South Orange Maplewood ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR 2021
The South Orange Maplewood Artists Studio Tour, presented by ArtSOMA: The Artist Community of South Orange & Maplewood, NJ, will be held the first full weekend in November, 11/6 and 7, from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, like it has for the past 18 years.
Despite the obstacles, the artists and community have come together to continue this SOMA institution. First COVID. Last year, the artists figured out how to workaround COVID and are continuing to institute the flexible practices developed then. Then the Baird center closed for construction. Historically both the seat of operations and planning for the tour, The Baird also housed many artists who could not display in their homes. And finally, sources of funds and support that had been predictable in the past, weren’t as available.
So the artists took action.
Arts Organizations - Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Information
The Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant program was established by The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020. The program includes $15 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance.
Maplewood Announces Ana De Archuleta Director, Arts and Culture
July 21, 2020 The Township of Maplewood together with the Community Service Department are pleased to announce Puerto Rico Native, and Maplewood Resident ANA DE ARCHULETA Director of the Division of Arts & Culture effective July 6, 2020. De Archuleta joins an exceptional team of female directors in Maplewood Township.