Boston Arts Academy | |
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Address | |
11 Charles St. , 02122 United States | |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Founded | 1998 |
School district | Boston Public Schools |
Dean | Tyrone Sutton, Arts Dean Joy Bautista, Academic Dean |
Headmaster | Anne R. Clark |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 437 (2015-16)[1] |
Classes offered | Academics, The Arts |
Hours in school day | 8 |
Affiliations | ProArts Consortium |
Website | bostonartsacademy |
Boston Arts Academy (BAA) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA is Boston's first and only high school for the visual and performing arts and is a partnership between Boston Public Schools and the ProArts Consortium.[2] ProArts, a group of six arts colleges and universities in the Boston area, pushed the city to open the school, which was founded in 1998. The Consortium continues to support the school with performance space, music lessons and free college-level classes to BAA students.[3]
BAA won the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Schools of Distinction in Arts Education Award for the 2009–2010 school year from the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network.[4]
Construction of new facilities at 174 Ipswich Street commenced July 1, 2018, leading to relocation of both Boston Arts Academy and the Boston Arts Academy Foundation.