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Atlantic City Arts Foundation

Atlantic City's leading Public Arts organization, supporting artists & fostering community through creative programming.

Through programs and partnerships, ACAF promotes arts-based tourism and economic development initiatives while activating community pride and civic self-esteem. Programs include 48 Blocks Atlantic City, Chalk About AC and ARTeriors.

06/11/2026

There is space for everyone to be part of 48 Blocks Festival: Right on Time! on September 19, 2026! Artist 🎨 applications are open through July 5, with 4 categories to choose from—and we want to help you find the 🌟 best fit for you and your project.

48 Blocks Festival ⚡ACTIVATIONS are engaging experiences or interactive setups. In 2025, festival-goers had the opportunity to experience interactive ✈️ drone demos with 456 Productions, a green-screen 🟩 activity with Artist Playground, a seagull-calling 🕊️ contest hosted by Bryce Bayer, free face painting 🌈 from Island Face Paint & Nelita Facepainting, C.R.O.P.S. 🐌 garden tours, and a neon 😈 photobooth by Steve Biebel.

Not sure which category fits your work? We'll help you figure out if you're a fit for 🖌️ Live Art, ✂️ Workshops, ⚡ Activations, or 🏛️ Art Installations, and what makes an application stand out. Join Tina for a 💻 virtual artist application info & Q&A session on June 17 at 12 pm or 6 pm, offering hands-on support with submitting your artist application!

🔗 https://atlanticcityartsfoundation.org/48blocksfestival2026 to learn more & apply.

06/05/2026

✨Art inspiring art✨

For his intern project 🔨 while working with Atlantic City Arts Foundation, Stockton University Visual Communications student 🎓 Nicholas Teixeira designed a sticker sheet inspired by 🎨 public art in AC! Scoop one up TODAY, Friday, June 5, at ✏️ Outside Lines—we'll be at the 📍Arts Garage, 2200 Fairmount Ave, from 2–4 pm.

INSPO 💡
🖤 "Keep Going"
🐘 "Elephants" Edwin Rivera
🪼 "Close Encounters" .charles
💐 "People's Group" Nick Tsatsaros

✏️ Outside Lines is our free community meet-up where you can get hands-on support submitting your ⏳ 48 Blocks Festival artist application, connect with neighbors, and meet fellow creatives. See you there!

06/04/2026

Lift Certified! ✅

Atlantic City Arts Foundation sponsored a 🪜 lift safety training course for a group of local mural artists at Sunbelt Rentals. The 🧑‍🏫 instructor, Casey, was thorough, attentive, and engaging every step of the way. These artists will be working on upcoming Atlantic City murals, and now they have earned certificates to operate scissor ✂️ lifts and boom 🚠 lifts safely!

Stay tuned for 💌 invites to mural dedications across AC's 48 blocks.

06/03/2026

Your 48 Blocks Festival application deserves to shine ✨—and we're here to help you make that happen.

Pop out to the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University this Friday, June 5, from 2–4 PM for ✏️ Outside Lines, our free community meet-up, where you can get hands-on support submitting your artist application! Not sure which category fits your work? We'll help you figure out if you're a fit for 🖌️ Live Art, ✂️ Workshops, ⚡ Activations, or 🏛️ Art Installations, and what makes an application stand out.

Artist applications are open now through July 5.

🔗 Visit acartsfoundation.org/apply to learn more and apply.

05/29/2026

Saturday, June 27 is National Mural Day—and Atlantic City is ready to celebrate! 🎉

Join us for ✨free mural tours✨ through 48 blocks of AC, led by our seasoned mural docents 🎨 who'll guide you through the art, artists, and history 📖 of the city—all from the comfort of a 💚 Jitney.

☀️ Community Cleanup Summer Kickoff
Hosted by Inlet CDC at 📍 Fisherman's Park
🚌 Tours depart at 11 am & 12 pm

🎶 Culture Fest on Kentucky Ave
Hosted by Midtown CDC at 📍 Kentucky & Atlantic Aves.
🚌 Tours depart at 3, 4, & 5 pm

Five free tours 🎨, two locations, all ages welcome. There's a seat with your name on it!

05/28/2026

When we say we are a ✨community✨ arts organization—we mean it.

Meet the 2026 48 Blocks Festival Advisory Committee! Residents 🏘️, artists 🎨, business owners 💼, and advocates who represent our Atlantic City community are invited to sit at the table—bringing their voices, their knowledge, and their investment in this city to shape a festival that is ✨thoughtful✨, ✨impactful✨, and ✨inclusive✨.

