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NJPAC's Artist-in-Residence Programs allow New Jersey students to experience the performing arts through close interaction with professional artists in their schools. NJPAC's Residency Programs offer a challenging and nurturing environment where children discover the creativity, self-expression, and fundamental educational value of the performing arts. Artist-in-Residency Programs serve schools, day care centers, and community organizations across New Jersey.
Programs are designed for the following grades:
- Ages 3-5: Early Learning Through the Arts©/NJ Wolf Trap Program
- Grades 1-12: Arts Academy in Dance
- Grades 1-12: Arts Academy in Theater
- Grades 1-12: Arts Academy After-School
- Grades 3-12: Arts Academy in Literature
Arts Academy Residency Program
Sponsored by The Merck Company Foundation, Allen and Joan Bildner and The Bildner Family Foundation, and Greentree Foundation.
NJPAC's popular Arts Academy is a school-based, artist-in-residence program that brings dance, theater and writing instruction directly to schools. Professional artists guide students in the fundamentals of each art form twice a week over 10-12 weeks.
Arts Academy in Dance is designed for grades 1-12 and provides instruction in creative movement (grades 1-2), ballet (grades 3-12), modern (grades 3-12), tap (grades 3-12), West African dance (grades 3-12), and ballroom (grades 3-6), each in one-hour sessions.
Arts Academy in Theater provides a basic introduction to creative drama (grades 1-2), acting (grades 3-12), or musical theater (grades 6-12, limited availability). Classes are available in 45 or 90-minute sessions.
Arts Academy in Literature provides writing instruction and basic public speaking skills. Residencies are available for grades 3-12 in poetry and playwriting (limited availablity).
Arts Academy After-School provides arts instruction in an after-school setting. Schools or community organizations can choose from creative drama, acting, creative movement, tap, and West African dance.
Arts Academy Residency standard package includes:
- 20 residency classes at the school
- 2 performances/field trips at NJPAC
- Professional Development for teachers
- Curriculum materials
- Orientation for Principals
- Pre-residency and ongoing planning meetings with artists and NJPAC staff
- Program Evaluation
- Parent communication from NJPAC and flyers for all residency events
- Family Arts Workshop at the school
- Open house (lecture demonstration presented by participating students)
- Maximum class size: 30 students
Arts Academy Program Fees (Standard Package):
- 1 residency: $4,690
- 2 residencies: 10% discount
- 3 or more residencies: 15% discount
The components listed above comprise the standard package offered by NJPAC. Please contact the residency staff directly for alternate packages. Email us at artseducation@njpac.org or call us at (973) 642-8989, ext. 3115.
We help you meet the standards!
Evaluations have shown that NJPAC Arts Academy residencies meet Performing Arts Core Curriculum Content Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.6, and Workplace Readiness Standards 1, 3, 4, and 5.
 Early Learning Through the Arts© -
The New Jersey Wolf Trap Program
Sponsored by The Prudential Foundation, and The Sagner Family Foundation Early Learning Through the Arts Fund
The NJPAC Early Learning Through the Arts© Program is presented in conjunction with the nationally recognized Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts (www.wolf-trap.org/institute). It provides 3 to 5-year-old children with a foundation for future learning by teaching basic academic and life skills through the performing arts. Teaching artists specializing in creative dramatics, puppetry, music, storytelling, dance and movement come to your school twice a week for a seven-week period to demonstrate arts techniques with the pre-school and kindergarten students and classroom teachers.
Most importantly, this program is designed as a teacher training model which enables classroom teachers to continue the activities after the residency has concluded. The program is offered three times per school year: Fall, Winter and Spring. (Schools select one session.)
Early Learning Through the Arts© Program includes:
- Twelve 30 to 45-minute classes with children, plus a 15-minute reflection and review period between artist and teacher
- 2 lesson-building and coaching sessions between artist and teacher
- 1 performance/field trip at NJPAC
- 1 day of professional development workshops for teachers
- Residency poster for the classroom
- Wolf Trap Curriculum books and tapes
- Orientation for Principals
- Pre-residency planning meeting with artist and NJPAC staff
- Family Arts Workshop
- Program Evaluation
- Parent communication from NJPAC and flyers for all residency events
- Wolfie Literacy Bag
- Maximum class size: 20 students
Early Learning Through the Arts© program fees (inc. all of the components listed above):
- Each residency: $1,950
- 2 residency minimum purchase
- Special Discount Offer: Purchase 5-9 residencies and receive $100 off per residency. Purchase 10 or more residencies, and receive $200 off per residency!
How to Apply for a Residency
Please note: submission of an application is not a binding contract. It is only a sign of interest in the program and an acknowledgment of program commitment and fees.
 United Way Partnership/Young Writers Workshop
NJPAC and the United Way of Essex and West Hudson have created a partnership to provide residency programs to United Way-sponsored agencies. Professional Teaching Artists who specialize in poetry, creative writing and dramatic writing are partnered with participating agencies to teach students the importance of literacy through writing and creative oral expression. The culmination of the program is a printed anthology of work created by participating residency students in addition to a Showcase Presentation. For more information, call (973) 642-8989, ext. 3115.
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