The TCA+A Fine Arts Invitational is an opportunity for all kindergarten-twelfth grade students enrolled in a charter, private, or home school the opportunity to showcase their artform and receive feedback from professional teachers and artists in their field.
This virtual platform will allow students from all over the state of Texas to participate and learn from the experience. Students may enter works in all categories; Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Teachers/Sponsors/Directors are encouraged to help their students read the rules and prepare pieces to be submitted in April. Our TCA+A adjudicators look forward to seeing what our budding Texas artists have prepared!
What is the Fine Arts Invitational?
Who is TCA+A?
Who is TCA+A?
We are focused on youth development through an arts-based academic worldview.
TCA+A has a long history of serving students through the arts. Starting with the Texas Boys Choir in 1946, highlights include winning a Grammy Award, opening Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts in 2001, founding Texas School of the Arts in 2007, and opening Art, Dance, & Music Conservatories between 2015-2020 to bring the love of the arts to our community.
We are focused on youth development through an arts-based academic worldview.
We oversee the only two audition-based charter schools in the state of Texas.
Students are offered daily access to high-quality, fine arts instruction woven into rigorous academic curriculum.
TCA+A also manages a multitude of other programs.
In addition to various summer programs that make the arts accessible to all year-round, TCA+A also manages the Texas Arts Conservatory, the Texas Dance Conservatory, and the Texas Music Conservatory.
years FOCUSED ON
ARTS-BASED
ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION
20
approximate FWAFA & TESA yearly performances
25
STUDENTS SERVED
EACH YEAR
1000
FWAFA awards
given
42
Mrs. Compton is currently in her fifh year with Texas Center for Arts + Academics and third year as Principal of Texas School of the Arts. Previously, she served as the TCA+A Curriculum Director, overseeing all Academic and Fine Arts Curriculum for both Texas School of the Arts and Fort Worth Academy of the Fine Arts. Before joining the TCA+A Team, Mrs. Compton enjoyed teaching Dance as an Adjunct Professor at both North Lake College and Tarrant County College-South and as a teacher within Arlington ISD and International Leadership of Texas Charter Schools. She has also held administrative roles as an Assistant Principal, Associate Principal, Interim Principal, and Fine Arts Coordinator. Mrs. Compton brings over twenty years of experience in preparing students for various fine arts competitions, and this is her seventh time serving in the Executive Director role.
betsy compton, M.A., M.A.T., M.Ed.
approximate FWAFA &
TESA yearly performances
