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Media Lab
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Music 〰️ Dance 〰️ Drama 〰️ Visual Arts 〰️ Media Lab 〰️
OVER 55 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION
We’re celebrating the upcoming season with vibrant art experiences that honor culture and community. Join us as we explore the beauty of art and heritage together!
See below for some of our newly added classes.
EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE SIDE
MEDIA LAB
NSA is proud to launch its state of the art Media Lab. The Digital Lab is equipped with Mac Pro work stations with specialized hardware and software allowing users to play, compose, edit and program digital music, create and produce work. Learn the fundamentals of cutting, scratching and mixing music in our DJ Academy. Also new this year is the use of software for Fashion Design. In our Graphic Design course you’ll learn how to use Photoshop to design and create your own personalized graphic logo; activities include exploring different fonts, shapes, and colors.
DRAMA
The Drama Department offers professional, comprehensive, and innovative training in the medium of theater & performance. Individual and ensemble work is nurtured and developed through carefully curated class offerings and community programming for all. Whether you are a lover of the art form or have want to pursue a career; an actor, playwright, director, poet or simply interested in learning how to be produce your own work, you will have an opportunity to gain self-confidence, knowledge about the industry, problem solving and collaboration skills, and more importantly the courage to share your story in your own voice.
ADULTS ONLY
Join us for Ladies Night on Thursdays with Leslie Lucy and B. Free for an after work SLAY sure to help you unwind after a busy day. Break the monotony of the every day!!!!! Go in depth to sharpen your retention and boost your performance confidence in these jam packed dance classes. These all-level Group Dance Classes are strictly for Ages 18++. Get physical in a fun, supportive and judgement free zone.
DANCE
Dance offers a unique opportunity for physical and artistic expression. The Dance Department at Newark School of the Arts emphasizes proper body alignment, healthy physical development and a total integration of music and dance. Newark School of the Arts recommends that ALL music students study dance at some point in their education as dance can enhance the physical connection that is so important to instrumentalists and singers. We train students at all levels and experience.
MUSIC
Students of all ages and abilities can learn how to play or improve their skills in fun, welcoming, and interactive classroom environments! Private instruction is available for those who prefer 1 on 1 learning; Individual attention is balanced with group activities and performances to foster a communal learning culture and inspire students to work together to achieve musical goals. Engaging sight-reading, technique, theory, and composition exercises allow students to approach lessons from diverse perspectives, leading to well-rounded musicianship. When it comes time to perform, classmates transform into engaged audience members for impromptu in-class recitals!
VISUAL ARTS
Our Visual Arts Department offers a wide range of visual arts classes designed to provide creative rigor through the sequential approaches to art, experimentation, and group practice leading to in-house exhibitions and presentations. Courses offered are Drawing and Painting 1, 2 and 3, Portfolio Development, Drawing fundamentals/Cartooning, Digital Photography, Comic & Manga, Acrylic Painting and more.
COLLEGE PREP
Kathy & Mark Grier Conservatory & Pre-College Program
Now is the time to prepare for your college auditions, let us guide you through the audition process. Our students have gained admittance to MIT, Harvard, Juilliard, NYU, New England Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music and other major music schools and conservatories.
ONLINE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
How to Register
To enroll in a course, click the group classes or private lessons that you wish to take.
When you've found the course you want, click the Register Now! link next to the time and date that you want to attend the course.
Clicking Register Now! will put the course in your shopping cart.
You need to Create An Account before you can register for a class. If you already have an account, you must Login before you can continue. If you do not already have an account, you must click the Create An Account button on the login page.
Then click Continue Shopping to select another course, or click View Cart and Checkout to view your total.
Click Continue Checkout to move to our registration agreement page.
After you've completed our account registration form you will be taken to the payment page where you can pay your amount due.
You have the option to choose to pay in full or use a payment plan.
Click Process Payment to complete your order and you're officially enrolled.
✨CLASS SPOTLIGHT✨
Early Childhood Music & Movement Program Recap
EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC & MOVEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR PABLO CONCHA SHOWCASES THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND BRIDGE CLASSES HELD HERE AT NSA
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October 2024
- Oct 31, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Newark School of the Arts Launches Executive Director Search Oct 31, 2024
- Oct 2, 2024 Community Partners in Arts & Well Being. Welcome to ArtsRX — Your Ticket to Better Health! Oct 2, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 25, 2024 Dr. Grace Hackett's Musical Adventure In Italy Jul 25, 2024
- Jul 18, 2024 Welcome SYEP Interns To NSA!!! Jul 18, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 27, 2024 NSA Is Hiring! Jun 27, 2024
- Jun 27, 2024 Summer Is Here At NSA! Jun 27, 2024
- Jun 7, 2024 NSA Spring concert: A Tribute To The Tony Awards Jun 7, 2024
- Jun 7, 2024 Welcome To The Team Ashley! Jun 7, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 Bryce goes to HOLLYWOOD! Jun 5, 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 June 8th: Conservatory Gala Jun 5, 2024
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November 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 Grammy Nomination for Newark Native and Jazz Legend: Experience Antoinette Montague Nov 21, 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 NSA receives $1,000 donation from Artist Laura Daigle during her Kaleidoscope Tour Nov 21, 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 Dr. Patricio Molina, NSA Alumni and Head of the Student Conservatory at Carnegie Hall Nov 21, 2023
- Nov 8, 2023 Newark School of the Arts Makes a Historical Statement with the selection of its first, All-Female Executive Board Nov 8, 2023
- Nov 8, 2023 Newark School of the Arts welcomes New Director of Development and Liaison to the Board Nov 8, 2023
- September 2022
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October 2021
- Oct 5, 2021 MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Oct 5, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 14, 2021 A Musical Legacy Grows in Newark Sep 14, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 8, 2021 Board Member Spotlight: Denarra Simmons Feb 8, 2021
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September 2020
- Sep 3, 2020 Letter from the Director Sep 3, 2020
- July 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 23, 2020 Letter to Our Families and Donors Jun 23, 2020
- Jun 8, 2020 In Memoriam: Inez McClendon Jun 8, 2020
- Jun 6, 2020 Black Lives Matter: A Message From Our Leadership Jun 6, 2020
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May 2020
- May 20, 2020 Kostumes for Kids May 20, 2020
“Life is a lot like jazz, it is best when you improvise”
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