05.05.22

Digital Media Showcase -2022 | Awards Ceremony

Digital Media Showcase Poster2022 District Digital Media Showcase – Awards Ceremony will be presented virtually on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 at 6pm.
(District YouTube Channel link TBA.)

Industry professionals judge the submissions and awards are given to the top entries that consist of the entire Sweetwater Union High School District. Over 800 student works were entered this year!

04.04.22

Digital Media Showcase – 2022

2022 District Digital Media Showcase  will be presented virtually on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 at 6pm. This year’s District Digital Media Showcase poster is downloadable HERE, and designed by Aaron Garcia.

The thirteenth annual Digital Media Showcase features student work created in digital media classes throughout the Sweetwater Union High School District. Student work in photography, computer art, graphic design, and video are all celebrated. Industry professionals judge the student submissions and awards are given to the top entries!

Entry Deadline is Friday, April 8th, 2022. 

02.18.20

SUHSD Student Art Exhibition 2020

SUHSD Student Art Exhibition, Gala and Awards Reception 2020

SUHSD Student Art Exhibition 2020

Friday February 14th – April 7th, 2020 @ the South Chula Vista Library

389 Orange Avenue

Chula Vista, CA 91911

Gala & Awards Reception

Friday, March 6th, 2020 6 – 7:30 pm

04.18.19

11th Annual DMS

2019 District Digital Media Showcase  was Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 at 6pm. Location: Otay Ranch High School Pavilion (1250 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista, CA 91913) Downloadable HERE, designed by ORH student Natalie Hoang.

The eleventh annual Digital Media Showcase featured student work created in digital media classes throughout the Sweetwater Union High School District. Student work in photography, computer art, graphic design, video, and music technology was celebrated. Industry professionals judged the submissions and awards are given to the top entries!

Acknowledgements:
VAPA Director: Jeff Kover

Digital Media Committee Chair: Kelly Hamilton

Digital Media & Graphics: Beatriz Gonzalez-Sallach

Webmaster: Ed Lim

Participating Schools:
BVH, CPH, CVH, CVM, ELH, ELM, HTH, OLH, ORH, RDRM, SOH, SUH, and SYH

Special thanks to all our community judges, teachers, and staff for volunteering their time and supporting the arts in our schools.

04.16.19

2019 Sweetwater Summer Arts Academy

The Sweetwater Summer Arts Academy is a FREE one week learning opportunity offered each summer to Sweetwater Union High School District students in Visual and Performing Arts classes.

The 2019 Academy takes place at Chula Vista High School from June 10th through June 14th, 2019 from 9am-4pm, Monday thru Friday. Lunch will be served. Each day will be divided into 5 sessions including work specific to each discipline as well as leadership skills.

Interested students may apply below. Teachers from each of our school sites will then recommend students from the seven VAPA disciplines (Visual Art, Orchestra, Choir, Concert Band, Dance, Baile Folklorico, and Mariachi) to attend the Academy.

If you are interested in attending the Summer Arts Academy in 2019, please fill out this form AND turn in the printed part of the application to the VAPA Office. Make sure you have your parent’s permission to attend the entire week: June 10-14, 2019.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY. YOU CANNOT ATTEND BOTH SUMMER SCHOOL AND THE SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY.

Application deadline has passed

Click here to watch a short video on last year’s Summer Arts Academy at the Army Navy Academy.

09.14.18

Art of Elan and ARTS Partnership

VAPA is pleased to partner with Art of Elan and ARTS (A Reason To Survive) in the 2018 Young Artists in Harmony program.

Young Artists in Harmony (YAH) is a unique internship program offered by the innovative chamber music organization

Art of Elan, in partnership with A Reason To Survive (ARTS) in National City, where advanced music students have the opportunity to:

  • explore musical composition with professional musicians
  • create and be a part of public performances — in National City and Balboa Park
  • meet and collaborate with other like-minded music students
  • build a musical composition portfolio for college

Participants in Young Artists in Harmony receive mentoring from professional Art of Elan musicians, and meet weekly at ARTS to both compose music in the computer lab (using Finale software) and try out ideas with other musicians.

The fall program runs October 13 – Dec 15, with sessions each Saturday (except Thanksgiving weekend) from 1-4pm

Final concerts are Dec. 15th at ARTS and January 23rd at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park.

A one-hour orientation for new students and families takes place on Thursday, October 11th at 6:30pm at ARTS.

https://artofelan.org/events/education/