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Atlantic County distributes arts and history grants totaling $228,900

  • Atlantic County

The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs has awarded $228,900 in state competitive grants to 29 local non-profit organizations to provide access to quality art and history experiences that will enhance the quality of life for county residents and visitors.

Twenty-three non-profits were re-granted a total of $203,600 through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. They include:


  • Art C South Jersey, Inc.

  • Atlantic City Arts Foundation

  • Atlantic Pops Community Band

  • Borough of Buena

  • Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation

  • Children's Cultural Arts Foundation

  • Concerts on the Beach at Somers Point

  • Cygnus Creative Arts Centre, Inc.

  • Eagle Theatre, Inc.

  • Fool Moon Theatre

  • Hammonton Arts Center

  • Historic Organ Restoration Committee

  • Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County

  • Mighty Writers

  • MudGirls Studios

  • Murphy Writing of Stockton University

  • MZBC-Be Whole Community Development

  • Somers Point Arts Commission

  • South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble

  • South Jersey Jazz Society

  • South Jersey Players, Inc.

  • SPQR Stage Company


Additionally, seven non-profits were re-granted a total of $25,300 through the New Jersey State Historical Commission. They include:

  • Atlantic County Historical Society

  • Greate Egg Harbor Township Historical Society

  • Hammonton Historic Preservation Commission

  • Historical Society of Hammonton

  • Longport Public Library

  • SPQR Stage Company

  • Township of Hamilton Historical, Inc.


For more information, please contact the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at (609) 909-7309 or by email to [email protected].