Governor Jon S. Corzine has declared October 2008 as Discover Jersey Arts Month and is encouraging those throughout the region to take this opportunity
to learn more about our State’s cultural community.
Did you know New Jersey's nonprofit arts community...
is home to more than 500 theaters, museums, galleries, symphonies, dance companies, arts centers and other arts institutions?
is made up of more than 50,000 professional artists?
draws audiences of more than 18 million annually?
reaches more than 4.5 million schoolchildren each year?
contributes more than $1.5 billion dollars annually to New Jersey’s economy?
Did you know the arts...
improve kids' overall academic performance?
teach kids to be more tolerant and open?
develop skills needed by the 21st century workforce: critical thinking, creative problem solving, effective communication, teamwork and more?
allow kids to express themselves creatively and bolster their self-confidence?
keep students engaged in school and less likely to drop out?
Become a Jersey Arts Ticket member today for FREE and begin to take advantage of special discounts and other offers available exclusively to our members.
October is also National Arts and Humanities Month, a coast-to-coast collective celebration of culture in America
coordinated by Americans for the Arts. learn more >>
