What’s special about North Jersey? Attend the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s North Jersey National Heritage Area (NHA) Information Session on January 23 and find out!
Sign up for the 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. online session. Each session is free and open to the public. Pre-register for each session here. Upon registration, participants receive a link via email to attend the online session. During each session, participants will also be able to ask questions.
North Jersey National Heritage Area Information Session
Valley Arts District mural in Orange, New Jersey by Adam Gustavson
Learn about the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s new project. Also, find out how you can get involved. A NHA is a federally designated region notable for having made a special contribution to American history and culture. This designation could bring up to $1 million in funding to North Jersey and more in economic activity.
The National Heritage Area also plans to help support local artists. Public art provides one of the best ways to represent history and culture. In addition, through the NHA, the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation plans to provides grants and other opportunities for local artists to get commissions and create art that tells the stories of our communities. The NHA also seeks to support public performances around history or local culture.
“To obtain the National Heritage Area designation will take time and resources. This project will help showcase the distinct history and culture of our communities. We need people’s input and support for this to occur,” said NNJCF’s Executive Director Leonardo Vazquez, who will lead each session.
For additional information about the session, contact Leonardo Vazquez, at leo@nnjcf.org or call 201-568-5608 extension 2.
Valley Arts District Mural
The Valley Arts District Mural, created by Adam Gustavson at NJ Transit’s Highland Avenue station in Orange, New Jersey, also reflects some of the key themes of the proposed North Jersey National Heritage Area. Furthermore, the mural shows diverse people wearing hats walking down the train station stairs. Orange was also a major center for hat making in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the mural welcomes people to the Valley Arts District.
Donations Appreciated
The NNJCF also seeks donations to support the North Jersey National Heritage Area Project. Make a donation of any size online. In addition, send contributions by check made out to ‘The Northern N.J. Community Foundation’. Enter ‘NHA’ in the memo line. Mail checks to the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, 1 University Plaza, Suite 102, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601. For further information about the NNJCF, call 201-568-5608 or send an e-mail.