Thank you for making the 2024 Encore Luncheon a huge success! The 18th Annual Encore Luncheon was Thursday, April 4, seated on the Denney Theatre stage. Luncheon Chairs Tissy and Rusty Hardin welcomed 300 guests to celebrate 2024 Distinguished Alumna and world-renowned jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung ’89. Thanks to the generosity of HSPVA…
XOXO Studio is a special offering from the Kinder HSPVA Creative Writing Department: a pop-up poetry booth for made-to-order Valentine’s Day poems! In February, Creative Writing students traveled to office buildings downtown and set up their festive poetry studio during the lunchtime rush. Building tenants lined up to request one-of-a-kind poems dedicated to their loved…
Treat yourself to a glam day out with Queer Eye star and style icon Jonathan Van Ness! You and a friend will visit Jonathan Van Ness in Austin, Texas, for a fun afternoon of laughs and self-care. First, you’ll discover your new beauty regimen with a personal hair and skincare consultation, including a blowout and gift bag…
Samiyah Green (Creative Writing ’26) and Myaan Sonenshein (Creative Writing ‘25) are members of the youth slam poetry team Meta-Four Houston. Meta-Four won first place at the Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam in San Francisco in July. The team was coached by former Houston Poet Laureate Emanuelee “Outspoken” Bean and HSPVA Creative Writing adjunct…
PURCHASE MUSICFEST TICKETS Sunday, October 1, 2023 12:30-6:00pm Live music, food trucks, and fun for the whole family—all for a good cause! This HSPVA tradition features every music ensemble—that’s 350+ student musicians in 30+ live music events across 7 stages! Don’t miss Kinder HSPVA’s annual music festival benefiting the Instrumental and Vocal Music Departments! Catch…
XOXO Studio is a special offering from the Kinder HSPVA Creative Writing Department: a pop-up poetry booth for made-to-order Valentine’s and Mother’s Day poems! This spring, Creative Writing students traveled to office buildings downtown and set up their festive poetry studio during the lunchtime rush. Building tenants lined up to request one-of-a-kind poems dedicated to…
Thank you for making the 2023 Encore Event a huge success! The 17th Annual Encore Event was Tuesday, April 11, in the rooftop gardens of POST Houston. Event Chairs Victoria & Alex Lazar and Carey Jordan & Brian Simmons welcomed 300 guests to celebrate 2023 Community Honoree Joan Vachule Murrin and 2023 Distinguished Alumna and 8-time Emmy® winner Rachelle Mendez. Thanks…
The Visual Arts students are hard at work this spring! Here are just a few highlights of what’s happening in their studios and workshops. 9th-grade students are creating wearable designs in their Idea Development and 3D Design courses. Students are embedding small screens in sculptures for their Immersive Video course. The kilns are firing at…
Thank You to Our 2021-2022 Supporters! We sincerely thank all of the donors below who contributed to HSPVA Friends between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022. You provide the essentials of a quality arts education. Please click the button below to see the complete list! 2021-2022 Supporters Don’t see your name? Let’s add it…
Thank you, Brookfield Properties! HSPVA Friends celebrates Brookfield Properties, which has partnered with Kinder HSPVA for nearly twenty years by underwriting performance and exhibition opportunities for students. In preparation for the school’s move downtown in 2019, Brookfield Properties expanded its support in both Allen Center and Houston Center to connect Kinder HSPVA students to…