ARTS COUNCIL OF PRINCETON

EDUCATION: GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT ARTS AND ARTS EDUCATION ARE VITAL TO A HEALTHY SOCIETY, ACP OFFERS YEAR-ROUND CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN PAINTING, DRAWING, CERAMICS, TEXTILE ARTS, PRINTMAKING, DANCE, MUSIC, AND LITERARY ARTS TO CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS AT ITS PAUL ROBESON CENTER FOR THE ARTS. EACH SEMESTER, ACP OFFERS AN AVERAGE OF 100 CLASSES, ALONGSIDE SUMMER ART CAMP PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, ENGAGE IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION, AND CONNECT WITH PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. SCHOLARSHIPS ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENTS FACING FINANCIAL BARRIERS. MANY CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE INTEGRATED WITH ACP'S EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH PROFESSIONAL VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTISTS.

COMMUNITY ARTS AND EVENTS: THE ACP DEMONSTRATES ITS BELIEF IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF FREE AND TICKETED OFFERINGS THAT FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS PORCHFEST, THE HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN PARADE, THE DA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION, AND PRINCETON'S ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE WAYS. FREE AND TICKETED EVENTS INCLUDE MUSIC, ART, FOOD, AND FAMILY-ORIENTED CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY FOR A WIDE AUDIENCE. OUTREACH INITIATIVES INCLUDE ARTREACH, WHICH DELIVERS FREE WEEKLY HANDS-ON ART EXPERIENCES TO OVER 400 UNDERSERVED STUDENTS ANNUALLY, AND CREATIVE AGING PROGRAMS, BRINGING MEANINGFUL ART EXPERIENCES TO SENIORS IN SUBSIDIZED LIVING FACILITIES.