AUHSD Visual & Performing Arts

Calling all young artists! Apply now for the 2021 Young Artist Showcasefeaturing YOU! The Young Artist Showcase is a virtual art show featuring the creative wo...rks of Anaheim residents/students in grades 7-12. You can apply for the opportunity to have your art displayed in our virtual art show and share your talents with the community. All applications must be submitted online by your art teacher or school administrator at the Downtown Anaheim Center Gallery website. Student submissions will not be accepted without the teacher application. For more information, please visit Anaheim.net/205/Center-Gallery. The first review of applications will be January 15, 2021 so apply today! Who can apply? -Any Anaheim student or resident in grades 7-12. How to apply? -Complete the application and return to your art teacher or school administrator. Applications must be submitted by school personnel only. -Provide 3 to 5 digital images of artwork that you created. -Provide 30 second video introduction (optional). Image & Video Submission Guidelines -Submit 3-5 digital photos of artwork with a title and description. All photos must be clear and submitted in the form of a .jpg and cropped to 1018px, or approximately the size of a square cropping tool in any photo editor. Any graphics should fit and remain legible within this space. -Videos must be 30 seconds in length or less. If recording on a cell phone, all videos must be recorded with phone placed horizontally. Videos should be submitted only in the form of an .mp4. Sound should be clear and easy to understand.

Dreaming big @ballblackhawks visual art students Repost @roomthirtythree #auhsdvapa

Our AUHSD Choir students and teachers have been working hard on a districtwide Virtual Choir to share both their love of music and their thoughts and feelings i...n this difficult time. Anaheim Choir Director Jeffrey Derus composed a piece specifically for the group and Matthew Ballesteros, a professional musician based in Anaheim, composed the lyrics for our students. Thank you to Jeff and Matthew! It is a beautiful message of hopefulness in difficult times and says so eloquently what many of us are feeling right now. https://youtu.be/_v8-uCYWLi8 Big thanks also to Veronica Kelii, Sycamore JHS Choir Director for her work in bringing the idea to reality by collaborating with the district choral music teachers and a professional video production company. This "performance is a reminder that the Arts can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing, creating the foundation to forge social bonds and community cohesion. We have an amazing community of vocal music teachers and students in AUHSD and they build those social bonds and cohesion every single day. Thank you for your time, talents, and investment in the students of the AUHSD! Here are the lyrics to Jeff’s beautiful song: Until Tomorrow... Waves of restless wonder are washing over me I try to settle in the stillness but I can hardly breathe Until tomorrow comes when dawn is in our sight The melodies we sing will ring in harmony Through this bitter night I'm dreaming of a hand in mine A whisper in my ear I want to join the dance again Hold those I held so dear Until tomorrow comes When dawn is in our sight The melodies we sing will ring in harmony Through this bitter night A world of voices echo Across borders, land, and sea Until tomorrow comes We sing for strength Sing for hope Sing for peace, for peace Until tomorrow comes When dawn is in our sight The melodies we sing will ring in harmony Through this bitter night Until tomorrow...

If you know anyone who doesn't believe that arts education is important, send them this article! "A 2010 review of more than 100 studies of art’s impact on hea...lth revealed that pursuits like music, writing, dance, painting, pottery, drawing, and photography improved medical outcomes, mental health, social networks, and positive identity." https://www.fastcompany.com//now-is-a-great-time-to-make-s See more

A very special message from legendary musician Arturo Sandoval to Sycamore Junior High School Band students! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9-w0__nGoA Thank you to Band Director Mr. Gordon and Principal Brown for sharing.

Loara art students in Mr. David Sporn's class, only able to use the resources they have at home, created some outstanding work! Below are a few samples. Thank you to Mr. Sporn, his students, and Loara HS Assistant Principal Sarah Anderson for sharing.

We all need this right now. Thank you Oscar Gonzalez!

As we navigate current challenges and those to come, art continues to connect us. Now more than ever, arts education matters.

Big news for music education during the quarantine! To allow for distance learning and year-end assessments, the big 6 music publishers (Alfred, Barnhouse, Concord Theatricals, Hal Leonard, Warner-Chappell Music, & Warner Entertainment) have temporarily allowed the use of their copyrighted music for educational purposes. These publishers account for about 95% of available educational music. Thanks to NFHS and NAfME for their great work to help make this happen!

Art Education matters...now more than ever. We humans need art in our souls.

This is just stunning...a father and daughter sharing a truly beautiful musical prayer for life to be kind.

Huge congrats to Autumn Browne and her Brookhurst JHS students for taking 2nd place in the statewide Student Voices Campaign!! As we face the unknown, one thing is clear the arts keep us connected and inspired.The Student Voices Campaign is an annual film competition held by the California Alliance for Arts Education that invites students to express "How the Arts Have Changed Your School." Winning videos were selected by a panel of artists from a variety of creative fields who looked at the video's artistic and production merits.

Thank you Cherie Batinga and Lexington JHS Choir for this great message!! #auhsdvapa #ocarts4all #AUHSDUnlimitedYou

AUHSD has been named one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation. Fewer than 5% of school districts nationwide receive this ...distinction and it recognizes the district’s commitment to music education. Now in its 21st year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the Best Communities designation, District Visual and Performing Arts Director, Brian Belski responded to detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, and support for the music programs. Responses were verified and then and reviewed by The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Congratulations to our amazing teachers, students, administrators, and parents for earning this tremendous honor! #auhsdvapa #musiceducation #nammfoundation #AUHSDUnlimitedYou

Music teachers, this is for you and your students. What a wonderful gift from J.W. Pepper Sheet Music and the music publishing industry.