Greater Hartford Academy of Arts - Half Day
- Operated by: Capitol Region Education Council (CREC)
- 9, 10, 11, 12
- 230 Total Students
Why choose us?
Award-winning, preprofessional arts program
Choose from over 200 arts courses taught by practicing artists with real-life experience and expertise in their field.
Best of both worlds
Take academic classes at a local high school in the morning, then join us for intensive instruction in Dance, Design and Theater Production, Music, Musical Theater, Theater, and Visual Arts.
Well-rounded education
Learn valuable skills that can be used for any career path, including creative and critical thinking, discipline, effective collaboration, risk-taking, and a commitment to advancing social justice.
Numerous opportunities to share, perform, and showcase talent
Build confidence with a resume-building performance season of plays, a musical, art exhibitions, concerts, dance performances, student-directed plays, and recitals.
Schedule
Half-day program: Monday–Thursday
Events
Requirements for Participation
- Students be enrolled in their town’s public high school or in a public high school through the Open Choice Program.
- Hartford residents interested in applying to Arts Academy Half Day must enroll at Bulkeley High School for their academic classes to participate in the half-day program.
- Non-Hartford residents interested in applying to the Arts Academy Half Day program should work with counselors at their high schools to schedule their academic classes in the morning before coming to the Arts Half-day for their arts courses in the afternoon.
Note: Not all districts are able to accommodate the half-day schedule
Transportation
- Transportation is provided for students living inside the RSCO transportation zone. Review the transportation zone map to determine eligibility.
- For students living outside the transportation zone, families may transport their child to an existing stop within the transportation zone or provide their own transportation. A reimbursement stipend is available for families who live outside the transportation zone and bring their child to school.
Notable Alumni
- Gabrielle Paez (2020, Música) – Pasantía, Fairfax VA Circuit Court
- Tré Frazer (2014, Teatro Musical) – Actualmente en Broadway en MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical
- William D’Eugenio (2013, Diseño y Producción Teatral) – Diseñador de Iluminación y Sonido en el Kennedy Center y Theater Alliance en Washington D.C.
- Ronnie S. Bowman, Jr. (2013, Teatro Musical) – Elenco original de Broadway, A Wonderful World.
- Trezan Dancy (2013, Danza) – Coreógrafo, Dayton Contemporary Dance.
- Corey Pane (2006, Artes Visuales) – Muralista Nacional
- Zacai Curtis (1999, Música) – Premio Grammy 2025 – Mejor Álbum de Jazz Latino, Cubop Lives!
- Nelba Márquez-Greene (1993, Música) – Fundadora de Ana Grace Project
Specialization
Visual and Performing Arts
Placement Priorities
The following priorities are used in the placement process and can increase the chance of a placement if the school has available seats. To receive priority, you must apply during the on-time application period and make the school your first choice. Applicants receive priority in the order listed below.
- Direct Pathway: Ana Grace Academy of the Arts School; Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Full-Day
- Enrolled Sibling
- Employee/Staff Member
- Placed Sibling
School Recognitions
- 2025 Silver Key, Scholastic Art Awards, Photography.
- 2025 National Dance Festival - 10 students received 96 acceptances to 26 colleges and 6 summer programs.
- 2024 Arts Schools Network’s Teacher of the Year Award (Dance).
- 2024 Brain Dance Award – 1st Place Winner, Mixed Media.
- 2024 CT Voice Pride in Education Award.
- 2023 Arts Schools Network’s (ASN) Outstanding Art School Award.
- 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival – 21 Arts Half-day students performed Caridad Svich’s Upon the Fragile Shore.
- 2021 National Dance Education Organization’s Outstanding Leadership Award.
- 2020 Arts Schools Network’s Teacher of the Year Award (Design & Theater Production).
- 2019 National August Wilson Monologue Competition Semi-Finalist.
