Fine and Performing Arts

The Fine and Performing Arts Department offers courses that provide a variety of experiences for all abilities and musical, dance, or artistic backgrounds. These courses are designed for students who wish to pursue the arts as a hobby, as well as those planning a career in the fine or performing arts. Some of the courses are open to all students; others require a special audition/portfolio for membership. The Breen Center for the Arts, the Dyber Art Studio, the Alice C. Mortensen Theater, and the Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Art Lobby -- all of which were dedicated in 2001 -- provide a handsome and useful backdrop for the pursuit of the arts at Northwest Catholic.

In the Visual Arts, courses in a variety of media and disciplines are offered to provide the best studio and academic background for students. These courses are taught in a state-of -the-art studio environment with the finest materials and computer technology available. This curriculum emphasizes the merging of traditional techniques and media with the technology of the future. The sequence of visual arts classes is Introduction to Visual Arts, Drawing and Painting, Design.

The art curriculum now includes Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, and Crafts.  

Musical offerings include Concert Band, String Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Advanced Jazz Ensemble, and Pep Band, as well as Women's Choir, Concert Choir, Women's A Cappella Quartet, Chamber Choir, and Jazz Choir.

Theater offerings include Acting, Theater, Dance, Dance Repertory,  and Black History Club. Students are encouraged to participate in annual dramatic productions and the spring musical. 

Northwest Catholic's music students take part annually in several competitions, including The Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival and the Heritage Music Festival.