Arts Education has been a central part of NJPAC’s mission since its inception. Even before the Center opened its doors in October of 1997, the Arts Education Department had been reaching thousands of young people through its in-school and community-based residency programs and performances. Today, NJPAC’s Arts Education program is the fourth largest of the nation’s arts centers. Performances School Partnerships Professional Development Residency Programs Arts Training Sponsors Apply NOW online

PERFORMANCES

FamilyTime Performance Series

Let us introduce your children to a diverse world of music, dance, theater, puppetry, storytelling and more. In addition to performances, NJPAC offers pre-performance workshops to the general public.

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SchoolTime Performance Series

This unique educational series introduces students of all ages to a fascinating diversity of traditions and disciplines. To enable students to make the most of the live performance experience, NJPAC provides curriculum materials and professional development workshops designed to reinforce the educational value of each program. In addition, meet-the-artist sessions are available following most performances.

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Brochures for NJPAC’s full 2009-2010 season of performances are available. Please call 1-888-GO-NJPAC to request your copy.

SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

School districts benefit from the full scope of programming at NJPAC through a School District Partnership. Partner benefits include:

• Special discounts on programs and tickets
• Advance notice and specialized customer service
• Special recognition as an NJPAC Partner

For more information on School Partnerships, please contact the Arts
Education Hotline at (973) 353-8009.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Build your knowledge and ability to teach in, through and about the performing arts!

• Engaging and interactive workshops are offered at NJPAC throughout the year, led by nationally-recognized presenters
• Certificates are awarded for Professional Development credit hours
• Professional Development packages can be created for your school or district
• Arts Infusion workshops geared toward arts professionals within your school district
• Arts Integration workshops designed as in-services, staff development days, and more

NJPAC is registered with the NJ State Department of Education as a Professional Development Provider and is a member of the Kennedy Center National Professional Development Program, Partners in Education.

For more information on Professional Development, please contact NJPAC at (973) 642-8989 ext. 3115, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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RESIDENCY PROGRAMS: “Enrich, Enlighten and Educate”

NJPAC’s Artist-in-Residency Programs provide students with active, hands-on learning experiences that engage their imaginations and build their self-confidence through positive expression. Students realize that learning is multi-faceted and fun! NJPAC Residencies are geared towards individual classrooms or small groups of students in order to provide in-depth instruction that focuses on a particular performing arts technique. NJPAC Artist-in-Residency Programs serve grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade during the school day. NJPAC also serves all school types: public, private, parochial, charter, licensed day care centers, and community-based organizations across the state of New Jersey.

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ARTS TRAINING

Got Talent? NJPAC's Young Artist Talent Search invites talented young performers to audition in the artistic disciplines of vocal music, instrumental music, jazz, theater and dance for admission into the following NJPAC Arts Training programs:

• NJPAC’s Wachovia Jazz for Teens (instrumental and vocal jazz instruction)
• Summer Youth Performance Workshop (vocal, dance, acting instruction)
• Young Artist Institute (vocal, modern dance, acting, musical theater instruction, after-school program)
• NJPAC/NJ Youth Theatre Summer Musical Program (preliminary audition, musical theater and instrumental performance)
• The Jeffrey Carollo Music Scholarship (classical vocal and instrumental music instruction in partnership with Newark School for the Arts)

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For more information or to receive an application, contact the Arts Education Hotline at (973) 353-8009 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

SPONSORS

NJPAC Arts Education programs are made possible by the generosity of: 

Bank of America, Allen & Joan Bildner & The Bildner Family Foundation, The Arts Education Endowment Fund in Honor of Raymond G. Chambers, Leon & Toby Cooperman, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Amy C. Liss, McCrane Foundation, Merck Company Foundation, Albert & Katharine Merck, The Prudential Foundation, The PSEG Foundation, David & Marian Rocker, The Sagner Family Foundation, The Star-Ledger/Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation, Surdna Foundation, The Turrell Fund, Verizon, Victoria Foundation, Wachovia, The Wal-Mart Foundation and The Women’s Association of NJPAC.

Additional support is provided by: Advance Realty Foundation, C.R. Bard Foundation, Becton, Dickinson & Company, The Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation, Bloomberg, Chase, The Citi Foundation, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Veronica Goldberg Foundation, Meg & Howard Jacobs, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Marianthi Foundation, The MCJ Amelior Foundation, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, The George A. Ohl, Jr., Foundation, Pechter Foundation, PNC Foundation on behalf of the PNC Grow Up Great program, The Provident Bank Foundation, E. Franklin Robbins Charitable Trust, Roche, TD Charitable Foundation, Target, The United Way of Essex & West Hudson, Lucy and Eleanor S. Upton Charitable Foundation, The Edward W. & Stella C. Van Houten Memorial Fund, and The Blanche M. & George L. Watts Mountainside Community Foundation.