NEWARK - The Newark School of the Arts (NSA), providing arts education and cultural enrichment for more than five decades, is pausing programs and operations, effective immediately.

This short-term step will allow the organization at 89 Lincoln Park to evaluate its programs, financial structure, and long-term sustainability to ensure that NSA remains a vibrant, community-driven institution, school officials say.

“This decision was made with deep care and reflection,” said Lori Scott-Pickens, Board President. “We recognize the challenges this pause presents to our students, families, and faculty. However, it is a necessary step toward preserving the mission and legacy of the Newark School of the Arts and ensuring it continues to serve our City of Newark, and beyond, for another fifty yea

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