Visual and Performing Arts
Express yourself like a Tiger.
Art has the potential to expand and transform every Tiger in miraculous ways. Many NDB students share their artistic skills with their peers and have an opportunity to teach others. Some students arrive feeling as if they are not creative, only to find an opportunity to unleash a talent they had only imagined! NDB students explore a variety of artistic mediums including drawing, painting, printmaking, dance, theatre, video production, photography and graphic design. No matter what career our students choose, whether it be the arts, education or medicine, NDB’s Visual and Performing Arts program empowers students to learn to express themselves and utilize design thinking that can be applied to all aspects of life.
Arts Concentration
The Arts Concentration immerses students in creative expression in the classroom, on the stage and in the studio. Students explore historical and cultural meanings of art to intensify visual perceptions. Students gain insight into the technical processes involved in the production of art while they learn how to both express and create something greater than themselves, in and out of the classroom.
Arts Concentration Students Develop:
- An understanding of art history
- Skills to conduct the technical processes involved in the production of art
- Confidence to express themselves in innovative ways
- Exposure to all facets of film; language, genre and visual and narrative structures
- Creative self-expression
Who is an Arts Tiger?
An Arts Tiger doesn’t quite “fit the mold,” their expansive mind wildly beautiful and unique. Quirky, imaginative and creative, the mind of an Arts Tiger is visionary. Whether they are drawing a scene created from the depths of their mind or acting out the experience of a charismatic, complex character in a play, an Arts Tiger is expressive and dynamic. Unapologetically innovative, an Arts Tiger paints their own path and expresses themselves without limitations.
Arts Concentration Curriculum
If you are a rising sophomore interested in NDB’s Arts Concentration, please keep the requirements below in mind for planning purposes.
Additional Program Experiences
- Independent Experiences: Completion of three cultural experiences in the arts
- Academic Experiences: Attendance at three academic lectures, conferences or workshops related to the arts
- Co-Curricular Experiences: Sustained participation in NDB co-curricular activities related to the arts during the junior and senior years, which involve publication or performance of creative work
Independent Experiences: Completion of three cultural experiences in the arts
Academic Experiences: Attendance at three academic lectures, conferences or workshops related to the arts
Co-Curricular Experiences: Sustained participation in NDB co-curricular activities related to the arts during the junior and senior years, which involve publication or performance of creative work
AP Studio Art students (both 2D and 3D Art) achieved 100% pass rate on AP Exams, exceeding CA and global scores!
The Luggage Project
The Mannequin Project: Fashion as Sculpture
Tri-School Productions
Tri-School Productions Build and Tech Team
Go behind the scenes as part of the Tri-School Productions Build and Tech Crew. Students work side-by-side with our team of professional designers to put on all aspects of each show.
- Construct, paint and dress the set using theatrical painting and set techniques.
- Learn to properly and safely use a variety of power tools.
- Work with lighting designers to hang and focus lighting instruments and run light board operations.
- Learn sound engineering to set up audio equipment and manipulate audio levels to obtain excellent sound quality.
NDB InStep Dance Company
An Evening of the Arts
An Evening of the Arts features live performance pieces by the NDB Choir, a-capella group, the InStep Dance Company, dance levels I-IV and an art and sculpture showcase.
Evening of the Arts Highlights
Enjoy the highlights of NDB's An Evening of the Arts on-stage performances.
Talking Art
View the work of NDB's talented artists as they talk about their pieces.
Winter Choir Concert
Choir students from Notre Dame, Serra and Mercy performed a wonderful Winter Lights Concert featuring a dazzling composition of festive songs including the all-time favorite "All I Want For Christmas is You."
Career Examples:
Visual and Performing Arts Faculty
News & Highlights
Notre Dame Belmont (NDB) students participated in Symphonic Band and Tri-School Choir at the Spring Concert hosted by Serra High School.
Visual and Performing Arts students showcased their work on the stage and in the art gallery at An Evening of the Arts.
Tri-School Productions Newsies the musical had an incredible opening weekend featuring outstanding performances by several NDB performers.
This year’s Fund-a-Need will ensure that all students experience the power of self-expression and movement.