Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs

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.

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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