New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Join Us for Two Events!
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Public Meeting of the NJ State Council on the Arts
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Newark Museum
Billy Johnson Auditorium
49 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102

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Attend the public business meeting of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts to learn about the ongoing work of the Council in support of the New Jersey arts industry.

The main item on the agenda for this meeting will be the announcement of the 2016 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards in the following categories: painting, works on paper, prose, media/digital, and interdisciplinary performance.

The list of 2016 Fellowship Award winners will be posted on the State Arts Council website later in the day.

19th Annual Artists' Roundtable
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

In partnership with POBA, the State Arts Council presents the 19th Annual Artists' Roundtable for artists working in all disciplines. Participate in three moderated discussions:

Managing Your Creative Work
Preserving Your Art
Planning Your Art's Future

Join leaders in the field to explore issues critically important to your work, such as intellectual property, copyrighting, taxes, incorporation, archiving, disaster preparedness, legacy planning and more.

Each session is approximately 45 minutes. A networking reception for all attendees will follow.
To register for the Roundtable, email Eileen.Peterson or call (609) 633-1251 (NJ Relay 711).

Both events are FREE and open to the public. Registration for the Roundtable is required.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is a division of the NJ Department of State. It receives funding in direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 1966, its volunteer members and professional staff have worked to improve the quality of life in New Jersey by helping the arts to flourish. To learn about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov. For more information about what's happening in the arts statewide, visit www.jerseyarts.com