Tony Petito, Executive and Artistic Director for the Arts and Education Center and long time Arts Ed NJ steering committee member passed away on July 26, 2018 following a brief illness.
Tony has served as Executive & Artistic Director since 2002 and led the expansion of our Arts High School and Middle School programs into Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Three years ago, through the Arts and Education Center, he led the return of the New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival. It has since grown in attendance exponentially under the his leadership together in partnership with the Jay and Linda Grunin…