fine arts
Wednesday is a big day in the Arlington ISD. It’s the day that students can transfer into the Arlington ISD and set themselves up for a future of success. If you need reasons why the Arlington ISD is right for you, we’ve got you covered with opportunities for every student. Go ahead and start the…
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…
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…
Students represent choir, band and orchestra When measuring the degree of difficulty in earning Texas Music Education Association (TMEA) All-State status as a musician, consider that those who reach such a lofty honor represent the best of the best – the top two percent of all high school musicians in Texas. Now consider the fact…
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…
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…
Set your students up on a path for success Opportunities to set students up on a path for success don’t come up often, so when they do, it’s important to act fast. That’s the case in the Arlington ISD, which has a transfer window open from March 1 to March 19 that will allow students…
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…
Classroom addition to open in August Gunn Junior High is practically unrecognizable. With multiple additions under construction, the look – and size – of the building is changing dramatically. It will eventually look great, but right now, it looks like a big construction site. The 2019 Bond project at Gunn is converting the school into…
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,…