The Texas Fine Arts Academy seeks to enrich the lives of all students; to create an atmosphere for cross-curricular learning that is both literate and imaginative, both competent and creative and which connects students to their desires. We provide students with tools necessary for understanding and reverencing the beauty of their world.

 

All students can be enriched by the arts. Knowing and practicing the arts disciplines are fundamental to the healthy development of children's minds and spirits. The arts are worth studying simply because of what they are. The arts serve to connect our imaginations with the deepest questions of human existence: Who am I? What must I do? Where am I going? Studying responses to those questions through time and across cultures—as well as acquiring the tools and knowledge to create one's own responses—is essential not only to understanding life and living it fully, but also directs us to our God and Creator of all things beautiful and amazing.

 

We believe:

• The arts are integral to every person's daily life and every person's spiritual life.
• The arts offer unique sources of enjoyment and refreshment for the imagination.
• They explore relationships between ideas and objects and serve as links between thought and action.
• The arts help students develop the attitudes, characteristics, and intellectual skills required to participate effectively in today's society and economy.
• The arts teach self-discipline, reinforce self-esteem, and foster the thinking skills and creativity so valued in the workplace.
• They teach the importance of teamwork and cooperation.
• They demonstrate the direct connection between study, hard work, and high levels of achievement.

 

An education in the arts benefits society because students of the arts gain powerful tools for understanding human experiences, both past and present. They learn to respect the often very different ways others have of thinking, working, and expressing themselves. They learn to make decisions in situations where there are no standard answers. By studying the arts, students stimulate their natural creativity and learn to develop it to meet the needs of a complex and competitive society. And, as study and competence in the arts reinforce one other, the joy of learning becomes real, tangible, and powerful.

 

 

Board of Directors

President/CEO: Mary Ann Hetrick

Vice-President: Lori Torgerson

Secretary: Patty Sherrill

Treasurer: Sondra Henderson

 

Advisory Board

Tax Advisor: Maryjo Miles

Operations Managers: Tammy Chewe and Scott Hetrick

Community Advisors: Vicki Hicks, Lorry Brown, Amanda Corson, Nicole Gess, Steve Mucil

 

Coordinators

Art Department Coordinator, Cassi Sultemeier

Dance Department Coordinator, Ann Powell

Music Department Coordinator, Mary Ann Hetrick

Theatre Department Coordinator, Ann Powell