Teen arts NJ

Arts High visions 2022

Dhihita Nishanth

Dhihita Nishanth

East Brunswick High School

Juliet Leung

Juliet Leung

Monroe Township Middle School

Dhruv Rungta

Dhruv Rungta

John P. Stevens High School

Collaborative Project

John Avitto, Anaika Bandi, Olivia Castro, Meagan Gaffney, Akshara Goyal, Yusuf Hussein, Lakshmi Jageesh, Yolanda Mayta, Noah Muñoz, Michael Neshimka, Lianna Nieves, Sehrish Parag, Clodagh Peduto, Isabella Reyes, Lahai Sillah, Roman Sorrento, Smrithi Sudharsun

Visual Arts MS Collaborative Project: Pear Collage

Eveyln Hand

Eveyln Hand

Edgar Middle School

Asypn Lee

Asypn Lee

Johnathan Dayton High School

Esha Patel

Esha Patel

John P. Stevens High School

Khushi Patel

Khushi Patel

Sayreville Middle School

Johnny Nguyen

Johnny Nguyen

Perth Amboy High School

Guychard Lafortune

Guychard Lafortune

Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School

Emily Curran

Emily Curran

Middletown High School South

Heidi Hu

Heidi Hu

Churchill Jr High School

Jillian Cody

Jillian Cody

Thompson Middle School

Aspasia Rapp

Aspasia Rapp

Churchill Junior High School

Smrithi Sudharsun

Smrithi Sudharsun

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Olivia Charmello

Olivia Charmello

Sayreville Middle School

Victoria Schreiber

Victoria Schreiber

Old Bridge High School

Shelby Sunris

Shelby Sunris

Monmouth Regional High school

Jovan Sierra

Jovan Sierra

North Brunswick Township High School

Shreya Putrevu

Shreya Putrevu

Colonia High School

Jack Harlow

Jack Harlow

Middletown High School South

Vincent Robertini

Vincent Robertini

Manalapan High School

Jenna Resta

Jenna Resta

Woodbridge High School

Aimal Asim

Aimal Asim

Iselin Middle School

Toby Tolentino

Toby Tolentino

Monroe Township Middle School

Gwendolyn Farrar

Gwendolyn Farrar

Sayreville War Memorial High School

Zara Sheriff

Zara Sheriff

Hammerskjold Middle School

Shreya Harish

Shreya Harish

Monroe Township Middle School

Allison Zhou

Allison Zhou

Princeton High School

Makenna Brandt

Makenna Brandt

Matawan Regional High School

Samhitha Naraparaju

Samhitha Naraparaju

Monroe Township Middle school

Vinuta Ramakrishnan

Vinuta Ramakrishnan

North Brunswick Township Middle School

Sarah Curcio

Sarah Curcio

St. Mary School

Sabrina Stopera

Sabrina Stopera

Howell Middle School South

Harini Sethuraj

Harini Sethuraj

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Ishika Agarwal

Ishika Agarwal

Monroe Township MS

Collaborative Project

John Avitto, Anaika Bandi, Olivia Castro, Meagan Gaffney, Akshara Goyal
Yusuf Hussein, Lakshmi Jageesh, Yolanda Mayta, Noah Muñoz, Michael Neshimka, Lianna Nieves, Sehrish Parag, Clodagh Peduto, Isabella Reyes, Lahai Sillah, Roman Sorrento, Smrithi Sudharsun, Kaleigh Sullivan, Amal Syed, & Jaida Walker

Visual Arts MS Collaborative Project: Card Collage

Alexander Oh

Alexander Oh

Carl Sandburg MS

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ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION

Teen Arts NJ, formerly known as the Arts & Education Center is 501 c(3) non profit organization established in 1969.  Our mission is to inspire artistic innovation and creativity by providing high quality education in the literary, performing and visual arts. 

Recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education for innovative arts programming, our organization founded the Arts High program which provides unparalleled learning opportunities for gifted artistic students by providing instruction from a renowned artist in their genre.

We also sponsor and organize the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival - a three day celebration of the Teen Arts complete with performances, workshops, and live adjudication of student artistic talent.

Our Staff

Kevin E. Ciak
Executive Director & CEO
Kevin@teenartsnj.org

Marisell Martely-Thomas
Managing Director
Marisell@teenartsnj.org

Debbie Cavanaugh
Office Manager
Debbie@teenartsnj.org

Pamela Heckel
Bookkeeper
pamela@teenartsnj.org

Isabel Szeto
Program Assistant & Social Media Coordinator
assistant@teenartsnj.org

Kinga Burke
Monmouth County Arts High Administrator
Kinga@teenartsnj.org

TBD
NJ State Teen Arts Festival Assistant
TAFestivalAssistant@teenartsnj.org

Board of Trustees

President:  Lenore M. Kingsmore
Retired Principal, Henry Hudson Regional School, NJEXCEL Instructor & Mentor, Foundation for Education Administration

Vice President: Maria Naumik
Art Teacher, Monroe Twp HS, Chair Monroe Twp. Cultural Arts Comm

Secretary-Treasurer: Arthur J. Rittenhouse, Jr.
AFLAC Representative, Past Councilman, Borough of Sayreville

Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq.
Attorney & Shareholder: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
United States Congressman, 6th District

Divon Pender
Student, Rutgers University

Brian A. Zychowski, Ed.D.
Vice President of Entrepreneurial Education Initiatives, Kean University

DONATE TO TEEN ARTS NJ

Teen Arts NJ is a 501c(3 )non-profit organization with a mission to inspire artistic innovation and creativity by providing high-quality education in the literary, performing, and visual arts. 

Your donation will help us in continuing with our vision to run both the Arts High programs and the NJ State Teen Arts Festival. 

Thank you for your donation to TANJ!

ACCESSIBILITY

Teen Arts NJ strives to offer a wide array of artistic programs such that the arts are accessible to all teen artists, including those with disabilities.

Both the Arts High program as well as the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival host sites are reviewed against an accessbility checklist to ensure we have chosen locations which are accessible to a wide array of student abilities and disabilities.  If you have questions regarding our ability to accomodate participation due to a disability, please contact our Managing Director, Marisell Martelly-Thomas