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Never Stop Asking Questions

Posted on August 15, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Community, Creativity and Innovation, New Jersey Arts

By Dan Swern, Producing Director and Co-Founder, coLAB Arts Five years ago, I put a personal and institutional moratorium on making theatre. coLAB Arts had a massive question that had been hanging in the air for the five years since the organization first started: Why do we exist? Why does there need to be another […]

What Is the Future of the Arts?

Posted on July 18, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Community, New Jersey Arts, Nonprofits, Technology

By Steve Runk, Director of Communications at Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University Chair of Thrive Conference Planning Committee Nearly 300 arts professionals from across New Jersey gathered at Princeton University’s Lewis Arts complex and McCarter Theatre Center on June 7 for the Thrive Arts Conference to explore that very question. Thrive is presented every […]

Celebrate All 48 Blocks of Atlantic City

Posted on June 13, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Community, New Jersey Arts, Tourism

By Joyce Hagen, Executive Director,  Atlantic City Arts Foundation What is 48 Blocks Atlantic City? Atlantic City is fairly small as cities go. It stretches only 48 blocks from the inlet to neighboring Ventnor City. Tucked within those 48 blocks, in the shadows of towering casino-hotels, is a community of wonderfully diverse and creative residents. […]

The New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival

Posted on May 15, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Arts Education

By Harrison H. Haney, New Jersey State Teen Arts Coordinator The New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival will celebrate the third year of its revival on May 30th, 31st and June 1st at Ocean County College in Toms River. Thousands of students and teachers from all 21 counties, along with professional artists and leaders in arts […]

Examining Inequities in the Cultural Landscape

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ArtPride in Category funding, NJ Arts Jobs

By Sharnita C. Johnson, Program Director, Arts, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation I recently had the opportunity to plan and co-host a Council of New Jersey Grantmakers (CNJG) funder briefing in collaboration with New Jersey State Council on the Arts. The session featured nationally recognized philanthropy thought-leaders Holly Sidford and Edwin Torres. They spoke about inequities in […]

Wellmont Event to Serve as Fundraiser for ArtPride

Posted on April 4, 2018 by ArtPride in Category ArtPride New Jersey Foundation | Comments (1)

Support your favorite decade AND your favorite arts service organization! Duel of the Decades: 90s vs Y2K Saturday, May 12 at 8 PM The Wellmont Theater, Montclair 2 Decades. 1 Stage. YOU decide the winner! Two of the greatest cultural eras go head-to-head in the ultimate battle. A fun and unique evening of pop culture, Duel of […]

2018 Arts Advocacy Day Recap

Posted on March 20, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, Americans for the Arts

By Ann Marie Miller, Director of Advocacy & Public Policy, ArtPride New Jersey Filled with new facts and figures about how the arts boost the economy, and a burning desire to share stories of how art makes a difference in our lives, 37 New Jersey arts advocates made the trip to the nation’s capital to remind […]

Hey Bartender! Make Me a Creative Placemaker.

Posted on February 14, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Community, Economy, New Jersey Arts

By Leonardo Vazquez, Executive Director, The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking So by now, you may have heard of this thing called “creative placemaking,” and it’s got something to do with public art and making places better. That’s nice, but isn’t that what communities have been doing for a long time? Why are so many […]

Join us for National Arts Advocacy Day 2018!

Posted on January 29, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, Americans for the Arts

The New Jersey delegation is assembling for National Arts Advocacy Day from March 12-13 in Washington, D.C. Advanced registration closes February 21. Last year, nearly 50 New Jersey arts advocates gathered with hundreds of supporters around the nation to meet with members of Congress to assure that funding was restored for the National Endowment for the […]

A Fresh Start in 2018

Posted on January 17, 2018 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy, civic action, New Jersey Arts, Nonprofits

By Joseph Simonetta, Senior Partner, Public Strategies Impact   By the time you read this, Governor Phil Murphy will be aggressively tackling the many opportunities and challenges facing New Jersey with the enthusiasm and vigor that is characteristic of a brand new administration. His commitment to a “stronger and fairer” New Jersey is obvious in […]

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