Just in case you didn't see it, there was a terrific article in the New Jersey section of this weekend's New York Times on building new audiences for arts and culture. Much of the focus was on programs delivered by the Westchester Arts Council (since the New Jersey section is now NJ and "the region"), but there was attention paid to New Jersey and the Building Arts Participation program and the Folk Arts apprenticeship program of the NJ State Council on the Arts. The article was lengthy but well done.
Here's a link to it--well worth checking out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/07Rcover.html?_r=1&oref=slogin