Young Audiences’ Arts Lab 20-Day Artist Residencies Applications are Now Open

CONTACT:
Michael Robeson Reid
Arts Education Manager
609.243.9000 ext. 219
[email protected]

Applications are for New Jersey schools and the deadline is April 18, 2025.

Young Audiences (YA) is pleased to announce that New Jersey schools can once again receive free 20-day residency programming through Arts Lab. Applications are now being accepted through April 18. Approved residencies will occur during the 2025-2026 school year.

The application can be found through this link.

Photo courtesy of Farmingdale School and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts

A Young Audiences Arts Lab grant places professional teaching artists in your classroom for a long-term (20-day minimum) residency. Residencies are customized for any grade level or arts discipline (performing, visual, literary, etc.). A 20-day Arts Lab Residency provides 16 days of workshops for students, professional development for your administration and staff, a culminating event to engage the school and its community, and a reflection day for students to reflect on their achievements.

Arts Lab Residencies provide great opportunities for New Jersey schools. The free programming received can total in value up to $14,500. Residencies are designed to enhance curriculum, expand the arts experiences of students and teachers and create a long-term impact on schools and the community through the arts.

Specifications for who can apply:

• Any New Jersey public, private, charter, or parochial school serving grades Pre-K through 12th grade.
• A professional Teaching Artist and a New Jersey school partner of their choice.
• A New Jersey arts organization and a New Jersey school partner of their choice.

Apply now

Learn more about Arts Lab

This program is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.