FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Newark School of the Arts Launches Executive Director Search

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Newark School of the Arts Launches Executive Director Search

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         Contact:

Sharon Salvador, MBA

Dir. of Development & Liaison to the Board

973-642-0133 | ssalvador@newarkschoolofthearts.org  


Newark School of the Arts Launches Executive Director Search


Newark, NJ (October 25th, 2024) ~ On September 13, 2024, Newark School of the Arts (NSA) announced the retirement of Executive Director, Larry Tamburri, at the end of December 2024.


After a 12-year tenure, NSA Board of Trustees launched an Executive Director search process with the formation of a Search Committee. The Search Committee extends an invitation to any Executive Search Firm who wishes to submit a response to Request for Proposals for the Executive Director Search Facilitation Services. 


With the high interest in this process, the Board of Trustees embarks on the anticipated search by releasing a Request for Proposals for Executive Search Facilitator/Consultant Services.  The search process is expected to last between 4 - 6 months.


Attached HERE is the RFP for any executive search firm that identifies an interest in facilitating the search process for Newark School of the Arts’ next Executive Director with the Board of Trustees’ Search Committee.  The RFP Submission is due by no later than November 15, 2024 via email of response in PDF format to:  application@nsaexecutivesearch.org.  The Subject Line is to read: "Executive Search Consultant Proposal – Newark School of the Arts".     

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and interest in this important process. 

ABOUT NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ~ Newark School of the Arts (NSA) transforms the lives of youth through access to high-quality education in the performing and visual arts. Since its founding in 1968, NSA has been committed to providing excellent sequential arts education and training in an emerging state-of-the-art learning environment. The school accepts students of all ages and abilities and partners with other successful arts educators to maintain affordability and accessibility.

NSA has served over 50,000 individuals since its inception and currently educates over 1,300 students on and off site programs each week. Programs include specialized instruction on all musical instruments, voice, music, dance, drama, and visual arts.  Special programs cater to talented students, preschool-aged children, individuals with special needs, and senior citizens.

Newark School of the Arts is supported by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Department of State, and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. The school has received multiple awards for "Citation of Excellence" and has been designated a "Major Presenting and Service Organization" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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Community Partners in Arts & Well Being. Welcome to ArtsRX — Your Ticket to Better Health!

Social prescribing is when health professionals refer patients to non-clinical support services in the  community in order to improve their health and well-being. In the US, many healthcare providers have  begun to institute social prescribing in a myriad of ways and on countless technology platforms. They are  using an array of needs assessments (such as mental health, social determinants of health) to drive  community referrals for food, housing, transportation and more. 

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are conditions in the environments where people are  born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning and  quality-of-life outcomes and risks.

Neighbors in Health is an existing program within Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey that  employs community health workers to assess members’ social determinants of health and connect them  with local resources accordingly. By definition, Neighbors in Health is a social prescription model. Individuals who are Horizon Neighbors in Health members, aged 18+, who live in or can easily access Newark and/or Essex County are eligible for the ArtsRx program. 

As an ArtsRx participant, you receive free access to arts and cultural activities throughout Newark. ArtsRx members will never pay for an ArtsRx activity. All costs are covered by NJPAC Arts & Well-Being, thanks to generous support from RWJBarnabas Health System, the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey, Women@NJPAC, and other founding supporters. And you never have to go alone, you can bring up to three friends, family members or caregivers. We will allow children to come as companions only if the art activity session is age appropriate.

Your next step is to contact your ArtsRx Connector at ArtsRx@njpac.org or 973.297.5825 to choose your activity. There’s something for everyone when you join ArtsRx, where creativity meets passion.

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Dr. Grace Hackett's Musical Adventure In Italy

This summer, Newark School of the Arts is abuzz with excitement as one of our esteemed voice teachers, Dr. Grace Hackett, graces the international stage at The Assisi Performing Summer Arts Festival in Italy. Known for her exceptional talent and dedication to nurturing young voices, Dr. Hackett is not only imparting her knowledge but also showcasing her own vocal prowess in a series of opera and concert performances.

Accompanying Dr. Hackett were two remarkable talents from Newark School of the Arts: Nancy Vieira, a dedicated student of Dr. Hackett, and Patricia Assan, an esteemed alumna. Their participation highlighted the strong bonds and high-caliber training at our institution, bringing pride to the NSA community.

