ArtPride believes in the importance of providing the knowledge and tools necessary to advance our industry while making networking opportunities available to our members, community leaders, and the creative sector. We hope you'll join us at one of the upcoming professional development events we either produce or partner with other organizations to make available to the field.
If you need accessibility assistance in order to attend an ArtPride webinar or in-person event, please contact adam@artpridenj.org a minimum of two weeks in advance of the event.
Creating Change 2025
Wed, Oct 29, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Count Basie Center for the Arts - Vogel Theatre
Red Bank, NJ
The Creating Change Summit is an annual in-person gathering of the New Jersey arts and culture community focused on learning, inspiration, and action as we move together toward a more just, equitable, accessible, and anti-racist arts sector.
Creating Change is produced in partnership with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
Jersey Arts Marketers (JAM) Idea Lab 
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Grounds For Sculpture
Hamilton, NJ
Join us for an inspiring afternoon designed for arts marketing professionals! Start by connecting with colleagues from across the field in a relaxed networking session. Then, dive into an interactive think-tank where your ideas and perspectives drive the conversation.
This isn’t a typical meeting! You’ll shape the agenda and collaborate with peers to uncover new strategies, tackle challenges, and explore opportunities to grow your audiences. Come out and share what’s working, spark fresh ideas, and co-create solutions with a community that’s as passionate about the arts as you are.
Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and innovate
End-of-Year Catch-Up and Advocacy Roundup Webinar
Fri, Dec 5, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Zoom Webinar
Join ArtPride for our end-of-year webinar as we celebrate recent accomplishments and look ahead to the year to come. We’ll discuss the post-election landscape, ArtPride’s participation in the Gubernatorial Transition Team, and key highlights from the League of Municipalities and New Jersey Tourism Conferences.
Looking forward, we’ll share updates on the year ahead including Arts Advocacy Day 2026, the latest Jersey Arts Impact data, and ArtPride membership. We’ll also celebrate 25 years of Discover Jersey Arts, our award-winning program connecting audiences with our state’s arts community.
Join us to close out the year and look forward to an exciting 2026 together.
