Atlantic County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

The Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs develops countywide programs and promotes public interest in local and county history, in the arts, and in the cultural traditions of the community.

The Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs is responsible for regranting Local Arts Development funds of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State. Funding is awarded, once a year, based on competitive applications, that are reviewed by an independent panel convened for this purpose. Moneys are available to arts groups, historic organizations and to local community and municipal organizations that present public cultural programming.

The Office also partners on The Atlantic County Teen Arts Festival. Open to any student in public or private school, as well as home-schooled students and those who are involved in extra-curricular private instruction, the program encompasses activities in dance, theater, vocal music, instrumental music, film, photography, creative writing and the visual arts.