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Art Councils in New Jersey

If you are part of an arts council in New Jersey that is not listed here, please email us with the arts council name, town, and website url. Updated 8/26/2023

Atlantic County

Atlantic City Arts Commission
1535 Bacharach Blvd w105, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs
189 Route 50 South, Mays Landing, NJ 08330


 
 




Bergen County

ArtsBergen
1 University Plaza Drive, Suite 128, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Creative Bergen

Edgewater Arts Council
PO Box 278, Edgewater, NJ 07020

Fair Lawn Arts Council

Arts Council of Glen Rock
​1 Harding Plaza, Glen Rock, NJ 07452​​

Arts Council of Harrington
​PO Box 105, Harrington Park, NJ 07640​​

Ridgewood Arts Council

Burlington County

Arts Guild New Jersey
400 High Street, Suite B, Burlington, NJ 08016

Burlington County Art Guild

Maple Shade Arts Council (MAC)
PO Box 356, Maple Shade, NJ 08052

Camden County

Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Lincoln Hall, Suite 23, Camden County College, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012


 

Cape May County

Cape May County Culture & Heritage
4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture)
1048 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204

Center for Community Arts
717 Franklin Street, Cape May, NJ 08204

Cumberland County

Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Comission
164 W. Broad Street, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Wheaton Arts
1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, NJ 08332

Essex County

Bloomfield Arts

Arts Council of East Orange
PO Box 2505, East Orange, NJ, 07019-2505

Essex County Cultural and Historic Affairs
22 Crestmont Road, Verona, NJ 07044

Essex County Teen Arts Festival
115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104

Indie Arts Montclair

Arts Council of Livingston

Newark Arts
17 Academy Street, Suite 1104, Newark, NJ 07102


 

Gloucester County

Gloucester County Cultural & Heritage Commission
1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080

Hudson County

Guttenberg Arts
6903 Jackson Street, Guttenberg, NJ 07093

Hudson County Arts Immersion Program
300 Morris Pesin Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305

Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development

Jersey City Arts Council
201 Montgomery St. 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Hunterdon County

Hunterdon Art Tour
PO Box 106, Baptistown, NJ 08803

Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission
71 Main Street, Building Number 3, Flemington, NJ 08822

Hunterdon Musical Arts

Hunterdon Watercolor Society
PO Box 44, Flemington, NJ 08822

Mercer County

Hopewell Valley Arts Council
PO Box 145, Hopewell, NJ 08525

Mercer County's Cultural and Heritage Commissionn
640 S. Broad St., P.O. Box 8068, Trenton, NJ 08650-0068

Arts Council of Princeton
102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08542

West Windsor Arts Center
952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550


 

Middlesex County

Arts Institute of Middlesex County

Cranbury Arts Council
P.O. Box 643, Cranbury, NJ 08512

East Brunswick Arts Commission

Cranbury Arts Council
P.O. Box 643, Cranbury, NJ 08512

Edison Arts Society

Metuchen Arts Council
500 Middlesex Ave, Metuchen, NJ 08840

New Brunswick Community Arts Council
New Brunswick, NJ

Perth Amboy Arts Council

Monmouth County

Asbury Park Arts Council
PO Box 416, Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Atlantic Highlands Arts Council
PO Box 236, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716

Belmar Arts Council
608 River Road, Belmar, NJ 07719

Bradley Beach Arts Council
701 Main Street, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720

Highlands Borough Arts Council (HBAC)
P.O. Box 205, Highlands, NJ 07732​​

Manalapan Arts Council (MAC)

Middletown Arts Center
36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748

Monmouth Arts
130 Maple Avenue, Suite 7B, Red Bank, NJ 07701

Morris County

Boonton Arts
816 Main Street, Boonton, NJ 007005

Madison Arts and Culture Alliance
10 Lincoln Place, Madison, NJ 07940

Morris Arts
14 Maple Avenue – Suite 301, Morristown, NJ 07960

Morris County Art Association
10 Catherine Lane, Morristown, NJ 07960


 

 




Passaic County

Passaic County Arts Center at the John W Rea House
675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council
Passaic County Community College, One College Boulevard, Paterson, NJ 07505-1179.

Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs
401 Grand Street, Paterson, NJ 07505

Paterson Performance Arts Development Council (PPADC)
P.O. Box 224, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Salem County

Salem County Arts Alliance
PO Box 89, Pennsville, NJ 08070

Salem County Art League

Salem County Cultural & Heritage
Fifth Street Office Complex, 110 Fifth Street, Suite 400, Salem, NJ 08079

Somerset County

Bound Brook Arts Council

Farmstead Arts Center
450 King George Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Franklin Township Cultural Arts Council (FTCAC)

Manville Arts Council
P.O. Box 861, 101 Brooks Blvd, Manville, NJ 08835

Somerset County Cultural & Heritage
20 Grove Street, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876

Sussex County

Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council
133 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860

Union County

Fanwood Cultural Arts Council

Union County Cultural & Heritage Affairs

Warren County

Warren County ARTs
PO Box 420, Washington, NJ 07882

Warren County Division of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

More Organizations

New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Central Jersey Arts Council

Cumberland & Cape May Counties Teen Arts Festival
126-130 N. High Street, Millville, NJ 08332

New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund

South Jersey Cultural Alliance
101 Vera King Farris Dr. K144D, Galloway, NJ 082057

Teen Arts NJ
154 Main Street, Suite 102, Matawan, NJ 07747


 

FEATURED EVENTS


Travis Mills

Monday, November 09, 2026 @ 6:00pm
Grunin Center - Main Stage
Toms River, NJ

Retired United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne is a recalibrated warrior, motivational speaker, actor, author, and advocate for veterans and amputees. Travis’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Tough as They Come, is currently available for sale in bookstores everywhere. Despite losing portions of both arms and legs from an IED while on active duty in Afghanistan, Travis continues to overcome life’s challenges, breaking physical barriers and defying odds.

 

BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio performing the music of King Crimson

Monday, November 09, 2026 @ 8:00pm
NJPAC - Prudential Hall
Newark, NJ

Following more than 100 acclaimed performances across North and South America, Europe, and Japan, BEAT returns this fall for the last North American tour. Former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin are joined by guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and legendary drummer Terry Bozzio to perform the music of the three landmark 1980s King Crimson albums—Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair.

 

Rocky in Concert: Celebrating the 50 Anniversary of Rocky

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

Experience the underdog story that defined a generation. Now bigger, bolder, and brought to life with a live symphony orchestra. Watch the original Rocky film on the big screen while the iconic Bill Conti score is performed live, delivering every triumph, every heartbreak, and every adrenaline-fueled moment with knockout power. 

 

JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO MOVIES ON MAINSTREET

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Lizzie Rose Music Room
Tuckerton, NJ

Critics were baffled. Audiences stayed away. Now many consider it one of Tom Hanks' and Meg Ryan' most charming and philosophical comedies. Funny, romantic, and surprisingly profound.

 

Free Event: U.S. Army Field Band

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC)
Morristown, NJ

The Concert Band & Soldiers’ Chorus are the oldest and largest of The U.S. Army Field Band’s performing components. Founded in 1946 and 1957 respectively, these two ensembles combine to present joint concerts on their national tours. They have performed in all 50 states and 30 foreign countries for audiences totaling hundreds of millions.

 

The Jazz Ambassadors of the US Army Field Band – America250 Celebration

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) - Main Stage
Rahway, NJ

The Jazz Ambassadors is the official touring big band of the United States Army. Formed in 1969, this 19-member ensemble has received great acclaim at home and abroad performing America’s greatest original art form, jazz.

 

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm
State Theatre New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Joe Russo's Almost Dead is Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Tom Hamilton, Scott Metzger and Joe Russo. We're a Grateful Dead cover band.

 

McCarter at the Museum: An Evening with Jason Robert Brown

Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 7:00pm
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, NJ

Join us for McCarter at the Museum - renowned performing artists in one-night only events at the Princeton University Art Museum. 


Jason Robert Brown is a four-time Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist of The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs for a New World, 13, The Bridges of Madison County, Honeymoon In Vegas and The Connector, has performed as a soloist or with his band in venues around the world, including sold-out shows at the London Palladium and Carnegie Hall. His albums as a singer-songwriter include Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes and How We React and How We Recover on Ghostlight, and Coming From Inside the House and Live In Concert with Stephen Sondheim on Concord.


