June 23, 2023

Hello Visual Arts Guild!

We hope you are enjoying summer break. 

If you have one minute, check out this quick list of news and updates. If you have five minutes, read the full newsletter below.

• Enrollment is now open for new and returning students for 2023-24 (click 'enroll here' not 'find my school' to get started)
• Pegasus Pick Up dates have changed - freshmen, Monday July 31; sophomores and juniors, Tuesday, August 1; seniors, Wednesday, August 2
• Flight School for incoming students is Friday, August 4
• YoungArts applications are open
• Smart Project is hosting free digital media and photography workshops - apply by June 25
• Dallas Museum of Art is offering $15 all-access passes through July
• Meadows Museum at SMU is looking for docents
• Class of 2027 - register for our virtual Freshman FYI at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8
• Class of 2024 - submit a design for the senior class t-shirt and your t-shirt size by June 30
• Class of 2024 - schedule your senior headshot during Pegasus Pick Up on August 2 (or August 22 for make-ups)
• Parent and student volunteers are needed for Pegasus Pick Up July 31-August 2
• Want to help with the Visual Arts Guild's largest fundraiser? North Texas Giving Day is September 21 and we need one or two volunteers to lead our efforts.

Enrollment for all new and returning students is now open. Visit the DISD website and click 'enroll now' to begin the process. It is helpful to have this online registration completed before Pegasus Pick Up. If you are registering for the first time you will need to create an account. You will need your student's ID number. As part of the registration you will need to upload your proof of identification and proof of residency, and your student's immunization record. Direct general enrollment questions to 972 925 5560.

Dates for Pegasus Pick Up (PPU) have changed since the last newsletter. Freshmen are now Monday, July 31. Sophomores and juniors are Tuesday, August 1 and seniors are Wednesday, August 2.

Incoming students still have Flight School on Friday, August 4. This is a chance for students to spend a day at the school, learn their schedule, and hear from current BTW students and faculty.

We will send info on both PPU and Flight School as we receive it. 

If you are interested in volunteering during PPU, check out the sign up. Volunteers will man the Visual Arts Guild table, sell merchandise, help families join the guild, and answer questions. Parents and students are welcome to volunteer!

The YoungArts 2024 application is now open. If you aren't familiar with YoungArts, it is one of the only organizations in the U.S. that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development. Artists ages 15–18, or grades 10–12, in the U.S. are encouraged to apply in the discipline of their choice. All applications are judged by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process, and award winners are offered a lifetime of artistic support and ongoing connection with an extraordinarily robust network of peers and mentors.

BTW had several finalists in the 2023 competition, and two of the finalists went on to be named U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. 

Visit the YoungArts website for details.

The Smart Project, created by BTW alum Nitashia Johnson, is hosting FREE summer workshops in digital media and photography. Registration deadline is June 25. Camps run Saturdays from July 1-29. A limited number of DART passes are available. Visit The Smart Project website for details.

The Dallas Museum of Art is offering $15 all-access passes this summer. Visit dma.org/visit/day-pass for details.

The Meadows Museum at SMU is currently looking for volunteers to serve as docents. The museum provides art history and gallery teaching training. Spanish language ability is helpful, but not a requirement.

Applications are due July 31. Visit the website for complete details or to register for an informational Zoom session on July 10 at 11 a.m. 

The Visual Arts Guild is hosting Freshman FYI, an informational Zoom call for all incoming families, on Tuesday, August 8 at 6 p.m. We'll have a panel of current and former students and parents to answer your questions about the Visual Arts Conservatory and the Visual Arts Guild. Register on the Visual Arts Guild website so we can send you the call details. And let us know if you have any questions you'd like us to address.

The deadline to submit a design for the Class of 2024 t-shirt is June 30. All submissions will be presented to the senior class for a vote. The winning design will go to print over the summer so that your t-shirts will be ready for your first week back to school! And be sure to submit your t-shirt size by June 30. 

Since the Pegasus Pick Up dates were changed, the date for Senior Headshots has also changed to August 2. Schedule your session online. You can pre-pay or pay with cash, check or card on August 2. When you sign up, please include in the comment whether you have paid online or will pay in person. If you can't make August 2, we'll have makeups on Tuesday, August 22. 

Visual Arts Guild at BTWHSPVA

2501 Flora St.

Dallas TX 75201