News and Announcements
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03/23/26 - NJ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts Develops Best Practices Guide for Serving Systems- and Justice-Impacted Youth through the ArtsThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts is proud to announce the creation of a best practice guide for serving systems- and justice-impacted youth through high-quality arts learning programs: The Transformative Power of Art: A Guide to Arts Learning for Systems-Impacted Youth in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.
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2/10/26 - NJ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts Grants $2 Million to ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Artists through Individual Artist Fellowship ProgramThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2026 today, where $2 million was awarded to 198 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program.
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12/18/25 - NJ State Council on the Arts
Governor Murphy, Lt. Governor Way, State Agencies, Monument Lab Announce Nandi Jordan, Anika Grant & Idlewild Experiential as Selected Artist Team for Revolutionary Acts Public Art ProjectThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts, in partnership with Monument Lab, the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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 – a statewide public art project that will animate stories of the American Revolution in time for the 250th anniversary in 2026.
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10/06/25 - NJ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Arts and Culture Series, State of the Arts, Nominated for Four New York EmmysThe 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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ since 1981, received four.
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07/22/25 - NJ State Council on the Arts
State Arts Council Approves Over $29 Million in Grants, Welcomes New Board MemberInvestment Strengthens Economic and Creative Vitality of Communities in Every County
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05/20/25 - NJ State Council on the Arts
Lt. Governor Way, Monument Lab, State Agencies Announce Call for Artists to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American RevolutionMonument Lab, in partnership with the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts, the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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.
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02/11/25 - NJ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts Grants $2 Million to ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ ArtistsThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2025 today, where $2 million was awarded to 216 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program - the highest number of artists awarded in one year in the program's history.
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11/26/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
State of the Arts Wins 35th Emmy Award For Story On Artist Layqa Nuna Yawar's Mural At Newark Liberty International Airport's New Terminal AState 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.
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10/11/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
Emmy Award-winning State of the Arts Premieres Two-part Special Focusing on ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Heritage FellowsOne of the most diverse states in the country, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is home to an amazing array of traditional artists, each a keeper of an age-old art form.
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07/30/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts Approves Over $30 Million in Grants, Names New ChairInvestment Strengthens Economic and Creative Vitality of Communities in Every County
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05/15/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts to Receive Nearly $1.2 Million from the National Endowment for the ArtsThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts has been approved for a grant of $1,195,200 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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02/20/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
STATE ARTS COUNCIL GRANTS NEARLY $2 MILLION TO NEW JERSEY ARTISTSThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts held its first public meeting of 2024 today, where just over $1.7 million was awarded to 161 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ artists through the Council’s Individual Artist Fellowship program.
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02/16/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
Unlock the Potential: Faith in Action in Sustainable Development SymposiumThe ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, in collaboration with the ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Redevelopment Authority and Kean University, is pleased to announce the "Unlock the Potential: Faith in Action in Sustainable Development Symposium."
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02/15/24 - ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts
Artists and Community Organizations Work Together to Communicate Climate Risks in ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏFour ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ 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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