The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation present an evening grant-writing workshop for artists regarding the 2009 New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowships. The workshop, held at Jersey City Museum on Thursday, June 19 from 5-7pm, is one of several being held throughout the state during the month of June.

About the 2009 New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowships:
In June of 2008, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announced the immediate availability of year 2009 New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) Individual Artists Fellowship guidelines and applications. The funding categories available for 2009 include: Crafts, Interdisciplinary Performance, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Prose, and Sculpture.

How to Apply:
All applications must be submitted online. Applicants can go to www.njartscouncil.org or www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/nj.html and click on the link to the 'NJSCA Individual Artists Fellowships Application'. Applicants who do not have access to a computer can visit any County Library in New Jersey for access to the Internet and the application or call 410-539-6656 x101 for assistance. Visual artists will need to upload work sample images online and submit them with their application. Prospective applicants with specific questions regarding the online application process may contact Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation: 410-539-6656 x101. Fellowship applications for 2009 categories must be submitted not later than by 11:59 p.m. on July 15, 2008. The printable Consent Form, signed in blue ink, and work samples, must be postmarked on or before July 17, 2008.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, one must be an artist in one of the disciplines offered and a permanent New Jersey resident. Fellowships are awarded solely on the basis of artistic excellence and not other merits that may be associated with a project or other factors. If any special accommodations are required to file a NJSCA n Arts Council Fellowship application, please call Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation at 410-539-6656 x101.

About the Workshop:
During the month of June, 2008, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Council will hold five technical assistance workshops throughout the state, including in Jersey City at Jersey City Museum on Thursday, June 19, 5pm-7pm. These workshops will address the process for applying in the categories offered for NJSCA's the Arts Council's 2009 Fellowships.

A complete list of workshops offered is as follows:

Thursday, June 19, 2008
5pm-7pm
Jersey City Museum
350 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07303

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
5pm-7pm
Perkins Center for the Arts
30 Irvin Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108
www.perkinscenter.org

Wednesday, June 11 2008
5pm-7pm
The Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Arts
100 South Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
www.mayoarts.org

Monday, June 16, 2008 4:30pm-6:30pm
NJ State Council on the Arts Offices
225 W. State Street, 4th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
www.njartscouncil.org

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
5pm-7pm
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
1501 Glasstown Road
Millville, NJ 08332
www.wheatonarts.org