Arkansas Arts Academy – April Event Update 

April is bursting with creativity at Arkansas Arts Academy! Check out all the upcoming opportunities to support and celebrate our fantastic student artists, performers, and scholars.

April Highlights:

April 14-18 Elementary Book Fair

April 15 – NAHS Induction Ceremony
We welcome our newest members to the National Art Honor Society in a special celebration of achievement.

April 17–19 – Silent Sky – Spring Play

April 23-25 - 4th Grade at Space Camp

April 23: Kinder, 1st and 2nd grades ATLAS Reading Exam

April 25: Kinder, 1st and 2nd grades ATLAS Math Exam

April 25 – Spring Coffeehouse
6:00 PM |  Performing Arts Center Live music and student performances in a relaxed setting—come sip, snack, and enjoy a cozy evening of talent and community!

April 20–29 – Senior Visual Art Exhibits
Celebrate our graduating artists with their final gallery showcase at A3 Gallery.

April 29- Grades 3-6- ATLAS Reading Exam

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"Silent Sky opens this weekend, April 17th, 18th, and 19th! Students have been working for the last ten weeks to rehearse and build this beautiful show. They have built platforms, star plates, desks and gotten to the heart of human connection. Come join Henrietta Leavitt in exploring the vastness of the universe while also exploring themes of love, women's rights, family and the questions that surround us about where we are in the wide cosmos. Show times are April Thursday and Friday at 7:00pm and Saturday at 2:00 pm. Get your tickets now!"

April 25 – Spring Coffeehouse
6:00 PM |  Performing Arts Center Live music and student performances in a relaxed setting—come sip, snack, and enjoy a cozy evening of talent and community! $5 entry, cash or credit - this event is open to the public so invite your friends and family!

The University of Arkansas School of Art is hosting a week-long overnight Summer Arts Workshop for rising high school students in grades 10-12. Students will be able to select a preferred area of interest in studio art, art history or education and take afternoon course sessions taught by School of Art faculty who are also working artists, designers, and scholars. Throughout the week they will meet with current students, different offices on campus, learning about applying to colleges, scholarship options, and a career in the arts. Students will also visit various organizations from the Northwest Arkansas area, including e field trips to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Momentary, and other art galleries. Dates of the camp will be from Saturday, June 14 through Saturday, June 21. The camp is free for students as well—including all meals, lodging, transportation to sites and events, and materials for their afternoon courses. For information about the Summer Workshop and to apply visit https://art.uark.edu/news-events/summer-arts-workshop.php Application process is open on uarkart.slideroom.com Deadline for applications is March 21.

Arkansas Arts Academy is represented by the following artists:

9th- Samantha McDonald -The Goddess of the Sun

10th- Amelia VanWinkle- Gaia

10th- Abdiel Jorge- Descubiendote

10th- Caleb Hicks - “Father Gray”

11th- Mayla Indigo- Sunkissed

11th-  Hannah Evans - Weddings and Funerals

Patriot Submission- Go West

12th-  Juliet Vega - A View of the Arkansas Mansion

Patriot Submission - Red, White, and Blue

Exhibition is April 16 -23rd  at the Bentonville Public Library

405 S. Main Street, Bentonville 

Awards Ceremony is April 23  TBA

2025 Northwest Arkansas Regional Art Competition

You are invited to view our art students' work on display at the Fayetteville Library 

April 12- May 3, 2025 at 2 PM

Artwork will be juried per the student's grade level, and first-place winners will advance to the State Level.

401 W. Mountain St.

Fayetteville, AR 72701

Artists in the show:

7th - Shea Dale

8th - Lucia Troncoso

9th - Elliot Ortiz

10th- Kero Dzwonkiewicz

11th - Hannah Evans

12th - Juliet Vega

12th- Brie Dixon

Congratulations to our artists for acceptance into the summer art programs.

Kansas City Arts Summer Course- Rain Calix

University of Arkansas Summer Art Workshop-

Axton Jones

Addison Wilcoxson

Jude Brown

Callie Chalmers

From our Nursing Staff:

We have had several teachers reach out with concerns that more students were bringing energy drinks to school. Our wellness policy in our student handbook (pg. 70) states students are not allowed to bring energy drinks to school. I also wanted to share some information about how energy drinks affect our children. Children have smaller bodies, developing brains, and decreased impulse control. This means the side effects of energy drinks have a greater impact on kids. Here are some of those side effects: difficulty sleeping, more irritable, abnormal heart beats, diarrhea, feeling jittery, seizures, increased heart rate, high blood pressure, rapid breathing, dehydration, anxiety and panic attacks. Most studies have shown that caffeine does not improve ADHD symptoms for students, but in some cases can worsen symptoms of impulsivity and inattention.

Thank you for not allowing your students to bring energy drinks to school.

Nursing Staff AAA

Attendance Reminder: Please call the school if your student is going to be absent or send an email to hsattendance@artsk12.org so that we can keep your students attendance records updated correctly. You can also send medical notes to the email above.

For those that missed the Volunteer Interest Meeting. Here are the facts:

1. AAA really loves Volunteers and hope you can apply

2. The process is easy. Follow the steps below.

3. There are opportunities K-6, 7-12, for Events and at the A3Gallery

4. All volunteers will be recognized at an end of the year celebration.

5. If you have a skill set that could make a difference at AAA, please let us know.

6. We appreciate your time.

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Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-482-5964
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Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

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