Perkins Center for the Arts

Description

Perkins Center is unique in its ability to provide high quality artistic programming in a grassroots community setting. The Centerâ  s programs include: Studio Classes in the visual and performing arts for all ages; a Conservatory with individual and group music lessons; an Exhibition Series which promotes and supports emerging and established artists from the region; an ARTS (Art Reaching The Students) Program which matches professional artists with schools for extended residencies in their respective disciplines; a Community Collaborations Program featuring a summer arts program, an after school & summer arts workshop series, and a mural/community gardens initiative in Camden City; and a Performance Series including the classic Chamber Concerts and the folk/contemporary DeCafe Concerts.

From its early roots in Moorestown, Perkins (incorporated 1977) has become a regional arts center serving a constituency in southern New Jersey and beyond. Perkins has operated for 29 years in a 1910 historic Tudor home and carriage building in Moorestown (Burlington County) and in 2002 we expanded to a facility in Collingswood (Camden County). This second facility enables us to reach new audiences, expand our programs and support a multi-year arts initiative in the city of Camden (Collingswood is adjacent to Camden).