Fine Arts
Dance Auditions Complete, Guest Artists Selected
Middle and Upper School Dance Ensembles completed auditions this week. Dancers will perform in ESJ’s annual dance concert in February, with choreography by select guest artists. Dancers have grown all summer by participating in various dance programs. Elizabeth Stovall ’25 was able to participate in several summer intensives, including with the Florida Ballet, Oklahoma City…
Read MoreFine Arts Awards Held May 5
The annual Fine Arts Awards were presented in the Deming Theatre on Thursday, May 5. This event celebrates all seniors in the fine arts. Awards for excellence in each discipline, the announcement of the juror-awarded prizes for the AP Portfolio exhibit, and the FANS Collection Award winner were presented during the ceremony. Seniors completing the…
Read MoreTheatre Students Earn Superiors at State Festival
Twenty-two theatre students attended the Florida State Thespian Festival in Tampa from March 16-20 hosted by the Education Theatre Association. Episcopal students performed six pieces at this highly competitive event. Each of ESJ’s submissions received the highest rating of Superior. Anne Case ’22 was awarded with Top Honors for her costume construction of Peggy’s dress from…
Read MoreVisual Arts Students Win 103 Awards in Scholastic Competition
Adjudication for the 2022 Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards was held in early January. More than 2,600 students competed from Northeast Florida. 52 Episcopal students won an award and they earned a cumulative 103 awards. Gold winners are currently being reviewed at the national level . National Medal award winners will be announced mid-March. An award…
Read MoreTouring Company Performs “Welcome to the Rock”
Each year students in Honors Theatre 3 and 4 are members of ESJ’s Touring Company. Touring Company is taught by Taylor Horne ’00, Performing Arts Department Chair and Upper School Theatre Chair, along with Jono Hustis, Middle School Theatre Director, Dawn Morrow, Director of Dance, and Anthony Felton, Accompanist and Music Instructor. Part of Touring Company’s…
Read MoreFine Arts 2021-2022: Deeply Rooted and Overflowing
By Katie Black-Bowling ’95 Director of Fine Arts Each year in the Fine Arts department, we choose a theme based on Scripture that grounds us as artists and educators toward unified creative expression. Within the framework of the arts, we are extremely diverse in our mediums of expression. A potter and an actor seem to…
Read MoreMusic Program Expands on All Three Campuses
With the addition of several new faculty and programs for the 2021-2022 school year, Episcopal’s music program is expanding across all three campuses. Tuesday and Thursday Morning Music at the Lower School campuses is now available to elementary students as part of the fine arts curriculum. On the Beaches Campus, in addition to regular music…
Read MorePlaque Honoring Sally Deming Installed in Theatre
In 2019 hundreds of beloved Sally Deming’s former students and their parents contributed to The Sunshine Project, an effort to upgrade sound and lighting in the Munnerlyn Center Theatre and to dedicate it in Sally’s honor. COVID delayed the installation of the donor wall which represents the generosity of the donors and their love for…
Read MoreFriday Night Christmas Lights
Instrumental and Dance Ensembles performed Friday at Jangro Stadium for Friday Night Christmas Lights! Photos are available on Flickr.
Read MoreFine Arts Award Recipients Spring 2021
Congratulations to the Munnerlyn Campus Fine Arts students who were recognized on Thursday, May 6, during a special event in the Munnerlyn. Award Recipient Excellence in Middle School Visual Art Jonathan Ritchie Honors in Ceramics Mimi Kurlas Honors in Draw Paint Print Ellie Reed Excellence in Middle School Performing Arts Ainsley Hunt Honors in Dance…
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