
The recipients of the fourth round of Arts and Culture Trust Fund grants have been released.
More than $1.1 million has been awarded to 112 artists, organizations, and arts education initiatives across the city, according to a statement released April 25 from Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop, along with the Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund Committee.
The grants are divided into four categories:
Programming (56 grants totaling $436,781)
Arts Education (15 grants totaling $124,838)
Operating (21 grants totaling $455,850)
Fellowship (20 grants totaling $100,000).
Among the grant recipients are local musicians, visual artists, dance companies, youth-focused nonprofits, and cultural institutions spanning every neighborhood.
Individual artists received unrestricted fellowship grants, administered in partnership with the Jersey City Arts Council, to continue developing innovative and impactful work that reflects Jersey City’s rich cultural diversity.
Since launching the state’s first Arts and Culture Trust Fund, Jersey City has awarded nearly 400 grants totaling over $4 million.
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