The Fine Arts Leadership Board plays a major role in keeping the arts vibrant, welcoming and visible on campus.
Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, the board brings together students from all creative fields such as visual arts, theatre, dance, choir, journalism and other disciplines, which helps to promote and strengthen the school’s arts community.
“Students who join the board are expected to be passionate, collaborative, and eager to contribute,” said co-president senior Z. Ostrosky.
The board meets twice a month during Upper School lunch. Members take on a wide range of responsibilities, from working front of house at performances to helping run concessions, tickets, gallery receptions and department events.
They also plan and execute major school traditions like Coffeehouse, the Gingerbread Village, and student communication and organization for the ISAS Arts Festival. The ISAS Arts Festival is an annual spring event where more than 40 independent schools come together to celebrate and develop high quality Upper School arts through collaboration, creativity, and professional feedback. This year, under Ostrosky, the board even introduced a new fall pumpkin-painting event.
“The group is made up of students who love the arts and want to help share that excitement with the rest of campus,” according to Director of Visual and Performing Arts Mr. Scott Lambert, who leads the board. “The board influences the culture of the arts by shaping the creative energy on campus and making sure the arts feel both welcoming and inclusive for everyone.”
Junior Zoe An has served on the board.
“The board creates a supportive space where students from every art form come together and make the arts feel alive on campus,” An said.
By planning events and promoting student work, board members help more students feel connected to the arts, whether or not they take an arts class themselves.
Lambert also said the board looks for a mix of grade levels and artistic backgrounds so that many voices are represented. Over the year, members grow from learning the basics to taking on bigger roles, especially as leaders during ISAS.
