Grow and Show: The New Jersey Council on the Arts has announced new opportunities for New Jersey artists.

Registration is open until Feb. 27 for “Making It Public,” a free five-week virtual training series on how to explore and expand a public art making practice, Wednesdays March 12 through April 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m. The course covers practical and tactical subject matters for artists at all stages of their careers. Learn more at forecastpublicart.org.

Apply by March 3 for the council’s “Artist as Activist” exhibition at Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum from June…