Center for the Arts

A huge congratulations to our Graduated Class of 2024!!!

May your next chapter be a great one!

Check out the Senior Newsletter HERE to see what the next adventure is for each of our graduates.

Dear CFA Students and Parents,

All CFA after school activities, including the CFA Dance Showcase Tech/Dress Rehearsal and the CFA Europe Trip meeting have been cancelled for today due to the school-wide power outage. 

We are hoping that the school will be operational tomorrow, Friday, May 17.  If school is operational tomorrow, the CFA Dancers will be permitted to attend all-day tech rehearsal (9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.) with the Showcase still at 7:00 p.m.  If we are not operational tomorrow, we will communicate our contingency plans for the Dance Senior Showcase.

The CFA Europe trip meeting has been rescheduled for next Thursday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m. 

We will communicate all updates as quickly as possible.

Musical Theatre Senior showcase THIS Friday!

Show starts at 7pm. Tickets only $5

Also come view our Visual Arts Spring showcase Friday evening 4:30-6:30 in the Jeff Hall Gallery at HHS.

Dear CFA Students and Parents,

I hope you have seen the message from Ms. Castillo-Rose that due to HVAC issues, Henrico HS is canceling all Friday evening INDOOR activities and all weekend events.  This means that the CFA Theatre Senior Showcase scheduled for this evening (Friday, May 3, 2024) has been postponed.   

The CFA Theatre Senior Showcase will be rescheduled to Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. in the CFA Black Box Theatre.  Please note that any tickets purchased on GoFan for the 5/3/24 performance will be honored on Monday, May 6.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, May 6, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. in the CFA Black Box Theatre.

Please call the CFA Office if you have any questions.  Thanks for your patience and we hope to see you on May 6!

This year’s Theatre Senior Showcase will take you In The Forest Grim.

Come out Friday 5/3/2024 to watch this one night show. Our Theatre Seniors have worked on every aspect of this show in preparation for YOU!

Tickets are $5 and can be purchase on GoFan or at the door. Door sales are CASH ONLY

Friday 4/19/2024 & Saturday 4/20/2024 @ 7pm

Grab your tickets TODAY on GoFan for $5.00.

Come out and support the CFA Theatre students as they present this super showcase you will not want to miss!

Come out Friday (3/1) or Saturday (3/2) evening to support the CFA Dancers! They will be preforming their amazing Spring Showcase for you!

Show starts at 7pm. House doors open at 6:30pm.

Tickets are only $5 each. Purchase on GoFan or with cash at the door.

Symposium Day 2024 is underway!!!

A full school day of Masterclasses offered for all CFA Performing Arts students. Everything from Monologues, Cuts & Bruises Makeup, singing, tap and more!

CFA Visual Arts students received many honors in the 2024 Regional Scholastics Art and Writing Competition!!
Congratulations to the following CFA Visual Arts students who placed in the Regional
Scholastics Art and Writing Competition for 2024!
All of the following students will be honored at an opening at the Visual Arts Center Gallery on
Main Street in downtown Richmond on February 17th from 1-4. Silver and Gold Key winners
will have their work in the show from Feb 2nd to Feb 19th.

Students recognized with Honorable Mentions will have digital images of their work on a rotating slideshow in the show as well.

Gold key winners advance on to participate in the National Scholastics Art and Writing Awards
that will be announced in March. Wish them luck!

This year’s competition saw 2,432 entries adjudicated, so being selected for any of the
following awards is a huge accomplishment. Please congratulate these students if you see
them!

• Zharia A: Honorable Mention
• Ava B: Honorable Mention and Gold Key
• Chelsea B: Silver Key and Gold Key
• Jayda B: 2 Honorable Mentions and Gold Key
• X’zyanee B: Silver Key
• Aspen C: Honorable Mention
• Nixie C: Honorable Mention
• Ella C: Honorable Mention and Silver Key
• Esme C: Honorable Mention
• Melissa E: 2 Honorable Mentions and Gold Key
• Eden F: Gold Key
• Erin F: Silver Key
• Bianca G: Gold Key and Vis Arts Young Filmmaker Award
• Vaughn H: Gold Key
• Charles J: Honorable Mention
• Leap H: Silver Key
• Tierza H: 2 Honorable Mentions
• Stella H: 2 Honorable Mentions and Silver Key
• Daniel H: 2 Gold Keys
• Quinntin L: Honorable Mention and Silver Key
• Gabrielle L: Honorable Mention
• Corbin M: Honorable Mention
• Zahra P: Honorable Mentions and Gold Key
• Iha P: Honorable Mention, Silver Key, Gold Key
• Megan P: Honorable Mention
• Gabriella P: Silver Key, Gold Key
• Ashley R: Gold Key
• Amina R: Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention
• Ja’Nyia R: Honorable Mention
• Fin R: Gold Key
• Zaria S: Honorable Mention
• Lamiyah S: Gold Key
• Rosemary S: 2 Honorable Mentions
• Angelina S: Honorable Mention, Silver Key
• Riley S: Honorable Mention
• Rip V: Silver Key
• Gavin W: Silver Key

The following Level IV students won the top awards in the show…so excited for their
American Visions and Gold Key Portfolios to move to the National level. Big congratulations to
these students:

• Aleyah H: 3 Honorable Mentions, 2 Silver Keys, 1 Gold Key and the Gold Key Portfolio
  Award
• Cass M: Honorable Mention and the Gold Key Portfolio Award
• Sophie B: 2 Honorable Mentions, Gold Key and American Visions Award