If you or someone you know can assist with the inventory process, please contact them at info@aahmsnj.org or 609-892-0439.
- NJ Theatre Alliance | Cultural Access Network | Excellence in Cultural Access Awards | We often focus our attention on how to make our spaces and programs accessible for patrons with disabilities. Still, we tend to overlook that the experience starts long before and continues long after the event. How people get to your spaces, how they get home, and how they enjoy a meal with friends before or after is something we all think about - now it is time to talk about these experiences with regard to our patrons with disabilities. The morning session will feature a panel discussion on transportation options in our state for people with disabilities, the challenges of transportation for people with disabilities, and explore ways we as a community can break down transportation barriers to our venues. In addition, we will discuss what staff members of cultural organizations need to know when communicating important information to their patrons with disabilities before and after their visit and how to be an advocate for other accessible experiences in your community, like friends going out for a meal before or after attending a cultural event. | Date: June 15, 2023, | REGISTER
- New Jersey Historical Commission | New Jersey Black Heritage Trail this Juneteenth | Fill out the Survey | Please fill out this short, 10-minute survey to voice your intentions and ideas for the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail. Your response is valuable to them, and they look forward to reviewing your submissions! | Date: June 19th, 2023
- Revolution NJ | The U.S. 250th anniversary, coming up in 2026, is a crucial opportunity to engage the public in the full sweep of American history. But for many history-doers, this is easier said than done. How do you interpret the U.S. 250th at your site or organization, especially if you don’t have an obvious connection to the Revolutionary era? Even if you do have a clear tie to the Revolution, how do you make that history relevant to your audiences? The AASLH is hosting a three-part webinar series that will offer best practices in interpretive planning, connections to field-wide themes for the 250th, and the chance to find inspiration and workshop ideas with fellow practitioners. Attendees can choose to attend one session, two, or all three of the series. | Read more | Dates: June 28 and July 19, 2023, at 3:00 PM | COST: $25-55
