Specialties
Where Talent Develops and Creativity Thrives! The New Jersey Workshop for the Arts offers world-class arts education for preschoolers, children, adults & students with special needs. We offer private instruction on all musical instruments and voice, preschool classes, performing ensembles, summer camps, music store, and even fencing. A non-profit organization serving the greater Westfield, NJ area for over 45 years, we're your one-stop shop for the arts in Union County. Call or stop by today!
History
Established in 1972.
The New Jersey Workshop for the Arts began in 1972 as "The Westfield Band-Orchestra-Chorus Summer Workshop." The summer cultural program was initiated by Dr. Ted Schlosberg, a music teacher with the Westfield Board of Education. Located at Westfield High School, the five week program began with instrumental and vocal music education with a student body of 100 and a faculty of 20. Designated a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation status in 1977, The Westfield Summer Workshop was a creative endeavor that eventually developed into the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts.
Throughout the years, NJWA has created various programs to enrich the lives of the community, such as The Music Connection, for special needs families; the Westfield Art Gallery, to display local artists' work; the Westfield Fencing Club, and more. In addition to music lessons, the Music Studio also offers opportunities for area musicians to play in its many bands, orchestras and ensembles.
Meet the Business Owner: Ted S.
Founder and Executive Director of NJWA, Dr. Theodore K. Schlosberg holds a BA and an MM from Trenton State College, and an Ed.D. in Creative Arts from Rutgers University. Having studied privately on many musical instruments and voice, he is proficient in teaching and performing on most band and orchestral instruments, and conducting band, orchestra, chorus and musical ensembles. He has taught instruments to students from ages 3 to 95 for the past 53 years.
Dr. Schlosberg began his career teaching music in the Plainfield Public School District in 1960. In 1967, he joined the Westfield Public Schools, where he remained until 1996, when he retired to devote full time to the growth and development of NJWA.
Dr. Schlosberg is a professional French hornist and alphornist. He has performed commercials for Ricola , USA, and for the United Nations at the invitation of the Swiss Mission to the United States.
