Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
Location: Summit
Website: https://www.artcenternj.org/
Grant Round: Winter 2023
Award: Action / $13,500
Purpose: To support an interdisciplinary exhibition and accompanying humanities-based public programs that explore the visual art and folklife traditions of the Caribbean diaspora in NJ.
To support an interdisciplinary exhibition and accompanying humanities-based public programs that explore the visual art and folklife traditions of the Caribbean diaspora in NJ.
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