The DCPS 2021 Arts Experience is a cumulative virtual festival for DCPS students in Spring 2021 that will involve collaboration with multiple partners. This festival will be a collective display of arts experiences by DCPS students with the intent of emphasizing the importance of arts education. Students will have the opportunity to display the process and product of their involvement in the arts throughout the course of the 2020-2021 school year. The theme of this year's experience will be "Rep My City" which focuses on empowering students and reimagining the future of arts education in DC.
An Innovative Virtual Space
Using a virtual reality exhibition space created by a production team, led by Hirschhorn’s Art Lab, Genesis Steam and a group of DCPS students. The students will design and curate virtual 3D exhibition rooms that showcase various students’ works in 2D and 3D artwork photographed, murals, music performances, theater, and dance performances. The audience will enter the virtual space as an avatar to view the interactive exhibition.
Partners
Hirshhorn Museum
Washington Performing Arts
Children’s Chorus of Washington
Pulitzer Center
Transform DC (Patrick McDonough and local artists)
Student Performance Opportunities
Timeline
Student Nomination Begins
January 18 - February 10, 2021
Submission Portal Opens
February 15 - April 30, 2021
Ongoing Rehearsals & Workshops
February 15 - April 30, 2021
Festival Launches
May 21, 2021