Arts Access Initiative
bergenPAC to offer up to 200 free tickets for every show on the bergenPAC main stage to qualified non-profit charitable organizations. The program is set to start immediately and has no end date. To apply for the program, email chood@bergenpac.org for an application or call 201.816.8160 x 15.
Over the last 10 years, bergenPAC has remained committed to providing access to the arts for those in need by offering free tickets to performances, scholarships to our performing arts school programs, and arts education in schools where budget cuts have eliminated arts from the curriculum.
The new Arts Access Program is a strategic initiative developed by bergenPAC to further its mission of making the live performing arts accessible to all. bergenPAC is providing free tickets to performances to underprivileged individuals and organizations in an effort to enhance the quality of life of the residents in the community. Throughout the year bergenPAC will distribute up to 200 tickets for every performance presented on the main stage to these underserved groups. By the end of the year bergenPAC will have provided more than 30,000 community residents access to the live performing arts that they likely would not have normally experienced due to financial or physical barriers.
The Arts Access effort is the brainchild of Edmondo Schwartz, Chairman of the bergenPAC Board of Trustees. “Part of our mission is to make the Arts accessible to everyone in our community. I believe we are the first organization to implement this kind of program on such a large scale,” said Schwartz. “Live performing arts can change a person’s life by opening the imagination to what can be, and this program will make it accessible to those in our community who might not ordinarily get the opportunity to experience it.”
About bergenPAC
Founded in 2003, the 1,367-seat Bergen Performing Arts Center, or bergenPAC, is the area’s cultural mecca. Housed in a historic Art Deco-style theater boasting one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States, bergenPAC attracts a stellar roster of world-class entertainment. The jewel in our crown is The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC – the innovative, educational performing arts initiative that reaches more than 30,000 students annually. The Performing Arts School provides community youth, age 2 months to 21 years, with unique, “hands-on” training in music, dance and theater by industry professionals. It is through the ongoing generosity of sponsors, donors and patrons that the not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation bergenPAC and The Performing Arts School are able to thrive and enrich our community.
