JerseyArts.com supports that mission by providing a central clearinghouse of information on New Jersey’s cultural scene. Whether browsing the site’s comprehensive event calendar, searching its directory of cultural organizations, discovering works by local artists in its virtual gallery, or simply catching up on what’s new this season, JerseyArts.com is your “one stop shopping” to arts and culture in the Garden State.
Since its launch in the summer of 2000 following more than two years of research and development into assessing the needs of its constituents, DJA has developed a wide variety of programs and initiatives to support our state’s cultural community while providing valuable resources to the public.
Membership
You’re more than just a casual theater or concert-goer. You believe in the arts and the key role they play in our communities, in the education of our children and in the overall quality of life for all New Jerseyans. You’re a valuable patron of the arts and we want to reward your loyalty with FREE membership in our Jersey Arts Membership program. With membership you’ll receive discounts and premiums at more than 100 theaters, museums and arts centers statewide as well as a complimentary subscription to our Jersey Arts eSavers email, featuring exclusive “2-for-1” member discounts to featured events each month. You’ll also receive invitations to special promotions throughout the year and have access to the Jersey Arts Member Center. We also offer two paid levels of membership that offer special access to online content in the Member Center, invitations to private Member Parties, advocacy alerts, and more. Click here to join and for complete details on membership or search our Arts Guide to find organizations near you that honor our member card. Click here to login to the Jersey Arts Member Center.
If you are an organzation and you want to get involved in Jersey Arts, click here for information on our Jersey Arts Marketers network, and here to join JAM today. For more information about organizational membership, please contact Kelly McFarland, Membership Manager at Discover Jersey Arts.
Leadership
The Discover Jersey Arts program is overseen by an advisory committee comprised of arts and community leaders dedicated to helping advance the mission of the program. In addition to its advisory committee, DJA works directly in close collaboration with the state’s nonprofit cultural community through the Jersey Arts Marketers (JAM) network. JAM is structured regionally – north, central and south – to ensure the program has impact statewide. Each regional JAM group meets quarterly and is chaired by a representative from an organization within its region. Participation in JAM is free and open to representatives from any nonprofit, New Jersey-based cultural institution. Click Here for more information and to join JAM today.
Executive Group
Lawrence Carlbon – Committee Chair | Board Member, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Julie Ellen Prusinowski – Interim Executive Director, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Ann Marie Miller – Executive Director, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
Advisory Committee Members
Tracey Batt | Executive Director, New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
David Gray | Board Member, ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
Grace Hanlon | Executive Director, New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism
Cynthia Lambert | Executive Director, South Jersey Cultural Alliance
John McEwen | Executive Director, New Jersey Theatre Alliance
Laura Aden Packer | Program Director - Arts, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
John Servidio | General Manager, NJTV
Allison Tratner | Director of Communications, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
Jersey Arts Marketers Chairs
JAM North – Rick Engler | Marketing Director, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
JAM Central – Kelly Ryman | Director of Marketing & Public Relations, George Street Playhouse
JAM South – Janet Peterson | Director of Marketing & Public Relations, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
Staff
The programs and initiatives of the Discover Jersey Arts project are developed and implemented by its program staff, working out of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation offices located in the Lyceum Hall Center for the Arts in historic Burlington, NJ.
Over the years DJA has been honored to receive local, regional and national recognition as a leader in the field of arts marketing including the following awards:
Excellence in Tourism Award (2011) | for 2010 "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement" campaign | in conjunction with Morris County Tourism Bureau and Newark Museum | presented by the New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism
Excellence in Tourism Award (2005) | presented by the New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism
Pepperpot Award (2003) | presented by the Phila. Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America
Silver Telly Award (2001) | presented by The Telly Awards
Award of Excellence (2001) | presented by the Videographer Awards
Certificate of Excellence (2000) | presented by the New Jersey Ad Club
Gold Jasper Award (2000) | presented by the Jersey Shore Public Relations & Advertising Association
Finalist in Design, Print and Outdoor Advertising Award (2000) | presented by the New York Festivals
