Welcome to the fine arts!
Episcopal High School's reputation for excellence in the fine arts is well-known throughout the region. The fine arts enable students to envision, to create and to transcend logic. Episcopal's faculty consists of professional artists, consultants, and recognized leaders & educators in their fields. Our facilities, such as the new Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts, which opened in 2004, the arts complex and the mini-theatre, are exceptional. The fine arts curriculum is academically and creatively challenging, hands-on, and vital for a balanced education. As their individual talents and abilities are explored, our fine arts program allows students to acknowledge and develop their gifts. The focus of fine arts is to unite in the process. We do this with respect, guidelines, evaluation and affirmation.
Middle School offerings
| Art 6 | Dance 6 |
| Art 7 | Dance 7 |
| Art 8 | Dance 8 |
| Theatre 6 | Music 6 |
| Theatre 7 | Music 7 |
| Theatre 8 | Music 8 |
| Instrumental ensemble 7 | Instrumental ensemble 8 |
Middle School clubs and activities include guitar club, drumming club, drumline, vocal ensemble, Middle School dance ensemble, fine arts club, chapel techies and drama club (see clubs and activities listings for dates and times).
Upper School offerings
| Art |
| ceramics 1-4, honors ceramics, AP ceramics |
| studio art 1-4, honors portfolio art, AP portfolio art |
| photography 1-2, advanced photography, AP photography |
| art history and AP art history |
| Dance |
| introduction to dance, intermediate dance 1-2, advanced dance |
| Music |
| instrumental ensemble, concert chorale, music history, music production 1 & 2, AP music theory |
| Public speaking & theatre |
| theatre 1-6, technical theatre: lighting and sound, technical production: stagecraft |
Upper School clubs and activities include pep band, jazz band, drumline, vocal ensemble, Upper School dance ensemble, tap ensemble, Upper School chapel tech, Upper School techies, International Thespian Society and National Art Honor Society (see clubs and activities listings for dates and times).
Fine arts involvement is not limited to our students only. Parents are encouraged to participate through membership in FANS (Fine Arts Nurturing Students), which sponsors events such as the Artists in Residence, Fine Arts Series, Christmas band/choral program, Middle School Fine Arts Night, Fine Arts Gala, Variety Show Patrons' Night and Fine Arts Week. You may also contribute to the Fine Arts Fund, which brings visiting artists and exhibits to campus, purchases & maintains musical instruments, underwrites dance & theatrical productions, and enhances our fine arts facilities, equipment and resources. We look forward to meeting you and talking with you about your child and the opportunities to get involved.
The fine arts faculty and staff
| Sally Deming | Director of fine arts |
| Mary Helen Solomon | Fine arts chair, director of choral and Orff studies |
| Joyce FitzRandolph | Visual arts coordinator, studio art & art history |
| Richard Chamberlain | Studio art, photography |
| Bob Kirk | Ceramics |
| Michelle Krueger | Studio art |
| Julie Garcia | Dance |
| Missy Ponder-Reston | Director of dance |
| Jeff Tippins | Director of instrumental studies, music theory & music history |
| Katie Lebhar-Black | Upper School theatre, public speaking |
| Taylor Lee | Middle School theatre, public speaking |
| Megan Elsila | Theatre tech |
| Debbie Higgins | Assistant to director of fine arts |
| Julia Daze | Administrative assistant |