Nominations are now being accepted for the 2020 Tri-District Arts Consortium Summer Program. Middle school students (rising sixth
through ninth graders) who attend the public schools of Lexington One, Lexington/Richland Five and Richland Two are eligible to participate. This year marks the 35th year Tri-District has provided students with an outstanding and concentrated study of the arts through this summer program.
Parents may nominate their sons and daughters by completing the nomination form from the Tri-District website: https://tridac.org/.
The program is designed for artistically gifted and talented students who are rising sixth through ninth graders in the summer before the 2020-2021 school year. Students may audition in creative writing, dance, music (strings, vocal and wind/percussion), theatre or visual arts.
The Summer Program will be held on the campus of the Palmetto Center for the Arts (PCA) at Richland Northeast High School June 29 through July 18. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM till 3:15 PM. Friday, July 3 will be observed as a holiday. Tuition and lunch for the three-week experience is $400.00.
Arts and classroom teachers, administrators, and/or parents may nominate students. Nomination forms for all art areas, along with general information about the Tri-District Arts Consortium are also available on line in each school district and on our website at www.tridac.org.
All nominations must be received by January 15, 2020. Applications will be sent to each nominated student and parent/guardian. Spaces for qualified students from each district are limited.
Auditions for Creative writing, Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal, and Wind/Percussion will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Richland Northeast High School. Auditions for the areas of Dance, Strings, and Visual Arts will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Richland Northeast High School. There will be no make-up auditions.
