| Arts Education Programs 2008-09 RCCA's educational services for prekindergarten-12th grades teach in, through, and about the arts. All programs meet New Jersey and National Core Curriculum Content Standards. These and other programmatic services provided by Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts are made possible in part by generous grants and contributions from ~ Alston-Calaf & Associates; Boeing Company Charitable Trust; Campbell Soup Foundation; Camden Empowerment Zone Corporation; Camden Youth Services Commission; Comcast Corporation; Delaware River Port Authority; Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; Walter K. Gordon, Ph.D.; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Kay Construction Management Corporation; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation; Lockheed Martin Technology Services; Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; Perks Reutter Associates; PHH Mortgage Services; PNC Bank; The Philadelphia Foundation; PSE&G Foundation; Subaru of America Foundation; Target Stores; David Ramsay Cabinetmakers; Paul Stankard Studios; U.S. Department of Education; Valero Corporation; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; and many individual contributors. Student outcomes of RCCA's education programs are as follows: Increased knowledge and skills in visual arts and performing arts; Enhanced development of literacy skills such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening; Enhanced knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and social studies; Enhanced development of higher order thinking skills, including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and creative problem-solving; Increased interest in learning in general and improvement of overall academic performance; Enhanced understanding of individual creative resources that build personal self-esteem; Increased knowledge of the wide range of careers in the arts. HOW TO OBTAIN FREE TRANSPORTATION TO RCCA'S STEDMAN GALLERY OR GORDON THEATER... The Bus Fund is a program of the South Jersey Cultural Alliance, funded by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Its purpose is to provide funding for bus transportation for schools that cannot afford to send their students to an arts or cultural program during the school year. To apply to the Bus Fund for transportation to an arts education program at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, please contact us at the number listed below. SUBSIDIZED TICKET PRICES Horizon Foundation, subsidizes ticket prices to arts education events. To apply to this fund for subsidized tickets to an arts education program at Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, please contact us at the number listed below. CONTACT INFORMATION Noreen Scott Garrity, Deputy Director/Outreach & Curator of Education Voice 856-225-6306 E-mail: ngarrity@camden.rutgers.edu Lynda Hitchman, Associate Curator of Education Voice 856-225-6202 E-mail: ljhitch@camden.rutgers.edu LOCATION Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts is conveniently located at the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge on 3rd Street in the Fine Arts Complex of the beautiful Camden Campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Museum Education programs are held in the Stedman Gallery. Performing arts programs are presented in the newly renovated 650-seat Walter K. Gordon Theater, which affords each audience member a clear view and intimate experience of the on-stage performance. The Stedman Gallery and the Gordon Theater are wheelchair accessible. [map] [ADA logos] |