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The Show Will Go On for HSPVA
In an unprecedented partnership, a private donor and nonprofit organization are collaborating for the
benefit of a Houston Independent School District (HISD) public school. HSPVA Friends, the nonprofit
dedicated to raising funds for the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, has announced a
$10 million capital campaign to ensure that the school’s long-awaited downtown campus opens with
top-caliber arts learning facilities. The Kinder Foundation, a supporter of HSPVA Friends since 2008, is
stepping up with a lead gift of $7.5 million! HSPVA’s new campus, designed by the Houston office of
Gensler, includes academic classrooms and learning centers; studios for creative writing, dance, music,
visual arts and recording; a costume and scene shop; an 800-seat main theater; a 200-seat mini-theater;
a 150-seat black box theater; and a 150-seat recital hall. The campus, which will be complete in the
third quarter of 2018, is ideal for the 750+ students, all of whom must audition for placement, and come
from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups, united in art. www.hspvafriends.org

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