COMING TOGETHER

From its inception, Arts Ed Newark has built upon the power of collective impact, and the belief that by learning together, and aligning and integrating their actions, a network of community members, organizations, and institutions can achieve systems-level change.

For AEN, the work is meant to benefit all young people in Newark. With early funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the group created a shared language and common accountability measures around quality artsbased youth programming in Newark.

AEN has a successful track record in developing, supporting, and getting funding for partnerships that extend beyond the arts and education sectors to envelop out-of-school time program providers, leadership from neighborhood and placebased safety initiatives, and now the healthcare sector.