NJ PAC

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, by celebrating diversity, shall be America’s foremost urban presenter of arts and entertainment, a creative and effective leader in arts education for children, a convener of useful and enlightening civic engagement events, and a catalyst for economic development in its home city of Newark.

"NJPAC has been an anchor institution since our inception: hyperlocal, grounded in our community, advancing initiatives that drive change in our city and beyond."
- John Schreiber NJPAC President & CEO (2011 – present)

"Governor Tom Kean’s original idea for a flagship performing arts center was articulated more than 30 years ago. He envisioned a magnificent cultural home for the greatest artists in the world."
- John SchreiberNJPAC President & CEO (2011 – present)

"I was convinced that Newark was where it ought to be located. And that the Arts Center could be a tremendous force for good in Newark."
- The Honorable Thomas H. KeanNJ Governor (1982 – 1990)