The Guest Artist Experience – Creative Writing

The Guest Artist Experience – Creative Writingby Alexa Halim (Dance ’21) Guest artists in the Creative Writing Department bring their unique writing styles to Kinder HSPVA so that students can explore different avenues for their writing and learn from the guests’ particular industry experiences. Through these masterclasses and lectures, the Creative Writing students further develop…

The Guest Artist Experience – Dance

The Guest Artist Experience – Danceby Alexa Halim (Dance ’21) Image credit: Lynn Lane Guest artists bring Kinder HSPVA Dance students new techniques or styles that fall outside the core Dance curriculum, and share insights into the world of professional dance. Guest choreographers work with upperclassmen on the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts, teaching students…

Masterclass Series

Masterclass Seriespresented by the Kinder HSPVA Student Council Now is the perfect time to learn something new.   Would you love the chance to spend an afternoon as a Kinder HSPVA student? Which art form do you wish you knew more about? You’re in luck, because the members of Student Council are sharing bite-sized lessons…

5 Ways to Follow 2020 Distinguished Alum Rhoda Boone Lane (’97)

2020 Distinguished Alum Rhoda Boone Lane (’97)   2020 is the first year HSPVA Friends is honoring not one but TWO Distinguished Alumni — siblings Rhoda Boone Lane (Visual Arts ’97) and Will Boone (Visual Arts ’01) — at the 14th Annual Encore Luncheon! For table and ticket purchases at our event honoring Rhoda and her brother Will, visit us here. Rhoda has a pretty unique…

Kinder HSPVA Celebrates Grand Opening

The atmosphere was festive inside Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts’ Denney Theatre on Feb. 4, 2019. Amid cheers, Dr. R. Scott Allen, the school’s principal, formally opened the new $88 million facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “Today is a very special day for our students, faculty, and alumni as we…

Kinder HSPVA 2019 Faculty

With unprecedented philanthropic support secured, the completed Kinder HSPVA campus will open January 7

UPDATE: On Tuesday, January 8, HISD’s DACA account was opened and HSPVA Friends transferred the approved installment of $1.5 million noted below. HISD’s project management team is finalizing the next installment request, which is expected to be formally submitted by January 31. That request will cover expenses related to theatrical lighting, a school-wide audio/visual system, and…

A New HSPVA Logo for a New Era

Drumroll, please! In preparation for the upcoming school year, we are proud to introduce HSPVA’s new logo! Why the new look? With the long-awaited new campus set to open in January 2019, the move presented the perfect opportunity for a refresh! HSPVA’s brand has been going strong for almost half a century. We all know…

Kinder HSPVA Funky Donor Wall

Two Extraordinary Installations

One-of-a-kind art for a one-of-a-kind campus To help us celebrate the generous contributions to the Build the Extraordinary Campaign from HSPVA alumni, HSPVA families, and members of the Houston community, acclaimed sculptors Patrick Renner (Visual ’00) and Kelly O’Brien, founders of Flying Carpet Creative, are designing and building two extraordinary art installations for the Kinder…