Prudential Hall/Betty Wold Johnson Stage at NJ Performing Arts Center. Courtesy: NJPAC
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, in partnership with Monument Lab, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and RevolutionNJ, has announced the selection of Nandi Jordan and Anika Grant as the artist team who will create a new performance series for Revolutionary Acts – a statewide public art project that will animate stories of the American Revolution in time for the 250th anniversary in 2026.
The 2025 New York Emmy Awards nominations were announced in July, and the acclaimed arts and culture series State of the Arts, which has covered the arts in New Jersey since 1981, received four.
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Monument Lab, in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, and RevolutionNJ, has launched an Open Call for Artist Ideas for a new performance series – Revolutionary Acts – that will animate stories of the American Revolution in time for the 250th anniversary in 2026.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2025 today, where $2 million was awarded to 216 New Jersey artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program - the highest number of artists awarded in one year in the program's history.
State of the Arts, one of the longest-running arts programs in the nation, has won its 35th Emmy Award for the segment "Layqa", which follows Newark-based Indigenous Ecuadorian artist Layqa Nuna Yawar as he creates a colossal mural for Newark Liberty International Airport's newly redesigned Terminal A.
One of the most diverse states in the country, New Jersey is home to an amazing array of traditional artists, each a keeper of an age-old art form.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has been approved for a grant of $1,195,200 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2024 today, where just over $1.7 million was awarded to 161 New Jersey artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program.
The New Jersey Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, in collaboration with the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority and Kean University, is pleased to announce the "Unlock the Potential: Faith in Action in Sustainable Development Symposium."
Four New Jersey community-based organizations (CBOs) recently received funding to work with regional artists to develop community-engaged art projects that communicate climate risks to the public.
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