Monday, August 16, 2021, Fort Worth, TX – Texas Center for Arts + Academics (TCA+A) is excited to announce Dr. Amy Prickett as Director of Choral Operations. Dr. Prickett has been part of the TCA+A family since 2018. She started as a part-time voice teacher and substitute in Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts’ music...Read More

Texas School of the Arts intends to apply for federal grant funding for the 2021-2022 school year for the following grant programs:•Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)•Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)•2020-2023 ARP ESSER III Federal Grant Application•2020-2022 CRRSA ESSER II Federal Grant Application Texas School of the Arts is seeking input from stakeholders as we...Read More

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts intends to apply for federal grant funding for the 2021-2022 school year for the following grant programs:•Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)•Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)•2020-2023 ARP ESSER III Federal Grant Application•2020-2022 CRRSA ESSER II Federal Grant Application The Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts is seeking input from...Read More

Thursday, July 1, 2021, Fort Worth, TX – Texas Center for Arts + Academics (TCA+A) announced on Thursday afternoon the hiring of Anika Perkins as the new Chief Academic Officer and Deputy Superintendent. Perkins will serve as the lead academics executive for both Texas School of the Arts (TeSA) and Fort Worth Academy of Fine...Read More

On June 17, 2021, Texas Center for Arts + Academics President/CEO, Paul Gravley announced that all students will return to in-person instruction this fall. Mr. Gravley’s official letter is attached below.Read More

Know any young aspiring playwrights? Once again, there’s an opportunity for motivated high school playwrights to present their plays in front of a live audience, outside of a school auditorium.  Circle Theatre is back for its 25th year with its High School Playwriting Project. The project was started by Rose Pearson, one of the founders of Circle...Read More

EDGECLIFF VILLAGE, May 10, 2021 — Texas School of the Arts has been selected for the 2021 Best of Edgecliff Village Award in the Charter School category by the Edgecliff Village Award Program. Each year, the Edgecliff Village Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and...Read More

Fort Worth, TX – February 23, 2021 Jackson Layton, FWAFA Junior and Thespian President, recently requested a proclamation from Mayor Betsy Price to name March as Theatre in Our Schools Month, a program promoted by the Educational Theatre Association. A current Texas State Thespian Officer (STO), Jackson has joined his fellow STOs in efforts to...Read More

Fort Worth – August 20, 2020 It was recently announced in the Fort Worth Business Press that the lovely Sam Petty (FWAFA Class of 2009) has joined Tarrant To & Through (T3) Partnership as their Strategic Philanthropy & Communications Manager. To see the FWBP article Click Here. A Fort Worth native, Sam is committed to giving...Read More

May 22, 2020 FORT WORTH, TX – A huge honor, David Postlewate was announced Best Male Actor in a Play in last night’s Betty Lynn Buckley Awards for his role as Eugene in “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” Named after Fort Worth’s own Tony® Award-winning Best Actress, Fort Worth Independent School District and Casa Mañana alumna Betty...Read More