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This is YOUR Moment, NJ Arts Groups!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by ArtPride in Category ArtPride New Jersey Foundation, Building Audience Participation, Discover Jersey Arts, New Jersey Arts, Technical Assistance, Tourism
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It’s hard to look forward without looking back, but the New Year offers an indomitable spirit of hope and promise.  With all the recovery and rebuilding that is necessary at the New Jersey shore, the State’s reliable and most noteworthy tourist destination, it is time for arts groups to “step up their game” and make sure that tourism dollars traditionally [ … ] Read more

Contact your Legislators TODAY — State Arts Funding Slated for Reduction

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









State arts dollars are slated for reduction in a new budget bill.  Time is of the essence, so use the talking points below to tell your legislators ART MATTERS:

1. The New Jersey State Council on the Arts is proposed to receive $16 million for Cultural Projects in FY12.  The NJ Cultural Trust is proposed to receive $500,000.  These are [ … ] Read more

Last Chance to Make a Difference!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









We are nearing the end of another NJ State budget cycle.  Here’s a last chance to remind your elected officials that Art Matters!

Contact Your State Legislators
Time is of the essence.  The activity surrounding the FY12 State budget has been heated. We know you believe Art Matters, and most of our State legislators are supporters.

You also know [ … ] Read more

Legacies

Posted on January 18, 2011 by ArtPride in Category ArtPride New Jersey Foundation









Yes, it’s a new year. There are bills to be paid, contracts to complete, but first the brain needs to be cleared out.  A new year’s resolution?  Perhaps!

On Sunday I attended a memorial service for a colleague whom I have know for nearly 30 years–hard to believe all by itself!  Berda Rittenhouse was my “roomie,” which is the way [ … ] Read more

When There are Clouds, You’ll Get By if you just…

Posted on August 18, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









Another year, another NJSCA annual meeting on a hot summer day.  This year arts administrators were smiling, but we’ve been trained through the MFA Program in Hart Knocks to be happy with whatever we receive in government support.  This year, in yet another tough budget cycle, the new administration and legislature supported the minimums specified in the law, [ … ] Read more

July 27th NJSCA Board Meeting

Posted on July 29, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









Please take a moment to read the letters posted below from ArtPride NJ board president Mark Packer for information regarding the July 27th New Jersey State Council on the Arts board meeting.

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July 27, 2010

Dear Art Pride Member:

At the meeting of the NJ State Council on the Arts today, the Council adopted three of the four measures [ … ] Read more

Honoring Leaders in Cultural Access

Posted on July 6, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Accessibility









“If the world doesn’t give you what you need, then you change the world.”

- Arlene Romoff, from her soon-to-be-published book, Listening Closely.

When I asked Arlene – an access advocate and winner of this year’s Excellence in Cultural Access Award for Leadership – about that, she said, “That quote is pretty much what the arts community does in NJ, [ … ] Read more

Arts in Crisis: A Conversation with Michael M. Kaiser

Posted on February 23, 2010 by ArtPride in Category Nonprofits | Comments (2)









McCarter Theatre Center, along with New Jersey State Council on the Arts, ArtPride New Jersey, Lewis Center for the Arts/Princeton University, The Arts Council of Princeton, and New Jersey Theatre Alliance

Invites You to Attend

ARTS IN CRISIS
A Conversation with Michael M. Kaiser
President, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

March 17, 2010
9am Coffee and Networking
10am Discussion[ … ] Read more

New York Times Article: Grants Frozen, Theaters Improvise

Posted on December 23, 2009 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









Please take a moment to read this great article from Sunday’s New York Times on the effect the State funding freeze would have on New Jersey arts.

Grants Frozen, Theaters Improvise[ … ] Read more

Information on the State Funding Freeze

Posted on December 10, 2009 by ArtPride in Category Advocacy









As most of you are aware the State funding freeze is a source of major concern for arts organizations (as well as many others.) For more information on the freeze and the effects it may have, please read Peggy McGlone’s article in the Star-Ledger, N.J. Arts Groups Fret as State Freezes $10M in Grants. We will follow up with [ … ] Read more

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