The New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) is a public/private partnership comprised of the New Mexico School for the Arts, a New Mexico state charter high school, and School for the Arts – NM, a nonprofit art educational institution. The purpose of the New Mexico School for the Arts is to provide the highest standards of excellence in preparing New Mexico’s artistically talented students to compete in the national arena for post-secondary education and/or professional careers in the arts. NMSA will offer pre-professional instruction in the performing and visual arts in combination with rigorous academics leading to a New Mexico diploma. NMSA will be located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is scheduled to open in Fall 2010.
NMSA is modeled after other public art schools in Alabama, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. Information from expert arts advisors and from the nation’s leading arts secondary schools is being used to develop the curriculum (for more information on our curriculum development process, please see NMSA Curriculum below). NMSA will prepare a diverse community of students to continue their arts education at institutions of higher learning and to lead productive and creative lives that enrich society.
Click here to see the legislation –Senate Bill 34.
Click here to see the charter school application and the charter school approval process.
Curriculum and Admissions Criteria
Both the academic and the arts curricula are summarized in this document. Also included is crucial information about the audition procedures in each of the four disciplines.
Nondiscrimination Policy
The School admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, sexual preference, culture, and religion or with any disability to all of the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to its students. NMSA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, sexual preference, culture, disability and religion in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs and other programs.
More NMSA News
- New Mexico School for the Arts Announces Department Chairs
- New Mexico School for the Arts Finds a Home
- New Mexico School for the Arts selects new Head of School
- New Mexico School for the Arts to Host Workshops for Young Artists
- Fanning flames of new talent
NMSA is a public/private partnership comprised of the New Mexico School for the Arts, a state charter high school and the School for the Arts – NM, a nonprofit art education institution.