The group also celebrated July 4th with fellow festival participants, including Dr. Bob and Artistic Director Greg Scmie. The festivities were a beautiful blend of American and Italian cultures, filled with music, laughter, and camaraderie.

Dr. Hackett's journey is a testament to the global reach of music and the power of shared artistic experiences. As we cheer her on from Newark, we are reminded of the universal language of music that connects us all. We eagerly await her return, filled with stories and inspiration to share with her students and colleagues.

Welcome SYEP Interns To NSA!!!

Welcoming Our Summer Youth Employment Program Interns at the Newark School of the Arts

This summer, we are thrilled to welcome a group of 14 bright, enthusiastic interns from the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) to the Newark School of the Arts (NSA). These talented individuals are gaining invaluable skills and insights as they assist in various departments across our organization. At the reception desk, they are learning customer service and managing daily operations. In the library, they help organize and catalog our extensive collection. Our development team benefits from their support in fundraising and outreach efforts, while our teaching assistants are invaluable in assisting instructors during classes and workshops. In the media lab, interns gain hands-on experience with digital media projects, enhancing their technical skills. Additionally, they have the unique opportunity to participate in some of our summer classes, further enriching their experience at NSA. We are excited to see the positive impact these interns will have and look forward to supporting their growth and development. Welcome, interns!

One of our SYEP interns, Toyin (left) and Mr Price (Right) during one of our summer drumming classes

NSA Is Hiring!

We Are Searching For Teaching Artists

Exciting opportunities await at the Newark School of the Arts! We are hiring talented teaching artists in visual arts, music, dance, drama, and media lab. If you have a passion for inspiring the next generation of artists and thrive in a creative environment, we want to hear from you! Join our vibrant team and help shape the future of the arts.

Send your resume to talent@newarkschoolofthearts.org and become a part of something extraordinary today!

Summer Is Here At NSA!

Discover The Arts This Summer

Experience a summer of creativity and fun at the Newark School of the Arts! Our vibrant programs in music, dance, theater, and visual arts are designed to ignite your passion and unleash your talents. With expert instructors and exciting workshops, you'll make new friends, enjoy inspiring performances, and express yourself like never before. Dive into the arts this summer and create unforgettable memories!

For Info call 973.642.0133

NSA Spring concert: A Tribute To The Tony Awards

Join Us!

At the iconic Newark Symphony Hall in their newly renovated Terrace Ballroom for a spectacular event celebrating the best of Broadway.

Experience a night filled with mesmerizing performances by talented artists paying homage to the legendary Tony Awards. Get ready to be swept off your feet by the magic of musical theater!

This in-person event promises to be a memorable evening of music, dance, and entertainment. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of Broadway right here in Newark!

Welcome To The Team Ashley!

We are excited to welcome Ashley to the Newark School of the Arts team as our newest intern in the Programs and Marketing sector. Ashley is a Senior at Montclair State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Communications and Media Studies. With a robust professional background in Social Media Management, Videography, Marketing, and Graphic Design, Ashley brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our organization.

Ashley is a proud member of Lambda Tau Omega Incorporated, where she serves as both the Secretary and Public Relations Chair. In these roles, she utilizes her marketing expertise to assist with various programs, demonstrating her leadership and commitment to her sorority. Her work with the school's Career Services team has seen her actively participate in numerous career development events, broadening her network and gaining valuable insights into professional growth.

In her previous roles, Ashley has successfully managed multiple social media platforms, achieving significant growth in viewership and follower counts. Her strategic approach to social media management and her creative flair in content creation have consistently driven engagement and expanded audiences.

Growing up, Ashley was an active member of Perth Amboy High School's Colorguard for all four years, performing at various football games and parades. In her free time, Ashley enjoys watching films and has pursued her passion for storytelling by writing and directing short films as a hobby. Her creative pursuits and dedication to the arts make her a perfect fit for our team.

New Intern Alert!

Bryce goes to HOLLYWOOD!

Meet Bryce Alexander Mitchell!

Also known as BAM BAM, born on December 8, 2014, to proud parents Andrea and Charles Mitchell Sr. He is a proud student of Newark School Of The Arts!

From his early days at North Star Academy LPES, Bryce's lively personality drew everyone's attention. His musical talents became evident before he could even walk, as he taught himself to play the piano and create rhythmic beats with a natural talent for melody and harmony. A year ago, Bryce started formal music training here at the Newark School of the Arts, where he immerses himself in Drama, Voice, and Dance three days a week. Additionally, he takes piano lessons at Keys 2 Success and spends Fridays in the recording studio, the HUBB, producing original tracks, marking the beginning of his entertainment career. Bryce's impressive accomplishments at such a young age are just the start.

