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Workshops and Technical Assistance
Grant Application Workshops: In order to better familiarize prospective applicants with the various organizational grant programs of the Council, it annually conducts a battery of two-hour technical assistance workshops at numerous locations around the state. These workshops frequently include "business hours", an opportunity for one-on-one consultation with a member of Council staff. Workshops for organizational grants are generally conducted in December for applications to be made in February. Dates established for the next cycle of applications include the following:

  • November 28, 2007, 11:00 A.M., Ocean County Library, Toms River
  • November 30, 2007, 2:30 P.M., Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton
  • December 3, 2007, 2:30 P.M., George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick
  • December 6, 2007, 11:00 A.M., Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood
  • December 7, 2007, 2:30 P.M., Cumberland County College, Luciano Center for
         Public Service & Leadership, Vineleand
  • December 10, 2007, 11:00 A.M., Rutgers University, Management Education Center, Newark
  • December 11, 2007, 11:00 A.M., Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission,
         Hopkins House, Haddon Township
  • December 12, 2007, 2:30 P.M., New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton


    Grant Contract and Final Report Workshops: For the benefit of those organizations that are awarded Council grants, special workshops are conducted to familiarize them with the requirements of forming a grant agreement with the Council and making a final report on finances and outcomes. Contract workshops are generally conducted following the July Annual Meeting. Final report workshops are generally held in June.

    Folk Arts Apprenticeship Application Workshops: In order to assist apprentice and master artists in all folk and traditional art forms who may be prospective applicants to this program, the Council staff annually conduct a battery of workshops at locations around the state. Workshops for Folk Arts Apprenticeship grants are generally conducted in February and March for applications to be made in April. Dates established for the next cycle of applications include the following:

  • February 28, 2008, 11:00 A.M., New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Trenton
  • February 29, 2008, TIME CHANGE 11:00 A.M., Down Jersey Folklife Center, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Ctr, Millville
  • March 1, 2008, 11:00 A.M., Northeast NJ Folk Arts Program, Park Performing Arts Center, Union City
  • March 2, 2008, 2:00 P.M., Jersey Shore Regional Folklife Center,Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton
  • March 9, 2008, 12:30 P.M., East Jersey Olde Towne, Middlesex County Cultural & Heritage Commission, Piscataway

    Ongoing individualized workshops are available by appointment. Please call 609.292.6130

    Artists Fellowship Application Workshops: In order to better familiarize artists with the Council's competitive Fellowship Program of professional development support for artists working in 14 different arts disciplines as well as with other funding opportunities, the Council annually conducts a battery of 2-3 hour workshops at a variety of locations around the state. Six such workshops on dates and at places to be announced will be conducted in early June 2008 for applications due on July 15, 2008.

    Artists' Career Development Seminars: Twice each year, once at a South Jersey location and once at a North Jersey location, the Council conducts day-long seminars on a variety of topics important to the professional development and artistic advancement of New Jersey artists. These gatherings also help connect artists to the many different professional services that address the challenges and issues they face and to each other for the sharing of experience and best practice. The next seminars will be held in late October and early November 2008.

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