NSAA Muralists Such and Champ Styles.... This FRIDAY Sept 9th the exhibit involves the following: 👉 FREE! Opening Reception 👈 Friday, Sept 9 (6-10pm) Premiering Five New Exhibitions - Ron English ,The Moleskine Project, Suchstyles & Champ Styles , Giorgiko and Reen Barrera. • Ron English Pop-up Store • Make Your Mark Season Kick-off Festival on Mesa Arts Center Campus • Musical Entertainment by DJ Pickster in MCA Museum Courtyard • Artists in Attendance, Food Trucks, Artist Demos and More!

Visual Art Seniors, we will be having a Arts Seal and college planning meeting this Thursday in the Painting Room at lunch. We will start at 12:10.

NSAA muralist @dmiles1_apache and @instapache1 will be having a special event at the Phoenix Art Museum this First Friday. If you bring a donation admission to the Desert Rider is free. If you have not seen this exhibit, come check it out. It is good for our students see our local artists celebrated in the community.

As you may know, we have some new developments in the City of Tempe parking lot shared with us. On Sept 9th the city will be removing signs in preparation of this construction. The lot is owned by the city and they are excited for the new housing and parking garage to be erected! Attached are two maps, one for the flow in our parking lot effective Sept 12, and the alternative parking for families and students in the lot just east of Dorsey on Apache. The pedestrian gate on Apache is open for students to have a straight shot from the parking lot to campus. As you can see, the only entrance will be from Dorsey and the only exit is through the Apache Blvd exit. The flow is one lane so you will not be able to pass cars, please plan with your students the pick up and drop off so you may not have to wait for extended times. No vehicles may park up against the fence or any areas with the red curb/fire lane. The drop off and pick up will be designated with cones and signs, essentially behind our handicapped and the Executive Dean space. Students for both schools will be able to access campus from the gate behind the main building. There will be 2-3 visitor parking spaces for early pick up of your student. We will have an adult at the gate during these times, parents need to prepare to remain in the line and drop off or pick up, it is only one lane. Drop off times: 7:30-7:50 for zero hour HS students, 8-8:30 for MS students, 8:30-8:50 for HS students Pickup times: 12 for 1/2 day HS students, 2:15-2:30 for 3/4 days for HS students, 3:15-3:30 HS pick up, 3:40-4 for MS pick up.

The Mixed Media and Painting 2-3students are very excited to start their skateboard projects. The students researched inspiring skateboard designs as well as studying the history of skateboarding and how it is a bridge of sport, art, music and film.

Today was our SMoCA Painting Visions Kick off event. The students got a program overview for the year along with buttonmaking, shrink art and silk-screening t-shirts.

Today in Fashion Design class we had fashion illustrator and fashion designer @yasmeen_m_art teach the students how to illustrate jeans utilizing the skills from her illustration book.

Our first couple days back to school. It is great to see the students back on campus along with this year's faculty exhibit. We welcome Tamaki Matsumoto, Ceramics and Mark Freedman, 2D Design to our Visual Arts faculty.

Any new High School students seeking placement in our Visual Arts courses or any Advanced Performing Arts courses should sign up for a Visual Arts Portfolio Review and/or Advanced Performing Arts Placement Audition on Monday, July 25th (9 am - 3 pm). Visit aznsaa.com/nsaaplacement to sign up for your time slot and to find out how to prepare! Returning VA students need not sign up. Returning PA student seeking placement in any of our Adv PA courses (Contemporary & Jazz Ensemble, Adv Guitar, Adv Vocal, Adv Acting, Musical Theater, Dance Company Dance Tech) who did not audition for placement in the Spring will need to sign up for a placement audition. All info about what to prepare for your portfolio review or placement audition can be found at aznsaa.com/nsaaplacement

A number of our NSAA students won partial scholarships to futher their education at Mesa Community College. A special congratulations goes to Summer Johnson, Taylor Hammontree, Ian Skelton, Alizarin Maney, Hiram Dvir, Laurance Richardson, Maya Wiley.