Bryce now at the young age of 8 YEARS OLD has signed with an agency in Hollywood, California! Where he will be able to showcase his talents on the West Coast. This is exciting news and we can’t wait to watch Bryce continue to reach for the stars⭐️

Newark School of the Arts Makes a Historical Statement with the selection of its first, All-Female Executive Board

Newark School of the Arts Makes a Historical Statement  with the selection of its first, All-Female Executive Board

Newark, NJ (August 1, 2023) - During Newark School of the Arts’ Annual Board Meeting, NSA was pleased to announce the selection and election of an all female Executive Board.  Most notably, this selection includes its first African American Female President of the Board of Trustees. The historic moment was memorialized with plaque awards for outstanding Service and Leadership.

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Newark School of the Arts welcomes New Director of Development and Liaison to the Board

Newark School of the Arts welcomes  New Director of Development and Liaison to the Board

Newark, NJ (May 15, 2023) - The Newark School of the Arts (NSA) is pleased to welcome Ms. Sharon Salvador, MBA (ssalvador@newarkschoolofthearts.org) as its new Director of Development and Liaison to the Board. Ms. Salvador brings 25 years of work experience including an extensive fundraising background. Larry Tamburri, Executive Director stated, “Sharon’s excellent management and people skills, passion for the arts and a commitment to our mission make her a perfect fit for the NSA. She is a wonderful addition to our organization.”


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Newark School of the Arts (NSA) and Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts (SMAPA) Announce A Joint Partnership.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Contact:  Carmen Santos-Robson,

Associate Director,

Newark School of the Arts

Phone: 973-642-0133 Ext.  20

Email:  Carmen@newarkschoolofthearts.org

  

Newark School of the Arts (NSA) and Sharron Miller’s Academy

for the Performing Arts (SMAPA) Announce A Joint Partnership.

 

Newark, NJ, August 29-Sharron Miller, SMAPA’s Founder/Director and Larry Tamburri, Executive Director of NSA are pleased to announce the partnership between these two arts education organizations. As the new Chair of NSA’s Dance Department, Miller hopes to bring the same level of artistic excellence to the NSA Dance Division as exists in its Montclair home. Although both organizations have their separate locations, both Tamburri and Miller hope to share not only teaching artists, but programming as well.

 

NSA Board President, Lori Scott-Pickens said “"The NSA welcomes Ms. Sharron Miller to our School. Ms. Miller, a is renowned career Dancer, Instructor, and founder of SMAPA. We are happy to have her as the new Chair of the NSA Dance Department.  Ms. Miller brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in dance pedagogy.  We are excited about the possibilities and look forward to her working with dance students in the greater Newark community at NSA."

 

“Our association with her and SMAPA will signify that we are offering quality dance instruction. An added benefit to this partnership is that we will be able to offer some programs at SMAPA in Montclair beginning with Early Childhood Music.” said Larry Tamburri, NSA Executive Director.

 

As the new Chair of NSA’s Dance Division, Miller is looking forward to generating renewed interest in dance among children, teens and adults through new program offerings like Dance with Me (ages 2-3 with caregiver), Afro-Caribbean (ages 10-adult) and Contemporary (teens).  These classes are in addition to our standard offerings of ballet, modern and jazz. Miller says, “Dance should be available to students at all stages of life”.

 

 There will be an opportunity to meet Sharron on Saturday, September 10, between 11am - 1pm at the Newark School of the Arts Open House, 89 Lincoln Park in Newark.

 

We are grateful for the support of the various funders who have supported our individual efforts including the Turrell Fund, Prudential Foundation, PWC, PNC foundation Victoria Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge, Stone Foundation of New Jersey, National Endowment for the Arts and theNew Jersey Council on the Arts among other contributors.

  

Sharron Miller is Founder/Director of Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing Arts (SMAPA), an arts education organization whose mission is to provide comprehensive, inclusive developmental training in dance and related theater arts to children, teens, adults and seniors. She is a former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater soloist and veteran of seven Broadway shows. She has appeared on television, film, and hundreds of radio and television commercials. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Ms. Miller, who attended The Juilliard School, is committed to enriching the lives of young people through the arts. Her early training began with the late Fred Danieli, founder and director of the Garden State Ballet, who taught her the value of self-discipline, self-respect, and a commitment to excellence. Ms. Miller’s educational focus is to foster, nurture and encourage skill building, self-discipline, self-esteem and creativity in every student.

