ARTS ACADEMY APPLICATION AND AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Students may apply for the Arts Academy before their 9th, 10th, or 11th grade year. The Arts Academy application process allows each student to display their readiness for the admission committee. The committee reviews each student’s completed application and audition results to assess whether they will be successful within the Arts Academy program.
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Begin your Arts Academy application through our SlideRoom portal.

 

Selection and Notification

Students are admitted into the Arts Academy on a rolling basis pending NBPS acceptance.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

  • Dance

    Dancers must submit a video of one, two-minute solo (ballet, modern, or jazz).

    Interview

    Following your SlideRoom application, applicants must interview with the  Coordinator. To schedule an interview with the Dance Department, email Lisa.Anderson@nbps.org.

    *Students who have earned a Fine Arts Scholarship are offered the option to choose the Arts Academy Program during their course counseling meeting and will be invited to an interview.

  • Music

    Instrumentalists must submit two or three contrasting works from the standard repertoire of their instrument.

    Vocalists must sing two contrasting works, performed from memory, with live piano or pre-recorded accompaniment. Composition applicants must include two or three original compositions. 

    Interview

    Following your SlideRoom application, applicants must interview with the Music Department Coordinator.  To schedule an interview, please email Julia.Wadsworth@nbps.org.

    *Students who have earned a Fine Arts Scholarship are offered the option to choose the Arts Academy Program during their course counseling meeting and will be invited to an interview.

  • Theatre

    Musical Theatre applicants must submit one monologue from a published play and one song from a published musical (internet monologues and original works will not be accepted) together totaling less than four minutes.   If applying with an Acting Focus, please submit two contrasting monologues from a published play.

    Interview

    Following your SlideRoom application, applicants must interview with the Theatre Department Coordinator.  To Schedule your interview, please email Tiffany.Lutz@nbps.org.

    *Students who have earned a Fine Arts Scholarship are offered the option to choose the Arts Academy Program during their course counseling meeting and will be invited to an interview.

  • Media Arts

    Film applicants must submit two of the following samples. 
         1)    A writing portfolio consisting of original work that best represents who you are as a writer. (Max 500 words) Work can be in a short story or screenplay format 
         2)    A short film or video in any style, including live-action, experimental, documentary, or animation. This can also be in the form of a portfolio reel with multiple films. Limit length to max 5 minutes.
         3)    A storyboard of 10 to 15 still images or drawings of your making arranged in an order that you feel tells a story (combined into one pdf).

    Photography applicants must submit a pdf or slideshow containing 10-20 original images placing only 1 image on each slide/page.  Each slide/page must include a caption that explains the photographer's vision for the individual image, along with camera settings and the editing process.

    Interview

    Following your SlideRoom application, applicants must interview with the Film or Photography faculty.  

    Film: raimondo.diegidio@nbps.org

    Photography: paul.miller@nbps.org

    *Students who have earned a Fine Arts Scholarship are offered the option to choose the Arts Academy Program during their course counseling meeting and will be invited to an interview.

  • Visual Art

    Visual Art: In 1-5 media uploads, share a portfolio that includes 10-15 items that demonstrate your skills, personality, and creativity. It may include brainstorms, initial sketches, or finished work. These could include 2D - drawing, painting, printmaking, 3D sculpture, digital art, mixed media, or animation.

    Your portfolio may be a combination of any of the following file types: .pdf, .jpeg, .mov, .gif. PDFs may have a maximum of 15 still “slides/pages” with no embedded links or videos. A single “slide/page” may have multiple images and text. (i.e., title, date, dimensions, materials, brief description).

    A maximum of 15 items will be reviewed by the selection committee.

    Interview

    Following your SlideRoom application, applicants must interview with the Art Department Coordinator. To Schedule an interview, email Shelley.Weiss@nbps.org.

    *Students who have earned a Fine Arts Scholarship are offered the option to choose the Arts Academy Program during their course counseling meeting and will be invited to an interview.

TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS

We empower young artists to achieve their goals beyond North Broward Prep by focusing on artistic excellence, collaboration, venture artistry, and creative engagement with today’s audiences. We offer world-class guidance from practicing professionals in the areas of visual art, dance, music, media arts, theatre, and interdisciplinary arts.

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