Naples Performing Arts Center

NPAC provides arts education through a School of Dance, School of Drama, and School of Music. Its mission is to foster creativity, build self-esteem, develop a love for the arts, and equip students with life skills, while ensuring access for all students regardless of ethnicity, intellectual ability, or financial status.

NPAC also runs a year-round “I’m a Star” program for students with special needs, offering music theory, vocal and acting classes, and specially designed choreography to help students with intellectual challenges perform and “shine on the stage.” In addition, NPAC partners with local schools to fill gaps left by reduced arts programming, including outreach in Immokalee where students were trained in auditioning and 20 gifted students received opportunities to study at NPAC, with 100% scholarships and transportation provided twice weekly.