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Slam, Bam, Poetry Jam
Creative Arts Academy 6th and 8th Grade Heritage students get to try their hands at poetry – with the help of a professional poet and teacher. Sudlow & CAA teacher Natasha Waite met and invited Toney Jackson to work with her Creative Arts classes on their poetry unit.
Toney Jackson began performing in the spoken word/‘open mic’ scene he helped to foster at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Since then, he has been recognized by the Academy of American Poets, won several poetry slams, and been a featured reader, performer, and workshop leader, at schools, theatres, and other venues across the country. Read more
Artist Talk
March 14 Artist Talk
6:30 p.m.
Figge Art Museum
Join artist and Creative Arts’ Visual Arts teacher Heidi Hernandez as she introduces her installation and shares her artistic process.
Happy hour menu and cash bar start at 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Read moreCAA 6th Grader Walks Away with First Place Award in Playwriting Festival
6th grader Jazzelle Subcliff was honored Saturday, February 2nd at the QC Theatre Workshop’s annual 2019 Susan Glaspell Playwriting Festival. This festival honors local and national playwrights with a focus on strong female characters. The categories include National Playwriting, Local Playwriting, and Local Youth (under 18) Playwriting.Jazelle’s play entitled, “Royalty: An Inside to Teen Lives” was chosen by a committee of play readers.
Read moreCAA Visual Arts Teacher Works on New Figge Installation
Creative Arts Academy Staff Highlight
Why Strangers.
By Heidi Hernandez
CAA 6th – 8th Grade Visual Arts teacher Heidi Hernandez is currently hard at work on her Figge Art Museum Installation.
The piece expresses the importance of listening and conversations among people. Inspired by StoryCorps, this exhibit invites the viewer to harvest the stories that exist in our community and become more connected to others through spoken words. Read more
Auditions Updates
Auditions for Friday, January 25 are CANCELED due to cold weather.
Auditions will still be held on SATURDAY, JANUARY 26! If you are unable to attend auditions due to weather – please contact Lea Rhodes at (563) 723-5350 as soon as possible!
Thank you!!!! Read more
CAA Central High School Students Make 2019 Kennedy Honor Orchestra
Congrats to Brighton Hall and Sarelle Fredenburg, both 9th grade Creative Arts Academy students, for making this year’s Kennedy Honor Orchestra. They were selected from more than 300 students representing 40 schools in Iowa. Their dedication and hard work will culminate in a performance in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, March 2nd. Read more
