SJCA Partner Opportunities Vol. 57

November 22, 2024

Check out what our partners are doing in the field!

New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Public Meeting | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts will convene a regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. The meeting agenda will be available on the Council's website one week prior to the meeting.

New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Free Webinar Watch Party Series on Financial Management for NJ Arts Nonprofits | Join New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Nonprofit Finance Fund, and other nonprofit leaders for a Webinar Watch Party series on key financial management concepts for arts nonprofits! | December 11, 2024 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Strategic Budgeting and Scenario Planning | January 8, 2025 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Understanding Full Cost | February 12, 2025 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Understanding Your Mission/Money Mix | Register for these and more webinars.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority | History Property Grant Survey Program: Applications are OPEN | The Historic Property Survey Grant Program is a $400,000 pilot program that will provide grants up to $125,000 for the preparation of Historic Property Surveys throughout the state that include within the defined scope, properties located within a Government Restricted Municipality or that would be considered distress asset/s. | Application and Information.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Accepting Applications for Activation, Revitalization, and Transformation (A.R.T.) Phase II Program | The $15 million program will support the creation of public space activation initiatives, such as place making projects, public art installations, and arts-based projects along commercial corridors in 31 municipalities. Non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(19) status are eligible to apply. Permitted uses of funding include: placemaking projects, public art installations, arts-based projects, art exhibitions, performances, festivals, parades, concerts or concert series, film and video screenings, and cultural programming. Projects must take place within 1.5 miles of an eligible municipality’s passenger rail station. | Deadline: Monday, November 25, 2024, at 5:00 PM EST | Application and information.

NJ Theatre Alliance | ArtsPayNJ Educational Offerings | Based on the key findings of ArtsPay NJ’s inaugural survey, we will offer four virtual trainings throughout the year to address some of the needs identified in the data, such as retirement benefits, employee classification, salary banding, and ethical internships. Several Zoom workshop meetings will be held through October 2024 into March 2025. | ArtsPayNJ meetings.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance | Cultural Access Network Virtual Access Thursdays | Open to the full arts and culture community of New Jersey. The Cultural Access Network Project is a program of The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and New Jersey Theatre Alliance. | Upcoming: Target Marketing and Websites: Keys to Building Audiences for Your Access Programs and Services, December 5th at 10:30 AM |Register Now!| Past and future webinars available here.

ArtsEd NJ | Inclusive Practices: Arts Education for All Abilities- Webinars | As districts make strides in becoming more inclusive, there is an opportunity for students of all abilities to thrive through arts education! Join Arts Ed NJ, NJCIE, and NJPSA/FEA for this co-sponsored virtual series. This is a unique opportunity to learn directly from arts educators, supervisors, and other educational professionals about a range of topics that are most relevant to inclusive practices in arts education right now. | More registration and information.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Communities of Practice | A Community of Practice (COP) is flexible gathering of individuals united by shared interests and expertise, providing peer-to-peer support, learning, and networking opportunities. COPs may be cultivated around a topic, geographic area, professional practice, or other common concern for humanities practitioners. In 2024, NJCH will pilot three COPs: Community college humanities, Oral history and story-gathering, Arts and humanities. If you see yourself in one of these communities, please join the COP! Gatherings will begin this spring and will be announced on NJCH’s website, through email outreach, and via social media. Or fill out the form below to express your interest and we will get in touch. | C O P Interest Form and more information.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities | Community History Cohort | Community History participants collaborate with their communities to learn about and share their untold stories. Participants receive instruction on public history practices, develop projects in a collaborative environment, and are eligible to receive funding from NJCH to launch projects in their communities. NJCH will provide $1,000 funding up front to support participation in the program. Participating organizations are eligible to apply for additional funding up to $5,000 to support the project they develop over the course of the program. | Deadline: December 12th, 2024. | Application and information.

RevolutionNJ | Become a Proud Partner! | As New Jersey plans to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, we aim to create a statewide experience that invites participation from everyone. We invite all organizations to join us in this endeavor by submitting an application to become a RevolutionNJ Partner. Click here to get started. | More information and application.

Perkins Center for the Arts | Collingswood: Open Mic Night with Barry Hollander | Calling all musicians, poets, storytellers, and comedians! Join your host Barry Hollander in The Loft for Collingswood Open Mic Night. Sign ups begin at 6:30pm with performances 7-9pm. FREE for everyone. BYO everything else! 30 Irvin Ave; Collingswood, NJ 08108 | Location: Perkins Center for the Arts | Every first Friday of the month! | More information.

SJCA Member Events: https://www.sjca.net/learn/member-events/

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