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Jacob Lawrence art exhibit opens this week

June 29, 2021
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If you’re looking to try something new this summer, your plans just got a little more interesting with the Jacob Lawrence art exhibit opening up at the Arlington ISD Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA). The exhibit will have a soft opening to the public on Thursday, July 1 and will remain open until…

Arlington ISD’s Assistant Director of Fine Arts elected President of the Texas Music Educators Association

June 7, 2021
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Music. It can give us goosebumps, drive us to tears, and even involuntarily nod our heads and tap our feet. There is no denying the emotional impact music has on humans. We’ve been creatively developing ways of self-expression for nearly 40,000 years through dance, song, music and the visual arts. Used as ritual, story, and…

New Steinway Spirio pianos introduced at Center for Visual and Performing Arts

March 24, 2021
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World-class instruments and amazing technology The Arlington ISD’s new Center for Visual and Performing Arts was filled with the sounds of two professional Steinway pianists today as they played a rousing duet, four hands masterfully flying across the keyboard. But the pianists weren’t at the CVPA. They were in New York, and a screen showed…

District Celebrates Big Art Day with First Gallery Exhibit

March 4, 2021
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Exhibit fittingly called ‘Resilience” When the Arlington ISD showcases its first exhibit in the new Center for Visual and Performing Arts just in time to commemorate Thursday’s statewide Big Art Day, it will be something of a threefold celebration. It’s not only a grand opening of sorts inside the new Visual Arts Gallery, it’s also…

New band trailers roll into Arlington

March 3, 2021
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The 2019 Bond literally rolled up to the 2014 Bond yesterday and parked.  New band trailers, funded by the 2019 Bond – one for each of the Arlington ISD’s six traditional high schools – arrived in Arlington Tuesday and made their first stop at the 2014 Bond’s final project, the Center for Visual and Performing…

Arlington ISD Arts and Athletics Complex named finalist for D CEO’s Commercial Real Estate Awards

February 5, 2021
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New facilities all about student opportunities Arlington ISD’s new Arts and Athletics Complex, home to the Center for Visual and Performing Arts and Athletics Center, has been named a finalist for D CEO’s 2021 Commercial Real Estate Awards. “The nominations in this year’s program reflected the diversity, size and strength of the industry,” according to…

Arlington High School men’s choir christens new concert hall

January 25, 2021
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Colt choir earns special honor The Arlington High School Colt Chorale Varsity Tenor/Bass choir christened the Arlington ISD’s new concert hall in the Center for Visual and Performing Arts last week, recording a concert for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) upcoming annual convention. Concert Hall “The concert hall is absolutely gorgeous,” said Mason Barlow,…

Construction almost complete for new Center for Visual and Performing Arts

December 11, 2020
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Final 2014 Bond project opening soon It’s almost ready. After years of dreaming, planning and construction, the Arlington ISD’s Center for Visual and Performing Arts, the final project of the 2014 Bond, is nearly ready to open. Yesterday, training began for teachers in the new facility’s art, dance and piano keyboarding rooms. Then, after winter break,…

New Arlington ISD Natatorium Sure to Make a Big Splash

September 8, 2020
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New Arlington ISD Natatorium Sure to Make a Big Splash The daily mantra at the new Arlington ISD Natatorium is “just add water.” While there are a few things to do to get the pool ready, it’s close. The new Arlington ISD Athletics Center will include the natatorium and a multi-sport arena. Next door, construction…

Photos: Arts and Athletics Complex Progressing

August 7, 2020
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Photos from the Arts & Athletics Complex Show Updates to the Facility Check out the latest construction photos of the new Arlington ISD Arts and Athletics Complex, home to the future Center for Visual and Performing Arts and the Athletics Center. Specifically, significant progress has been made since last month’s video tour, like the installation…