Just over one year ago, the Academy Center of the Arts announced that our venue doors would close temporarily due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The timing was uncertain, the community was shaken, and our operations ‘as usual’ were flipped upside down. While in-person events were taken off the table due to restrictions, the […]
Archives for March 2021
Art Supply Drive Makes Local Impact
Many adjustments were made to everyday life during the COVID-19 Pandemic. One way local students had to modify their “normal” school schedules was going from in-person learning to a virtual or hybrid model. After considering this change, the Academy staff became increasingly aware many children may lose access to arts education and […]
Celebrating Youth Art Month
The Academy Center of the Arts recently kicked off Youth Art Month, a month dedicated to encouraging support for quality school art programs and promoting art material safety, with a new ACOA Network segment, Art Talks with Ted. The season aired Monday, March 1st, featuring a new episode each day highlighting two local area […]