From "Hidden Potential" - by Adam Grant
Adam Grant on Learning Styles
“The way you like to learn is what makes you comfortable, but it isn’t necessarily how you learn best. Sometimes you even learn better in the mode that makes you the most uncomfortable, because you have to work harder at it.”
“This is the first form of courage: being brave enough to embrace discomfort and throw your learning style out the window.”
“You might still have a preferred style of acquiring new knowledge and skills. What we now know is that your preference isn’t fixed, and playing only to your strengths deprives you of the opportunity to improve on your weaknesses.”
Congratulations to Anna Cassell (Grade 11, Visual Arts) on earning the Gallery Internship at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts! Anna will work with GCCA's Gallery Director in all aspects related to art exhibition preparation, design, and writing over the next 10 months.
About Anna, from the GCCA Website:
Anna is an emerging artist who is currently exploring mediums of fiber, photography, ceramics, and painting. Through themes of visceral adolescence, she plays with how color and interaction create playful tension. Anna is a current member of the National Art Honor Society, as well as National Honor Society. Anna’s work has been featured in the 2021 and 2023 Student Juried Shows at the Fine Arts Center, Greenville Journal Young at Art Magazine, the 2022 and 2023 Artisphere, among others.
Volunteers Needed for March Events, Anti-Prom
Parents have lots of opportunities to get involved at the Fine Arts Center during March! Volunteers can choose between weeknight, weekend, and school day shifts. All shifts are open to parents from any art discipline!
The Parent Guild is seeking volunteers to sell tickets and merch for three evening performances. (Please note that these shifts overlap with the start of the show, so they're best for parents who do not have a student performing that night.) We also need several parents to serve food and clean up after Anti-Prom, so our students can enjoy the big event on Saturday, March 9th! For parents who have some flexibility in their daytime schedule, we've set aside a day before Spring Break to sell merch to students as they arrive for morning and afternoon classes.
Look over the shifts below and sign up for one (or more!) if you're able to help out. Thank you for supporting the amazing students and faculty at the Fine Arts Center!
Click here to view shifts and sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090949A9AB23A7F85-47156816-facspring
Thank you!
Niki Peters
FAC Parent Guild, Volunteer Coordinator
The Jasper String Quartet - March 4-8
The Jasper String Quartet will be in residence during the week of March 4, courtesy of our Artist-in-Residence program with the Peace Center and Fine Arts Center Partners.
Celebrating its eighteenth season in 2024, the Jasper String Quartet is hailed as “flawless in ensemble and intonation, expressively assured and beautifully balanced” (Gramophone). The Quartet’s “programming savvy” (clevelandclassical.com) evocatively connects the music of underrepresented and living composers to the canonical repertoire in thought-provoking programs. A recipient of Chamber Music America’s prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, the Quartet’s playing is “sonically delightful and expressively compelling” (The Strad). The ensemble has released eight albums, including Unbound, named by the New York Times as one of the year’s 25 Best Classical Recordings.
The Jasper String Quartet is the Founder and Artistic Director of Jasper Chamber Concerts, the Director of the Saint Paul Chamber Music Institute, and the Professional Quartet-in-Residence at Temple University's Center for Gifted Young Musicians.
The FAC Partners will once again offer financial assistance to students in grades 9-11 who have been accepted into Summer Intensive Programs for their area of study at the FAC. Students who apply for financial assistance must be committed to attending the FAC next year. Recipients are selected first based on financial need (as determined by P.I.P. status) and then by merit (Grade Point Average). Teacher input regarding student's performance is a factor.
Interested students will need to provide proof of acceptance into the program/camp (email or hard copy) along with the submission of this form. https://forms.gle/Mefnc3QDhz8M3TjF8 The form is due Thursday, March 14, 2024.
Please note - students should complete the form by logging in to their GCS Google Accounts. Call or email us with any questions.
Pinkalicious the Musical - South Carolina Children's Theatre
Don't miss FAC students Jules Higginbotham and Reese Humphries in the SCCT production of Pinkalicious the Musical. Shows run from February 23 through March 10. For full details, please go to https://scchildrenstheatre.org/pinkalicious-the-musical/.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Clemson Little Theater
Congratulations to Jonathan Coffee (FAC Voice, Grade 10) for being cast as Willy Wonka in Clemson Little Theater's production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Performances: March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2024
Friday & Saturday @ 7:30 pm
Sunday @ 3:00 pm
For information on the show, please go to http://www.clemsonlittletheatre.com/.
Finding Nemo, Jr. - Greer Children's Theatre
Please check out FAC students Alexis Belknap, Sophie Fleahman and Clara Fausse in Greer Children's Theatre's production of Finding Nemo Jr. Shows are March 1-3 and 8-10.
For information and tickets, please go to https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/79898.
High School Musical, Jr. - Mauldin Cultural Center
Be sure to come out to the Mauldin Cultural Center to support the following FAC students, who are performing in High School Musical:
- Samuel Hendricks - FAC Dance
- Jacob Wahrer - FAC Voice
- Nora Woodward - FAC Voice
The show runs from March 8-24. For full information, go to https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/mauldin-cultural-center/64c41fe9f0a5e70e3c8f589d.
Into the Woods - Greenville Theatre
Don't miss Tesia Hennessy (FAC Theatre Performance - Puppeteer) and Ayden Woo (FAC Voice - Little Red Riding Hood) in Greenville Theatre's upcoming performance of Into the Woods.
February 22 - March 10, 2024
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
This production is rated PG-13 for mature themes.
The modern-day classic brings together everyone’s favorite storybook characters with a twist as they embark on unexpected journeys Into The Woods. With a Tony Award-winning score by the late Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, this show explores what happens after your fairytale wishes come true. Join Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack and Beanstalk as they go beyond “ever after” to find out what happens next on their journey.
Tickets - https://www.greenvilletheatre.org/shows-and-tickets
Seussical the Musical, Jr. - World Upside Down Theatre
Karlee John (Junior, FAC Voice) will be performing in Seussical Jr. with World Upside Theatre. The show runs May 3-11 at the Younts Center for Performing Arts - 315 N Main St, Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Box Office:(864) 409-1050
Ticket link: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36245/production/1191669
Carolina Ballet Theatre would like to invite you to attend their annual outreach production, Made in the Carolinas. Every year Carolina Ballet Theatre presents a show that highlights the good works and contributions of a fellow Greenville Non-Profit Organization. This year’s performance will be in collaboration with Greenville County School’s Fine Arts Center and A.R.M.E.S. programs. The show will feature a collection of choreography produced by artists from the Carolinas and brought to life by CBT’s professional dancers as well as special guests, Greenville County Schools Fine Arts Center students. As Greenville’s premier professional ballet company, Carolina Ballet Theatre is committed to fostering artistry within our community through the dynamic medium of live dance.
The production will be held at 7:00 pm on Saturday March 9th at Dance Arts Greenville’s Black Box (255 Service Bay Road, Mauldin, SC 29662). For tickets, please go to https://carolinaballet.org/
Fine Arts Center - Greenville County Schools
Preparing dedicated students for 21st-century careers through rigorous, pre-professional arts training in a dynamic, inclusive, collaborative learning community.
Core Values
Creativity
Respect
Grit
Identity
Connection
Email: vpopat@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: https://www.fineartscenter.net
Location: 102 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864) 355-2550
Twitter: @FACGreenville
