NJIVA - New Jersey Independent Venue Association

06/27/2024

NJ ARTS FUNDING IS AT RISK: Please click this link to tell legislators to oppose this bill. Thank you!

05/20/2024

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02/08/2024

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10/12/2023

ArtPride NJ is looking for a Director of External Relations.

The Director of External Relations serves as the staff member who oversees all advocacy outreach, establishes and maintains relations with elected and appointed officials, and directs arts-related policy issues.

If you are interested in this opportunity, or knows someone else who is, please apply here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5091052

02/07/2023

HOW DO NJ LIQUOR LAWS AFFECT YOUR VENUE?

Governor Murphy has proposed opening up more liquor licenses in New Jersey, as current licenses are limited and price gouged.

Please share with us how having a liquor license or not helped or hindered your live theater organization or business. Take our short poll: http://ow.ly/e4O050MMgZ2

We will be sharing the data from this poll with the Governor's office to inform them how this hot issue affects our vital performing arts industry in the state.

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10/19/2022

TELL US: HOW'S YOUR VENUE DOING?

It’s time to check back in and see how your cultural organization is doing.

Please take a few minutes to complete this quick survey: http://ow.ly/2lhq50LfPHB

We are teaming up with ArtPride NJ, who will share survey results with the community and legislative leadership as we work to secure the remaining American Rescue Plan funds available to the State of New Jersey.

09/01/2022

As you may know, NJIVA and ArtPride NJ are advocating for a 70 million dollar ARP relief bill for the arts, S2800/A4233, which will dedicate ARP funds to our creative industries. This bill includes funding for nonprofit and for-profit arts.

The State of New Jersey Governor's team took live testimony on the use of ARP funds on Monday, August 22. They continued to welcome more detailed written testimony. With responses from over 10% of our venues regarding how they are doing financially post-pandemic, we reported to the Governor's team how these funds could help our industry.

You can read the full NJIVA testimony for ARP funding that was submitted to the Governor's Office here: http://ow.ly/G5wZ50Kyow0

As you may know, NJIVA and Art Pride NJ are advocating for a 70 million dollar ARP relief bill for the arts, S2800/A4233, which will dedicate ARP funds to our creative industries. This bill includes funding for nonprofit and for-profit arts. The State of New Jersey Governor's team took live testimon...

08/24/2022

Please take 5 minutes to let us know how your venue is doing financially in 2022 by taking a one question poll by Monday, August 29.

Your response will be included in testimony to the State of New Jersey Governor's office who are considering our input on use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) State Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars.

Learn more here:

Please take 5 minutes and let us know how your venue is doing financially in 2022 by taking a one question poll by Monday, August 29. Your response will be included in testimony to the State of New Jersey Governor's office who are considering our input on use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) State Fisc...

06/29/2022

We hope you and your team have had a safe and successful year so far. We come to you with the latest news on relief funding for indie venues.

A bill (S2800/A4233) was recently introduced to support New Jersey's creative industries - both nonprofit and for-profit arts and cultural organizations - with $70 million of federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds still available to the State of New Jersey.

Learn more about this plan, how it can help you, and how you can contact legislators to support the arts here: http://ow.ly/CzN850JKSC6

02/24/2022

NJIVA continues to champion relief funding for NJ’s venues and promoters after learning the first round of State funding, the Community Stage Relief Grant, went largely ungranted and the industry, according to NJIVA’s recent survey, is still struggling.

Read more and see the data here: http://ow.ly/247x50I3Fy8

02/04/2022

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND OUT HOW OUR INDUSTRY IS DOING.

We have created a survey in an effort to gauge the financial state of NJ's venues post reopening. We hope to use the data collected as evidence that NJ venues still need additional funding support.

Please help us by taking this survey. All responses will be confidential and included as part of a statistical report for NJIVA advocacy purposes only. http://ow.ly/h6Rm50HMeLf

12/29/2021

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority has begun accepting applications for the NJ Arts and Innovation Festival Challenge Grant.

The challenge grant will provide a single award of up to $2,000,000 to a business or nonprofit with experience organizing large-scale events. The selected entity will use this funding, plus additional funds they raise independently of the EDA, to produce a festival to be held over two or more days with a proposed goal of holding the festival in Summer or Fall of 2022.

Learn more and apply here:

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