NJ awards over $35 million in arts grants, as arts budget doubles
TRENTON – New Jersey artists, projects and organizations were awarded more than $35 million in grants Tuesday by the State Council on the Arts, a combination of an expanded allocation from the state and federal pandemic recovery funds.
“These aren’t just investments in artists and arts organizations,” said Secretary of State Tahesha Way, whose department includes the arts council. “These are investments in our communities and our quality of life.”
The arts council received $31.9 million through the state budget and $7.5 million from coronavirus recovery funds provided through Washington. The council will award the final $4.1 million later in the year as part of a new capital needs-based program.
NJ awards over $35 million in arts grants, as arts budget doubles
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It s a weighty title. But the New Jersey Theatre Alliance online summit planned for April 22 and 23 is up to the challenge. It will bring together arts minds from around the state for two days of learning, collaboration and the acquiring of tools that will better equip participants to tackle the systemic issues that plague the theater world and society. I’m excited about this conference because it will enable us to bring together New Jersey arts leaders and emerging leaders and students to examine how every single person’s role is critical in building this culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, said Donna Walker-Kuhne, a marketing and diversity expert who is part of the summit s steering committee and a senior advisor at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
SOPAC Presents Capturing The Moment - A Showcase of New Jersey Choreographer Fellows April 30-May 1
(SOUTH ORANGE, NJ) South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) presents Capturing the Moment - a virtual two-part showcase of seven dance choreographers who have received the highest honor from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts – a Choreography Fellowship - on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1st at 7:30pm each night. The event is presented by New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Each evening’s program will include performances as well as interviews with the choreographers by dance critic and a journalist Robert Johnson.
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From the founding of Lawrence University to President Mark Burstein, the university has largely consisted of a white administration. Lawrence University was founded by Amos A. Lawrence, a wealthy merchant from Groton, Massachusetts, about 35 miles northwest of Boston. Amos was a descendant of John Lawrence, who was the first of the family to arrive in America from England in 1635 and later helped establish the town of Groton in 1660. More than a century later, Samuel Lawrence, a descendant of John Lawrence, established an academy in Groton, which is now called the Lawrence Academy at Groton. Samuel had five sons, one of whom was Amos. Amos became a successful businessman and distributed a large amount of his wealth to multiple causes, including the colonization of American Negroes in Liberia, the founding of Kansas State University and organizing regiments in the Civil War. Amos sought to use his wealth to improve his neighborhood and better the lives of those around him.
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