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Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs
Atlantic County Veterans Museum
189 Route 50 South
Mays Landing, NJ 08330

P: (609) 909-7309
F: (609) 625-2381

Kimberly Brown
Administrator

Hours

Monday - Friday

8:00am - 4:00pm

Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs

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The mission of Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs is to develop countywide programs and promote public interest in local and county history, in the arts, and in the cultural traditions of the community. The Office, with the Cultural & Heritage Advisory Board, makes recommendations to the County Executive and other County Departments with regard to the restoration, operation, maintenance and preservation of real property acquired by the County. The Office develops cultural programs, exhibits and displays including the fine and performing arts and the literary arts, engages in historic research, publishes reports and engages in related activities which promote and develop public interest and understanding of historic and cultural matters.

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. A regrant program with the New Jersey Historical Commission/Department of State is under development. 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 assists the Atlantic County Division of Planning with reviewing projects for regranting funds for municipal historic preservation projects through the Atlantic County Open Space Trust and the Atlantic County Division of Parks and Recreation with matters concerning historic sites and structures located within the County Park system.

News

Create Art from Waste to Win ACUA's 11th Annual Recycled Art Contest

Post Date:09/18/2025 1:18 PM

The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) invites the community to get creative with waste for its 11^th Annual Recycled Art Contest.

The contest requires participants to create unique pieces of art from materials that would normally be discarded in their trash or recycling bins. Entries can be submitted to participating libraries between October 1 and 31.

“The Recycled Art Contest is a great opportunity for residents to rethink the waste they generate,” said ACUA President Matthew DeNafo. “There have been many inventive submissions over the years, from dresses made with newspaper to fish crafted from littered cigarette butts. We look forward to seeing this year’s creativity.”

The contest is open to all ages, and winners will be selected in the following categories: 8 and under, 9 to 13, 14 to 17 and 18 and up, and Group.

Winners will receive a cash prize and recognition at ACUA’s America Recycles Day on Saturday, November 15, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the ACUA Recycling Center in Egg Harbor Township. All artwork entered in the contest will be featured during this family-friendly event.

Contest Requirements:

Artists must be residents of Atlantic County.
Artwork must have an entry form securely attached.
Entries must be submitted to a participating library between October 1-31. These include: the Atlantic County Library System branches in Absecon, Brigantine, Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Hammonton, Pleasantville, Somers Point and Ventnor; Stockton University's Richard E. Bjork Library (Galloway Campus); Atlantic Cape Community College Libraries (Mays Landing and Atlantic City Campuses), the Linwood Public Library, the Otto Bruyns Public Library of Northfield, and the Atlantic City Free Public Library.

Details and a printable entry form are available online at www.acua.com/artcontest.

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ADA Statement

It is the policy of the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs and its Advisory Board, both units of Atlantic County Government, to provide equal access and opportunity for people with disabilities to all of its activities, services, policies and programs. Under Title II of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and under the NJ LAD (Law Against Discrimination), persons who need a reasonable accommodation to utilize the programs and services of the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs should make their needs known to the Office Administrator. If needed and requested, the County's ADA Coordinator will consult with the Office and the member of the public in gaining greater access to the requested County program, service and/or activity and collaborate with the person making the request in determining the type of reasonable accommodation that can be made and the sufficient time for the request to be met.

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