With Special Guest Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe. Tony Award-nominated actress Betsy Wolfe is currently starring as Audrey in the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, following her recent Broadway run as Madeline Ashton in the hit musical Death Becomes Her. She previously originated the title role in Joy, the new musical inspired by inventor Joy Mangano, and earned a 2023 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her celebrated performance as Anne Hathaway in & Juliet. Other Broadway credits include starring as Jenna in Waitress, Cordelia in the acclaimed revival of Falsettos, Bullets Over Broadway, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture, and 110 in the Shade, as well as her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years. Wolfe made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Die Fledermaus and has appeared as a guest artist with more than 65 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras worldwide, including the New York Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestra, with performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Her screen credits include First One In, Estella Scrooge, CBS’s Instinct, and the film adaptation of The Last Five Years. Wolfe is also the co-founder of BroadwayEvolved, the acclaimed musical theatre training program she launched in 2018 to train and mentor the next generation of theatre artists.


A limited number of early access tickets for McCarter Director’s Circle members and members of the Museum’s Partner Circle are available, on sale Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM. General public on sale begins Friday, September 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM.


Please be aware there is no public drop-off or parking at the Museum. For visitors with mobility needs, please contact the Museum at least three business days in advance of your visit to request special access to the Museum via Elm Drive. Call 609-258-3788 and select option 1 to speak to a visitor services staff member, or email Louise Barrett at [email protected].

 

Miles @ 100 with Jon Faddis & Friends

Thursday, November 12, 2026 @ 7:30pm
NJPAC - Victoria Theater
Newark, NJ

Celebrate 100 years of Miles Davis! The GRAMMY®-nominated trumpeter and bandleader Jon Faddis carries on the legacy in this anniversary tribute. He’ll spotlight Davis’s game-changing 1957 album Birth of the Cool and his 1959 modal masterpiece Kind of Blue. The all-star ensemble includes both new and familiar faces to NJPAC jazz audiences: Erena Terakubo (alto sax), Gary Smulyan (bari sax), Steve Turre (trombone), John Clark (French horn), Bob Stewart (tuba), Mike LeDonne (keys), Todd Coolman (bass) and John Riley (drums).

 

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Carteret Performing Arts & Events Center
Carteret, NJ

The legendary Rhode Island multi-platinum rock’n’roll group JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND began their career in 1973 and achieved mainstream success in the 1980s with the “Eddie & The Cruisers – Motion Picture Soundtrack”. The hit single “ON THE DARK SIDE” held the “#1” position on the Billboard Rock charts and the MTV video charts for five consecutive weeks.



 

 

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Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents Christmas at the Playhouse 2026

(HAMPTON, NJ) -- Hunterdon Hills Playhouse presents Christmas at the Playhouse 2026 from November 10 to December 20, 2026. Celebrate the season with this spectacular holiday production filled with the music, memories, and traditions audiences have cherished through the years.


Rethinking Greed and Wealth in Modern Society with Paul Vigna on November 11th

(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join journalist Paul Vigna for an eye-opening conversation about his provocative new book, The Almightier: How Money Became God, Greed Became Virtue, and Debt Became Sin, during a virtual discussion on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 presented by the Ocean County Library. The event begins at 2:00pm.


Ferrell Studios presents "Carrie, the Musical"

(PLAINFIELD, NJ) -- Ferrell Studios presents Carrie, the Musical at the Plainfield Performing Arts Center from November 12-15, 2026. Based on the classic novel by Stephen King, the musical poses the question: What happens when someone is pushed too far?


Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival presents "Ghost Dance: Picture of a Madman"

(HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) -- Centenary Stage Company's Fringe Festival continues with Ghost Dance: Picture of a Madman, a captivating one-woman play written and performed by Erica Knight. Running November 12–15, 2026, in the Kutz Theatre at the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University. The production explores the turbulent life and legacy of Ralph Albert Blakelock, one of America's most celebrated yet tragically overlooked nineteenth-century painters.


Fool Moon Theatre Company presents "Love, Loss, And What I Wore" at The Eagle Theatre on November 12th