How to Participate and Apply to Creative Change Makers
APPLICATION DEADLINEÂ
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027
Please note AI work of any kind will not be considered or accepted. If it is suspected that you have submitted AI Based work, you will be notified with our concerns before continuing the review process. If it is determined you have submitted AI work, you will be disqualified from the exhibition.
–Anyone can apply with a Parent, Mentor or Teacher from their school district, local arts councils, libraries, or local organizations at no cost.
- Submit your application through our online application portal.
- Attend the exhibition!
- Participate in our panel discussions/live performances/artist talks, if accepted as a participating artist.
Contact us at: creativechangemakers@teenartsnj.org for questions or assistance.
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TUESDAY, NOV. 17
Application Checklist
***Submission of work does not guarantee acceptance
Applicants will be responsible for the following information:
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- Mentor Name, Email Address, and Phone Number
- Name of School and School District or other Organization
- Artists’ Names and Grade Level
- Arts Category (Individual Artist/Solo, Collaborative Group, Community Arts Advocates)
- Arts Discipline (Visual, Literary, Music, Performing, Multi-disciplinary)
- Title of Work or Project Name
- A brief description of the work or project; what are the materials you used, your process, how it got made
- Statement: explain what the work is about/your artist statement and how it relates to the theme
- ***Videos are required for music/performing arts submissions and Community Arts Advocates submissions; Videos should include a title card image with the following information: Artist Names/Title of Work; we will review up to 3 videos, no longer the 10 minutes total.
- Video documentation should be formatted for a downloadable Google Drive Link.
- For Writers and Musicians: Upload your final written work in a .PDF format.
- Upload up to 10 jpeg images of the work, performance or event (title each jpg "Mentor Name_Title of ArtWork"
How Our Applications are Evaluated
Selected members from Teen Arts NJ’s managerial staff, along with up to 3 guest jurors will evaluate submissions, using a scoring rubric, based on the following criteria:
- Interpretation and the clarity of the theme to the viewer.
- Creativity and originality of the depicted theme.
- Quality of artistic composition and overall completed work based on the theme.
- Overall impression of the work.
- Strength of artist statement and how well it connects to the theme
- Photo/Video quality of the documentation provided
Exhibition Details:
East Brunswick Community Arts Center
721 Cranbury Rd., East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Important Dates:
- Opening Reception: Saturday, April 3rd
- Artwork Drop-Off: 3/29 and 3/30
- Exhibition Dates/Public Viewing: 4/6-4/28
- Student Art Pick-Up: 5/1 and 5/2
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