The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
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 ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ since 1981, received four.
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Monument 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.
The 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.
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, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is home to an amazing array of traditional artists, each a keeper of an age-old art form.
Investment Strengthens Economic and Creative Vitality of Communities in Every County
The ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ State Council on the Arts has been approved for a grant of $1,195,200 from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The 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.
The 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."
Four 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.