NJPAC welcomes our 2024 Fellows!
About us
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) began in 1986 as just a grand plan, a belief voiced by then-Governor Thomas H. Kean that New Jersey deserved its own world-class performing arts center. Ultimately it was decided there was no better place for a Jersey arts center to take root than in Downtown Newark; a building that would not only host the world’s greatest performers, but also act as the catalyst for revitalizing the state’s largest city. Since its opening season in 1997, NJPAC has attracted nearly 9 million patrons, plus 1.6 million children and their families. The Arts Center's array of more than 500 unique events each season, held on and off campus, serves New Jersey’s rich diversity of nationalities and ethnicities. Performers who have appeared in the acoustically superb, 2,800-seat Prudential Hall include Joshua Bell, El Gran Combo, Aretha Franklin, Audra McDonald, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Bonnie Raitt, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Colbert, Jerry Seinfeld, and Earth, Wind & Fire, among many others. Each year, NJPAC's Arts Education Department, one of the largest in the country, engages almost 80,000 public school children via arts learning initiatives in schools, in NJPAC conservatory, and on its stages. The Arts Center has established itself as a home for broadcast by networks including BET, HBO, Comedy Central, PBS and NBC. NJPAC provides forums for convening New Jersey’s citizenry to discuss significant issues of the day and “symbolizes Newark’s cultural renaissance” (Forbes magazine).
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http://www.njpac.org
External link for New Jersey Performing Arts Center
- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Newark, New Jersey
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1988
- Specialties
- nonprofit, performing arts, arts education, music, dance, comedy, civic engagement, jazz, devised theater, classical, orchestras, assemblies, family programs, american songbook, teaching artists, and community engagement
Locations
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1 Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102, US
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24 Rector Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102, US
Employees at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Updates
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Humans of NJPAC spotlight: Yvonne Jean-Jerome I’ve been at NJPAC: "Since July 31, 2023. I am an active certified public accountant who worked as an auditor for several years and held leadership positions in various industries. Prior to NJPAC, I was a Director of Finance at Crisis Text Line, where I also volunteered as a mental health counselor."
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Celebrate #Juneteenth with NJPAC! Join us for a variety of events, including a lively celebration of freedom through dance, music, and poetry and thoughtful conversations about the impact of Black history, Black culture, and Black achievement. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wKoMD
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What opportunities does AI offer us, and what risks come with them? Join NJPAC and our panel of experts for a conversation about artificial intelligence, human needs, and social justice at our next Business Partner’s Roundtable on 6/12. Register today: https://brnw.ch/21wKo7Y
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We're closing out #AAPIHeritageMonth on a high note! During our latest PSEG True Film Series discussion, we hosted an insightful conversation on the Asian American experience, exploring the film Far East Deep South. Thank you, Ascend, for partnering with us for this event.
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Join us for Creative Pathways during North 2 Shore Festival presented by Prudential: engaging discussions on food justice, maternal health and NJPAC’s pioneering Arts-on-Prescription pilot program! You will learn innovative ways to tackle the state's most pressing health needs from a panel of experts, including First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Murphy. Experience the transformative power of the arts in promoting health with performances & conversations. These exciting events are powered by HorizonBCBSNJ and RWJBarnabas Health. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wKif7
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Join us on 6/12 for Cultivating Advocacy: Leveraging the Arts for Food Justice, hosted by New Jersey Performing Arts Center Arts & Well-Being! This FREE virtual panel brings together a diverse group of artists, activists, and experts to explore creative solutions for addressing food equity issues in New Jersey and beyond. Register at https://lnkd.in/eCSBg5hn to join the conversation! #artsinhealth #artsinpublichealth #foodjustice #foodequity #northtoshore Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Fulfill Triada Stampas Elisabet Velasquez Hiram Larew Lindsay Erben Carolina Moratti
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What opportunities does AI offer us, and what risks come with them? Join NJPAC, and our panel of experts, for a conversation about artificial intelligence, human needs and social justice at our next Business Partner’s Roundtable on 6/12. Register today: https://brnw.ch/21wK1Vn
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We are excited to share that we received a $150,000 Our Town award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support ArtsRx, the social prescribing program from our Arts & Well-Being initiative. Created in response to research demonstrating that engagement with the arts increases positive health outcomes, ArtsRx offers free referrals to arts programs for those coping with anxiety, depression, loneliness and caregiving stress. Another benefit of ArtsRx is the support it offers to Newark’s creative economy; organizations including Newark Symphony Hall, GlassRoots, Newark Public Library and The Newark Museum of Art all take part in the program. "Ensuring that the arts are accessible to everyone in our community is a key aspect of our mission,” says @[tag]John Schreiber, President and CEO “ArtsRx connects Newark’s cultural offerings with the people who need that access most. I’m so pleased that the NEA recognizes the value of this unique program and chose to help us expand it.”
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