See singer, actor, and author Rick Springfield and support ArtPride! Rick Springfield Friday, September 14 at 8 PM The Wellmont Theater, Montclair Proceeds from this concert will support the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation. Over the past four decades, Rick Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN 2018 JERSEYARTS.COM PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS Cultural organizations from throughout the state are honored in 10th annual awards BURLINGTON, N.J. (March 14, 2018) – The ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is delighted to announce the winners of the 2018 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. More […]
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 […]
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