Check out what this adorable student had to say after seeing Grimmz Fairy Tales at NJPAC!

Kicking off New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Chambers Plaza & Essex County Green opening, are our community of students from First Avenue Elementary School & Cicely L. Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts.

Can you name that song? The TD Bank Jazz for teens students are here for their final day of the spring semester learning with Mark Gross!

Master classes are an extra special way we help cultivate the talent of students in our @TDBank_us Jazz For Teens program! Kai Jackson shares the lessons he took away from a recent class with the talented Ray Chew!

Every year we teach every third and fourth grader to read music through the Recorder Arts for Musical Pathways program! Learn more from Newark Public School's website: nps.k12.nj.us/news/r-a-m-p-c…

Get ready to make some noise for our students! 🙌 8/7 our Hip Hop students will open for THE MC Lyte, during Horizon Sounds of the City. Be sure to come out and enjoy the show. Learn more: njpac.org/soc

A huge congratulations to all of our students—Esther, Shyann, Zarah, Donnie, and Raiya—who received awards during the NJ Governor's Awards in Arts Education!

Join us tomorrow! From directors to stage technicians, we're going to unpack all the career paths that support the larger storytelling that occurs on the stage. You won't want to miss this Ultimate Show and Tell. RSVP now: bit.ly/CRshowtell

This #Juneteenth, Arts Education at NJPAC is proud to honor the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Throughout history, art has served as a tool for empowerment, and we continue that legacy by guiding our students to find their voices in their art.

When FREE tickets to the biggest celebration in hip hop when your student signs up for our hip hop program. Enroll your child into Hip Hop Arts & Culture for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Rock the Bells Festival at Prudential Center. Secure your spot: bit.ly/summerhiphop

Today, we honor the birthday of Milt Hinton—the legendary jazz bassist after whom we've developed The Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass. It's with great joy that we continue Hinton's legacy by nurturing the next generation of jazz bassists. More info: njpac.org/hinton

Closing out #BlackMusicMonth, a few of our teaching artists shared their favorite rap verse!

This summer is all about A.R.T. (Action, resistance, and truth). Josef Woodson, Artistic Director for our Creativity on the Grand Stage program, talks about the impact of hip hop and what students can look forward to this summer as they learn how to use art as activism.

Our summer programs have officially kicked off! This summer is going to be filled with A.R.T.-istic fun. ☀️

✨Artist of the Week✨ Meet Tiara Knox, one of our Musical Theater Teaching Artists! Every week, join us here to hear from staff about their journey into the arts.

Keeping the festivities going, give it up for Aliah Sheffield!

Check out this talented alum of our arts education programs!

On 8/7, all roads lead to NJPAC as Hip Hop legend MC Lyte takes the stage with very special guests—our students! That's right, our students will open the show for the Hip Hop icon, during Horizon Sounds of the City, and set the stage on fire 🔥 Be sure you're there!

Meet Aalayah Montgomery, our Hip Hop Education Assistant! Every week, join us here to hear from staff about their journey into the arts.

As we wrap up #NationalIceCreamMonth, hear some flavorful suggestions from our Arts Ed students! They had fun in the sun this past Friday, enjoying ice cream from Neighborhood Scoops NWK. Stay cool!