Category: Events

Arts Alive! 2022

Post author By Regina Schneider
Post date August 22, 2022

Arts Alive! 2022 is the perfect way to experience the rich offerings of our community arts organizations. Join us for an afternoon of performances across multiple stages, both indoors and outdoors, and celebrate your local arts community on Sunday, September 11 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This free, family-friendly festival is co-presented by the Prince William County Arts Council and the Hylton Performing Arts Center and is fun for-all-ages.

Enjoy:

Hands-on activities and live demonstrations for all ages
Live performances and exhibits by local artists and arts organizations
Visual art on display and for sale
Local writers reading and selling their work
Food and beverages available for purchase, and more!

Check back through September 11 for the full schedule of events and performances at HyltonCenter.org for information, or visit pwcartscouncil.org.

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Recent Student, Faculty, and Staff Graduates

Post author By Regina Schneider
Post date May 26, 2022

Mason Community Arts Academy celebrates our students, faculty, and staff who recently graduated!

Faculty

Ashlyn Rock, Instructor – Voice

University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

Masters in Vocal Performance

Ashlyn plans to continue teaching, taking lessons and coachings in Cincinnati between visits back home to Virginia, and auditioning for Young Artist Programs in Opera throughout the year.

Danae Michelle Powers, Instructor – Oboe

George Mason University

Masters of Music in Oboe Performance

Danae is building her oboe studio in the area while taking orchestral auditions.

Lucas Kremer, Jr Instructor – Saxophone

George Mason University

Bachelor’s of Music in Music Education

Lucas will continue working as a saxophone instructor and staff member at Mason Community Arts Academy.

Madelyn Marie Austin

George Mason University

Master’s in Instrumental Conducting and Oboe Performance

Madelyn hopes to continue teaching music and oboe to students in surroundings schools.

Vincent Muscarella, Teaching Artist – Guitar

Towson University

Master of Music, Classical Guitar

Vincent plans to attend George Mason University as a DMA student and teach and perform in his new community of Fairfax, VA.

Ariel Williams Saxophone Lessons

Ariel Williams, Instructor – Saxophone

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Master of Music, Saxophone Performance

Staff

Yiming Yang

George Mason University

Master of Arts in Arts Management

Yang will be helping with MCAA’s Summer 2022 Arts at Mason camps.

Students

Anastasia Groccia

Instructor: Claire Allen, Teaching Artist – Violin

Marshall High School

Anastasia is headed to Virginia Tech to study neuroscience.

Sophie Prabhakar

Instructor: Claire Allen, Teaching Artist – Violin

Woodson High School

Sophie is headed to St. Andrews University in Scotland to study astrophysics.

Eric Wolpert

Instructor: Claire Allen, Teaching Artist – Violin

Fairfax High School

Eric is headed to University of Virginia to study computer science.

Brighid McNiff

Instructor: Dr. Misha Tumanov, Teaching Artist – Piano

Brigid will be enrolling in the Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance program at Ball State University, Indiana.

Alana Lyons

Instructor: Seon Gyu Park, Teaching Artist – Voice

George Mason University

Alana earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Mason’s Theater program, with a concentration in Performance.

Alana will also be teaching with AFYP, as a front of house manager for Workhouse Performing Arts OnStage series, and she will soon be performing in the staged reading of “Midsummer Rekindled” through the GMU’s Professional Artist Residency in Theater (PART).

Ky Dermott

Instructor: Seon Gyu Park, Teaching Artist – Voice

Lake Braddock Secondary School

Ky will be enrolling in the Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Theater program at George Mason University.

Christian Orrico

Battlefield High School

Christian will be attending James Madison University (JMU) next year and majoring in physics with hopes to participate in the JMU Chamber Orchestra.

Art Events

Spring 2022 MCAA Student Art Showcase

Post author By Regina Schneider
Post date April 14, 2022

Mason Community Arts Academy features student works from Spring 2022 Art Classes—Art Adventures (ages 4-7), Art Foundations (ages 8-11), and Art Explorations (ages 12-18)—on Saturday, April 30th, 11 am -12 pm at Buchanan Hall Atrium. The Art Adventures class created works about commemorative and magical objects in Ancient Egypt, the Art Foundations class explored art through Popular Culture, and the Art Explorations class focused on historical art making methods and contemporary art. Free and open to the public, the showcase provides the perfect sneak-peak into our art curriculum and classrooms, which are located in the Art & Design Building on the Mason Fairfax Campus.

WHAT: Spring 2022 MCAA Student Art Showcase
WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 11am-12pm
WHERE: Buchanan Hall Atrium, Mason Fairfax Campus
COST: FREE
PARKING: Visitors can park in the adjacent Lot A for free (this Saturday only) or the Shenandoah Parking Deck for $8.

Due to one class cancellation, all three classes will meet at 10 am at the School of Art Building on April 30th. Classes will migrate to Buchanan Hall before the exhibition. We ask that families do not remove any student work from the gallery before 11:45 a.m. so that all may enjoy the work of our students & teachers. Academy staff and instructors will be available for questions. Please call the Academy office during regular business hours at 703-993-9889 if you need more information.

Events Music

Violinists Claire Allen and Matt Richardson Present Fundraising Concert

Post author By Matt Geske
Post date March 4, 2022

Join Violin Teaching Artists Claire Allen and Matt Richardson for an evening of music celebrating the violin on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8:00pm – livestreamed on our YouTube channel!

Featuring works by Bologne, Clarke, O’Connor, Shostakovich, and Sarasate, this concert will highlight the versatility and virtuosity of the violin. This concert is being presented as a fundraiser for two summer programs directed by Ms. Allen and Mr. Richardson, Violin Bootcamp and Violin Academy. Donations received during this event will go directly to support student scholarships for these programs. The recommended donation is $10 per audience member viewing, but any amount will be gratefully received.

Please subscribe to our YouTube channel MasonArtsAcademy to view the concert on April 1st.

Donations can be made online to the Mason Community Arts Academy Excellence Fund from March 21-April 2 and your donation will be designated for these summer violin programs.

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Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts 2021

Post author By Zi Wang
Post date March 19, 2021

Join us for the Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts 2021 Festival from April 23 to May 9, featuring a variety of virtual and in-person concerts, workshops, artist demonstrations, lectures, and MORE! This year’s theme is Art Heals—celebrating the importance of the arts in our lives that bring us the power to heal. Click HERE to see full festival schedules.

Creative Collection Showcase Concert

Wednesday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Virtual

A varied program featuring our faculty of MCAA and students and faculty of the Dewberry School of Music on wind, string, and brass instruments.

Creative Collection A Look Inside: A Composer’s Process

Premiere: Thursday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Virtual

Join composer, Kitty Fields, discusses her compositional process and her work, “Air for Solo Flute Unaccompanied,” written for and performed by a flutist, Samantha Clarke. The flutist and composer will discuss aspects of the work, the thought process Kitty Fields went through when writing it, and suggestions/recommendations for the performer. After the discussion/interview, Samantha Clarke will share a performance of the work on flute.

Patriot Violins

Saturday, May 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Veterans Amphitheater
10455 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA

The Patriot Violins of Mason Community Arts Academy, under the direction of Ms. Claire Allen, present a program of American composers showcasing the diversity of musical traditions in the United States.

Limited spaces, click HERE to RSVP.

Fourth Annual Student Playwright Festival

https://youtu.be/qRKRUnDsGR0?list=PL8o15RhWYr9KVVb09hTILcqOQPYFSU5xG

Premiere: Sunday, May 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Virtual

This online play festival features the written work of AFYP/MCAA students aged 7-17, presented as stage readings acted by our Acting Faculty.