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Felicia Grant, Chair
Elizabeth A. Mattson, 1st Vice Chair
Carol Ann Herbert, 2nd Vice Chair
Sharon Burton Turner
Lana Gold Walder
Joyce C. Goore
Jeremy Grunin
Gina Hulings
Dolores A. Kirk
Ruth Lipper
Evie McGee Colbert
Kevin M. O'Brien
Dr. Michael Penna
Vivian Scott Chew
ex officio members
Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, Secretary of State
Senator Holly T. Schepisi
Assemblyman James J. Kennedy
Contact The NJ State Council
on the Arts
Mailing Address:
NJ State Council on the Arts
P.O. Box 306
Trenton, NJ 08625-0306
Office Address:
225 West State Street, 4th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Tel: (609) 292-6130
NJ Relay: 711
Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
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New Jersey State Council on the Arts
In 1966, the legislature passed and the governor signed a law creating the NJ State Council on the Arts and directing us to do all that is necessary and appropriate to: support, encourage, and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey.
More about the Arts Council
FY26 Council Public Meeting Dates
Two public art opportunities, the 2025 NJ Creative Communities Conference, and more.
This quarterly, virtual series of meetings will serve as a platform for sharing experiences, discussing new opportunities, and connecting with each other. Next Meeting: October 1, 2025.
Two public art opportunities, the 2025 NJ Creative Communities Conference, and more.
Find your County Arts Agency contact.
Photo Credits: AC Jimenez/Appel Farm Arts & Music Center; Seward Johnson, La Promenade, 1999, Photo by David W. Steele/Grounds For Sculpture; NJ Youth Theatre
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