Grand Arts - Ramon C Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

Class of 2026! Please see all the details and information for this week’s Senior Events & Activities!

Art on Cloud 9 - Senior Showcase

Presenting original student art showcases - celebrating our graduating senior class of 2026!

Opening Friday, May 22nd
In the Visual Art Academy Hallway Gallery
3:30-6:30PM

The event is free and open to students, faculty, family and friends!

Calling all Alumni / !

Join us from 5:00pm-6:00pm for ALUMNI HOUR before our 6pm Thursday MAY 21ST performance of our 2026 Spring Dance Concert! It will be in the Concert Hall Lobby with goodies, snacks, and beverages.

You will also get priority seating for the concert. We hope to see you there to mix and mingle with other alumni, incoming Grand Arts students, and many familiar faces!

Rounding out an amazing Teacher Appreciation Week with some final Senior Homeroom Teacher superlatives!

Graphics: Jay Montes
Photos: Alani Mendoza-Lemus

Continuing to celebrate TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, with more student-created superlatives for some of our Senior Homeroom teachers!

Graphics: Jay Montes
Photos: Alani Mendoza-Lemus

To celebrate TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, we are sharing student-created superlatives for some of our Senior Homeroom teachers!

Graphics: Jay Montes
Photos: Alani Mendoza-Lemus

Happy TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK at Grand Arts!

Grand Arts PTSA / presents our annual school-wide fundraiser, VAPA’s GOT TALENT! on Saturday, May 30th at 6pm in the Concert Hall.

And we would like YOU to participate in any way that you can. Along with performances from the Grand Arts Community, this event will have a pre-show reception with all sorts of fun, food, entertainment, silent auctions, and other fundraising activities in the Concert Hall Lobby.

Put this date on your calendar to come out, celebrate the end of the school year, and either watch or perform in this year’s Talent Show Fundraiser! Tickets will be available in the coming weeks, BUT we also need YOUR TALENTS! Sign Up NOW (link in bio). You may perform solo or as a group. Showcase your artistic skill in a gallery or through any medium! You may perform with other staff/faculty/parents. You may perform with other students or teachers. This is not a competition nor audition based. It is a curated showcase of the many creative talents that our faculty, staff, students, and parents have and are willing to share with the VAPA community and surrounding neighborhood. 

Whether it’s in the audience or onstage—we hope to see you there!

The Visual Arts Academy / would like to invite you to the opening of our 3rd art show of the year: ‘Stand Up!’ - which will showcase spectacular, thoughtful artworks addressing important issues and causes our students passionately support. There is no cost to attend and family and friends are always WELCOME! The event is TOMORROW, Thursday, April 23rd from 3:30-5:30PM in the visual arts building’s - hallway gallery on the third floor! We hope to see you there!

A March Overview at GRAND ARTS!

Designed by Maya Goldyn

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