New Jersey Center For Visual Arts A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation

Programs: Our three programs for fy17 are described below: 1. Through studio school classes and workshops, the visual arts center of new jersey serves over 1,100 students every semester. The visual arts center of new jersey's studio school is the largest non-university arts program in the state. Students of pre-school age to octogenarians enroll each semester. A renowned faculty of professional teaching artists offer classes and workshops in drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, digital media, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry design and more. The art center's studio school calendar is divided into three ten week semesters, fall, winter and spring and a shorter six week summer semester. Summer semester includes a children's art summer camp program serving nearly 1,000 students ages 4-18. 2. The visual arts center of new jersey is a leading institution of contemporary art in the tristate region. Its museum exhibition program presents artistically and culturally diverse contemporary art exhibitions to over 8,600 visitors annually. To address an increasingly global society, the art center features artists from near and far. Many are from new jersey and nearby new york, from across the us and from around the world. In conjunction with each season of exhibitions, the art center presents a variety of exhibition related programming to provide unique and invaluable opportunities for visitiors to experience art in new and exciting ways. Approximately 75 volunteers support exhibitions and program implementation, including the art center docent program which leads tours that serve almost 600 people per year. 3. The visual arts center of new jersey's community engagement programs are closely aligned with our vision to create an inclusive and welcoming community where lives are transformed and enriched through the shared experience of art. These programs serve over 1,000 indiviudals annually, make educational visual arts experiences available to under served, economically disadvantaged and marginalized audiences. These audiences include at-risk youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, children from dual working parent households, and low income households. We serve the community of summit and surrounding areas including people living in hudson, union, essex, sussex and somerset counties. Programs include providing arts education for formerly homeless women attending kenmore high school in jersey city; "arts alive" a program for elizabeth high school and 8th grade students from througout the elizabeth district; the arts immersion and mentorship program for underserved youth (aim) which provides in depth arts exposure to low income summit students; and the arts from the heart partnership with sage eldercare from 9 month program to year round.