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Arts News & Calendar

Each year, Battle Ground Academy's Fine Arts Department hosts more than 20 events, from in-class performances to holiday programs, instrumental concerts, drama productions, and art shows. Parents, grandparents, alumni, special friends, and community members fill the seats and galleries to enjoy our students' talent and creativity. 

Upper School Musical: "All Shook Up: School Edition" 

Battle Ground Academy’s Upper School will be presenting "All Shook Up: School Edition" at the Sondra Morris and Robert N. Moore, Jr. ‘52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship. Performances are set for April 17 & 18 at 7 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m.

Plot Synopsis
"All Shook Up" is a hilarious and heartfelt musical with an original book by Joe DiPietro, creator of the Tony Award®-winning musical "Memphis." Loosely based on Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night," it’s 1955 and into a square little town rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets.

Featuring mega hits from the beloved Elvis® catalog, this musical fantasy will have you jumping out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.” "All Shook Up" is more than just a musical. It’s a vibrant, joyous celebration of the power of love, the power of music, and the power of community.

 

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ARTS NEWS

BGA Theatre Presents "All Shook Up"

Battle Ground Academy’s Upper School Drama Department will be presenting “All Shook Up: School Edition” on April 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m. at the Sondra Morris & Robert N. Moore Jr. ’52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship on the Glen Echo Campus. For more information on tickets, visit battlegroundacademy.org/theatre

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Inquiry-Based Self-Portraits

No matter what grade you teach, you get a certain reaction when you tell students, "You are drawing faces today"–and typically, it's not cheers of joy and excitement. Creating art is a vulnerable act, never more so than when you are asked to draw a self-portrait.

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Two BGA Middle School Art Students Earn Awards in 2023 Scholastic Art Competition

Three works, created by two BGA art students, earned awards in this year's regional 2023 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Competition. 

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens and the largest source of scholarships for young artists.

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Seven BGA Upper School Art Students Earn Awards in 2023 Scholastic Art Competition

Ten works, created by seven BGA art students, earned awards in this year's regional 2023 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Competition. 

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens and the largest source of scholarships for young artists.

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BGA’s Upper School to present ‘The Mouse that Roared'

Battle Ground Academy’s Upper School Drama Department will be presenting “The Mouse that Roared,”adapted for the stage in 1963 by Christopher Sergel, at the school’s Sondra Morris and Robert N. Moore Jr. ‘52 Center for Arts and Entrepreneurship.

Performances are set for Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 2 at 2 p.m.

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Third Quarter Mary Campbell Easel Award Goes To Junior Gillian Biasden

Join us in congratulating junior Gillian Baisden on being selected to receive the third quarter Mary Campbell Easel Award for 2021-22! Gillian discovered her love for art at an early age and has worked diligently through the years improving a variety of her artistic skills. Specifically, Gillian has been adamant in figuring out how to master colored pencil and has come very close to doing this as evidenced by this rendering. Gillian is currently in Honors Studio Art working toward her AP Art and Design portfolio for next year.

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Ten BGA Art Students Earn Awards in 2022 Scholastic Art Competition

Twelve works, created by ten BGA art students, earned awards in this year's regional 2022 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Art Competition. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the most prestigious recognition initiative for creative teens and the largest source of scholarships for young artists.

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