ArtsBergen Announces Call for Visual Artists, Graphic Designers

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's ArtsBergen initiative announces an
open call to artists. Visual artists or graphic designers may
apply. The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) is a
not-for-profit organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey.

The NNJCF's ArtsBergen initiative is partnering with the
Borough of Oradell in New Jersey to transform the gazebo area of
Schirra Park (on the corner of Oradell Avenue and Kinderkamack Road)
utilizing a designed set of asphalt decals strategically positioned
to create an engaging, visually pleasing space. The selected artist
or artist team will receive $800 in total to design and install the
decals, plus a supply budget up to $700.

Artists applying to the call should complete an
application form by Monday, June 14, 2021. For further information
about the project, an estimated timeline, selection criteria, and to
apply, go to http://bit.ly/OradellCalltoArtist. To learn more about
the Foundation and its ArtsBergen initiative, visit the NNJCF's
website, www.nnjcf.org or contact nnjcf@nnjcf.org or 201-568-5608.

This program is made possible in part by a grant
administered by the Bergen County Division of Historic &
Cultural Affairs from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council
on the Arts.

ArtsBergen Initiative

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s
ArtsBergen initiative, a regional arts alliance, works with various
stakeholders. These stakeholders encompass artists, arts
organizations, businesses and municipal leaders, who use the arts to
shape the social, physical, cultural, and economic identity of
communities. Creative placemaking, a community-led, arts-driven
approach, is used to increase vibrancy, spur economic development,
and build capacity among residents to take ownership of their
communities.

ArtsBergen is the only initiative in Bergen County, New
Jersey offering a range of services in creative placemaking. The
initiative has partnered with multiple municipalities facilitating
creative teams, developing public art and creative placemaking
plans, and directing and managing public art projects to preserve
and express community culture. For more information about the
ArtsBergen initiative, visit www.nnjcf.org/artsbergen/.

Founded in 1998, the Northern New Jersey Community
Foundation (NNJCF) focuses primarily on civic engagement,
education, public health, the environment, philanthropy, and the
arts. The NNJCF works with local governments, school districts,
businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizen groups in Northern
New Jersey to improve community life. The Foundation's partners
identify and resolve regional problems and opportunities by talking
and learning from each other and sharing ideas, best practices,
services, and resources.

For more information, visit www.nnjcf.org, send an email
to nnjcf@nnjcf.org, or call (201) 568-5608. Follow the NNJCF on
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.