Our dynamic arts center offers a diverse range of arts classes and camps tailored for youth, teens and adults at all skills levels. Our arts programs provide meaningful and engaging experiences in the performing and visual arts. Located in Mercer County, New Jersey, West Windsor Arts is an active hub of creativity, from painting classes to digital arts instruction, musical theater camps to mixed-media workshops.
Choose from a variety of visual and performing art classes for ages 4 to 17
LEARN MOREOur art classes run in sequential order starting with the fall, followed by winter and spring sessions. We encourage students of all ages to continue from session to session to build their skills, enjoyment and growth as the year progresses, as well as to participate in our Certificate in Fine Arts (CiFA) program.
Get creative and inspired this summer in our visual and performing arts summer camps!
Our 9 am – 5pm camps occur June 23 – August 29. Our teen morning camps occur 9 am – 12 pm July 7 – August 15.
All young learners between the ages of 4 and 18 are invited to participate in our Certificate in Fine Arts (CiFA) program. CiFA students select either a Visual Arts or a Performing Arts track and progress from two years of foundational education to more advanced coursework within their area of study. This elective program is suitable for anyone committed to achievement in the arts.
For more information about the CiFA program, please contact us or call (609) 716-1931 to learn more.
Each CiFA class earns students 1 point. For every 3 points earned, the student has finished a foundational program. Students will reach an advanced level by the end of the 2nd year and graduate out of the program. If interested, students can transition into the Pre-College level. See below for the different levels students can achieve and the perks that come along with them!
Foundation I – earn 3 points, get a WWA gift and a certificate of completion
Foundation II – earn 3 points, get 2 WWA gifts and a certificate of completion
Journey I – earn 3 points, get 2 WWA gifts, a certificate of completion, and a WWA T-shirt
Journey II – earn 3 points, get 2 WWA gifts, a certificate of completion, a WWA T-shirt, and name on completion wall
Advanced Level – earn 3 points (graduation out of program or transition to Pre-College program), get 2 WWA gifts, a certificate of achievement, a WWA T-shirt, and official WWA Artistic License
Throughout the years students have participated in programs such as Voice Training, Drawing, and Digital Illustration, just to mention a few. There is a wide array of programs and something for everyone!
Students will grow an appreciation for the arts and improve their creative and personal skills. They will learn to take risks, reflect on their actions, and have the opportunity to build their public speaking skills and art vocabulary.
At West Windsor Arts Council, we’ve seen the power the arts have to transform people, and we think EVERYONE should have access to that power. Through our scholarship program, we’re expanding access to the arts for all!
Apply for a scholarship to our award-winning camps and classes. Our staff chooses applicants based on financial need, interest in arts participation, and willingness to contribute to success in the program.
The West Windsor Arts Youth Scholarship Fund is severely depleted, and we desperately need your help to support our local families in need! Your donations to the scholarship program directly provide tuition support to underserved families, so that more people in our communities can enjoy art classes and camps of their choice.
Our staff chooses applicants based on financial need, interest in arts participation, and willingness to contribute toward their child’s success in the program. At times, we may also provide lunches, extended day care or a travel stipend to our scholarship recipients. Many children are referred to us by family members, teachers or social workers.
Yes! If you have missed one or two beginning classes, please click here to contact us for a prorate.
About a month before our session begins we offer an early bird discount for 10% off each class. Subscribe to our newsletter and email list and you will be among the first to know when the early bird period begins.
You can trial any of our classes by purchasing only the cost of the first class. If the class is a fit, then we will charge you for the remaining classes afterward. Contact us to trial a class.
Your materials fee covers the supplies and materials your child will use in their class. This includes direct supplies you may see in a project taken home, such as clay, paint, canvas, paper, etc., but it also includes materials you may not always see, such as high-quality printed colored photos for reference work in the classroom. We are frequently replenishing our supplies, so your fee allows us to continue to purchase new supplies for students to use and replace damaged equipment and supplies. Each class has a different materials fee cost depending on the supplies used. For these reasons, materials fees cannot be waived.
No. Missing a class is the responsibility of the person or parent registering. If you get sick or have any plans that require you to miss a class, we ask that you kindly inform us so our teachers can make any adjustments needed in their lesson plans. It may be possible that a teacher can catch a student up on what they missed in the next class.
If a WWA teaching artist becomes ill, we will do our best to find a substitute teacher for the class. For adult classes, we will offer a make-up class, typically the week after the final class. Youth classes may also require a make-up class if a substitute teacher is not able to come in. During our winter session, a snow date may be used as one of the make-up dates.
In our winter session classes, snow dates are included in the class schedule in case of snow emergency closures. If a class has 6 or more occurrences, 2 snow dates will be included. If a class has 1-5 occurrences, only one snow date will be included. If no snow closures occur by the end of the session, the snow dates will not be used and the class will end at its regular scheduled end date. It is important to keep the snow dates open and available in your schedule, as there will not be a refund option or “make-up” dates if you cannot make the snow date.
Our EIN number is 03-0494648. If you need a formal receipt, please contact us and list all the information you need included on the receipt.
No. Due to focus and safety concerns, parents/guardians are not allowed to sit in on any West Windsor Arts class. If a child has anxiety about taking a class, parents can walk their child up to the classroom for the first class. Exceptions are classes that indicate “Child and Me” in the title and welcome parents to take and participate in the class alongside their child. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s first class, please contact us.