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Why Perkins

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  • Access to arts education including 350 onsite classes and workshops, benefitting more than 4000+ students.
  • Free memberships for Active Duty and Military Veterans and NJ Families First Families.
  • In-school residency programs in Title One schools, throughout South Jersey.
  • Free programming for individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and aging community members.
  • 63 scholarships to youth and adults in need of financial assistance.
  • The local economy by empowering more than 400 individual artists through employment opportunities.
  • More than 335 local, regional, national, and international artists through 20+ exhibitions annually celebrating a broad cross-section of mediums and genres.
  • Employment of more than 200 musicians and instructors providing music education for 700+ students and performances drawing audiences in the thousands from around the region.
  • Partnerships with 25 local and regional organizations including Bancroft, Samaritan, Y.A.L.E School, and more.
  • Perkins Folklife Center and its commitment to the cultural preservation and celebration of more than 200 folk artists and tradition bearers through concerts and cultural events honoring diverse traditions.
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Donate

The young boy wearing glasses and a dinosaur t-shirt is looking up and smiling at the camera. He is seated at a table covered with newspaper, which holds a paint pallet and a large bottle of pink paint. In front of him is his finished or in-progress artwork: a paper plate painted with a green edge and a bright red center, suggesting a flower, a face, or an abstract design. The warm, wood-paneled background suggests a classroom or studio setting for children's art activities.

Donate to Perkins

Your support empowers Perkins Center for the Arts to enrich South Jersey communities through free and low-cost arts programs. From inspiring young minds in Title 1 schools to celebrating veterans and individuals with disabilities, your donation helps us create a more inclusive and vibrant cultural landscape.

The Activity: A small group is gathered around a white table working on a craft project using small wooden pieces or craft sticks. A child in a red baseball cap and red tie-dye shirt is intently focused on assembling a small piece. The Participants: The scene includes the child, two women standing over the table (one in a white dress, one in a blue striped shirt), and an arm of a person in a yellow shirt teaching the technique. This highlights family or mentor participation. The Setting: The bright lighting and visible foliage, along with the background of a building, clearly indicate an outdoor community festival, fair, or workshop. Engagement: Everyone in the photo is focused and smiling, conveying a sense of joyful engagement in the creative process.

Planned Giving

Contribute to Perkins' future by planning for a special gift, such as a bequest in your Will or Trust, or through a Charitable Gift Annuity to receive payments for life.

Legal Name: Perkins Center for the Arts
Address: 395 Kings Hwy, Moorestown, NJ, 08057
Tax ID: EIN 22-2132838

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Corporate Partnerships

Your partnership with Perkins Center makes a difference through financial support, in-kind donations, employee volunteerism, and cross-promotional opportunities, enhancing your brand reputation, engaging employees, and giving back to the community.

A live bluegrass or folk music ensemble of four musicians performing with a guitar, banjo, and mandolin to a seated, appreciative audience in an intimate, indoor venue.

Perkins' Partners

Perkins Center is grateful for the generous support of our 30+ funders, who make it possible to offer a wide range of arts programs and educational opportunities.

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Community Partners

Perkins Center for the Arts is proud to sustain fruitful partnerships with the 15+ community organizations, schools, and public services in order to create, promote, and offer access to quality arts opportunities in greater South Jersey.

Ritu Pandya, Kahra Buss, and Marion Jacobson having a discussion

Become a Member

Perkins Center memberships offer discounts on classes, workshops, camps, and conservatory lessons, exclusive event invitations, exhibition opportunities for adults, and discounts at local art and music stores.

Volunteer


Perkins Center, founded in 1977 by a dedicated group of volunteers, continues to rely on the invaluable contributions of community members to fulfill its mission of providing exceptional arts experiences to southern New Jersey. By volunteering, individuals can become more engaged in their community, develop new skills, and forge lasting friendships.

This is an engaging photograph of a young womanDancing in a crowd to an audience seated on a grassy lawn. The central figure, a girl with dark hair, is wearing a white crop top and a blue textured skirt, and is actively using her hands to express herself. She is standing in front of a diverse audience seated in lawn chairs and on blankets, scattered across the grass under a canopy of trees. The scene captures a relaxed, community-focused outdoor event like a poetry reading, storytelling session, or a public performance.

Impact Report

Shaping Futures, Inspiring Minds: A Year of Artistic Achievement and Community Impact

Contact Us

For more information, please call 856-235-6488 or email KBuss@PerkinsCenter.org.