She served on the faculty of Renaissance Middle School in Montclair for 13 years where SMAPA provided the dance and drama program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students during the school day. This program was developed with multi-year leadership support from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, praised by the State of New Jersey as an “outstanding arts education model,” and eventually fully funded by the Montclair Board of Education. Ms. Miller has also served on the faculty of Montclair Kimberley Academy, Far Brook School, and has been affiliated with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center as an arts-in-education consultant/partner.

At SMAPA, she not only continues to train hundreds of students yearly, but also continues to develop her arts enrichment programs and community outreach, which includes working in partnership with seven K-3 elementary schools and Rosa Parks High School for the Fine and Performing Arts in Paterson; North Star High School in Newark providing a yearlong dance residency for 10th, 11th and 12th grade students; creating a 6-week full-day arts program, Prime Time Summer Arts, for children 6-14 in association with the Montclair Department of Recreation and Cultural Affairs; and adapting Prime Time Summer Arts to a half-day theme-based preschool summer arts program for children 3-5.

SMAPA receives generous financial support from foundations including the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Victoria Foundation, the Stone Foundation of New Jersey, the Turrell Fund, National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, among other contributors. Ms. Miller resides in Montclair, New Jersey with her daughter, Jaimie and granddaughter, Jubilee.

  

The Newark School of the Arts (NSA) changes the lives of youth through access to quality education in the performing and visual arts. We accomplish this by providing excellence in sequential education and training, offering an emerging state of the art learning environment, accepting students of all ages and abilities, and partnering with other successful arts educators while maintaining affordability and accessibility. The School provides high-level training in the performing and visual arts. Since 1968, the school has offered instruction for everyone with an interest in the arts regardless of age, talent and financial resources. NSA is a family and community-oriented school that has served over 50,000 individuals since its inception, and provides education for 750 students each week. The school serves children from age 3 months to senior citizen through long-term sequential training that often contributes to lifelong learning and professional careers in the arts. Many additional students have benefited from individualized instruction and became successful in other fields of endeavor. Through the emphasis of comprehensive arts education, all students are given opportunities to perform and exhibit in formal and informal settings. Specialized instruction is offered on all musical instruments, voice, music, dance (ballet, tap, jazz, modern, hip-hop, zumba, social dance), drama and the visual arts (drawing and painting, acrylic painting, clay hand-building, cartooning, jewelry design, digital photography, portfolio development). Ensemble training opportunities include dance workshops, string, wind, guitar, and percussion groups. Special programs are available for talented students and children of preschool age. Individuals with special needs and senior citizens are integrated into NSA programs. In addition to on-site training, the school also serves area preschools, public, charter and private schools as well as other organizations through special arrangement. The international faculty with degrees and advanced degrees from leading conservatories is chosen with a view toward professional competence and ability to work effectively with children and adults. Teachers strongly identify with the mission of the school. Some have remained with NSA for many years. Newark School of the Arts supported in-part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, and funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.  The School received a 2016, 2017 and 2020 "Citation of Excellence" and is designated a "Major Presenting and Service Organization" by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Other major support comes from the City of Newark (CDBG/HUD), Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, The Prudential Foundation and Prudential Financial, Victoria Foundation, Turrell Fund, William Randolph Hearst Foundation, Inter-Atlantic Group, and Wells Fargo.

 

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MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

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Contact: Richard Marshall

Richard@newarkschoolofthearts.org

MAPLEWOODIAN JOINS FACULTY OF THE NEWARK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Newark, NJ – The Newark School of the Arts (NSA) is proud to announce the addition of Joseph Tornquist as new violin teaching artist.

Joseph Tornquist has had wide-ranging experience on both sides of the footlights. An active and passionate violinist, he was recently selected as a Sphinx Organization Fellow, and participated in its Sphinx Connect: Vision. He has performed with a variety of conductors, including JoAnn Falletta, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, and Kenneth Lam, among others. While at Montclair State University, he has taught violin and collaborated on developing academic courses with senior music faculty.His background includes marketing, website development, customer service, and, at North Carolina’s Brevard Music Center and elsewhere, organizational and production administration. When he’s not playing, thinking, or talking about music, he relishes playing chess, bicycle riding, and photography.

Executive Director, Larry Tamburri says, “We are extremely excited to welcome Joseph Tornquist to our faculty. He brings a strong musical background along with excellent teaching skills to our school.”