In 2025, we convened our first-ever Advisory Committee to support the inaugural 48 Blocks Festival. This year, our 2026 committee ready 💪 to review your applications. Whether you're an artist 🖌️ or vendor 🛍️, community partner 🤝 or volunteer 🙌 , there is space 🌟 for you at 48 Blocks Festival.

Daphne Alegria, Kiara Davis, Nastassia Davis, Heather Deegan Hires, Michelle Do, Zaynah Farrar, Michelle Franzoni, Nefertiti Hathaway, Mike Intrieri, Beverly Jackson, Belinda Manning, Jeff McGill, Kimberly Ng, Christina Noble, Sporty Randolph, Tiarra Rodriguez, KJ Tandoc, Raymond Tyler, & Sydney Vuong—thank you 🙏 for showing up for Atlantic City. 🌊

➡️ APPLY NOW: acartsfoundation.org/apply

48 Blocks Festival: Right on Time!
🗓 September 19, 2026 (☔ Rain Date: September 20)
⏰ 12 pm–8 pm
📍 Uptown & Fisherman's Parks
🎟 Free & All Are Welcome

05/27/2026

This is what 🤝 community looks like.

The Reed's Farm Art Show 🖼️ created a space for genuine conversations 💬 between artists and the community—a cozy night full of 🌟 positive energy, farm-fresh fare, and engaging art.

Cookie Till is known for making space for community connection. As the Co-Founder of Reed's Farm 🚜 and an Organizational Funder of ACAF, Cookie's philanthropic commitment to the arts 🎨 goes far beyond funding alone. She opens her venues—Steve and Cookies By the Bay, No.7311, and Florida Cuts—her network, and her time to local artists—creating opportunities for creative voices 📣 in the region to be seen, celebrated, and supported. That generosity is woven 🪡 into everything Cookie does, and it was felt in every corner of the room at the art show.

To the artists who shared their work, to every guest who showed up and stayed for the conversation—thank 🎉 you. And to Cookie and the entire Reed's Organic Farm family: we are so grateful to call you a partner.

05/26/2026

You don't want to miss Outside Lines #2, next Friday, June 5, at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University from 2–4 pm!

So, what is ✏️ Outside Lines?

It's a third place...not 🏡 home, not 💼 work, it's your 🫂 community space. Somewhere we can be together, without the pressure of networking, drinking, or spending money. Everyone 🌈 is welcome...artists, neighbors, collaborators, and the curious.

June 5 🎨 Arts Garage • 2-4 pm • includes 48 Blocks Festival Participation Info Session!
Aug 28 🫜 Fisherman’s Park • 4–6 pm
Nov 12 🍫 Bar 32 • 6–8 pm

Pop out or drop in.
No pressure, no expectations.
Just connection and community. 💫

05/22/2026

It’s ⏳ Time to Apply: Applications for 48 Blocks Festival 2026 are NOW OPEN! Whether you're an artist or vendor, community partner or volunteer, there is space for you at 48 Blocks Festival.

🎨 ARTISTS: 48 Blocks Festival is your moment—one day, all ages, all heart, right in the neighborhood. We're looking for artists of every discipline to exhibit, demo, and share their work.

🛍️ / 🍽️ VENDORS (Merch & Food): Whether you're offering handmade goods or feeding a crowd, we want you on the block, creating an open-air makers market for all ages to explore.

🤝 COMMUNITY PARTNERS (Free Space): Local organizations: there's a seat at the table for you—literally. 48 Blocks Festival offers free space for Atlantic City-area nonprofits and community groups to table and connect with neighbors, share resources, and show up for the city we all love.

🙌 VOLUNTEERS: Want to be part of the celebration without being in the spotlight? Volunteers are the backbone of 48 Blocks Festival, and we can't do it without you.

➡️ APPLY NOW: acartsfoundation.org/apply

Each application page outlines everything you need to know to apply! If you still have 🙋‍♀️ questions, join one of our THREE info sessions:
1️⃣ Outside Lines, June 5, 2-4 pm at the Noyes Arts Garage
2️⃣ Artist Info Session, June 17, 12–1 pm, Virtual
3️⃣ Artist Info Session, June 17, 6–7 pm, Virtual

48 Blocks Festival: Right on Time!
🗓 September 19, 2026 (☔ Rain Date: September 20)
⏰ 12 pm–8 pm
📍 Uptown & Fisherman's Parks
🎟 Free & All Are Welcome

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