Thank you for your continued dedication to our mission and work. We're excited to introduce to you Hadley Yates, Frontline Arts' interim executive director. Hadley, who has more than a decade of experience in nonprofit management, is drawn to roles that make a meaningful impact, which led her to us. Her diverse background spans positions in arts administration, urban design, and international community development. Learn more about Hadley in our full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eJTCzDG3 We look forward to furthering Frontline’s mission of connecting communities through socially-engaging arts practices rooted in papermaking and printmaking together with you.
Frontline Arts
Artists and Writers
Branchburg Township, New Jersey 105 followers
We connect communities through socially engaging arts practices rooted in papermaking and printmaking.
About us
Frontline Arts is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Central NJ with a mission to connect communities through socially engaging arts practices rooted in papermaking and printmaking. The organization supports in-house and mobile educational programs and provides a communal space with shared equipment for printmakers and papermakers across the State of New Jersey and larger regions. The organization also offers community-building events, a variety of artist studio services, and groundbreaking exhibitions. One of our largest programs is Frontline Paper, which is a unique mobile art project that utilizes the transformative process of making handmade paper from military uniforms. Through public workshops, this handmade paper creates a platform for veterans and non-veterans to come together and share stories, providing a “new language,” and much needed discourse between veterans and society. In casual drop-in sessions, on college campuses, in community centers, at pop-up street corner workshops, and at VA and military hospitals, Frontline Paper artists teach papermaking and printmaking to veterans of all service eras. Since 2018, Frontline Arts has grown by adapting the Frontline Paper model as a new connective practice to be applied across different communities including immigrant communities in the South Bronx and Corona Queens, healthcare professionals and communities affected by the pandemic, and more. This focus on broadening our engagement opened up new opportunities to revitalize our membership, offer new studio services whether classes, contract printing, or exhibitions. While the name has been Frontline Arts since 2018, the spirit of social engagement has been our movement since 2011, and the ethos of community building through craft has lived through us since 1974. We live and breathe facilitating, making, observing, and participating in community arts, to help foster social bonds and promote positive change.
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http://www.frontlinearts.org
External link for Frontline Arts
- Industry
- Artists and Writers
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Branchburg Township, New Jersey
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
- Specialties
- Printmaking, Papermaking, Socially Engaging Arts, Exhibitions, Studio Services, Shared Printmaking Equipment, Contract Printing, Technical Assistance, Mobile Education, and veterans
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440 River Rd
Branchburg Township, New Jersey, US
Employees at Frontline Arts
Updates
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The September Newsletter is out now! Read on for updates from Frontline Arts here: https://lnkd.in/ej3-MDES #newsletter #updates #announcements #frontlinearts #frontlinepaper
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The August Newsletter is out now! Read on for updates from Frontline Arts here: https://lnkd.in/eUZuEdBW #newsletter #frontlinearts #frontlinepaper
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Calling all local printmakers, papermakers, and book artists! Frontline Arts is currently accepting proposals for Fall classes for our Adult Education program. Proposals due by August 1st! We're seeking paid workshop ideas led by seasoned instructors. These workshops should align with our mission of fostering community through social arts practice, all while adhering to our commitment to non-toxic processes. Submit your proposals today and be a part of our Frontline Arts community! Propose a class here: https://lnkd.in/edJpZz6v #callforclasses #printmaking #papermaking #bookartists #hiring
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REMINDER: Frontline Arts is hosting our Annual Meeting TOMORROW - Sunday July 14th at 9am! The meeting will be held virtually over YouTube live. Grab a coffee, a bagel, and sit down with us for a quick hour! In this meeting the board and staff of Frontline Arts will share key stats from Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1st, 2023 - June 30th, 2024), discuss our upcoming Strategic Plan, and what is upcoming in Fiscal Year 2025. We also want to use this opportunity to hear your feedback! You can bookmark the stream here: https://lnkd.in/e8zR2pJt #Updates #FrontlineArts #FrontlinePaper
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Frontline Arts reposted this
“My motivation to bring art to other veterans is a desire to give them much-needed tools with which they can make something that helps them communicate their stories and find a place in the world.” - Ron Erickson, Frontline Paper Program Manager Frontline Arts, a 2022 Creative Forces Community Engagement Grantee, received a two-year grant to serve more veterans and to increase engagement with veteran community service organizations through the Frontline Paper Program. “The Creative Forces Grant has allowed me to take an in-depth look at what we do, how we do it, who we are doing it with, and what for,” Erickson explained. Learn more from Erickson how the Creative Forces grant enabled his team to further develop the classes they offer, engage in meaningful partnerships to recruit veterans to their program, and more: https://lnkd.in/emb5jxq7 #CommunityArts #CreativeForces Mid-America Arts Alliance National Endowment for the Arts Photo: Ron Erickson and Walt Nygard at Frontline Arts.
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Calling all local printmakers, papermakers, and book artists! Frontline Arts is currently accepting proposals for Fall classes for our Adult Education program. Proposals due by July 15th! We're seeking paid workshop ideas led by seasoned instructors. These workshops should align with our mission of fostering community through social arts practice, all while adhering to our commitment to non-toxic processes. Submit your proposals today and be a part of our Frontline Arts community! Propose a class here: https://lnkd.in/edJpZz6v #hiring #callforproposals #printmaking #papermaking #bookartists
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Frontline Arts is hosting our Annual Meeting this Sunday at 9am! The meeting will be held virtually over YouTube live. Grab a coffee, a bagel, and sit down with us for a quick hour! In this meeting the board and staff of Frontline Arts will share key stats from Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1st, 2023 - June 30th, 2024), discuss our upcoming Strategic Plan, and what is upcoming in Fiscal Year 2025. We also want to use this opportunity to hear your feedback! You can bookmark the stream here: https://lnkd.in/e8zR2pJt #AnnualMeeting #Updates #FrontlineArts #FrontlinePaper
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New on the Frontline Arts Blog: Reflecting On Creative Forces - An Interview On Two Years Of Creative Forces-Funded Workshops With Frontline Paper Program Manager, Ron Erickson by our Assistant Grant Writer & Content Editor Hugo Gatica. This blog post discusses our experience over the last two years as a grantee of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Forces® initiative, in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants are part of the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/emb5jxq7 #FrontlineArts #FrontlinePaper #Papermaking #CreativeForces Creative Forces National Endowment for the Arts Mid-America Arts Alliance
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The July Newsletter is out now! Read on for updates from Frontline Arts here: https://lnkd.in/exU74DMW #Newsletter #Updates #FrontlineArts #FrontlinePaper
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