High School Scholarship for Students in the Arts - Deadline: February 1st

Arts for Life! recognizes the creativity and artistic talents of high school students throughout Florida. Annually, Arts for Life! awards $2,000 scholarships to 25 Florida high school seniors who demonstrate academic and artistic excellence in the visual arts, music, dance, drama, or creative writing.

Application Period: 

October 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016

Eligibility:

Students who are graduating from a public, private, or virtual high school or a home education program in Florida in 2016.

Application Process:

Students can apply directly online at http://artsforlifeaward.org/wordpress/apply/ or print out an application at http://artsforlifeaward.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-16-Arts-for-Life-Application.pdf  

Questions:

Please contact Lisa K. Raguso, Arts for Life! Program Director, at (850) 345-6284 or Lisa@ExcelinEd.org.

Lisa K. Raguso

Events Manager

Foundation for Excellence in Education

www.ExcelinEd.org

National Portfolio Day, MDC Wolfson Campus

Braddock art students attended National Portfolio Day, on Saturday, January 23rd at MDC Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center.  Art students met colleges and universities from all over the nation to show them their portfolios to be critiqued in order to receive information about prerequisites on their portfolios.















Students waiting outside Chapman Conference Center, for National Portfolio Day:
Right to Left: Seniors Carolina Cuevas, Catherine Montoya, Cynthia Camacho, Annia Negrin

Left to right: Lexie Osceola, Aryeri Castro and Krystal Sosa

Left to Right: Gema Ibarra, Alaina, Nicole Giansanti and Chantel Nunez

Opening of National Portfolio Day, Saturday, January 23, 2016

Senior, Carolina Cuevas and Cynthia Camacho, showing their portfolio to New World School of the Arts reps

Nicole Giansanti speaking with Cleveland Institute of Art representative

Senior, Catherine Montoya speaking with New World School of the Arts reps 

National Portfolio Day, Chapman Conference Center, January 23, 2016

Theater Arts, Crazy Quilt Coffee House

Braddock Theater Arts, presents the CRAZY QUILT COFFEE HOUSE on Wednesday, January 27th at 7PM, in the auditorium.

Faculty Guest Stars and Drama Alumni will be appearing onstage!

Enjoy Mom's great brownies!  Admission is $5.00

Crazy Quilt Coffee House

Auditions for the next Coffee House will be held on Tuesday, January 19th after school in the auditorium. 
Sign up now, room 4150

Flamenco Workshop NEW RESCHEDULED DATE

Dancer, performer, Ada Linares, will be visiting G. Holmes Braddock on Thursday, January 21st at 2:30PM in room 1166, to talk about her career as a performer, choreographer and conduct a flamenco lesson.

Linares was born in Miami, Florida. From the age of 3, she displayed an immense passion and dedication to Spanish Dance. After training with the famous Rosita Segovia in Miami, Ada began her training at the world famous Amor De Dios studios in Madrid. Back in the US, she continued her studies at Southwood Middle School and later at New World School of the Arts High School. She developed, together with the Adrienne Arsht Center, the Flamenco Festival, Celia the Musical, Miami Libre, and Slava’s Snow Show. In 2009, Ada starred and produced the musical Rocio (The life of Rocio Jurado) to great acclaim and sold out audiences. In 2013 she produced in Chicago’s Soldier Field; Messi & Friends, the Soccer all star game that was viewed by over 200 million fans via the ESPN platform.