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Some journeys start with a single creative spark and for Maithili, that spark hasn’t stopped growing. A member of Cohort 2 of the Youth Arts Education Council and later a…
Anisa joined Arts Ed NJ’s Youth Arts Education Council as part of its second cohort, and since then, she’s turned a freshman year at Brookdale Community College into the start…
Photos: Gracin receiving student voted awards for “Best ASM of a Mainstage” and “Best Costume Design of a Lab Show”, United States Institute of Theatre Technology Conference in Long Beach…
Emily Bailey has spent eight years building music programs that meet students exactly where they are. Teaching in Union City, New Jersey, she has grown choirs, pioneered school productions, and…
Jenny Santa Maria is a Monmouth County based Teaching Artist and arts educator whose work bridges two worlds: 11 years of Special Education classroom teaching and a growing practice of…
For twenty years, Jennifer Dietrich Fernandez has brought curiosity, craft, and a deep commitment to student voice into her K–5 art room at Tinc Road Elementary School. In this conversation,…
Victoria Elizabeth Meneses is a bilingual music educator in Union City, New Jersey, whose work spans elementary through high school, building programs that center student voice, cultural responsiveness, and community…
If you ask Tiffany Newton how long she’s been an advocate, she’ll tell you 22 years, but the truth is, she’s been a creative even longer. From drawing on her…
Mary W. Bey is a parent ambassador with Arts Ed Newark and a member of the Arts Ed NJ cohort. A retired telecommunications professional with more than 20 years in…
When Andrea Bertola Shaw first contacted Arts Ed NJ a year ago, she was a parent with an idea and a lot of drive. She wanted more arts opportunities for…