Advancing a State of Creativity

ArtPride New Jersey is the voice of New Jersey’s arts community. As the state’s largest arts service and advocacy organization, we work to preserve funding and advance policies that invest in the arts across all sectors. The vital research we furnish promotes the public value of the arts as fundamental to creating neighborhoods where people want to live, work, visit, and raise a family. Our award-winning audience development programs connect the public to what’s going on in our state’s arts scene and help increase attendance. The services we provide keep the field up-to-date on industry trends and foster collaboration among our hundreds of member organizations. 

Widely viewed as the go-to source for research, innovative programs and services, and high-impact advocacy, we are proud to support the work of our vibrant creative community. 

 

Voices from the Field

ArtsRX at NJPAC: Social Prescribing Art as Holistic Alternative
Healthcare in the United States is a hot-button topic, inundating news media almost daily, and yet perhaps not a topic you would expect to appear in a conversation regarding the arts and...
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Community is Key at the Cultural Collective Café
A vibrant mural beckons passersby with its bright yellow background and multicolored art, juxtaposed alongside the gray, muted colors of the surrounding buildings. The red text above its open...
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The Most Crucial Element of Effective Civic Engagement is Art
These are tumultuous and uncertain times. The hyperpartisan nature of the United States’ political landscape is worrying, no matter where you find yourself on the political spectrum. There is one...
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How the NJEDA is Fostering the Transformative Power of the Arts for Economic Vitality
In preparing to write this article about the importance of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) funding and investment in the arts, I visited their website to learn more about...
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​​​​​​​Navigating the Nonprofit Arts and Culture Sector Through Federal Policy Changes
The nonprofit world and the arts world have been upended in recent months as the new administration’s policy changes have begun to take effect. A number of executive orders have been enacted...
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Action Alerts

Take Action! Protect Federal Arts Funding for New Jersey
Congress is preparing to vote on a three-bill funding package ahead of the January 30 government shutdown deadline, and your voice is needed now.

✅ This bipartisan bill funds the Departments of Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Justice through FY 2026, including $207 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

🗳️The House is expected to vote as soon as Thursday.

These investments are critical to New Jersey’s communities and cultural resources. A shutdown would cause unnecessary disruption.

Take action today and urge your members of Congress to vote YES on the Interior funding package and help keep the...
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Protect Federal Arts Education Funding
As a campaign promise in the 2024 presidential election, President Trump declared he would eliminate the Department of Education. While this requires an act of Congress, President Trump has used unilateral executive actions to dismantle the Department and severely limit its ability to function.


The most recent attempt is six interagency agreements created to “continue the process, to break up federal education bureaucracy, efficient delivery of funded programs, and return education to the states.”

The interagency agreements move management of specific programs out of the Department of Education to other federal agencies:



The Department of Labor...
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Help Protect IMLS from Harmful Cuts
Museums strengthen communities, drive local economies, and provide lifelong learning opportunities. Yet Congress is considering drastic cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Office of Museum Services (OMS) that would severely impact these institutions.

The House Appropriations Committee has advanced a bill that would slash OMS funding by $9.3 million, eliminating National Leadership Grants for Museums and critical research programs like the National Museum Survey—the first-ever federal snapshot of the museum sector. These programs support innovation and data-driven decision-making across the field.

We must also ensure that IMLS...
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