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Stay up to date with what’s happening at the Fine Arts Center, alumni news, events and more.

Application and Audition Information

The FAC application opens October 11, 2024 and will close at 11:59 pm on January 24,2025.

For all Admissions information, go to our Admissions Overview page.

The Fine Arts Center Architecture Program Earns ASN Community Partnership Award

The Fine Arts Center Architecture Program was recognized with the Arts Schools Network 2024 Community Partnership Award for their work through the Tiny House Collaborative.  Intended to recognize arts schools that implement unique artistic and/or educational partnerships, this award is presented to a school or business that embraces the community and community enhancement.   Click here to read the full press release.  

 

National Merit Scholarships Semifinalists

Congratulations to FAC seniors Avanti Keskar (Jazz Studies) and David Ropp (Chamber Strings) on being named Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program!

 

High school juniors entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

 

Avanti and David will have an opportunity to continue in the competition to earn one of 6,870 National Merit Scholarships – a total of $26 million in scholarship money – that will be offered next spring.

 

50th Anniversary Celebration - Get Your Tickets Now!

The wait is over! Tickets for the Fine Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration are officially on sale. Head over to the Peace Center website to secure your spot for this evening celebrating 50 years of creativity, talent, and artistry at FAC!

 

https://www.peacecenter.org/events/detail/25-fine-arts-center-50th-celebration

 

Tickets are going fast, so don’t wait—get yours now and be part of this unforgettable night!

 

 

Student ticket information will be shared soon! Stay tuned for details.

Scholastic Art and Writing Awards

The Fine Arts Center students earned 211 Scholastic Regional Awards. 4 in Architecture, 54 in Creative Writing and 153 in the Visual Arts/ Congratulations to these students and their Instructors!

Fine Arts Center Named an "Exemplary School" by the Arts Schools Network

The Arts Schools Network Board of Directors has named the Fine Arts Center an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2023-2028.

Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, awards Exemplary School designations to members that follow A Guide to Assessing Your Arts School in strategically evaluating their school’s purpose, operations, and educational programs. The Guide is a collaborative effort by ASN and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Pre-collegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS).

ASN will honor the school at the Awards Ceremony during the ASN 2023 Annual Conference, in Birmingham, Alabama.

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