In January 2020, Mayor Bara-
ka announced a broad vision
for the City’s cultural sector
to encourage equitable fund-
ing for the arts that sustains
the creative community and
grassroots arts organizations.
His arts initiatives included the
creation of the City of New-
ark’s first arts grant program,
the Creative Catalyst Fund, to
ensure that the arts continue to
thrive. In light of the COVID-19
crisis and its future impact on
Newark’s creative sector, the
City of Newark has stream-
lined the design of the Fund as
much as possible to allow for
flexibility in how grantees may
use awarded funds.
In collaboration with Newark
Arts, the Fund will support the
local community of artists as
well as small-to-midsize arts
and cultural organizations,
all of which provide social
and economic value to the
City of Newark by revitalizing
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