Welcome!

HSPVA Friends is the 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides financial and program support for HISD’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA). Thanks to generous donors, HSPVA Friends bridges the gap between public funding and the needs of a quality arts education, enhancing educational, professional, and artistic opportunities for current and future Kinder HSPVA students.

Since 1979, HSPVA Friends has worked with the school toward a shared vision: to offer the highest quality of tuition-free arts education to students from all across Houston. By offering consistent, holistic support year after year, HSPVA Friends has enabled Kinder HSPVA to remain at the forefront of public arts education in an increasingly competitive national field.

The HSPVA Friends staff serves the Kinder HSPVA principal and faculty chairs daily by providing:

• art area supplies
• specialized instruments and equipment
• consulting faculty, masterclasses, and guest artist residencies
• production and box office support
• summer program and private lesson scholarships
• participation in national arts conferences and competitions
• capital enhancements
• volunteer management and community outreach