Waynesburg University will offer fine arts studies for community members through its new Fine Arts Academy, beginning this spring.
The Fine Arts Academy is open to anyone who shows motivation to study in comprehensive collegiate music and art settings. Curriculum includes weekly lessons on major instrument/voice, as well as classes in written music theory, aural skills and art.
“I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time,” said Andrew Heisey, chair of Waynesburg University’s Department of Fine Arts. “We have great professors and great facilities. I want people to be able to come and see what we have here.”
Heisey will be teaching the first pottery class this spring. Eventually, he hopes to include more professors, as well as local artists, who can teach their skills in art and music.
This spring marks the Fine Arts Academy’s soft opening, to gauge interest in the community. Heisey said he is planning a camp program for this summer, and the Academy will be fully pursued in the fall.
Classes will be held Saturday mornings, and students will have the opportunity to schedule additional private lessons. All classes follow the Waynesburg University calendar from September to April.
Academy students will have the opportunity to participate in both solo and chamber ensemble performances near the end of each semester, as well as in large ensemble concerts throughout the year.
For a complete schedule of classes and tuition and fees, contact Heisey at 724-852-3274.
Founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Waynesburg University is located on a traditional campus in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, with three additional sites located in the Pittsburgh region. The University is one of only 22 Bonner Scholar schools in the country, offering local, regional and international opportunities to touch the lives of others through service.
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