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Dickinson Students Study African-American Artist for Black History Month

Culture, Dickinson ISD, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts

Dickinson ISD middle school art students create masks in the style of a famous black sculptor. For Black History month, 6th grade artists at Barber Middle School learned about Kimmy Cantrell, an African American sculptor. He is known for his colorful clay masks depicting expressive abstract faces with exaggerated eyes and whimsical features. Cantrell uses …

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Santa Fe Dance Team Wows at Competition

Awards And Recognition, Gulf Coast Athletics, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Santa Fe ISD

Santa Fe ISD dancers impressed judges at the Showmakers of America Competition! Santa Fe High School Tribal Belles dance team competed at the Showmakers of America Competition yesterday. These ladies have worked on their routines for months on end perfecting every movement. They got 1st in second in best category, 4th in the solo division, …

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Royal ISD Students’ Art GLOWS!

Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Royal ISD

Royal Early Childhood held an Art Glow Night for students and their families. Each student was given the choice to draw anything that they desired and add a bit of glow in the dark pain to go with it. All of the hard work that the students were able to produce was then put up …

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Needville ISD Blue Jay Band Earns Division I Rating

Awards And Recognition, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Needville ISD

Congrats to our mighty Blue Jay band on today’s District UIL performance Division 1 Rating. Area Bound! The Blue Jay band outperformed their own standards and came out with a fantastic performance which led to Area Bound. The band plans to travel to Corpus Christi (Calallen HS) to perform and take steps to get closer …

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Clear Creek ISD’s Bayside Intermediate Performs at Astros Game

Clear Creek ISD, Community, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts

Bayside Intermediate Orchestra did a phenomenal job playing at an Astros game! These Bayside orchestra students represented Their school and the Clear Creek ISD community by performing at the Astros game. The group played the Star-Spangled Banner for the huge crowd and then cheered on their favorite baseball team!

Huffman ISD Visual Artists on Display

Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Huffman ISD

Huffman ISD Impresses With Visual Art Huffman ISD visual arts programs inspire students to create works of art to be displayed around the community. SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING SILVER KEY AWARD WINNER Scholastic Art & Writing is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. AVRIL DASKALOS, Hargrave HS Senior and Art student …

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CFISD Musicians Named to TMEA All-State Ensembles

Awards And Recognition, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts

CFISD Musicians Named to TMEA 2021-2022 All-State Ensembles Forty-four Cypress-Fairbanks ISD high school music students recently earned All-State honors through the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) audition process. TMEA is the largest music education conference of its kind in the world. All-State Honors in Music Students began the process of competing locally in the fall …

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Holiday Performances Bring Cheer to All

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Holiday Performances Bring Cheer to All Fine Arts departments across all of our districts have been busy getting students ready for holiday performances. Band, orchestra, theatre, choir, dance, and many other groups of talented kids were excited to bring back the season’s spirit this year! Fort Bend ISD Northside ISD Santa Fe ISD Fort Bend …

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National Arts in Education Week

Bus Art, CTE, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, San Antonio Fine Arts

National Arts in Education Week Since 2010, National Arts in Education Week brings attention to the importance of art studies in schools. This week aims to join elected officials and educational decision-makers to support equitable access to the arts for all students. Benefits of Fine Arts Education Students of every age benefit from studying fine …

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Alvin ISD Musician Accepted into Prestigious Program

Alvin ISD, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Region

Alvin ISD Musician Accepted into Carnegie Hall Intensive Musician Sandhya Mahesh of Shadow Creek High School in Alvin ISD has been selected to attend Carnegie Hall’s NYO2 Summer Orchestra Intensive. A Prestigious Orchestra Program This prestigious program is focused on providing musicians from underrepresented communities the opportunity to study under top orchestra players, as well …

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The Go Public Virtual Art Gallery

Alamo Heights ISD, Alvin ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Region, Gulf Coast Region ISDs - Houston, Harlandale ISD, Humble ISD, Lackland ISD, Medina Valley ISD, Northside ISD, San Antonio Fine Arts, Schertz Cibolo Universal City ISD

Visit the Go Public virtual art gallery featuring high school student artists from area high schools.

Klein ISD Student Launches “Pledge to Distance”

Blog, Gulf Coast Fine Arts, Gulf Coast Programs, Gulf Coast Region ISDs - Houston, Houston School Districts Map, Klein ISD

Klein ISD Student Launches “Pledge to Distance” Klein High School student Sneha Shenoy founded the “Pledge to Distance” campaign in her Klein ISD community. The Class of 2021 artist asks that visitors to her site, pledgetodistance.com, take a pledge to practice social distancing and stay at home. In exchange for making the promise, Sneha creates customized artwork and …

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