Community Outreach

In the coming year, an estimated 24,000 children and adults will be served by Appel Farm's Outreach Programs which include the Public School Arts Education Programs, Community Arts Programs and the Summer Community Arts Camp Outreach.     

Public School Arts Education Programs

Acknowledging a serious lack of arts programs in many of the region's public schools, Appel Farm developed relationships with sixteen elementary, middle and high schools in Salem, Cumberland, Gloucester and Camden counties. The programs include residencies, dance and visual arts workshops and a wealth of music performances and interactive programs to 16,000 students annually.

Some previous performances include - 

• Music artists - The Georgestreet Playhouse, the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, The Kennedy Dancers, Yass Hakoshima, Marlon Simon and many others.
• Visual artists - Barbara Bullock, Eiko Fan Takahashi and many others.
• Theater artists - Children's Classics Theatre

Community Arts Programs

Over the years, Appel Farm has involved the community in creating a number of works both on-site as well as off-site in neighboring area. Working with professional artists, youth and adults have collaborated in the creation of outdoor sculpture and decorative tile installations, painted murals, indoor wall reliefs and more.

Currently, the Center has received funding from PNC Bank's Arts Alive Initiative to produce "Arts in the Marketplace". Cesar Viveros-Herrara, world-renowned mural artist from Philadelphia, PA has been enlisted to head the design and execution of two murals located in Vineland and Bridgeton, New Jersey. These murals will focus on a common agricultural theme and will be produced with the assistance of local area residents and community business members from each town. Check back regularly for photo updates on the progress of this fabulous community outreach program slated to begin in December 2010 and finished by fall of 2011.

Summer Arts Camp Community Outreach

Bringing the arts to those who are among the most isolated in our communities is an ongoing goal of the Center. Students and instructors from the Arts Camp plan programs and activities that are presented in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, youth residential centers, community centers and special needs programs throughout the region. The act of "giving back" and sharing with a larger community are fundamental to Appel Farm's mission. Our camp youth become ultimately more aware of the diverse audiences who can enjoy and benefit from their many talents.