The 2023 Voice of APLI paulA neves shares their experience with APLI’s workshops. (Banner photo courtesy of Driven by Design Creative Agency LLC)

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s mini-residency.

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s Arts Equity for Disabled Students. The workshop was presented by Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA.

Kristy Whilden, a 2020 - 2021 APLI Fellow, has created a series of blog posts to uplift the voices of notable Deaf American people, artists, and educators. Today's post features Anna Gichan, a deaf dancer, artist, and educator.

Kristy Whilden, a 2020 - 2021 APLI Fellow, has created a series of blog posts to uplift the voices of notable Deaf American people, artists, and educators. Today's post features Alice Cogswell, a young girl who participated in the development of American Sign Language.

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s Arts Equity for Disabled Students. The workshop was presented by Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA.

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Voices workshop with Garden State Equality.

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s Welcome Event and Orientation held on January 9, 2021.

The 2021 Voice of APLI Summer Dawn Reyes shares her experience with APLI’s Welcome Event and Orientation held on January 9, 2021.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA (YA) are pleased to announce the cohort for the second year of the Arts Professional Learning Institute (APLI).

APLI’s mission is to provide professional learning opportunities to New Jersey’s teaching artists, classroom educators, and school administrators. APLI aims to engage the arts educator in inclusive, progressive, arts-based professional learning experiences so that the whole student can be reached, inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and perceived ability.

Press Release: Application Available for the 2020 – 2021 Arts Professional Learning Institute from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA

Paid opportunity for professional development and curriculum building for NJ’s teaching artists and school educators

We were the inaugural group of committed beings ready to learn how to bring culturally responsive arts education to NJ students. For eight months, we attended workshops and webinars that focused on delivering creative and relevant professional learning opportunities.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA (YA) are pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of the Arts Professional Learning Institute (APLI). APLI is the state’s newest arts education professional development program for arts specialists, classroom teachers, teaching artists, and school administrators.