IDEA Center for the Arts

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IDEA is a friendly, welcoming community where professional instructors nurture the creative talents of area youth and prepares them for careers in the Creative Economy.. The IDEA Performing Arts Center serves as a subsidiary and home base for all activities created by IDEA and will serve as a cultural gathering place at Rowan University Camden Campus to celebrate the arts in all of its forms. We h

ope that the IDEA Performing Arts Center will serve as an exhibition, arts education and performance space where talented and diverse artists can inspire, strengthen, support, unite and enlighten the community through their performances and exhibitions and serve as a home for many emerging, established as well as struggling artist in Camden and throughout the region.

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“You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.”

— Billie Holiday

Art teaches through observation. It helps us understand others, ourselves, and the stories that connect us.Changing Live...
12/19/2025

Art teaches through observation. It helps us understand others, ourselves, and the stories that connect us.

Changing Lives Through the Arts.
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Julius Eastman's music will be live again in an upcoming concert by the Philadelphia orchestra. Eastman was a Black exp...
12/18/2025

Julius Eastman's music will be live again in an upcoming concert by the Philadelphia orchestra. Eastman was a Black experimental
composer, graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. Gone
too soon.

A visionary who died young and alone in 1990, Eastman is making a slow but richly deserved comeback thanks to a curious younger generation. A new interpretation of his 1974 work Femenine is out now.

Students learning balance focus and confidence through movement. IDEAs gives youth room to grow, express themselves and ...
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Students learning balance focus and confidence through movement. IDEAs gives youth room to grow, express themselves and feel supported while creating together.

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Art tables like this encourage collaboration skill-building and confidence. Creativity has no borders her. 🎨🧡 Changi...
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Art tables like this encourage collaboration skill-building and confidence. Creativity has no borders her. 🎨🧡


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Expression through movement. Dance gives students space to be bold playful and connected.💃🏽✨ Changing Lives Through ...
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Expression through movement. Dance gives students space to be bold playful and connected.💃🏽✨


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Culture learning and community in one room. Hands-on arts experiences help young people connect to creativity in meaning...
12/12/2025

Culture learning and community in one room. Hands-on arts experiences help young people connect to creativity in meaningful ways.🪘💛


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Creativity sounds different for everyone. Music programs at IDEA help youth explore rhythm teamwork and self-expression....
12/11/2025

Creativity sounds different for everyone. Music programs at IDEA help youth explore rhythm teamwork and self-expression.🥁🎶


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Creativity lives in every moment. Inspiration doesn’t wait—it grows from how we see and move through the world.Changing ...
12/10/2025

Creativity lives in every moment. Inspiration doesn’t wait—it grows from how we see and move through the world.

Changing Lives Through the Arts.
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Focus like this grows confidence. IDEA gives youth a safe place to build digital skills, try new things and see what the...
12/10/2025

Focus like this grows confidence. IDEA gives youth a safe place to build digital skills, try new things and see what they’re capable of.💻🌟


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🎬 Filmmaking and storytelling classes for young BIPOC girls!Build skills work with industry professionals and turn your ...
12/09/2025

🎬 Filmmaking and storytelling classes for young BIPOC girls!
Build skills work with industry professionals and turn your ideas into real stories. A supportive space for Camden youth and neighboring communities ready to explore film.

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Address

217 Market Street
Camden, NJ
08102

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

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+18565778337

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The IDEA Center for the Arts, formally known as the IDEA Performing Arts Center continues to serve as a subsidiary and home base for all activities created by IDEA and will serve as a cultural gathering place at 217 Market Street in downtown Camden New Jersey to celebrate the arts in all of its forms. We hope that our NEW HOME which we now call IDEA CENTER for the ARTS will serve as an exhibition, arts education and performance space where talented and diverse artists can inspire, strengthen, support, unite and enlighten the community through their performances and exhibitions and serve as a home for many emerging, established as well as struggling artist in Camden and throughout the region. No matter what we will always be IDEA!!!