SJCA Partner Opportunities Vol. 61
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, February 11, 2025 @ 11am ET. The meeting agenda will be available on the Council's website one week prior to the meeting.To join the meeting, click here.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Creative Aging Initiative Grant | The Creative Aging Initiative Grant (CAI) provides $10,000 to eligible arts organizations, libraries, veterans homes, senior and community centers, colleges/universities, and units of government to cover costs for arts learning experiences with New Jersey older adults aged 55 and over. Successful applicants will receive $10,000 of funding for each year of the two-year grant cycle, pending available resources. A CAI project is defined as an arts-based learning experience that directly engages older adults for multiple sessions. Projects may be sequential and build to a project culmination (residencies) or include a series of individual workshops that focus on skill-building and development in the performing, visual, media, or literary arts. The CAI guidelines are now available on the Arts Council website. | Deadline: February 27, 2025 by 12:00 NOON ET. | More information.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Teaching Artist Community of Practice | The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is hosting quarterly Teaching Artist Community of Practice meetings. These virtual sessions serve as a platform for teaching artists to share their experiences, discuss new opportunities, and connect with each other and the State Arts Council. These sessions provide an opportunity to network with other New Jersey teaching artists, share challenges and successes of working in our state, and discuss what teaching artistry could look like as we move into the future. | Date & Time: March 5, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET | Register here.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Families First Discovery Pass Program | The Families First Discovery Pass program was launched in 2019 as a partnership between the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Health (DOH). This program provides families and individuals enrolled in state assistance programs with free or highly discounted admission to arts and history organizations, venues, and programs – both in-person and virtual. Under this initiative, we are encouraging organizations to sign up to offer discounted or free admission and/or virtual registration to individuals and families with a Families First card or eWIC card. These items are issued by DOH and DHS to families in transitional assistance programs, including SNAP (food stamps), TANF (welfare), and WIC (nutrition assistance for women, infants, and children). | Deadline: January 31, 2025 | More information and application.
New Jersey State Council on the Arts | Save the Date! Making it Public | This is a free five-week training series designed for artists interested in exploring and expanding their public artmaking practice. | Registration opens: January 22, 2025 | Dates & Times: Wednesdays, March 12 - April 9, 2025 from 6pm to 7:30pm ET | More information.
ArtPride NJ | Federal Policy Resource Page | This page offers valuable resources for New Jersey's arts and culture organizations, including links, webinars, events, and updates on federal policy changes. It will be regularly updated to keep you informed and prepared for ongoing developments. | Learn more
New Jersey Economic Development Authority | Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion Program – CAFE (Coming Soon) | The Cultural Arts Facilities Expansion (CAFE) Program provides tax credits to incentivize broad scale capital projects for arts and cultural venues in New Jersey. The CAFE program focuses on development and rehabilitation of cultural arts facilities as a key component of the state’s economy. A recording is available to provide an overview of the program. | Recording | More information.
New Jersey Theatre Alliance | Access Thursday Round Table :Ensuring Trustees Know the Importance of ADA Planning | The accessibility journey needs to be an organizational priority and all individuals and departments need to be engaged in the work, including the Board of Trustees. We will hear from organizations whose trustees are engaged in the access work of their organizations, the important role the Board plays in setting access policy and ensuring there are financial and human resources dedicated to access, and how the Board can assist in the ADA planning of their organization. | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Register here
New Jersey Theatre Alliance | ArtsPay NJ Educational Offerings | Register for the next ArtsPay NJ webinar: Salary Banding and Benchmarking as a Pay Equity Strategy | Date & Time: Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Register here.
New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education | 2025 New Jersey Governor's Awards in Arts Education | The NJGAAE began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. Each year, awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and 80 students. National and statewide organizations select the students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the arts across the state. | Deadline: February 12, 2025 | More information and application.
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.
Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum | Carrying On: Black Panther Artists Continue the Legacy | This exhibition brings together the legacy and current work of four former artists from the Black Panther Party to illuminate the role of art in cultivating a radical imagination and developing activist practices. These cultural pioneers are all dedicated to the belief that art motivates and inspires people to work for their own liberation. Curated by Colette Gaiter | Date: January 21 - March 15, 2025 | Opening Reception and Artist’s Panel: February 8, 3pm to 6pm EST | Location: 301 High Street Gallery | More information and RSVP.
Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum | New Jersey Arts Annual: Artist as Activist | The theme for the Arts Annual 2025 will be Artist as Activist and we will request work that reflects artistic thoughts and responses to that concept. Artist as activist is an artist who harnesses the power of creativity to inspire social and political action. Unlike traditional activism that primarily uses direct action or advocacy, artists engage in activism through various forms. In this case visual art. They use their work to challenge norms, raise awareness about issues, and inspire audiences to think critically about the world around them. We will look for artists whose work tackles a wide range of topics and concerns such as human rights and access to resources, environmental awareness and justice, racial and gender equalities, health and well-being, and the political and cultural climate. Their work may serve as vehicles for expressing advocacy, highlighting injustices, and envisioning alternatives. By capturing emotions, experiences, and truths through their art, they aim to promote empathy, ignite dialogue, and encourage individuals toward collective action. | Deadline: March 3, 2025 | More information and application.
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