Come learn with Joe on Saturdays at 1:00 PM for Suzuki Violin class and private lessons.

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The Newark School of the Arts changes the lives of youth through access to quality education in the performing and visual arts. The school provides excellence in sequential education and training, offering an emerging state of the art learning environment, accepting students of all ages and abilities, and partnering with other successful arts educators while maintaining affordability and accessibility. NSA is a family and community-oriented school that has served more than 50,000 individuals since its 1968 founding and provides education for up to 750 students each week. NSA is supported by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and numerous corporate, foundation, and individual donors. www.newarkschoolofthearts.org

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A Musical Legacy Grows in Newark

A Musical Legacy Grows in Newark  

by Helen S. Paxton

Family legacies take many different forms. Some families' names adorn buildings, and some are memorialized in businesses and charitable foundations. But family legacies don't need to be big or splashy, and many smaller ones contribute daily to the health, wellbeing, and joy found in countless communities across the country.

            For the Scott family of Newark, honoring their beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother Ursuleen A. Scott is a legacy built around a love of music, and a belief in the life-changing power of arts education. Scott's daughter Lori Scott Pickens, newly appointed president of the Newark School of the Arts (NSA), describes the NSA’s Ursuleen A. Scott Memorial Scholarship Fund -- "we have created a powerful way of connecting the generations of our family around this belief, while also giving back to the community that was my mother's home for her entire life." 

            This past year the family raised the most ever for scholarships at NSA, a community music school that has been an integral player in Newark’s famed arts community for more than 50 years.  Scott scholarships support tuition for low-income students, enabling them to share in the joy and life enrichment that are well proven byproducts of music education. “My grandmother’s interest in music has touched all of us -- she was a force,” says          

Ursuleen Scott’s granddaughter Dr. Theri’ Pickens, Bates College Professor of English.

The Scott scholarship fund had a humble start in 2013.  Soon after their mother and grandmother Ursuleen Scott’s passing the year before, members of the large family convened to figure out how best to honor her memory and pay tribute to her influence on them and so many others. A scholarship fund at NSA appeared a perfect fit, and an upcoming Lincoln Park Music Festival, nearby in downtown Newark, a perfect starting place.  With “made from scratch” lemonade and iced tea, the scholarship fund was off to a healthy start with more than $1,200 in profits. 

          In the years since, the fund has raised tens of thousands, and impacted the lives of dozens of young music students at NSA.  Current recipients include girls and boys studying piano, violin, cello, French horn, and voice.   The recipients must be Newark residents whose families are unable to afford lessons, and a preference is given to those who are considering music as a profession.  However, as Pamela Scott, one of the eldest of Ursuleen’s 12 children, commented, “there are no hard feelings if other paths are chosen,” as most know that “music is a very challenging way to make a living.”

 

           


Pandemic times make for creative ideas, in fundraising as well as other pursuits.  Departing in 2021 from the annual Spring fund-raising musicale/reception which they began presenting in 2018, the family organized a virtual musicale to showcase current scholarship recipients as well as guest artists.  “It was our most successful event ever,” Scott-Pickens noted, and continues to bring in donations, as the program remains accessible on YouTube.

Who was Ursuleen Scott who had such an outsize influence on her family?  The lifelong Newark resident was born in 1930 to immigrant parents from St. Kitts, West Indies -- her father a lawyer and her mother a homemaker.  Encouraged by her parents, Ursula and John O’Laughlin, Ursuleen, the youngest of four siblings, was drawn to music at an early age.   By the time she reached adulthood she was proficient in piano and six additional instruments, and also studied voice.  

            As a young woman she met James Scott, also an accomplished musician who played clarinet and saxophone professionally, and they married soon after.

 Music was thoroughly embedded in the Scott family life. This included Ursuleen’s daily piano practice -- Debussy’s Clair de Lune, which Pamela Scott noted was her mother’s “favorite piece,” was   heard frequently.  Pamela also remembers that mother and father “played together all the time...everything from classics to jazz and more.”  Ursuleen gave voice and piano lessons both at home and around town, and also played the  organ for services at local funeral homes.    Lori Scott-Pickens remembers her mother as having a discerning ear  – “if you think Simon Cowell is a tough judge of talent, you haven't met my mother," she said.

            On Sundays, children were required to watch Leonard Bernstein conduct the New York Philharmonic in the popular television program “Young People's Concerts,” an entertaining journey through centuries of music history that created a musical legacy for an entire generation of American children.

