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.

Creativity requires bravery. Every artist who dares to create helps shape a more vibrant world. Changing Lives Through t...
11/06/2025

Creativity requires bravery. Every artist who dares to create helps shape a more vibrant world. Changing Lives Through the Arts.

Through our arts and media programs, students gain real skills that help them grow creatively and confidently.Your suppo...
11/05/2025

Through our arts and media programs, students gain real skills that help them grow creatively and confidently.

Your support keeps these opportunities accessible for Camden and neighboring communities, donate today.

https://ideacfta.org/support

11/04/2025

The Living Room Open Mic returns for another night of live music, raw talent, and local connection.

Join us for a night full of music and creativity!

Creativity changes lives. 🎨For 30 years, IDEA has given Camden’s youth a safe space to create, learn, and belong.Help us...
11/04/2025

Creativity changes lives. 🎨
For 30 years, IDEA has given Camden’s youth a safe space to create, learn, and belong.

Help us continue offering free programs that shape brighter futures.
Donate Today: https://ideacfta.org/support

Former student return as a mentor inspiring the next generation to dream bigger and reach higher.
11/02/2025

Former student return as a mentor inspiring the next generation to dream bigger and reach higher.

Join IDEA’s Youth Music Collective. A free program where Camden youth can practice weekly, perform live, and grow as art...
11/02/2025

Join IDEA’s Youth Music Collective. A free program where Camden youth can practice weekly, perform live, and grow as artists.

🎶 IDEA’s Sunday Music Classes are back! Students will build confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and most impor...
11/01/2025

🎶 IDEA’s Sunday Music Classes are back! Students will build confidence, develop critical thinking skills, and most importantly, have fun while learning piano and drums in our fully equipped studio.

Spots are limited, register today!

Art builds confidence, one step at a time.Through dance, our students learn discipline, expression, and skills that reac...
11/01/2025

Art builds confidence, one step at a time.

Through dance, our students learn discipline, expression, and skills that reach far beyond the studio. This is what Changing Lives Through the Arts looks like.

For over 30 years, IDEA has been Changing Lives Through the Arts.Our creative center in downtown Camden gives youth a sa...
10/30/2025

For over 30 years, IDEA has been Changing Lives Through the Arts.
Our creative center in downtown Camden gives youth a safe place to dream, learn, and grow.

Your support keeps our classes free for the next generation. Please donate as your budget allows. ❤️ Donate Today! https://ideacfta.org/support

Every day at IDEA is a chance to create, learn, and grow.We’re proud to be part of Camden’s creative community where art...
10/28/2025

Every day at IDEA is a chance to create, learn, and grow.

We’re proud to be part of Camden’s creative community where art inspires change.

Join IDEA’s Youth Music Collective. A free program where Camden youth can practice weekly, perform live, and grow as art...
10/28/2025

Join IDEA’s Youth Music Collective. A free program where Camden youth can practice weekly, perform live, and grow as artists.

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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!!!