(Artwork by Errol ‘Bud’ Sylvester)

Helping Hands: The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has announced the Peters Valley School of Craft will award individual Arts and Culture Renewal Fund Grants of $1,000 to $2,000 to New Jersey artists who demonstrate the need for resources to cover expenses related to increased cost of living, traveling for teaching opportunities, artist materials or equipment, or to cover costs for participation in upcoming shows and sales opportunities.