For the Scotts, music at home was a natural complement to music at school -- at that time music was still considered an important field of study in most public schools. Pamela Scott, a retired nurse, and expert in early childhood education, laments that music is no longer considered essential in public schools – “all the more reason for low-income children to have access to affordable or free music instruction at schools such as NSA.”  

            Pamela Scott’s  belief in the importance of music study has been echoed in numerous academic studies that document the positive effects of music on educational outcomes.  “Music has the power to transform a family and especially a child,” noted Curtland Fields, CEO of the Turrell Fund, which assists NSA and many other community and arts organizations in New Jersey.  In fact, Fields added, music study, especially Suzuki violin, “may be the single most dramatic way to improve a child’s life.”

 Professor Theri’ Pickens played Suzuki violin as a child, and music has always been important to her.  Her grandmother would be pleased to know that during stay-at-home pandemic times,  Prof. Pickens began a new musical adventure.  In her article “The Singing Professor,” recently published in  Inside Higher Education, she shares how online singing instruction has helped her in her profession. “The lessons I learned as a student apply not only to me in my classrooms as an instructor, but also to me as a pedagogue,” she writes.

      Peyton Scott, the eldest of Ursuleen’s grandchildren, played flute in her youth and attributes her broad knowledge of the arts to the enduring influence of her grandmother. “She constantly encouraged us to explore and try new things – and was fond of saying ‘walk with an openness to everything that life has to offer’.”

Pamela Scott, Peyton’s mother, continues to embrace her mother’s openness to experience.  As a retiree, she has been studying violin at NSA, picking up where she left off many years ago to pursue a career and raise a family.  She enjoys weekly lessons at NJS and looks forward to playing in an orchestra someday.  Her brother Zachary is another in the tradition of musical Scotts, playing clarinet and saxophone. 

Expanding the Ursuleen A Scott Memorial Scholarship’s impact is a shared Scott family endeavor. This year family members will gather again in late November to plan and organize.  Committees will be formed, assigned to different tasks  -- managing donations, publicity, and event planning. Monthly meetings will be set, progressing later to weekly and finally daily meetings as the main event -- the spring musicale -- approaches.  Each year’s ultimate goal is to raise more funds, thereby enabling more children to afford quality music lessons at NSA.

            In her new role at NSA as board president, Lori Scott-Pickens is eager to share her family’s success with others who may want to pursue something similar.  “It takes a commitment to work, and to work consistently” she says, “in order to make a truly meaningful difference.”  For the citizens of Newark -- and for many years to come -- Ursuleen A. Scott and the Scott family will be associated with making a beautiful difference in the city.

To learn more about the Ursuleen A. Scott Scholarship fund, please visit 

www.newarkschoolofthearts.org/donate 

or contact Development at 973.642.0133 ext. 103

Development@newarkschoolofthearts.org         


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Board Member Spotlight: Denarra Simmons

Board Member Spotlight: Denarra Simmons

We wanted to share with you a board member spotlight featuring Denarra Simmons. She was featured in an article in the Nj PAtch last month.

https://patch.com/new-jersey/newarknj/don-t-lose-faith-science-amid-covid-newark-researcher-pleads

She has also volunteered with #Scienceworks to share her story on how she entered the science field.

https://youtu.be/8KMeD_XBQ5M

Denarra is currently being featured on billboards in Newark and on the Turnpike.

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Letter from the Director

Letter from the Director

August 24, 2020

Dear Families and Friends:

I hope that all is well with you during this challenging time for our community, state and nation. This letter is to provide an update on what the NSA is doing to continue to provide high quality arts education to you and your family during the COVID pandemic.

Because your family’s safety is priority number one this fall the NSA will continue to provide lessons and classes remotely. At the same time our facility is being prepared according to the guidelines of the City of Newark and the State of New Jersey for limited administrative use. This will include required signage, deep cleaning, shields, temperature taking, required masking, and social distancing.

If the conditions permit in January/February a limited opening of the building for lessons and classes will be revisited.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020, will be the first day of lessons and classes. Please remember that we have rolling registration, so students can begin at any time during the semester.

On Saturday, September 12, we are planning on being in the NSA’s East Parking Lot from 10 am – 2 pm for live registrations, and the distribution of musical instruments, dance costumes and arts supplies.

We look forward to another exciting, educational and fun semester.

Sincerely,

Larry Tamburri

Executive Director

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