Jersey City Opens Apps For Arts and Culture Trust Fund Committee

JERSEY CITY, NJ — The city started accepting applications for the Arts and Culture Trust Fund Committee.

The seven-person committee was approved by the City Council in May. The ordinance was brought to the City Council after voters in November approved an Arts and Culture Trust Fund to create funding sources for artists and arts organizations in the city. The fund is the first municipal fun in the state and is expected to generate $1 million annually in critical long-term funding for Jersey City's arts community.

The city has been making a concerted effort to prioritize the arts, promoting the first mural arts festival that brought street artists from around the country and all over Jersey City together. The city also just announced that it will be home to the first North American museum outpost for the Pompidou Center in Paris. The city has also invested $72 million in the renovation of the Lowes theater.

The committee will consist of seven members as follows:

a. The Mayor or his/her designee
b. Six residents of Jersey City representing each Ward (A-F), nominated through an open public nomination form and appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council

c. One non-voting designee of the Jersey City Arts Council
d. One non-voting designee of the Jersey City Director of Cultural Affairs

e. One non-voting City Council member or their designee

Applications are available online and will be accepted through July 5.